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Harris refashions campaign in her own image as she prepares for historic clash with Trump
The first change that stands out is the music, with President Joe Biden's rock and Motown fading from the playlist in favor of more pop and hip hop. Then comes Vice President Kamala Harris' stump speech, devoid of Bidenesque rambling digressions and focused more on the future than a laundry list of past accomplishments. In only a few days since taking over the campaign, Harris has put her distinctive stamp on the election operation.
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How Trump is referring to Harris now that she's the presumptive Democratic nominee — and how her campaign is hitting back
In the four days since President Biden announced his decision to drop out of the race and endorse Harris, Trump has trotted out various disparaging nicknames for his likely opponent while trying to paint her as an “ultra-liberal.”
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House Republicans vote to rebuke Kamala Harris over administration's handling of border policy
House Republicans are moving quickly to emphasize Vice President Kamala Harris's role in the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. border with Mexico, passing a resolution Thursday that condemns her performance in the job. The resolution, which is purely symbolic, echoes an attack line that Republican Donald Trump has taken against Harris since she rose to become the likely Democratic presidential nominee. President Joe Biden tasked Harris early in his administration with addressing the
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Kamala Harris knows exactly what she will do on Jan. 6, 2025
When Congress meets to certify the outcome of the Trump-Harris race, the vice president will preside.
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Netanyahu's speech was cheered in Congress, decried by hostage families back home
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress has been decride by some of the families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
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2025 Could Be a Great Time to Be President, Economically Speaking
The next couple of years are shaping up to be solid for the U.S. economy. Inflation is returning to normal. As that happens, the Federal Reserve is preparing to cut interest rates. A huge burst of infrastructure spending under the Biden administration has taken time to ramp up, but projects both small and large are likely to break ground in earnest in 2025 and 2026. Things can always go wrong — the job market could cool more than expected, financial market problems could surface, and risks tied
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Judge threatens to sanction Hunter Biden's legal team over 'false statements' in a court filing
A federal judge in California is threatening to sanction Hunter Biden's lawyers, saying they made “false statements” in a court filing asking the judge to throw out the tax case against President Joe Biden's son. U.S. District Judge Mark Scarsi accused lawyers for the Democratic president's son of “misrepresenting the history” of the case when they said in court papers filed last week that no charges were brought in the investigation until after Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss was named spec
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Transit and environmental advocates sue NY governor over decision to halt Manhattan congestion toll
Transit and environmental advocacy groups in New York filed lawsuits Thursday challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to block a plan to reduce traffic and raise billions for the city's ailing subway system through a new toll on Manhattan drivers. The groups argue in two separate state Supreme Court suits that the Democrat violated the state’s laws and constitution when she indefinitely paused the fee, citing economic concerns. The fee was projected to generate some $1 billion annually for tr
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Biden and Harris meet separately with Netanyahu at the White House
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will meet separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House amid the 2024 election race shakeup and as the administration still pushes for a cease-fire agreement.
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FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election
The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their use of artificial intelligence in broadcast television and radio ads, though it is unclear whether new regulations may be in place before the November presidential election. The proposed rules announced Thursday could add a layer of transparency in political campaigning that some tech watchdogs have called for to help inform voters about lifelike and misleading AI-generated m
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These 6 House Democrats voted for GOP resolution condemning Kamala Harris's 'failure to secure' the border
The GOP resolution was rushed to a vote this week after Kamala Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination.
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Harris condemns flag burning, Hamas graffiti at protest in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris joined Democratic and Republican leaders in condemning protesters who burned American flags and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti outside Washington's Union Station on Wednesday, describing the acts as unpatriotic and abhorrent. Before he spoke, protesters marched near the U.S. Capitol building, condemning U.S. military aid to Israel during its war with Hamas militants in Gaza.
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Judge won't block Georgia prosecutor disciplinary body that Democrats fear is aimed at Fani Willis
A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary challenge to block a commission created to discipline and remove state prosecutors, finding that it doesn't violate the U.S. or state constitution. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Tuesday rejected the request for an injunction against Georgia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission, which Republican lawmakers revived this year after creating it in 2023. Democrats fear the commission has one primary goal: derailing Fu
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Biden appeals to Americans and what happens inside the Olympic village: Morning Rundown
Biden appeals to Americans to “preserve our democracy” after he drops out of the 2024 race.
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Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what happened after that.
In 2021, President Joe Biden asked Vice President Kamala Harris to tackle the root causes of migration, but her public-facing work largely ended within months.
