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Ron DeSantis will travel to Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday to visit a gun store as part of his ongoing book tour, days after the Nashville shooting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will travel to Cobb County, Georgia, on Thursday to visit a popular gun store as part of his ongoing book tour ahead of what is expected to be a presidential campaign announcement this summer. The previously scheduled trip happens to come days after a shooter killed six people at a private school in Nashville, Tennessee, which Georgia Democrats noted in criticizing DeSantis, who is seen as a rising Republican star after easily winning reelection in November. The governor is continuing a tour pegged to his new memoir and promoting what he calls Florida's "blueprint" for the rest of the country, believing it can serve as a model for governing and politics nationwide. The gun store in suburban Atlanta, Adventure Outdoors, has been a campaign stop for other Republicans, including Georgia Gov. Brian Ke...

Biden will say the government will cover the full cost of the state's emergency measures for the next 30 days. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden touched down in Mississippi on Friday, nearly a week following a severe string of tornado es that tore through the South left at least 26 dead. The first couple toured Rolling Fork, Mississippi, a delta-region city pummeled by a tornado which was later assigned the rare and powerful classification rating of EF-4. Across the state, one long-track twister left a trail of destruction for about 59 miles, according to officials. The president approved disaster relief for the state on Sunday. "Jill and I are here to show our support,” Biden said during remarks in the town on Friday, standing amid the destruction. "I know there’s a lot of pain and it’s hard to believe in a moment like this, this community’s going to be rebuilt, and rebuilt back better than it was before." Aboard the Air Force One flight en route to Miss...

President Joe Biden's Irish roots trace back generations. There's one thing people from all political persuasions can likely agree on when it comes to Joe Biden: He is incredibly proud to be Irish-American. It's been more than 165 years since the president's ancestors made their way across the Atlantic to America, but several generations later, Biden still boasts of his Irish blood. He has a penchant for reciting lines from his favorite Irish poets when making remarks, and he regularly shares words of wisdom from relatives shaped by the Irish experience. MORE: Biden welcomes Irish prime minister for St. Patrick's Day festivities "Every time I'd walk out of his house in Scranton, Pennsylvania, when I lived there for a while, he'd look at me and say, 'Joey, remember, the best drop of blood in you is Irish,'" Biden said of his grandfather during St. Patrick's Day remarks last month. Biden's connection to Ireland comes on his ...

President Biden will deliver remarks on the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Alaska. President Joe Biden will mark the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in Alaska on Monday afternoon. Biden will deliver remarks to more than 1,000 service members, first responders and their families at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, the White House said. Biden has been overseas to attend the G20 summit in India and to visit Vietnam in an effort to further shore up U.S. relations with key partners in Asia amid China's rising i NFL uence. U.S. President Joe Biden addresses a press conference, in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sept. 10, 2023. Evan Vucci/AP He departed Vietnam early Monday morning for Anchorage. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his condolences for the "tremendous losses incurred" during the Sept. 11 attacks, and Biden thanked him for expressing "sentiment and concern." MORE: 'No words...

South Korea visit to "deepen and strengthen" relations with the United States, top Commerce official says. A top Department of Commerce official 's visit to South Korea is intended to "find ways to deepen and strengthen " the connection between the two countries, and to build off the President of South Korea's state visit to the United States earlier this year, according to the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. "The thing that we're hearing consistently, is the need to to align our approaches," Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves told ABC News from Seoul, South Korea. "Our national security interests and our economic security interests can best be served, if we have alignment." The deputy secretary said the two countries are aligned on a host of issues, including ensuring democratic norms, standards and values. Graves took along 15 cybersecurity companies from the United States to encourage further engagement and investment betwe...

With support plummeting in the critical early state of New Hampshire, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signals his intent to visit the state more. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has barnstormed Iowa in recent months, making the Hawkeye State, the first to vote in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, the focus of his campaign. But his commitment to Iowa, where he plans to visit all 99 counties by the end of the fall, has meant spending less time in another key state, New Hampshire, which votes second and where experts and allies of the governor suggest his decreased time on the ground is hurting his chances there. Some polling indicates DeSantis has seen a steep drop in his support among Granite Staters in recent months. He was the first choice of 10% of likely GOP primary voters in New Hampshire, a drop of 13 points since July, according to a CNN/University of New Hampshire poll released last week. He closely trailed three primary opponents -- entrepreneur and commentator Vi...

A hospital blast in Gaza led to meetings with key leaders being canceled. President Joe Biden headed to Israel Tuesday evening in a dramatic show of support for a key U.S. ally, while sending a strong message to Iran and Hezbollah to not interfere in the growing crisis. But in making a personally dangerous visit to an active war zone, he also is taking a high-stakes political gamble. He needs to walk away from this trip with the more than just an endorsement of Israel's right to defend itself. He needs to show his visit made a difference. And he runs the risk of coming up empty-handed. He must walk a fine line between seeking to reaffirm America's rock-solid support for Israel while at the same time urging restraint in its expected incursion into Gaza and insisting Israel allow humanitarian aid into the enclave. President Joe Biden arrives to board Air Force One for a trip to Israel, Oct. 17, 2023, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Evan Vucci/AP MORE: Israel-Gaza updates: Israeli...