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The Clintons pitch philanthropic commitments as pro-democracy work at their 2024 foundation meeting

Sep. 24, 2024 21:22 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — With the backdrop of elections worldwide that highlight strains on democracy, former President Bill Clinton urged attendees of his foundation's annual meeting to meet their communities' needs through collective action. Strong democratic institutions, Clinton argued,...

Biden is making his long-awaited visit to Africa in October. He'll stop in Germany, then Angola

Sep. 24, 2024 17:12 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will make his long-awaited visit to Africa when he travels to Germany and Angola in mid-October, the White House announced Tuesday. Biden had promised during a summit of African leaders he hosted in Washington in late 2022 to visit Africa the...

Jill Biden and Al Sharpton pay tribute to civil rights activist Sybil Morial

Sep. 23, 2024 22:26 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — First lady Jill Biden, former ambassador Andrew Young and the Rev. Al Sharpton were among those who paid tribute during funeral services Monday for New Orleans civil rights activist Sybil Morial. Morial, who was also the widow of New Orleans’ first Black mayor,...

Jill Biden reveals $500 million plan that focuses on women's health at Clinton Global Initiative

Sep. 23, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — First lady Jill Biden on Monday unveiled a new set of actions to address health inequities faced by women in the United States, plans that include spending at least $500 million annually on women's health research. Jill Biden made the announcement at this year’s...

Iran pardons Grammy Award winner whose song became an anthem to the 2022 protests

Sep. 23, 2024 08:54 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian Grammy Award winner said on Monday he was pardoned from serving a three-year sentence over his song that became an anthem to the 2022 protests that rocked the country following the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody. Shervin...

'The West Wing' cast visits the White House for a 25th anniversary party

Sep. 20, 2024 21:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — With President Joe Biden away from the White House, it was left Friday to another man with Oval Office experience to stand at the front of the Rose Garden and give a rousing call to service. Martin Sheen and others from the cast of “The West Wing,” the hit...

Tourists can finally visit the Oval Office. A replica is opening near the White House on Monday

Sep. 20, 2024 08:45 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is getting a new tourist stop that offers visitors the next best thing to being in the Oval Office: an identical replica of President Joe Biden 's office, right down to his desk, the armchairs in front of the fireplace and the weathered family Bible resting on a side...

Jill Biden and Lloyd Austin visit an Alabama base to tout expanded military benefits

Sep. 13, 2024 18:29 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Friday to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs that the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve service members' quality of life as well as early childhood education in the military....

Biden's disastrous debate performance offers lessons for Harris and warnings for Trump

Sep. 07, 2024 00:18 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first sign of trouble came before the debate even started. “Folks, how are you?” President Joe Biden said as he shuffled onto the stage. His voice was raspy and thin, his movements stiff. “Good to be here. Thank you.” It was an...

Hunter Biden's tax trial carries less political weight but heavy emotional toll for the president

Sep. 04, 2024 11:40 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden's continued legal problems may no longer be a political concern for the president, but they're still very much a personal concern. President Joe Biden's son is already facing the prospect of prison time after his conviction on felony gun charges and...