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A New Issue Flares in the 2024 Race: Campus Protests

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Amanda Smith

Protests and arrests on college campuses exploded into the forefront of the presidential race this week, opening up a new line of ...

Yellen says threats to democracy risk US economic growth, an indirect jab at Trump

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an ...

Why Biden decided to speak out about the campus protests after days of silence

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON — After days of silence from President Joe Biden about the eruption of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses nationwide, his decision ...

Jill Biden is hosting a White House ‘state dinner’ to honor America’s 2024 teachers of the year

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden was opening the White House on Thursday to more than 50 of America’s best educators, ...

President Joe Biden calls Japan and India ‘xenophobic’ nations that do not welcome immigrants

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has called Japan and India “xenophobic” countries that do not welcome immigrants, lumping the two with ...

Biden faces tough balancing act as campus protests over Gaza escalate

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Amanda Smith

By Trevor Hunnicutt and James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Escalating campus protests are forcing U.S. President Joe Biden to walk a careful ...

Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who heads to Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday to talk about the economy, is detouring to Charlotte ...

Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest ...

Biden to meet with families of killed law enforcement officers

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Amanda Smith

President Joe Biden on Thursday is expected to meet with the families of law enforcement officers who were killed on Monday in ...

Trump acknowledges he told Secret Service on Jan. 6 that he would ‘like to go down’ to the Capitol

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Amanda Smith

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday acknowledged that he told the Secret Service he wanted to go to the U.S. Capitol on ...