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Killer Mike accepts the award for "Album of the Year" onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024
Killer Mike Gives Passionate Speech as He Wins Album of the Year at 2024 BET Awards: 'This Win Is Absolutely Ours'
US President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate with former US President Donald Trump, not pictured, in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Thursday, June 27, 2024. Biden and Trump are facing off for their first 2024 debate, a high-stakes opportunity to break through to politics-weary Americans and one that holds the potential for disastrous missteps.
Joe Biden Addresses Presidential Debate Performance: 'Don't Speak as Smoothly as I Used to'
US President Joe Biden speaks as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.
Can Joe Biden Be Replaced on the Democratic Ticket? What the DNC Rules Say About Switching Nominees
Holy Bible with pencil and paper
Oklahoma Schools Are Now Required to Teach the Bible and Ten Commandments
TOPSHOT - US President Joe Biden and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participate in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.
First 2024 Presidential Debate Recap: Joe Biden Sparks Concerns, Donald Trump Lies
President of the United States Joe Biden and Former President Donald Trump participate in the first Presidential Debate at CNN Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on June 27, 2024.
Joe Biden Plans to Stay in the Race and Remains Committed to Second Presidential Debate in September: Report
Capitol building breached by pro Trump protesters
Supreme Court Narrows Charge Used to Prosecute Donald Trump and Hundreds of Jan. 6 Rioters
Justices of the US Supreme Court pose for their official photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC on October 7, 2022. - (Seated from left) Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John Roberts, Associate Justice Samuel Alito and Associate Justice Elena Kagan, (Standing behind from left) Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch, Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Supreme Court Overturns 40-Year Precedent You Didn't Know Existed: 'You Could See Things Descend into Chaos'
US President Joe Biden speaks as he participates in the first presidential debate of the 2024 elections with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at CNN's studios in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 27, 2024.
Joe Biden Sees Strongest Grassroots Fundraising Hour Since Campaign Launched After Muffled Debate Performance
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Theodore Roosevelt’s 126-Year-Old Pocket Watch Returned Home 37 Years After It Was Stolen
Donald Trump; Mary Trump
Donald Trump's Niece, Mary Trump, Is Revealed as Joe Biden's Debate Guest: 'The Stakes Are Far Too High'
Kamala Harris on the set of "Un Nuevo Dia" on November 13, 2019 in Miami, Florida. ; Maya Harris attends the Women's Media Center 2017 Women's Media Awards on October 26, 2017 in New York City.
All About Kamala Harris' Sister Maya Harris
U.S President Joe Biden, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump
How to Watch the First Presidential Debate Between Joe Biden and Donald Trump — and What to Expect
Demonstrators outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. The US Supreme Court will consider just how far states can go in prohibiting abortion Wednesday as it weighs whether emergency room doctors nationwide can perform the procedure when a pregnant woman's health is at serious risk.
The Supreme Court Just Ruled That States Can't Block Emergency Abortions. But for How Long?
Paris Hilton arrives to testify at the House Committee on Ways and Means hearing on "Strengthening Child Welfare and Protecting Americas Children" on June 26, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Paris Hilton Fights for Foster Youth on Capitol Hill After Detailing Abuse She Faced: ‘I Won’t Give Up on You’
Rep Adam Kinzinger, U.S. President Joe Biden
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger Becomes Latest Republican to Endorse Biden: ‘He Will Always Protect Our Democracy’
Gretchen Whitmer
In True Gretch, Gretchen Whitmer Shares What She Does When 'Your Figure Becomes a Matter of Public Discussion' (Exclusive)
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends UFC 302 at Prudential Center on June 01, 2024 in Newark, New Jersey
Donald Trump Says His Future Running Mate Will ‘Most Likely’ Attend the First Presidential Debate
July 7, 2022. Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, leaves after the award ceremony of the Presidential Medals of Freedom to seventeen recipients in the East Room at the White House in Washington on July 7, 2022.
