Author Archives: Julia Bradley
Trump steps up attacks on Harris, stays silent on running mate pick
(Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally near Miami on Tuesday, trying to discredit her as the Democratic Party tus...
Jul 10, 2024 Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a campaign rally at his golf resort in Doral, Florida, U.S., July 9, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
Former GOP state lawmaker, candidate for governor sentenced to 42 months in prison
SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) - Former Republican State Sen. Sam McCann on Tuesday was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for stealing nearly $700,000 in campaign funds and attempting to c...
Jul 10, 2024 MCCANN: Former Republican state Sen. Sam McCann speaks to reporters outside the federal courthouse in Springfield on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Hannah Meisel)
Ukraine's Zelenskiy to deliver address at Washington's Reagan Institute on Tuesday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will deliver an address on Tuesday evening at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, the institute said in a statement, as the Ukrain...
Jul 09, 2024 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured) attend a joint press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kuba Stezycki/File Photo
Hunter Biden withdraws motion for new trial in federal gun case
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - Hunter Biden withdrew his motion seeking a new trial on federal gun charges after government prosecutors said his motion was based on a misunderstanding of appellate p...
Jul 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, arrives with his wife Melissa Cohen Biden at the federal court for his trial on criminal gun charges, in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., June 10, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/File Photo
James Inhofe, former senator and leading US conservative, dies at 89
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oklahoma Republican James Inhofe, a mainstay of the ideological right in the U.S. Congress and champion of American military strength who derided as a hoax the notion that human...
Jul 09, 2024 Senator James Inhofe (R-OK) speaks after the Republican caucus policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
UPDATE: US Congress Democrats still divided over defiant Biden's viability
UPDATED 4:23 P.M. WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democrats in the U.S. Congress remained deeply divided on Tuesday over whether to fall in line behind President Joe Biden's wounded reelection campaign or urge ...
Jul 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate U.S. President Joe Biden listens as Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during their debate in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., June 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder//File Photo
Trump holds rally in Florida as running mate suspense builds
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally at his golf club near Miami on Tuesday, with just days left before he must select a running mate to take the stage...
Jul 09, 2024 FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign event, in Chesapeake, Virginia, U.S. June 28, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
Russia says one dead, energy facilities on fire after Ukraine's drone attack
(Reuters) -One person was killed, while two power substations and an oil depot caught fire, after Ukraine launched tens of drones in attacks on several regions, Russian officials said on Tuesday. The ...
Jul 09, 2024 NewAfrica / Depositphotos.com
Biden NATO summit a chance to show voters, allies he can still lead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes the heads of NATO member states to Washington on Tuesday for an annual summit that gives the embattled Democrat an international stage to convi...
Jul 09, 2024 A view of the U.S. flag alongside the NATO flag outside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, U.S., July 8, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt
Pekin waives taxes for some small home-based businesses
PEKIN, Ill. - The Pekin City Council solidified its decision Monday night to waive taxing people wanting to sell food and beverages out of their homes. The original motion, put before the council in M...
Jul 09, 2024 (File-1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
