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Harris team expands push to compete with Trump in swing states
Vice President Kamala Harris is kicking off a push to compete against Republican Donald Trump in a wider swath of battleground states with a Tuesday rally in Atlanta.
Spin Control: What to know about polls that TV pundits usually don’t tell you
Presidential races are an exercise in excess, and that includes an excess of relying on polls.
Trump, Netanyahu meet amid political and personal tension
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived Friday for a Florida meeting with former president Donald Trump at a time of political tension between their two countries and personal tension between two men who were once close allies.
Trump’s second-term agenda plans a purge of the federal workforce
While Donald Trump’s agenda and a massive think tank document clearly indicate his second-term strategy for federal workers, nothing captures those plans as succinctly as a statement made by his running mate.
Inside the online army supercharging Kamala Harris’ campaign
Jaelyn Richter, a 27-year-old therapist in the Minneapolis suburbs, was painting her basement with her husband on Sunday when she realized she had the perfect song for a TikTok video about Kamala Harris.
Kamala Harris outlines her vision in Houston speech: ‘We are not going back’
Vice President Kamala Harris outlined her vision for the presidency Thursday, rallying the American Federation of Teachers union behind her agenda to make life better for students and teachers while advocating for strong unions.
‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance
Three years ago, well before JD Vance was selected as Donald Trump’s running mate, he suggested in a TV interview that some Democrats, including Vice President Kamala Harris, are “a bunch of childless cat ladies who are miserable.”
Andrew Young, Bernice King lead Kamala Harris’ Civil Rights Movement endorsements
Bernice King has been voting in presidential elections since 1984, when Ronald Reagan defeated Walter Mondale. She has never publicly endorsed a candidate in the nine elections since — not even Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Until now.
‘The Simpsons’ predicted Kamala Harris’ presidential run: A look at the show’s history of forecasting
Throughout its 768 episodes and 35 seasons on television, “The Simpsons,” the longest-running American animated show, has made eerily accurate predictions about the future. Whether the writers use a crystal ball or it’s a fun coincidence remains a topic of debate. For the believers: One more coincidence — or forecast — has come to light.
Biden, who built career on perseverance, confronts its end
President Joe Biden’s decision to stand down from his own reelection campaign marks a particularly frustrating conclusion for a man long convinced of his own ability to seal any deal.
Hollywood power brokers pushed for Biden to step down. Now they’re stepping up for Harris
Barely a month ago, a veritable who’s who of Hollywood A-listers turned out for President Joe Biden. The event, organized by former DreamWorks Animation Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, drew George Clooney, Barbra Streisand and Julia Roberts. Jimmy Kimmel moderated an interview with Biden and former President Barack Obama at the gathering in downtown Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater. Sheryl Lee Ralph sang and Jack Black entertained the star-studded crowd wearing a pair of American flag overalls.
Poll finds Harris does better than Biden in presidential contest with Trump
ice President Kamala Harris does better than President Joe Biden in a matchup with former President Donald Trump, a nationwide poll released Tuesday shows.
Donald Trump donated to Kamala Harris’ attorney general campaign
Donald Trump donated to the campaign of the woman he’ll likely run against to be the nation’s 47th president. Online records managed by California’s Secretary of State indicate Trump gave $5,000 to Kamala Harris in 2011 when she ran to become California’s attorney general.
Who could replace Harris as the next vice presidential candidate? Meet her potential choices
If she becomes the Democratic presidential nominee, as many people expect, Vice President Kamala Harris will have a wide variety of potential running mates, many from battleground states crucial to both parties in the 2024 presidential race.
From international allies, quiet relief and public praise as Biden quits race
Not so long ago, the leaders of major democracies generally refrained from political commentary of the sort that could be seen as meddling in one another’s domestic affairs. But the current U.S. presidential campaign has featured so much upheaval that it has been difficult for friends and rivals alike to remain completely on the rhetorical sidelines.
Kamala Harris on phone with Biden, 100 other Democrats as she makes her case to be nominee
The day that catapulted Kamala Harris to within striking distance of becoming the Democratic nominee for president of the United States was marked by a flurry of phone calls.
Here’s how some Democratic leaders in Washington responded to Biden’s announcement Sunday
Prominent Democrats in Washington took to social media Sunday to praise President Joe Biden and his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, and some of them backed his endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris to be the party’s presidential nominee.
Without Biden, choosing Harris is a less risky option for Democrats, local political experts say
There’s good reason Vice President Kamala Harris has emerged as the most likely replacement as the Democratic nominee for president, experts said Sunday.
Joe Biden drops out of race, scrambling campaign for White House
President Joe Biden on Sunday abruptly abandoned his campaign for a second term under intense pressure from fellow Democrats and threw his support to Vice President Kamala Harris to lead their party in a dramatic last-minute bid to stop former President Donald Trump from returning to the White House.
4 more Democrats call on Biden to exit; his team says he is ‘absolutely’ still in the race
President Biden is “absolutely” in the race for a second term, his campaign leader said Friday, just as four more Democratic lawmakers called on Biden to leave the contest.