News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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President Biden has tested positive for the coronavirus and is experiencing mild symptoms, including “general malaise,” the White House said. Biden had been running over an hour late for a speaking engagement before cancelling Wednesday’s campaign stops. https://t.co/BMaXsVYPj2
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 18, 2024
Multiple people close to President Biden say there has been a shift behind the scenes in the president’s openness to stepping aside, despite his insistence in public appearances that he is not going anywhere. https://t.co/H0MGlCtY9G
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 18, 2024
LATEST: Investigators working to determine a motive behind the attempted assassination of former Pres. Trump have found on the suspect's phone internet searches for both Trump and Pres. Biden, sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News.
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2024
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Investigators now believe a Steam gaming account in the name of the would-be assassin who targeted Trump is fake, a US official says. https://t.co/X01YqHhXN0
— CNN (@CNN) July 18, 2024
Israel's far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir sparked anger with another visit to Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, threatening to disrupt ongoing discussions about a cease-fire. https://t.co/TYjjLM0AwV
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 18, 2024
Melania Trump, shaken by husband's shooting, to make rare RNC appearance https://t.co/On0CrS7bEV
— POLITICO (@politico) July 18, 2024
Peter Navarro, the former Trump adviser who was released from prison hours ago, said “if they can come for me — and if they can come for Donald Trump — they will come for you,” in his Republican National Convention speech.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 18, 2024
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Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty to federal offenses for leaking sensitive information online, will now face a military court-martial, according to the U.S. Air Force. https://t.co/FxZjJ8NN3t pic.twitter.com/RyHSUQmtT1
— ABC News (@ABC) July 18, 2024
BREAKING: A federal appeals court blocked the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. https://t.co/rFAst5LIjO
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 18, 2024
Court says Jim Crow-era felony voting ban in Mississippi can be altered by lawmakers, not judges https://t.co/JmewuyV1Cc
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 18, 2024
The number of migrants unlawfully crossing the U.S. southern border has continued to drop markedly in July, nearing a threshold that would require officials to lift a partial ban on asylum claims enacted by Pres. Biden. https://t.co/lSfcg5PIUa
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 18, 2024
BREAKING: Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez tells allies he will resign after his corruption conviction, sources say, ending a decadeslong career in Congress. https://t.co/qHpvPpV51j
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 17, 2024
