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![J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/SEG2-GUEST-Trump-JD-SPLIT-400x300.jpg)
J.D. Vance Slams Biden’s Support for Iraq War But Pushes Hawkish Policies
Vance is “very aligned with Trump,” says Matt Duss, former adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders.
![Former President Donald Trump makes an appearance next to Sen. J.D. Vance at Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024, on the first day of the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0716-trump-vance-400x300.jpg)
Unions Slam “Billionaire” Trump-Vance Ticket as Working-Class “Nightmare”
J.D. Vance has opposed congressional efforts to strengthen organizing rights and has raked in donations from the elites.
![President Joe Biden speaks during a press conference at the close of the 75th NATO Summit at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on July 11, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0712-biden-2-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Refusal to Step Down Could Spell Disaster for Down-Ballot Democrats
Polls suggest Biden’s candidacy could shred Democrats’ hopes of retaining the Senate and winning control of the House.
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Nevada GOP Officials’ Refusal to Certify Election Results Is “Unlawful,” Says AG
Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar warned the move has the potential to set a dangerous precedent for elections.
![Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Liacouras Center on June 22, 2024, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0709-trump-400x300.jpg)
Trump Claims Ignorance on Project 2025 But Can’t Run From His Agenda 47 Plan
As Democrats squabble over their nominee, Trump and his acolytes know exactly what they will do if he wins.
![People wave the Antifascist and French flags at an outdoor rally](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-france-election-400x300.jpg)
France Just Showed the Secret to Beating the Far Right — a United Left
France’s centrists had to ally with a powerful left coalition to halt the far right’s fiercest challenge yet.
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Despite Reformist President’s Election, Some Question How Much Iran Will Change
Masoud Pezeshkian promised more liberties, but “he made these promises in very vague terms,” says journalist Reza Sayah.
![President Joe Biden gestures while speaking at a rally in Madison, Wisconsin, on July 5. 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-biden-400x300.jpg)
Biden’s Weekend of Damage Control Fails to Stave Off Calls for Him to Drop Out
Nine Democratic lawmakers in Congress and an anonymous senior White House official say Biden should exit the race.
![A marcher wears a shirt reading "PLANNED PARENTHOOD LOS ANGELES HAS PRIDE" during a pride parade](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0708-planned-parenthood-400x300.jpg)
Planned Parenthood Targets GOP Seats Over Fears of Federal Abortion Restrictions
While Planned Parenthood is focused on California House races, it is also monitoring neighboring states.
![Newly-elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian visits to the shrine of the Islamic Republic's founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran, on July 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/GettyImages-2160351076-400x300.jpg)
Reformist Pezeshkian Wins Iran’s Presidential Election — What Comes Next?
Pezeshkian's presidency could be an opening for progressive forces within Iran — and for the US to back away from war.