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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C. In recent appearances around the country, Biden has been betting that reminding voters about Donald Trump's presidency and highlighting his Republican opponent's latest campaign statements will work to the Democratic president's advantage. He wants the 2024 election to be a referendum on Trump's record and plans, but he also wants voters to look favorably on his own policies and actions. (AP Photo/David Yeazell, File)

Joe Biden wants to remind 2024 voters of a record and an agenda. Often it’s Donald Trump’s

President Joe Biden is running for reelection on a record and an agenda, and it’s often Donald Trump’s that he’s citing.

FILE - Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, April 13, 2024, in West Des Moines, Iowa. Former President Donald Trump is known for leveling constant and often personal attacks on top rivals such as Joe Biden. Lately, he's increasingly turned that same caustic approach toward Kennedy Jr. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Trump is increasingly directing personal attacks against independent rival Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during his campaign rally in Wildwood, N.J., Saturday, May 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump tells Jersey Shore crowd he’s being forced to endure ‘Biden show trial’ in hush money case

FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo, immigrants line up in the dinning hall at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming

FILE - A worker checks solar panels at a factory in Jiujiang in central China's Jiangxi province on March 16, 2018. The Biden administration is planning to announce new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China. (Chinatopix via AP)

US plans to impose major new tariffs on EVs, other Chinese green energy imports, AP sources say

Barron Trump, 18, to make political debut as Florida delegate to the Republican convention

Former President Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, has been chosen to serve as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention.

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Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘stand alone’ if it has to after Biden comments on Rafah invasion

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Israel says it reopened a key Gaza crossing after rocket attack but UN says no aid has entered

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Federal judge temporarily halts Biden plan to lower credit card late fees to $8

A federal judge in Texas temporarily halted a plan by the Biden administration to lower late fees on credit cards to $8 that was slated to go into effect next week.

U.S. President Joe Biden boards Marine One at Moffett Airfield in Mountain View, Calif., Thursday, May 9, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Pool Photo via AP)

US says Israel’s use of US arms likely violated international law, but evidence is incomplete

The Biden administration says Israel’s use of U.S-provided weapons in Gaza likely violated international humanitarian law.

FILE - A polling place, Wellspring Lutheran Church in Papillion, Neb., on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2020. Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless be a decisive one in the race for the White House. (Anna Reed/Omaha World-Herald via AP, FILE)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Nebraska’s presidential and state primaries

Nebraskans will cast presidential primary ballots Tuesday in a reliably Republican state that could nonetheless be decisive in the race for the White House.

Signs are pictured outside an early voting center on Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Rockville, Md. President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland Tuesday, May 14. Maryland voters will also decide contested primaries in a Senate race that has further complicated Democratic efforts to keep control of the narrowly divided chamber this fall. (AP Photo/Robert Yoon)

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Maryland’s presidential and state primaries

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump look to pad their delegate totals in Maryland as the presidential primary campaign enters its final weeks.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his "Investing in America agenda" at Gateway Technical College, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Biden White House highlights a coming showdown with GOP over 2017 tax cuts that are due to expire

The Biden White House wants voters to know about its differences with Republicans over taxes. Lael Brainard, a top White House adviser, on Friday addressed the 2017 income tax cuts that are set to expire after next year.

FILE - An employee takes the fingerprints of a woman who died from the new coronavirus before her remains are cremated at La Recoleta crematorium in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, June 27, 2020. Countries are still struggling to come up with an agreed-upon plan for how the world might respond to the next global outbreak. A ninth and final round of talks involving governments, advocacy groups and others to finalize a “pandemic treaty” is scheduled to end Friday, May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Countries struggle to draft ‘pandemic treaty’ to avoid mistakes made during COVID

After the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders worldwide vowed to do better next time but are still struggling to finalize a global plan.

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets with President Joe Biden, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. Biden and Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship. But now they find themselves running out of space to maneuver as their interests diverge and their political futures hang in the balance. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The Biden-Netanyahu relationship is strained like never before. Can the two leaders move forward?

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have long managed a complicated relationship.

A'ja Wilson, of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, right, presents a jersey to President Joe Biden during an event to celebrate the 2023 WNBA championship team, in the East Room of the White House, Thursday, May 9, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

President Joe Biden cheers the Las Vegas Aces and women’s basketball

President Joe Biden has welcomed the reigning WNBA champions, the Las Vegas Aces, to the White House, celebrating what he called a “banner year” for women’s basketball.

FILE - In this July 9, 2019, file photo, immigrants line up in the dinning hall at the U.S. government's newest holding center for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas. The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Biden administration will seek partial end to special court oversight of child migrants

The Biden administration plans to partially end the 27-year-old court supervision of how the federal government cares for child migrants, shortly after producing its own list of safeguards against mistreatment.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks on April 12, 2024, in Washington. Lawmakers in Ohio have failed to come to agreement on adjusting a state election deadline that stands to prevent President Joe Biden from appearing on 2024 ballots by the deadline Thursday, May 9, 2024. The cutoff to make Ohio’s ballot is Aug. 7, two weeks before the Democratic National Convention. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Fight over foreign money in politics stymies deal to assure President Joe Biden is on Ohio’s ballot

Lawmakers in Ohio have failed to come to an agreement on adjusting a state election deadline that stands to prevent President Joe Biden from appearing on the 2024 ballot.

President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid

The U.S. is warning that Israel will be dealing a strategic victory to Hamas if it carries through with plans for an all-out assault on Rafah.

President Joe Biden arrives at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden administration will propose tougher asylum standards for some migrants at the border

The Biden administration plans to propose a new rule Thursday aimed at speeding up the asylum claims process for some migrants.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to supporters during a campaign event, Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Royal Oak, Mich. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. challenges Donald Trump to debate at Libertarian Convention

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has challenged Donald Trump to a head-to-head debate for when both address a Libertarian convention later this month.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah)

Biden says US won’t supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally

The U.S. has historically provided enormous amounts of military aid to Israel.

