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Donald Trump joins TikTok and rapidly wins three million followers

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Amanda Smith

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) – Roughly a day since joining TikTok, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had attracted 3 million followers on ...

6 Common Campaign Themes of Democrats Leading Polls

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Amanda Smith

Recent polls contain a surprising combination of results: Democrats appear to be leading in six tough Senate races even as President Joe ...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill to ensure Biden will appear on state’s general election ballot

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Amanda Smith

CLEVELAND — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Sunday he had signed a bill to secure President Joe Biden’s spot on the state’s ...

Speaker Johnson says Biden’s expected border executive order ‘too little too late’

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Amanda Smith

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday declined to give the Biden administration credit for acting on the U.S. southern border ahead ...

Trump once backed a TikTok ban. Now he’s joined the app as he races Biden for young voters.

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Amanda Smith

Trump has joined TikTok — nearly four years after he sought to ban the app in the US as president. “It’s my ...

A guide to what’s next for South Africa and the key figures in unprecedented coalition talks

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Amanda Smith

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s election has decided little, other than the African National Congress that liberated the country ...

Israel seeks a ‘governing alternative’ to Hamas in Gaza. It’s been tried and failed before

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Amanda Smith

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said Sunday, proposing a future ...

Democrats Push Biden to Make Trump’s Felonies a Top 2024 Issue

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — Now that former President Donald Trump is a convicted criminal, the Democratic Party finds itself wrestling with a choice that ...

Trump says Americans could reach ‘breaking point’ if he is jailed

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Amanda Smith

By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump said he would accept home confinement or jail time after his historic conviction by a ...

Trump joins TikTok and calls it ‘an honor.’ As president he once tried to ban the video-sharing app

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Amanda Smith

Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House, and ...