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Frontline New York Democrat puts abortion rights front and center in his reelection bid
Rep. Pat Ryan released a TV ad attacking his Republican rival over his stance on reproductive rights.
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Biden will address the nation Wednesday on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid
President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office on Wednesday evening on his decision to drop his 2024 Democratic reelection bid. Biden posted on X that he would speak “on what lies ahead” and how he will “finish the job for the American people.” The president is scheduled to return to the White House on Tuesday after isolating at his Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, home after being diagnosed last week with COVID-19.
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Embattled Secret Service director resigns after Trump assassination attempt
After a top Democrat called on Director Kimberly Cheatle to resign, it was clear that her surivial was untenable.
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How business leaders and billionaires are responding to Biden dropping out of the presidential race
Figures including Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, and Reed Hastings gave their verdicts on Joe Biden's decision not to seek a second term in the White House.
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Slammed over Trump shooting security, U.S. Secret Service director Cheatle resigns
The director stepped down one day after she answered questions from Congress members about the attempted assassination of former President Trump.
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Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally
The director of the Secret Service said Tuesday she's resigning following the assassination attempt against ex-President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential n
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It took less than 24 hours for the attacks on Kamala Harris to get deeply sexist and extremely ugly
GOP members have swung into action and started criticizing Harris on everything from her race, to her gender.
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Black Lives Matter demands DNC host virtual primary
(Reuters) -Black Lives Matter demanded on Tuesday that the Democratic National Committee immediately host an informal, virtual snap primary across the country prior to the DNC convention in August, just hours after Vice President Kamala Harris secured enough delegates for the nomination. "We call for the Rules Committee to create a process that allows for public participation in the nomination process, not just a nomination by party delegates," BLM said in a statement provided to Reuters. The
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2024 election updates: Kamala Harris secures delegate support needed for Democratic nomination; will speak in Milwaukee today
The Harris campaign says it raised nearly $81 million in 24 hours after President Biden announced he was dropping out of the race and endorsing her.
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2024 Election Latest: Secret Service director resigns after assassination attempt on Donald Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris had a busy 24 hours after being endorsed as the Democratic presidential candidate by President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, the director of the Secret Service stepped down from her job following security failures at a rally where a 20-year-old gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Kimberly Cheatle had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee.
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Trump Tries to Flip the Script on Democracy After Biden’s Withdrawal
Ever since rioters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, the Democratic Party has sought to claim the mantle of democracy, painting Donald Trump and his allies as extremists willing to deny the will of voters to cling to power. Now, after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and Democrats swiftly aligned behind Vice President Kamala Harris as a replacement, Republicans are trying to flip the argument. In a series of statements and social media posts, Republicans have argued that Democra
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Far Right Spreads Baseless Claims About Biden’s Whereabouts
Many conspiracy theorists and far-right commentators are spreading doubts that President Joe Biden is alive after he posted a letter on Sunday resigning from his presidential campaign. The theory is baseless. Biden, who learned he had COVID on July 17 and has been in isolation since, called into a campaign event for Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday, and the two exchanged praise and playful banter. “Joe, are you watching? You hear this clapping? Can you see it?” Harris asked the president.
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Biden's feud with Musk is far from over
President Biden and Elon Musk have traded barbs for years. Musk's response to Biden's withdrawal is the latest sign of their feud.
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Unions rally round Harris as Trump makes populist appeal to workers
Labor unions who back Harris are keen to see continuation of Biden administration’s strong record of union support
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Democratic VP contender Josh Shapiro made his name battling Trump in court as Pennsylvania AG
Former President Donald Trump could be about to face off against a familiar foe he sparred with when in office: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Kamala Harris won't preside over Netanyahu's speech to Congress as he looks to shore up U.S. support
Vice President Kamala Harris will not preside over or attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint address to Congress on Wednesday.
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What Joe Biden's decision means for Gavin Newsom
President Biden's decision to step down from the 2024 presidential contest and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee raises questions about California Gov. Gavin Newsom's political career.
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President Biden Did What Donald Trump Never Has: Put America First
Regardless of how inevitable Biden’s decision to withdraw from the November election appeared to be, his choice to pass the proverbial torch was his and his alone.
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Harris visits battleground Wisconsin in first rally as Democrats coalesce around her for president
Vice President Kamala Harris is making her first visit to a battleground state Tuesday after locking up enough support from Democratic delegates to win her party's nomination to challenge Republican former President Donald Trump, two days after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid. As the Democratic Party continues to coalesce around her, Harris is traveling to Milwaukee, where she will hold her first campaign rally since she launched her campaign on Sunday with Biden's endorsement.
