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NEW YORK (AP) – After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024 presidential field is almost set. A handful of challengers may enter later, but now there are at least 10 high-profile Republican candidates officially seeking their party’s nomination. And with the announcement phase of the primary campaign largely over, several major Republican candidates will gather in North Carolina this weekend to begin a more aggressive qualifying period. It will be a long road to the GOP national convention in Milwaukee next summer when Republican delegates from across the country gather to finalize their nominee to…

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden welcomes Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for wide-ranging talks Thursday as the British leader makes his first visit to the White House as prime minister. The leaders’ Oval Office talks are expected to cover the war in Ukraine, China, economic security, international cooperation to regulate the growing field of artificial intelligence and more. Biden and Sunak have already had four face-to-face meetings since Sunak became prime minister in October, but the talks in Washington will provide the two leaders with an opportunity for their most sustained interaction yet. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said…

Protesters acting against repressive regimes face a particular problem: the tools they use to organize demonstrations can also be deployed to repress their actions. For example, when citizens communicate on the Internet to plan a protest, a ruling regime can access this information and be prepared to break up the demonstration. so what What happens next, according to MIT political scientist Mai Hassan, is that protesters can engage in “coordinated discoordination,” as she calls it, finding ways to quickly create new demonstrations, sidestep security forces, and keep movements active social, even in face. of the regimes that work to stop…

A federal judge temporarily blocked parts of a new Florida law on Tuesday that bans transgender teenagers from puberty blockers, arguing that “gender identity is real.” On his Judgment of 44 pages, U.S. District Judge Robert L. Hinkle issued a preliminary injunction that focuses on three transgender children whose parents requested immediate relief from the ban. The ruling states that the minors, two aged 11 and one aged 8, can continue to receive treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists, known as “puberty blockers” or cross-sex hormones. Addressing what he called “the elephant in the room,” Hinkle countered the defendants’ insinuations and…

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Wednesday that the election to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart will take place in the fall, speeding up the deadline set by state law to ensure that the seat of the six-term Republican. t will remain vacant for more than a few months. Stewart informed Cox, also a Republican, that he plans to resign on September 15. Cox issued a proclamation setting the primary election for September 5 and the general election for November 21. “This schedule will ensure a smooth and efficient transition with minimal disruption to our…

Ron DeSantis snaps at the reporter who asked him why he didn’t take questions from the audience Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email to receive exclusive US coverage and analysis delivered to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Javier Salazar, the sheriff of Bexar County, Texas, is recommending criminal charges against those involved in flights that sent 49 mostly Venezuelan migrants from El Paso to Martha’s Vineyard last year, which was widely derided as a political stunt orchestrated by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. A statement from the sheriff’s office says it has completed an investigation that…

Breaking news live: Hello and welcome to the ABP Live Breaking News Live Blog. Please follow this space for all breaking news and latest updates from India and around the world. Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann to participate in ‘Tiranga Yatra’, launch Haryana poll campaign Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann will participate in a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Haryana’s Jind district on Thursday. AAP’s Haryana unit chief Sushil Kumar Gupta said the event is part of the party’s campaign for the assembly elections in Haryana scheduled for next year. Gupta, who is a Rajya Sabha MP, said…

House Oversight Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is leading the charge to file a contempt of court proceeding against FBI Director Christopher Wray, a landmark motion that would limit his efforts to compel the agency to hand over a document detailing an unverified tip. . Comer claims the document contains allegations that then-Vice President Biden accepted a bribe, a claim the White House strongly denies. The battle over the document has boiled over a GOP frustration with the FBI, leaving Wray al center of the struggle and subject to a contempt hearing slated for Thursday morning. An hour-and-a-half briefing Monday that…