Hunter Biden Requests New Federal Gun Trial in the Wake of His Guilty Verdict
Mary Richardson Kennedy Attending the Opening Night of MARTIN SHORT; Ask Not: The Kennedys andthe Women They Destroyed. - FAME BECOMES ME - A COMEDY MUSICAL
The Last Days of Mary Kennedy: 'She Is Angry and Depressed, but She Is Not Ill.' (Exclusive)
MARCO RUBIO, Tim Scott, J.D. Vance
Trump's 2024 Veepstakes Are Nearing a Decision: Inside His Top Choices for Running Mate
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Julian Assange Leaves U.K. After Agreeing to Plea Deal with U.S. Government
Former US ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley embraces her father Ajit Singh Randhawa during a campaign event to launch her presidential bid, at the Charleston Visitor Center in Charleston, South Carolina, on February 15, 2023
Nikki Haley Mourns Her Dad, Ajit Singh Randhawa, at Weekend Funeral Following His Death on Father's Day
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CNN Anchor Takes Trump Spokeswoman Off Air for Attacking Network’s Debate Moderators: ‘Ma’am, We’re Going to Stop’
John King's All Over the Map Podcast
CNN's John King Asked to Travel the Nation for His First-Ever Podcast: 'I Ached to Get Back on the Road' (Exclusive)
Associate Justice Samuel Alito Jr. during the formal group photograph at the Supreme Court in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 74, Unexpectedly Absent from Bench for Second Day in a Row
Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts
Supreme Court Defends Law Barring Domestic Abusers from Owning Guns
Donald Trump gives the keynote address at Turning Point Action's "The People's Convention";Joan Rivers attends An Evening With Joan And Melissa Rivers at 92nd Street Y
Donald Trump Claims Joan Rivers Voted Him for President. She Died 2 Years Before the Election
Dr. Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrives to testify before the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic at the Rayburn House Office Building on June 03, 2024 in Washington, DC.
Dr. Fauci Says His Wife and Kids Have Been Subject to 'Violent and Sexual Explicit Threats': 'That's Unconscionable'
Jim Carroll Mary Morrissey vermont
GOP Lawmaker Secretly Poured Water in Colleague’s Bag for 5 Months Before Getting Caught on Video: ‘It Was Torment’
Representative George Santos, a Republican from New York, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023
Expelled Congressman George Santos Launches OnlyFans Page for $29.99/Month
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Boris Johnson attends the annual Commonwealth Day Service at Westminster Abbey
Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson To Publish New Memoir Unleashed: ‘Stand by for My Thoughts’
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Mark Kelly & Gabby Giffords wedding
Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords on Their IVF Journey: 'Freedom to Start a Family Is Under Threat' (Exclusive)
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Russian-American Woman Goes on Trial for Treason Charges in Russia After Allegedly Donating $50 to Ukraine Charity
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New Louisiana Law States The Ten Commandments Must Be Displayed in All Public Classrooms
FILE U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black is escorted into a glass cage in courtroom in Vladivostok, Russia, Thursday, June 6, 2024. U.S. soldier Gordon Black is on trial in Vladivostok on charges of theft and threatening murder in a dispute with a Russian woman. Black, who was stationed in South Korea but visiting the Pacific Coast city, on Monday, June 17, 2024 told a court that he denied the allegation of threatening murder but "partially" admitted to theft, according to the state news agency RIA-Novosti
U.S. Soldier Gordon Black Sentenced to Nearly 4 Years in Russian Penal Colony After Reported Fight with Girlfriend
Jack Schlossberg on Friday, May 5, 2017
Jack Schlossberg Says He Won’t Go into Politics ‘Anytime Soon’ and Explains His Quirky Social Media Posts
Donald Trump and Ramin Setoodeh
Donald Trump Has 'Severe Memory Issues,' Says Author Who Interviewed Him at Length: 'He Couldn't Even Remember Me'
US President Joe Biden (C) and his daughter Ashley step off Air Force One upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on June 15, 2024. Biden is in Los Angeles for a campaign fundraiser.