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4 key takeaways from Biden’s speech on his decision to ‘pass the torch to a new generation’
In a speech delivered from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, President Biden cast his decision to exit the 2024 presidential race as a choice to protect the country from the consequences should his party lose the White House in November.
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Biden speech live updates: President addresses nation on his decision to drop out of race; confirms he is not resigning
President Biden addressed the nation in primetime on Wednesday, three days after dropping his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as his replacement to take on former President Donald Trump.
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Trump and His Allies Adapt to a New Role: Fighting for Attention
For the first time since Donald Trump was indicted in the spring of 2023, he has lost his grip on the news cycle and — temporarily at least — his message. Instead of commanding morning-to-night media attention, the former president and his allies suddenly find themselves reacting to their opponents. It’s an unfamiliar experience for Trump, who has monopolized America’s televisions, newspapers and smartphones for more than 12 months through indictments, primary victories, 34 felony convictions, a
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Harris has to recapture the young Latino voters Biden was losing
Biden was losing the support of young Latino voters, but strategists think Kamala Harris and Democrats have a chance to win back Hispanics, especially younger voters.
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Israelis watched Netanyahu's Congress speech closely. For many, it was both uplifting and depressing
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s fiery speech to Congress may have been delivered in Washington, but his words appeared aimed at an audience back home. Israelis heard their leader, a gifted orator with flawless English, deliver a forceful case for Israel’s actions in the war in Gaza on a global stage. The speech could help boost his political fortunes, but it left many Israelis disappointed.
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Noncitizens are less likely to participate in a census with citizenship question, study says
Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren't U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries, according to a new research paper that comes as Republicans in Congress are pushing to add such a question to the census form. Noncitizens who pay taxes but are ineligible to have a Social Security number are less likely to fill out the census questionnaire or more likely to give incomplete answers on the form if there is a citizenship quest
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House votes to create a task force to investigate the Trump assassination attempt
The House unanimously voted for a resolution to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
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Trump-friendly panel shapes Georgia's election rules at long, often chaotic meetings
The Georgia State Election Board, which once toiled in relative obscurity, now hosts raucous meetings where public comment spans several hours and attendees regularly heckle its members. The shift highlights how election administration has become increasingly scrutinized and politicized, particularly in Georgia and other states that President Joe Biden flipped for Democrats in 2020. Former President Donald Trump continues to assert without proof that widespread fraud cost him the election in G
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Democratic convention planners are working to pull off a dramatic Biden-Harris role reversal
After nearly a near year of careful planning, organizers of the Democratic National Convention are in a mad dash to accommodate a new nominee, a re-crafted program and a highly compressed deadline to pull everything off as though this was the plan all along. With President Joe Biden now out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris pursuing the party's nomination, a dramatic role reversal for the two is likely to play out before a nationally televised audience when around 5,000 delegates, 12
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Biden explains decision to drop out of election: ‘Best way to unite our nation’
In Oval Office address, Biden says it is time for ‘fresh voices’, stresses his track record and endorsement of Kamala Harris
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'Our republic is now in your hands': Biden appeals to Americans to 'preserve our democracy'
President Joe Biden framed the decision to end his re-election campaign as a "defense of democracy" in an Oval Office address Wednesday night.
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Biden’s address was a moving piece of political theatre and a rebuke of Trump
Biden called for generational change and buried his resentments, but not without a pointed comment about his qualifications
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Elon Musk’s X boosts conspiracy theories that Biden is dead or dying
Elon Musk’s X app boosted wild conspiracy theories this week that President Joe Biden had an undisclosed medical emergency and may be dying or dead.
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Trump turns his focus to Harris at his first rally after Biden's exit from the 2024 race
Donald Trump, speaking at his first campaign rally since Joe Biden ended his re-election bid, redirected a torrent of attacks at Kamala Harris.
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Read a transcript of Biden’s speech on dropping out of the presidential race
‘I’ve decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation,’ Biden said in a speech from the Oval Office
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Biden's speech: Warnings about Trump without naming him, a hefty to-do list, and a power handoff
President Joe Biden delivered a solemn Oval Office address Wednesday that laid out in the clearest terms yet why he abandoned his reelection campaign. The remarks were imbued with a deep sense of urgency about what the outgoing president saw as the stakes of the election.
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‘Capable’ Harris and Biden’s legacy: key takeaways from the president’s address
Joe Biden gave his first speech since quitting the race – here’s what to know from the roughly 10-minute address
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House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes
The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on July 13. The vote underscores the bipartisan outrage over the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump came within inches of losing his life.
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One of two people wounded in Trump shooting released from hospital
One of two people shot and wounded at the rally where a gunman tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump was released from the hospital Wednesday, Allegheny Health said.
