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Tuesday

President Biden, defiant, is not going anywhere — except the campaign trail.

President Joe Biden visits Denim Coffee after a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pa., on Sunday, July 7, 2024. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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President Biden, defiant, is not going anywhere — except the campaign trail.

Over the weekend, a number of high-level congressional Democrats called for the president to step back from the ticket. He sent a letter on Monday that said, in short, fat chance. And, for now, it appears that Biden has largely stopped the bleeding.

President Biden, defiant, is not going anywhere — except the campaign trail.

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Democrats on Capitol Hill are consumed with questions over President Biden's future

Democratic lawmakers are divided over whether President Biden should end his reelection campaign. Biden is adamant that he will continue, but what is he doing to reassure his colleagues?

Democrats on Capitol Hill are consumed with questions over President Biden's future

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Monday

Democrats in Washington are split on whether President Biden can remain at the top of the party's ticket in November.

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Congressional Democrats are divided over Biden's future after debate performance

Democrats on Capitol Hill remain divided over doubts about President Biden's fitness for the campaign even as Biden himself says he is not dropping out.

Democrats in turmoil over Biden

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Sunday

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Democrats are split among calls for Biden to step aside

Multiple senior House Democrats told House Democratic leaders on Sunday that President Biden should step aside as the party's presidential nominee.

Democrats are split among calls for Biden to step aside

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Monday

Saturday

Politics

Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

We look at the Equality Caucus in the US Congress, which aims to increase representation in elected offices and pass laws protecting the LGBTQ community. (Story first aired on ATC on June 21.)

Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

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Friday

New York Rep. Ritchie Torres, seen here at Equality PAC’s National Pride Gala on June 13 at Union Station in Washington, D.C., is working to increase LGBTQ representation on Capitol Hill.

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Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

As pride month celebrations continue, LGBTQ lawmakers are working to expand their ranks in D.C. next year. The Equality PAC — the political arm of the Equality Caucus in the U.S. Congress — is raising millions to boost representation on Capitol Hill.

Equality PAC raises millions to boost LGBTQ representation in Congress

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Thursday

Former President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill on Thursday to meet with House and Senate Republicans.

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Trump met with GOP lawmakers in Washington to rally support, push for unity

Former President Donald Trump met separately with House and Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill delivering speeches aimed at keeping the GOP aligned.

TRUMP VISITS CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS

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Tuesday

Lights in the U.S. Capitol glow at dawn on November 5, 2008, in Washington, DC.

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U.S. citizens detained abroad still face tax fines. Lawmakers want to change that

The number of Americans who are wrongfully detained abroad has increased in the last decade. If they’re able to return to the U.S, they face bureaucratic hurdles to getting their lives back on track.

U.S. citizens detained abroad still face tax fines. Lawmakers want to change that.

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Friday

Wednesday

Politics

Congress is campaigning — even when it’s in session on Capitol Hill

Lawmakers are shifting their sights from legislating to putting forward bills that don’t have a political path forward but DO make a political point.

Congress is campaigning —- even when it’s in session on Capitol Hill

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Friday

Tuesday

Representative Elise Stefanik, a Republican from New York, grilled leaders of universities during a House Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on May 23.

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GOP lawmakers plan to keep focus on antisemitism to divide Democrats

GOP lawmakers plan to keep antisemitism central to attacks on Democrats

GOP lawmakers plan to keep focus on antisemitism to divide Democrats

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Monday

Politics

How Republicans turned reports of antisemitism at colleges into a political strategy

A season of Congressional hearings on antisemitism on college campuses is winding down as the school year ends but the issue has become an effective political wedge that could endure.

GOP lawmakers strategy to keep focus on antisemitism in order to divide Democrats

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Wednesday

A bipartisan group of senators unveils a plan to tackle artificial intelligence

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A bipartisan group of senators unveils a plan to tackle artificial intelligence

This comes after a yearlong listening tour by a bipartisan working group in the Senate.