Today: October 18, 2024
Today: October 18, 2024

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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s two most popular Democrats

Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
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Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid

Kamala Harris stepped onto the national political stage as Barack Obama was leaving

Kamala Harris is preparing to lead Democrats in 2024. There are lessons from her 2020 bid
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What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here's how that might work

With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here's how that might work
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Project 2028: GOP officials jockey during Republican National Convention for future White House runs

There is plenty of jockeying happening at the Republican National Convention among the party's potential 2028 presidential contenders

Project 2028: GOP officials jockey during Republican National Convention for future White House runs
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Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here's what to expect

Republicans have nominated Donald Trump for the presidency twice before

Republicans are gathering in Milwaukee to nominate Donald Trump again. Here's what to expect
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At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris, but she avoids the drama

Vice President Kamala Harris is leading a parade of Black Democrats who warn that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency is the most important calculation ahead of November

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris, but she avoids the drama
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Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again

Democratic Party leaders are publicly standing by President Joe Biden after a disjointed debate performance

Ominous history for Biden: Incumbents trying to win over their parties often struggle to win again
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Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA

Gun control advocates and many Democrats see fresh openings created by hard-line positions of the gun lobby

Biden and gun control advocates want to flip an issue long dominated by the NRA
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What you should know about North Carolina's race for governor

North Carolina has been an underappreciated political battleground recently and not gotten the same attention as nearby Georgia or Florida or the traditional campaign hotbeds of the Rust Belt

What you should know about North Carolina's race for governor
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He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote

Davante Jennings cast his first vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and then walked away from politics after Republican Donald Trump's election that year

He once swore off politics. Now, this Georgia activist is trying to recruit people who seldom vote
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These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)

Former President Donald Trump dominated the Republican presidential primaries on his way to a third consecutive nomination

These Republicans won states that Trump lost in 2020. Their endorsements are lukewarm (or withheld)
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Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states

First lady Jill Biden is warning that returning Donald Trump to the White House would threaten women who already have watched the former president’s Supreme Court picks nix a federal right to abortion services

Jill Biden casts Donald Trump as a threat to women as she opens a tour of battleground states
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A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness

Since Jimmy Carter entered hospice care at his home in south Georgia one year ago, the former U.S. president has celebrated his 99th birthday, enjoyed tributes to his legacy and lost his wife of 77 years

A year after Jimmy Carter's entered hospice care, advocates hope his endurance drives awareness
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Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid

Robert Kennedy Jr.’s presidential ambitions resulted in public family drama after a political action committee aired a Super Bowl ad invoking the Democratic family’s legacy to implicitly compare the independent candidate to his assassinated uncle, President John F. Kennedy

Super Bowl ad for RFK Jr. stirs Democratic and family tension over his independent White House bid
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Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race

Donald Trump is using his social media platform to mock Nikki Haley

Trump mocks Nikki Haley's first name. It's his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
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Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says

Some top Democrats are worried that a dip in Black voter turnout, along with other challenges, could doom President Joe Biden and his party in 2024

Biden should keep expanding approach to Black voters, group of Democratic strategists says
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Biden's campaign will not commit yet to participating in general election debates in 2024

President Joe Biden’s campaign is not yet committing to general election debates next year

Biden's campaign will not commit yet to participating in general election debates in 2024
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The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidates will gather in Alabama for the fourth GOP debate of the 2024 presidential campaign

The next Republican debate is in Alabama, the state that gave the GOP a road map to Donald Trump
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Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness

With her frail husband as a silent witness, Rosalynn Carter was celebrated by her family and closest friends at her funeral in Plains, Georgia, the same tiny town where she and Jimmy Carter were born

Rosalynn Carter is eulogized before family and friends as husband Jimmy bears silent witness
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Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are known for being a global power couple

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates
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Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter are known for being a global power couple

Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter were not only a global power couple but also best friends and life mates
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Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian

The family of Rosalynn Carter has begun three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96

Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady and humanitarian
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President Joe Biden orders US flags lowered in memory of former first lady Rosalynn Carter

President Joe Biden has ordered that U.S. flags on federal government buildings and property will be lowered to half staff in recognition of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Sunday

President Joe Biden orders US flags lowered in memory of former first lady Rosalynn Carter
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Rosalynn Carter made a wrongfully convicted felon a White House nanny and helped win her pardon

Rosalynn Carter used her powerful posts to address injustices as her husband rose in politics, especially those imposed as part of the racist Jim Crow system that prevailed in Georgia

Rosalynn Carter made a wrongfully convicted felon a White House nanny and helped win her pardon
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Rosalynn Carter's tiny hometown mourns a global figure who made many contributions at home

Rosalynn Carter’s tiny hometown of Plains, Georgia, is mourning the death of the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian

Rosalynn Carter's tiny hometown mourns a global figure who made many contributions at home

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