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Democratic consensus solidifies around Harris, should Biden step aside — No one quite knows what the process of picking a new nominee would be if Joe Biden did step aside - but many Democrats say that any process is likelier than ever to quickly end with Vice President Kamala Harris as the nominee.
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Trump Campaign Prepares Attack Plan for Harris in Case Biden Withdraws — The effort, which includes expansive advertising and polling, assumes that the vice president would be the most likely candidate to replace the president at the top of the Democratic ticket.
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Rep. Mark Takano calls on Biden to exit race, pass the torch to Harris … California Rep. Mark Takano on Saturday publicly urged President Joe Biden to drop out of the race against former President Donald Trump, and instead allow Vice President Kamala Harris to helm the ticket.
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Kamala Harris reassures Democratic Party donors that there's nothing to worry about
Ja'han Jones / MSNBC:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns anti-Biden Democrats about what comes next if they succeed
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns anti-Biden Democrats about what comes next if they succeed
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There are still key questions about Trump's injuries after attempted assassination — It has been nearly a week since gunfire erupted at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, resulting in an injury to the former president, the death of one attendee …
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‘In the clear’: Dr. Anthony Fauci weighs in on Trump injury after shooting — Dr. Anthony Fauci, former White House chief medical adviser, assuaged concerns around former President's Donald Trump's health and injuries following last weekend's attempted assassination.
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Trump shooter flew drone over venue hours before attempted assassination, source says — The gunman was killed after he shot former President Donald Trump in the ear in an assassination attempt. A motive remains unknown. — The gunman who shot former President Donald Trump in the ear …
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Biden Grows Resentful Toward Democratic Leaders Amid Calls to Drop Out — As he recovers from Covid, the president has grown resentful toward Democratic congressional leaders and former President Barack Obama. — Sick with Covid and abandoned by allies, President Biden has been fuming …
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Trump and Zelensky speak by phone as Ukraine worries about U.S. backing.
Trump and Zelensky speak by phone as Ukraine worries about U.S. backing.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:
“Don't watch cable news”: Biden campaign tries to rally staff
“Don't watch cable news”: Biden campaign tries to rally staff
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
JD Vance Leads Trump's Push to Win Key ‘Blue Wall’ States
JD Vance Leads Trump's Push to Win Key ‘Blue Wall’ States
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Twelve more Democrats, including two senators, call on Biden to drop out
Twelve more Democrats, including two senators, call on Biden to drop out
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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Biden to drop out of the 2024 race
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown calls for Biden to drop out of the 2024 race
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Sheila Jackson Lee, long-serving Democratic congresswoman and advocate for Black Americans, dies at 74 — Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died. She was 74.
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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris or Someone Else? The Convention Rules Might Decide. — The rules might determine who gets the nomination. — It's been decades since America last witnessed an actual contested convention, so it's easy to forget something important as Democrats barrel toward …
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Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner and Talking Points Memo
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Ignoring controversy, Democrats move forward with nominating Biden via virtual roll call
Ignoring controversy, Democrats move forward with nominating Biden via virtual roll call
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Trump's GOP is no country for MAGA women — At the Republican National Convention, MAGA women learn there's no place for them in Trump's GOP — MILWAUKEE — On the third night of the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump's WWE-inspired entrance to the came complete with a trollish musical cue …
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JD Vance's wife faces racist online backlash from far-right social media posts — Usha Chilukuri Vance is the daughter of Indian immigrants. — Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, WI, July 17, 2024.
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Tossing Trump's case was risky for Judge Cannon — at least for now — Judge Aileen Cannon sidestepped key legal rulings to find that special counsel Jack Smith was improperly appointed to investigate Donald Trump. — Judge Aileen M. Cannon's stunning dismissal this week …
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July 19, 2024 — Today a Russian court sentenced 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in a high-security penal colony after convicting him of espionage in a secret three-day trial. The U.S. government considers Gershkovich “wrongly detained,” …
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The totalitarian tell in Trump's “unity” speech
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Courtney Hagle / Media Matters for America:
Trump's RNC speech was divisive, but front pages of mainstream media claimed it was “unifying” and “healing”
Trump's RNC speech was divisive, but front pages of mainstream media claimed it was “unifying” and “healing”
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Three courts agree that a woman deemed wrongfully convicted should be freed. She still isn't. — A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years of a life sentence was released Friday, despite attempts in the last month by Missouri's attorney general to keep her behind bars.
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Biden family grapples with pressure on their patriarch to step aside — Family members seek to provide private support while confronting a new level of scrutiny amid Democratic calls for Biden to end his candidacy. — President Biden had just arrived back at the White House following …
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Lack of motive in Trump attack frustrates public, but fits a pattern — Terrorism analysts say Trump's would-be assassin is among a string of high-profile assailants with unknown or murky reasons for turning violent. — In the week since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump …
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Judge turns down George Santos' request to nix some charges ahead of fraud trial — The aggravated identity theft charges pertain to allegations that the former U.S. representative used campaign donors' credit card information to make repeated contributions they hadn't authorized.
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