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President Biden says Hamas is "backing away" from a cease-fire proposal as Palestinian officials accuse Israel of bombing a school in Gaza.

President Biden is building a coalition of students despite unenthusiastic polling among young people.

RFK Jr. denies he's a spoiler who won't be on the ballot in enough states to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win.

The European Commission said Tuesday it plans to slap five-year import duties of up to 36 percent on Chinese electric cars, unless Beijing can offer an alternative solution to the damaging trade row over state subsidies.

President Biden is vacationing this week in Santa Ynez, California. Presidential vacations can cause some headaches.

The GOP tried to use impeachment as a political distraction — and only embarrassed themselves.

While a new generation of protesters is leading the demonstrations at the 2024 DNC, some who participated in the 1968 protests are returning.

Alabama's governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation's third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas.

President Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are addressing the convention on its first night.

Hillary Clinton spoke at the first night of the Democratic National Convention.

Police said they spotted what "appeared to be a handgun" during the chase, but was later determined to be a pellet gun resembling a Glock 17.

The two groups described the attack as a suicide bombing, but an Israeli statement did not. If confirmed, it would be the first suicide bombing in Israel in roughly eight years.

President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cautioned that the negotiations were “very complex,” as the secretary of state flew to Israel to try to clinch a deal.

A Palestinian teacher and all her children were killed in a strike in Deir al-Balah that the Israeli military said had targeted “a significant Islamic Jihad terrorist.”

The attacks aim to destroy or damage crossings over a river in the Kursk region that are Russian forces’ only routes for resupply or retreat, military analysts say.

Minister Angus Robertson had faced criticism over talks with the deputy ambassador to the UK.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a three-hour meeting with the Israeli PM on a potential ceasefire.

Prominent party leaders, celebrities and nearly 50,000 people will gather in Chicago for the DNC.

A senior party colleague says Mr Beattie's decision to quit came as a shock.