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President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 28, 2024. Biden is heading to Florida to raise money for his reelection campaign. He&rsquo;ll be on the home turf of his likely Republican opponent, Donald Trump, who is close to locking down his party&rsquo;s nomination.

Biden calls Trump a ‘loser’ as he raises money on ex-president’s home turf in Florida

President Joe Biden speaks at St. John Baptist Church in Columbia, S.C., on Jan. 28, 2024. Biden is heading to Florida to raise money for his reelection campaign. He&rsquo;ll be on the home turf of his likely Republican opponent, Donald Trump, who is close to locking down his party&rsquo;s nomination.

January 30, 2024, 1:15pm Politics

Donald Trump's private jet, emblazoned with his last name in bold white letters, was parked nearby when Air Force One landed in Florida, where President Joe Biden labeled his predecessor and potential opponent in this year's campaign as a “loser” while raising money for his reelection on Tuesday. Read story

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington.

House Republicans taking a key vote toward impeaching Mayorkas as border becomes 2024 campaign issue

FILE - Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies on Capitol Hill, Nov. 8, 2023, in Washington.

January 30, 2024, 8:28am Politics

House Republicans are taking a key vote Tuesday toward impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over what they call his “willful and systematic” refusal to enforce immigration laws. He argued in a personal appeal they should instead be working with the Biden administration on U.S.-Mexico border security. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, listens as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event in Concord, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024. Black voters support the reelection of President Joe Biden at a surprisingly low level, according to recent AP polling. For Republican strategists and former President Donald Trump, that&rsquo;s an opportunity to make inroads into the Democratic Party&rsquo;s most loyal voting bloc. Both parties are fine-tuning efforts to win over Black voters. Scott, who once challenged Trump for the GOP nomination, has emerged as one of his most prominent surrogates and speaks often about his record on race.

Republicans see an opportunity with Black voters, prompting mobilization in Biden campaign

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump, left, listens as Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., speaks at a campaign event in Concord, N.H., Jan. 19, 2024. Black voters support the reelection of President Joe Biden at a surprisingly low level, according to recent AP polling. For Republican strategists and former President Donald Trump, that&rsquo;s an opportunity to make inroads into the Democratic Party&rsquo;s most loyal voting bloc. Both parties are fine-tuning efforts to win over Black voters. Scott, who once challenged Trump for the GOP nomination, has emerged as one of his most prominent surrogates and speaks often about his record on race.

January 29, 2024, 5:03pm Politics

Donald Trump isn’t known for fostering deep connections with the Black community. Read story

A truck carrying Benito the giraffe is escorted by a convoy of vehicles with officers from the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection and the National Guard in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito left Mexico&rsquo;s northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already a home to other giraffes.

President Biden has said he’d shut the US-Mexico border if given the ability. What does that mean?

A truck carrying Benito the giraffe is escorted by a convoy of vehicles with officers from the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection and the National Guard in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. After a campaign by environmentalists, Benito left Mexico&rsquo;s northern border and its extreme weather conditions Sunday night and headed for a conservation park in central Mexico, where the climate is more akin to his natural habitat and already a home to other giraffes.

January 29, 2024, 1:46pm Politics

President Joe Biden has made some strong claims over the past few days about shutting down the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to salvage a border deal in Congress that would also unlock money for Ukraine. Read story

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. As tax filing season officially starts Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible for a program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS without having to pay for commercial tax preparation software. The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases.

The IRS is launching a direct file pilot program for the 2024 tax season — here is how it will work

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen, May 4, 2021, in Washington. As tax filing season officially starts Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible for a program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns directly to the IRS without having to pay for commercial tax preparation software. The Direct File pilot program is set to be rolled out in phases.

January 29, 2024, 1:46pm Business

As income tax filing season officially starts on Monday, a limited number of taxpayers in 12 states will soon be eligible to join an IRS pilot program that will allow them to calculate and submit their returns to the government directly without using commercial tax preparation software. Read story

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, on Oct. 12, 2023. Three American troops were killed and &ldquo;many&rdquo; were wounded Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden said. He blamed Iran-backed militia groups for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war. U.S. officials identified Tower 22 as the site of the attack.

Enemy drone that killed US troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests

This satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC shows a military base known as Tower 22 in northeastern Jordan, on Oct. 12, 2023. Three American troops were killed and &ldquo;many&rdquo; were wounded Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden said. He blamed Iran-backed militia groups for the first U.S. fatalities after months of strikes against American forces across the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war. U.S. officials identified Tower 22 as the site of the attack.

January 29, 2024, 11:40am Latest News

A drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation, according to a U.S. official. Read story

House GOP releases impeachment articles in bid to oust Mayorkas over border

January 28, 2024, 5:17pm Nation & World

House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust him over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. The rare step against a Cabinet member drew outrage from Democrats… Read story

President Joe Biden arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

Biden and Germany’s Scholz will meet in Washington as US and EU aid for Ukraine hangs in the balance

President Joe Biden arrives at the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, after returning from Rehoboth Beach, Del.

January 28, 2024, 11:51am Latest News

President Joe Biden will host German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Feb. 9 as the West struggles to provide new aid for Ukraine in the war against Russia. Read story

Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot

January 26, 2024, 2:33pm Politics

The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, lawyers leading the fight to keep him off the ballot told the justices on Friday. Read story

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, right, greets freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela.

As U.S. brings home large numbers of jailed Americans, some families are still waiting for their turn

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens, right, greets freed Americans Siamak Namazi, Morad Tahbaz and Emad Shargi, as well as two returnees whose names have not yet been released by the U.S. government, who were released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran, as they arrive at Davison Army Airfield, Sept. 19, 2023 at Fort Belvoir, Va. By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela.

January 26, 2024, 1:22pm Latest News

By any standard, the past 18 months have been remarkable for getting wrongfully detained Americans home. There were major swaps with adversaries like Iran and Russia, including one that secured the freedom of WNBA star Brittney Griner, and a large prisoner exchange just last month with Venezuela. Read story