U.S. Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint During Joe Biden's Visit to California
FedEx Driver Adonis Whitner
FedEx Driver Collapses While Delivering Package, State Senator Rushes to Help: 'He Wasn't Breathing'
Former President Donald Trump gives the keynote address at Turning Point Action's "The People's Convention" on June 15, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. Trump, who turned 78 years old yesterday on his birthday, will be debating President Joe Biden, age 81, next week on June 27 in Atlanta, Georgia
Donald Trump Gets the Name of His Doctor Wrong While Touting Results of a 2018 Cognitive Test
Joe Biden Sent Jimmy Kimmel's Son Billy a Card and Stuffed Commander Dog After Open Heart Surgery
Joe Biden Sent Jimmy Kimmel's Son Billy a Card and Stuffed Commander Dog After His Open Heart Surgery
Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle close the Obama Foundation Summit together on the campus of the Illinois Institute of Technology on October 29, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Summit is an annual event hosted by the Obama Foundation
Barack Obama Says Wife Michelle Told Daughters Malia and Sasha to Avoid a Career in Politics: 'It'll Never Happen'
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews papers during an interview in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C
Every Crime Donald Trump Has Been Charged With, Explained
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Donald Trump Set to Attend MAGA Celebration for His 78th Birthday: 'He Says He Is Forever Young' (Exclusive)
Mayor of Milwaukee Cavalier Johnson, Donald Trump
Milwaukee Mayor Responds After Donald Trump Reportedly Calls City ‘Horrible’: ‘Right Back at You, Buddy’
Barack Obama, Jimmy Kimmel, George Clooney, and Julia Roberts Joe Biden Fundraiser
Biden Campaign Taps A-List Roster for Star-Studded Hollywood Fundraiser: Inside the Operation (Exclusive)
Messengers raise their ballots in support of a motion put up for vote during a Southern Baptist Convention annual meeting Tuesday, June 11, 2024, in Indianapolis.
Southern Baptists Vote to Oppose IVF and Urge U.S. Government to 'Restrain' the Practice
Howard Fineman attends the premiere of "Advise & Dissent" at the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU on June 24, 2010 in New York City.
Howard Fineman, Veteran Politics Journalist, Dead at 75 After Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
The abortion drug Mifepristone, also known as RU486, is pictured in an abortion clinic February 17, 2006 in Auckland, New Zealand. The drug, which has been available in New Zealand for four years and is used in many countries around the world, is expected to be available to Australian women within a year after parliament yesterday approved a bill which transfers regulatory control of the drug to the Therapeutic Goods Administration, a government body of scientists and doctors that regulates all other drugs in Australia.
Supreme Court Protects Access to Abortion Pill in Surprise Ruling
Jenna Bush Hager George H. W. Bush
Jenna Bush Hager Honors Grandfather George H. W. Bush on What Would Have Been Former President's 100th Birthday
Noam Chomsky (R), is pictured during a press conference after visiting former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arrested for corruption in the Federal Police Superintendence in Curitiba, Brazil
Noam Chomsky, Linguist and Thought Leader, Hospitalized in Brazil After Stroke
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by his his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, depart from the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 04, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware. Opening statements took place during Biden's trial for felony gun charges.
Who Is Hunter Biden's Wife? All About Melissa Cohen Biden
Jenna Bush Hager and Will Ferrell as President George W. Bush
Jenna Bush Hager Hilariously Roasts Will Ferrell After Years of Him Famously Playing Her Dad
Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol about testifying publicly to the House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Hunter Biden's Guilty Verdict: Read the Full Recap of His Final Day in Court
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive to the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 11, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware
Hunter Biden Responds to Guilty Verdict Involving His Past Drug Addiction: 'Recovery Is Possible'
First lady Jill Biden, Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, leave the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building on June 11, 2024 in Wilmington, Delaware.
Hunter Biden Exits Courthouse Holding First Lady's Hand After Guilty Verdict
Kerry Washington (L) and Tony Goldwyn
Kerry Washington Reveals She 'Never' Did a 'Chemistry Read' with Tony Goldwyn for Scandal (Exclusive)
Hunter Biden arrives to federal court, Friday, June 7, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.
Hunter Biden Found Guilty of Illegally Obtaining and Possessing Weapon in 2018