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Biden says the fight for democracy is bigger than him, so he decided to 'pass the torch' to Harris
Joe Biden stayed true to his belief that the US is facing a pivotal moment in deciding the nation's future.
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Pete Buttigieg Thinks Trump Is 'Afraid' Of Kamala Harris Debate For This 1 Reason
Trump said he'd "absolutely" debate Harris. But he initially complained about the terms of the next debate hours after Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection.
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Biden aims to cement his legacy: From the Politics Desk
President Joe Biden is seeking to cement his legacy after ending his 2024 re-election bid and endorsing Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee.
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Black voters disenchanted by Biden say Harris has a chance to revive their support
Some Black voters who were losing faith in President Joe Biden say they’ve found renewed hope and excitement in Kamala Harris’ candidacy.
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FBI director reveals new details about how Trump shooter carried out attack
The gunman who tried to assassinate former President Donald Trump may have had a firearm with a collapsible stock, making it easier for him to carry and conceal the weapon, the director of the FBI testified Wednesday.
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The fight to define Harris is on. And for now, Republicans are dominating Democrats on the airwaves
Just days into her new role as the Democratic Party's likely presidential nominee, Kamala Harris is already facing a wave of Republican-backed attack ads questioning her personality, her progressive record and what she knew about President Joe Biden's decline. Overall, Trump and his allies are outspending Harris’ team 25-to-1 on television and radio advertising — more than $68 million for Republicans compared to just $2.6 million for Democrats — in the period that began on Monday, the day after
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Watchdog finds no improper influence in sentencing recommendation for Trump ally Roger Stone
A Justice Department watchdog investigation found no evidence that politics played an improper role in a decision to propose a lighter prison sentence for Roger Stone, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, according to a report released Wednesday. The inspector general launched the investigation after four lawyers who prosecuted Stone quit the case in 2020 when top Justice Department officials overruled them and lowered the amount of prison time it would seek for Stone. Stone was late
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Democrats who want to run against Harris for nomination have only days to get in the race
Any Democrat wishing to challenge Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential nomination has only days to secure the necessary support, according to nominating rules the party approved Wednesday, which laid out plans for an unusual pre-convention nominating vote scheduled for early next month.
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Harris is starting to vet potential running mates. Her initial list includes nearly a dozen names
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate, according to two people familiar with the matter, as she approaches one of the most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy. Harris launched her campaign Sunday after President Joe Biden bowed to pressure from his own party to step aside, leaving a historically compressed timeline for her to make a selection before next month's Democratic National Convention. Harris' goa
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Netanyahu vows Israel's war in Gaza will continue until 'total victory.' Takeaways from his address to Congress.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress for the first time since the Oct. 7 deadly Hamas attack on Israel.
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Trump rally shooting victim released from hospital
One of the men who was shot at Donald Trump's rally in Butler County was released from the hospital.
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Democrats poised to virtually nominate Harris — and her running mate — by Aug. 7
Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee — and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate — in online voting beginning next week, as the party races to coalesce around a new top of its ticket heading into November. The convention's rules committee on Wednesday passed a proposal where delegates from around the country will be able to vote on potential presidential nominees to replace President Joe Biden, who abandoned hi
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The elephant not in the room for Netanyahu's speech: Kamala Harris
Progressives are eager to see Harris chart a new course on Israel. Her choice to skip Netanyahu's speech to Congress offers them some hope.
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Pentagon panel to review Medals of Honor given to soldiers at the Wounded Knee massacre
The Defense Department will review the Medals of Honor that were given to 20 U.S. soldiers for their actions in the 1890 battle at Wounded Knee to make sure their conduct merits such an honorable award. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the review by a special panel of experts after consultation with the White House and the Department of the Interior. Congress recommended such a review in the 2022 defense bill, reflecting a push by some lawmakers to rescind the awards for those who partic
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Newsom marvels at Harris’ quick start: ‘I pity Donald Trump right now’
The California governor spoke publicly for the first time about supporting Kamala Harris after learning that Joe Biden had dropped out of the presidential campaign.
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In Wilmington, They Like ‘Delaware Joe.’ But They’re Glad He Quit.
WILMINGTON, Del. — As President Joe Biden met with confidants last week to discuss whether he should end his reelection campaign, John Flaherty, a retired government employee, was seated in a booth at Angelo’s Luncheonette in Wilmington, Delaware, the small city that has been Biden’s political home base for more than 50 years. Wearing a Philadelphia Phillies cap, Flaherty, 73, who worked as a staff assistant to Biden in the 1980s, invoked the song “The Gambler” to express his opinion of what the
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