Headline News from The Associated Press
AP Headline News - Jul 02 2024 17:00 (EDT)
A.P. News. I'm Ed Donohue. Congressman Lloyd Doggett from Texas is the first Democrat to publicly called for President Biden to step down as the party's nominee. It follows the president's performance last week in the debate in Atlanta. Press Secretary Corinne Jean-Pierre says the president isn't going anywhere. We get it. We get what Americans are feeling. That's why he's acknowledging. He's not a young man. That's why he's acknowledging. He's a little slower than he used to be in walking and not as smooth as speaking. We get that. But we also want to make sure that we point to the successes that he's had. Earlier, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told MSNBC she believes it is a legitimate question whether Biden's halting performance is just an episode or a condition. Tomorrow, President Biden meets with governors, including Tim Walz from Minnesota. Talk turned a little bit to what was obviously a court performance in last Thursday's debate and governors are asking questions about what is the plan, how are you going to do this, how are you going to message this? Stocks finished the day higher. More records. It was helped by comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell that inflation is easing. He did not give a timetable for an interest rate cut. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says more is on the way to help Ukraine. I am proud that the United States will soon announce more than $2.3 billion in new security assistance for your friend. Austin met at the Pentagon with Ukraine's Defense Minister. The aid includes anti-tank weapons, interceptors and munitions for Patriot and other air defense systems. Sentencing for former President Donald Trump in his hush money trial in New York is being pushed back to September. It follows the Supreme Court ruling yesterday on presidential immunity. Former New York Mayor and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani says he isn't surprised. He lost his law license in his hometown, claiming in a post on X the case against him was based on an activist complaint replete with false arguments. This is AP News. Britain is two days away from Election Day. It's been a conservative party stronghold for more than three decades in Morton in Marsh, a market town in the famous Cotswolds area. Quote gift shops. Sit next to old pubs. University graduate Evie Smith-Lermass will vote for the increasingly popular centrist liberal Democrats and hopes her vote will make a difference. This has been a touristy forever for 32 years long but might have been alive and so this is actually quite an exciting election for me because it's the first time that actually Lib Dems might win and actually my vote might count over in West Sussex. Political scientist Philip Cowley tells the AP a piece of history might be made if current opinion polls are accurate. When you need to work quickly and confidently across different apps and platforms, consistent quality communication is key. Whether you're writing documents, emails or presentations, you need Grammarly. It's an AI writing partner that helps you get your work done faster with better writing. It's always there to help because it works where you work. Across 500,000 apps and websites so you can get more done no matter where you're writing. Grammarly is the gold standard of responsible AI trusted by millions of professionals for 15 years. It gives you personalized writing suggestions based on your audience goals and context plus tone suggestions to help you navigate even the most difficult work conversations. 96% of users agree. Grammarly helps them craft more impactful writing. Sign up and download Grammarly for free at grammarly.com/podcast. That's g-r-a-m-m-a-r-l-y.com/podcast. Grammarly. Easier said, done.