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Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris

Donald Trump's campaign launched back-to-back events over the past week, with the goal of counterprogramming the Democratic convention and securing news coverage, as other campaigns have often done, but also as a way to keep Trump busy. The candidate, though, often appeared reluctant.

As the DNC’s (wrongly) rumored ‘special guest,’ Beyoncé, and pop fandom, stole the show

Odds are, she’ll sing for Kamala Harris at some point. In January 2013, she performed the national anthem at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration; in November 2016, she sang “Formation” at an 11th-hour rally for Hillary Clinton. And she’s already blessed Harris’ use of her song “Freedom” as a 2024 campaign anthem (and sent Donald Trump a cease-and-desist for using the same tune in a social media video).

Kamala Harris has put Trump in a box, and he’s struggling to break out

In his history as a candidate for president, Donald Trump has never experienced anything like the past month. Vice President Kamala Harris, a Black and Indian American woman, has pushed the White alpha male to the sidelines of the national conversation, denying him the spotlight he craves and constantly demands.

With conventions over, a 10-week sprint to the White House begins

Vice President Kamala Harris has enjoyed a monthlong burst of energy and optimism among Democrats who believe she is the party's best chance of defeating former President Donald Trump in November. But once the balloons dropped after Harris claimed her party's nomination on Thursday, the reality set in that there is much work to be done in coming weeks in what is still expected to be a razor-thin contest.

Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election

Top U.S. Postal Service officials are considering plans to allow slower mail delivery in the coming months for long-distance and rural service to cut costs at the financially troubled agency - but not until after the election.

Tim Walz was a staunch LGBTQ+ ally, long before it was common

In a video intended to help introduce vice presidential nominee Tim Walz to a national audience ahead of his Democratic National Convention speech Wednesday night, a handful of students from his years as a high school teacher sang his praises.

In search for younger voters, Harris courts influencers at DNC

Malynda Hale angled her iPhone toward her face and filmed a quick selfie video as she headed over to the first day of the Democratic National Convention. "I'm already annoyed and it's not even 8:30. Nobody knows anything and this is very confusing," the 38-year-old influencer says in the clip, which she immediately uploaded to her 53,000 Instagram followers. "I'm gonna give you the real, unfiltered version of what it's like to be at the DNC."

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moves closer to Trump endorsement

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced he will address the nation about the path forward for his campaign Friday in Arizona, amid advanced discussions with Donald Trump and his campaign team about dropping out of the race and endorsing the Republican nominee, according to multiple people familiar with the conversations.

Fact-checking Day 1 of the 2024 Democratic National Convention

The first night of the 2024 Democratic National Convention featured many attacks on former president Donald Trump, some of which quoted him out of context. Here’s a roundup of a dozen claims that caught our attention, in the order in which they were made.

Behind the Obama-Harris friendship: A key endorsement and a kindred spirit

CHICAGO – On New Year's Eve in 2007, Kamala Harris, then the district attorney of San Francisco, prepared to spend the holiday more than 1,000 miles away from her native California. She had flown to Iowa for the first time, touching down in Des Moines during one of the wettest winters on record.

How Seattle colleges are activating students for the 2024 election

SEATTLE — Patti Gorman has been enthralled by politics since she was a child. The fascination began when her parents took her with them to the ballot boxes. Her passion since has been to get young people involved with voting, a pressing issue as the 2024 presidential election approaches. Gorman, 76, does her part by often dressing up as the Statue of Liberty at Seattle Central College. The ...

Vance defends unsubstantiated claims about immigration, crime

Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, the Republican vice presidential nominee, on Friday defended his past unsubstantiated claims about immigration in which he suggested that early waves of Italian, Irish and German immigration led to higher crime and interethnic conflict, by citing the movie "Gangs of New York."