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Former US Sen. Joe Lieberman remembered as 'mensch' who bridged political divides

Mar. 29, 2024 17:41 PM EDT

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The late Joe Lieberman on Friday was remembered by political allies and even a former foe as a “mensch” who both bridged and defied partisan political divides, during a funeral service for the four-term U.S. senator. Former Vice President Al Gore, who ran...

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82

Mar. 27, 2024 22:37 PM EDT

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by...

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who sought vice presidency on 2000 Democratic ticket with Al Gore, dies at 82

Mar. 27, 2024 17:48 PM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who sought vice presidency on 2000 Democratic ticket with Al Gore, dies at 82.

The Hur interview transcript offers a window into the life of 'frustrated architect' Joe Biden

Mar. 16, 2024 00:16 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was returning from church a week ago when he stepped out of his armored SUV onto the driveway of his Wilmington, Delaware, home on an important mission: He wanted to inspect the landscaping. The sprawling home on a manmade pond, three miles or...

Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle

Mar. 13, 2024 00:58 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers turned a Tuesday hearing on President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents into a proxy battle between the Democratic president and Republican front-runner Donald Trump, as a newly released transcript of Biden’s testimony last fall showed that he repeatedly...

Biden allies, rivals both want transcript of his special counsel interview released. It could happen

Feb. 14, 2024 19:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden avoided criminal charges around his handling of classified documents in part because of his answers during a lengthy interview with the special counsel investigating him. But the sit-down also opened Biden up to fresh scrutiny over his age and memory, and now...