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Israel-Hamas war latest: Netanyahu signals cease-fire deal could be shaping up as deaths top 39,000
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that a cease-fire deal that would free dozens of hostages in Gaza could be taking shape. Netanyahu is in Washington, where he is to address Congress. The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of part of a crowded area in the Gaza Strip it had designated a humanitarian zone,.
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As Netanyahu arrives in Washington, Kamala Harris treads a careful path on Israel and Gaza
Harris insiders say she is more likely to engage in public criticism of the Israeli prime minister than Joe Biden and to focus attention on the civilian toll in Gaza
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In Washington state, Inslee's final months aimed at staving off repeal of landmark climate law
Standing at a transit center near four new wireless bus charging stations in a small community west of Seattle, Gov. Jay Inslee told transit and city leaders where money to pay for them — more than $1 million — came from. Inslee made similar remarks as he visited a salmon habitat restoration project and then test-drove a car from an all-electric co-op rideshare company's fleet, part of a blitz by the three-term Democrat in recent months to defend the biggest climate achievement of his tenure am
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House committee skewers Secret Service director for not answering major questions on Trump assassination attempt
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was skewered by a visibly frustrated House Oversight Committee on Monday after she said she took responsibility for security failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump but sidestepped several major questions.
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Trump appeals civil fraud judgment against his company in New York case
Lawyers for Donald Trump on Monday appealed a civil fraud judgment from February that found the former president and his company liable for business fraud.
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Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
Comedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that left out some of the first U.S. troops who responded after the Sept. 11 attacks and got sick after deploying to a base contaminated with dangerous levels of uranium. K2 was a former Soviet air base that U.S. forces used to strike Taliban targets inside Afghanistan in the earliest days of the war. The base was a former chemical weapons processing site and littered with Soviet-era debr
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Netanyahu is in Washington at a fraught time for Israel and the US. What to know about his visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington this week is looming as a fraught one between the two allies, coming at a moment of extreme political flux in the United States and wariness among American leaders about Netanyahu's history of interjecting himself into U.S. domestic politics. The main purpose of Netanyahu's visit is a speech to a joint meeting of Congress. Netanyahu planned his trip weeks before the ground abruptly started heaving under U.S. politics this summer.
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Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off
As the formulaic “pass the torch” drumbeat thumped on from lawmakers wanting him to quit the race, President Joe Biden maintained a brave face. One sign was over a week ago, when Chuck Schumer visited his Delaware beach house as an emissary of gloom. The Senate majority leader had spoken with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, a few days earlier.
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Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination
One day after announcing her plan to replace Joe Biden on the presidential ticket, Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to win the nomination.
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Vance says he's annoyed he won't have the chance to debate Harris
In his first solo event as Trump's running mate, Vance blasted Biden and Harris, leaned into the culture wars and reminisced with a hometown crowd in Ohio.
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Biden offers Harris emotional endorsement during the VP's first campaign speech since election shakeup: 'I'm watching ya kid, I love ya.'
Vice President Kamala Harris officially launched her presidential campaign with a public address on Monday after Biden dropped out of the race.
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The internet has entered its Kamala Harris 'coconut tree' era
Democrats may soon nominate a presidential candidate capable of rivaling GOP nominee Donald Trump in memeability.
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Majority of pledged Democratic delegates back Harris for presidential nomination
A majority of pledged Democratic convention delegates have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who said Monday in her first campaign remarks as a presidential candidate that she knows how to take on Republican Donald Trump.
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Donald Trump's lawyers urge New York appeals court to overturn 'egregious' civil fraud verdict
Fresh off victories in other legal cases, Donald Trump on Monday pressed a New York appeals court to overturn the nearly $500 million New York civil fraud judgment that threatens to drain his personal cash reserves as he campaigns to retake the White House. In paperwork filed with the state’s mid-level appeals court, the former president’s lawyers said Manhattan Judge Arthur Engoron's Feb. 16 finding that Trump lied to banks, insurers and others about his wealth was “erroneous” and “egregious."
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GOP lawsuits over Kamala Harris using Biden campaign funds or headlining Democratic ballots will all fail, experts say
Republicans may sue over Kamala Harris taking Joe Biden's campaign cash and place on the ballot, but legal experts told BI such lawsuits will fail.
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Democrats rally around Harris as her campaign takes shape: From the Politics Desk
Democrats quickly rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris after President Joe Biden ended his 2024 re-election campaign.