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his "Investing in America agenda" at Gateway Technical College, Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Sturtevant, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump’s Foxconn project failed

President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin.

FILE - Staffer Mackenzie Hunt smiles as a child raises her hand to answer a question at Living Water Child Care and Learning Center in Williamson, W.Va., Sept. 25, 2023. As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he's resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and raising pay for those who care for the elderly. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, File)

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs

President Joe Biden is pushing proposals to help families pay for child care, preschool and elder care while he’s running for reelection this year.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room of the White House, April 24, 2024, in Washington. The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind formal verdict on whether Israel's conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Has Israel followed the law in its war in Gaza? The US is due to render a first-of-its-kind verdict

The Biden administration is due to deliver a first-of-its-kind verdict on whether Israel’s conduct of its war in Gaza complies with international and U.S. laws.

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike east of Rafah, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Ismael Abu Dayyah)

US paused bomb shipment to Israel to signal concerns over Rafah invasion, official says

The shipment was supposed to consist of 1,800 2,000-pound bombs and 1,700 500-pound bombs, according to the official, with the focus of U.S. concern being the larger explosives and how they could be used in a dense urban setting.

Amanda Zurawski, top center, speaks about how Texas abortion restrictions nearly cost her life during an event in Lansing, Mich, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Zurawski and Kaitlyn Joshua, third from left, visited Michigan to campaign for President Joe Biden and highlight how women's health is being affected by the overturning of federal abortion protections. (AP Photo/Joey Cappelletti)

Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan

Two women who faced medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states are campaigning for President Joe Biden in Michigan.

President Joe Biden meets with Romania's President Klaus Iohannis in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden hosts Romanian leader at the White House to celebrate NATO partnership

President Joe Biden has hosted Klaus Iohannis, the president of Romania, at the White House. The two leaders on Tuesday celebrated their joint cooperation on issues including international security, the economy and continued support for Ukraine.

FILE - A protester is hit with a baton by a police officer at UC San Diego, May 6, 2024, in San Diego. As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s Democratic National Convention could be marred by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection. It raises the specter of a replay of 1968’s Democratic convention in Chicago, where a violent police crackdown created indelible scenes of chaos. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy, File)

Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention

As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses, critics of President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer’s Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos.

President Joe Biden speaks at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum's Annual Days of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, May 7, 2024 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

In Holocaust remembrance, Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests and Gaza war

President Joe Biden has condemned the “ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world.”

FILE - President Joe Biden stands with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., after speaking about lowering health care costs in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Bernie Sanders says Gaza may be Joe Biden’s Vietnam. But he’s ready to battle for Biden over Trump

Bernie Sanders will be Joe Biden’s most powerful emissary to progressives and to younger voters this election year.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue. But Trump’s attacks ignore his own long history of rhetoric that invokes the language of Nazi Germany and plays on stereotypes of Jews and politics. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer, File)

Donald Trump calls Joe Biden weak on antisemitism, ignoring his own rhetoric

Donald Trump is accusing Joe Biden of offering a weak response to antisemitism, wielding the clashes on colleges campuses over the war in Gaza as a campaign issue.

Attorney General Merrick Garland testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing on Capitol Hill, Monday, April 15, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

House Republicans are ready to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt over Biden audio

House Republicans are moving forward with holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress.

President Joe Biden speaks during an event to present the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the United States Military Academy Army Black Knights, in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden recognizes US Military Academy with trophy for besting other service academies in football

President Joe Biden has recognized the United States Military Academy with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy for besting other service academies in football.

This combination photo shows President Joe Biden, left, on March 8, 2024, in Wallingford, Pa., and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 28, 2023. Biden and Netanyahu spoke Monday, May 6, 2024, a White House official and National Security Council spokesperson said, as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. That move is staunchly opposed by the U.S. on humanitarian grounds. (AP Photo)

Biden warns Netanyahu against major Rafah offensive as divide between the 2 leaders grows

President Joe Biden has urgently warned Israeli’s Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the divide between the two leaders continues to grow along with the mounting Palestinian death toll.

FILE - Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a news conference, Jan. 25, 2024, at the Capitol in Washington. Sanders is running for re-election. The 82-year-old, from Vermont, announced Monday, May 6, that he's seeking his fourth term in the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Liberal icon Bernie Sanders is running for Senate reelection, squelching retirement rumors

Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders is running for re-election, squelching speculation that he might retire at a difficult moment for Democrats The 82-year-old liberal icon from Vermont announced Monday that he’s seeking his fourth term in the U.S.

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. The White House announced new rules in March 2024 for how the federal government should use artificial intelligence, building off an executive order to a create a set of standards in AI development. (Doug Mills/The New York Times via AP, Pool, File)

Nervous about falling behind the GOP, Democrats are wrestling with how to use AI

The Biden campaign and top Democrats are wrestling with how best to use artificial intelligence, exposing the party’s anxiety over falling behind Republicans in the race to deploy technology that could transform the future of elections.

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally May 1, 2024, in Waukesha, Wis. Trump told Republican donors Saturday, May 5, at Mar-a-Lago, that President Joe Biden is running a "Gestapo administration," the latest example of the former president employing the language of Nazi Germany in his campaign rhetoric. The remarks were described by people who attended the event and spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private session. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Trump says Biden is running a ‘Gestapo’ administration. It’s his latest reference to Nazi Germany

Donald Trump told Republican donors at his Florida resort this weekend that President Joe Biden is running what Trump says is a “Gestapo administration.”