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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
5 min read - PoliticsThe Guardian
Joe Biden explains decision to drop out of the election: ‘Best way to unite our nation’
In Oval Office address, Biden said it was time for ‘fresh voices’, emphasized 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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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 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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JD Vance breaks polling records in the worst way
Vance is facing record-low approval ratings among vice-presidential nominees on the heels of the Republican National Convention.
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'Dumb' and a 'DEI' candidate: Trump and allies attack Kamala Harris based on race, gender
Vice President Kamala Harris is already facing attacks from Donald Trump and other Republicans that center on her race and gender.
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Germany's Scholz confident of turning round his struggling party's fortunes in run for a 2nd term
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday he is confident of turning around his struggling center-left party's fortunes and will run for a second term as Germany's leader in an election expected next year, dismissing a suggestion that he could emulate U.S. President Joe Biden and make way for someone else. Scholz's governing coalition, which took office at the end of 2021, set out to modernize Germany but has gained a reputation for constant discord and poor communication. In the European Parliame
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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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Joe Biden's exit could be a tricky subject for authoritarian leaders in Russia, China, and Saudi Arabia, analysts say
Analysts suggest Joe Biden's withdrawal could be seen as a sign of US decline by Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Mohammed bin Salman.
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Democrats are cautiously optimistic that they finally have the first female president
Democrats believe Kamala Harris has a strong shot at being the first female president, with abortion politics and other factors, giving her an advantage Hillary Clinton didn't have over Donald Trump.
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After bowing out of the 2024 race, Biden embarks on a new project: Shaping his legacy
Advisers recognize that the biggest factor shaping how Biden is viewed in history will be whether Vice President Kamala Harris succeeds him.
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Trump Demands Equal Airtime in Light of Biden’s Planned Address
As President Joe Biden planned a prime-time address from the Oval Office on Wednesday night, former President Donald Trump and his campaign sent a letter to ABC, NBC and CBS on Tuesday demanding that Trump be given equal airtime. Biden is expected to address his decision to end his reelection campaign and outline his plans for the rest of his time in office. In a social media post, he wrote that he would discuss “what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people.” But in the
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Doug Emhoff Trash-Talks Donald Trump For Attacks On Kamala Harris
The second gentleman was all fire and "hellscape" in clapping back at the Republican nominee.
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Democrats are focused on avoiding Project 2025 in a 2nd Trump term. But they're also spending millions to take their fight against 'extreme' GOP policies to the states.
The DLCC announced a new $2.2 million investment in six states to fund campaigns to counter what they described as an "extreme" GOP agenda.
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The GOP doesn’t want to talk about abortion. Harris wants to make them.
Democrats have made abortion rights a cornerstone of the 2024 campaign, but Biden’s disastrous debate and a month’s worth of questions over whether his campaign could continue sidelined the issue.
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Trump campaign files complaint against Harris taking over Biden war chest
Biden, an 81-year-old Democrat who was in a tight race with Republican challenger Donald Trump, endorsed Harris when he ended his reelection bid on Sunday. Harris quickly took control of Biden's campaign accounts and on Monday night wrapped up the nomination by winning pledges from a majority of the delegates who at next month's party convention will determine the nominee, according to her campaign.
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Harris reinvigorates effort to frame election around abortion rights
The increasing likelihood that Vice President Harris, the White House’s chief defender of abortion rights, will emerge at the top of the Democratic ticket has buoyed party leaders counting on abortion to invigorate voters in November. While President Biden has long struggled to talk about abortion - often declining to say the word and fumbling his answer to a question on abortion during his debate against Donald Trump - Harris has spoken forcefully on the issue to draw contrasts with Republicans
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Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll work hard to elect Harris — but he isn't endorsing her just yet
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll do whatever he can to help Kamala Harris defeat Donald Trump but he isn't ready to endorse her presidential campaign just yet.
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House lawmakers slam pharmacy middlemen over sky-high drug prices
Democratic and Republican lawmakers found common ground with one another during an oversight committee hearing Tuesday, blaming executives from three major pharmacy middlemen groups for the sky-high prescription drug prices in the United States.
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How Harris’ candidacy reshapes the battle for Congress: From the Politics Desk
Kamala Harris is reshaping the battle for Congress as she picks up more endorsements for her presidential campaign and vets potential running mates.
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Trump says he would 'absolutely' debate Harris, but he's 'not thrilled' with ABC
Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that he would "absolutely" debate Vice President Kamala Harris, adding that he would be open to debating her more than once.
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Steve Kornacki: Harris’ campaign could draw undecided voters off the fence — in both directions
Recent polls show a higher share of voters making up their minds between the two major candidates in a Harris-Trump matchup than a Biden-Trump contest.
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Harris' candidacy reshapes strategies for key House and Senate races
he rapid replacement of Joe Biden with Kamala Harris as the de facto Democratic nominee is reshaping the dynamics in key races set to decide control of Congress.
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