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Harris' frank talk about abortion and its impact on women's health might energize voters
Vice President Kamala Harris's candid stance on abortion might shift the national conversation on women’s health, following Biden’s decision not to seek re-election, experts say.
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Democrats plan to push ahead with virtual roll call ahead of their convention, with Harris favored
The Democratic Party plans to push forward with a virtual roll call in which delegates to its convention can choose a presidential nominee before they gather next month in Chicago — despite Vice President Kamala Harris being overwhelmingly favored to replace President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket. The convention rules committee will meet Wednesday to approve how the virtual roll call will work, but a draft of the plan was obtained by The Associated Press on Monday night. It does not list
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North Korean state media weighs in on U.S. election
North Korean state media on Tuesday criticized the United States for its elections and cast doubt over hopes of dialogue in the future regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential race in November. The political climate between Democrats and Republicans is "confused by the infighting" and will not change, said a column carried by KCNA without the name of the author. The column also mentioned recent remarks by former U.S. President Donald Trump flaunting his ties with North Korean leader
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Video of Illinois deputy shooting Black woman sparks outrage
The Illinois State Police released video on Monday of a sheriff's deputy killing a woman in her home this month, revealing details of a shooting that some likened to high-profile cases in which law enforcement has used excessive force on Black Americans. Sean Grayson, a white deputy who was dismissed from the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office and charged with three counts of first-degree murder last week, fired three shots at the woman, Sonya Massey, according to the indictment. "Sonya’s death
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Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service
As Congressional members on both sides of the aisle grilled U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle Monday on how a gunman was able to fire shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt, several Republican lawmakers seized on gender and the agency’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts as among the reasons for the security failure. “Ma’am, you are a DEI horror story,” Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee told Cheatle during the hours-long hearing in front of the House Ov
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GOP Rep. Tim Burchett calls Kamala Harris a 'DEI vice president'
The Tennessee Republican also used the acronym for "diversity, equity and inclusion" in disparaging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle at a House hearing.
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Biden calls for justice after footage released of police killing Black woman
Lawmakers ‘must pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act now’, Biden says, amid shock over Sonya Massey death
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Senator to preside over Netanyahu US Congress speech, Harris traveling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The leader of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will preside over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress on Wednesday, Senate aides said, as Vice President Kamala Harris will be traveling outside Washington. The vice president, who serves as president of the Senate, was scheduled to be in Indiana on Wednesday. An aide said she would meet with Netanyahu separately this week.
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Senate Ethics Committee starts review of Sen. Bob Menendez's conduct following bribery conviction
The Senate Ethics Committee said Monday that its members had voted unanimously to review allegations that Sen. Bob Menendez violated Senate rules, building towards potential disciplinary actions against the New Jersey Democrat after he was convicted of bribery charges this month. The ethics panel could recommend that Menendez be censured or expelled, which would put maximum pressure on the senator to resign or pave the way for the Senate to hold a vote on his expulsion. It requires a two-third
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Kamala Harris Brings ‘Palpable’ Energy To One Of The Election’s Most Important Issues
Reproductive rights groups were worried about an “enthusiasm gap” for many voters and Joe Biden. They’re feeling hopeful now that he has stepped aside.
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Trump’s age and health under renewed scrutiny after Biden’s exit
After weeks of intense focus on President Biden’s health and age that ended with his withdrawal from the campaign on Sunday, the script has flipped: Former president Donald Trump is now the oldest presidential candidate in history - and one who has been less transparent about his medical condition than has his former opponent. Trump, a 78-year-old with a history of heart disease and obesity, according to experts, has not shared any updated bloodwork results or other specific information during t
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Some Black voters disappointed by Biden’s exit but excited for Kamala Harris
With Biden out of the race, Black voters expressed glee and disappointment, while agreeing that Harris should take his place at the top of the ticket.
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The Democrats who could be Kamala Harris' running mate
After President Joe Biden announced that he’d end his re-election campaign, attention immediately turned to who will replace him on the ticket.
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In First Solo Rally Since Convention, JD Vance Talks Up Trump, Flails At Kamala Harris
Vance called Harris a liar while praising Donald Trump's supposed powers of foresight and good judgment.
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Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours
Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party's donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step aside. In total, Harris' team raised more than $81 million in the 24-hour period since Biden's announcement, campaign spokesperson Kevin Munoz said Monday. The massive haul, which includes money raised across the campaign, the Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising co
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