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Netanyahu met Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 presidential race, a day after talks with Democratic President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running against Trump in the Nov. 5 U.S. election. Read more
Vance’s “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” tried to explain the mindset of white Appalachian voters at a time when many Americans were baffled by the popularity of Donald Trump. Read more
The Obamas’ endorsement came five days after President Joe Biden, 81, dropped his reelection bid in the face of mounting opposition within his own party. Read more
“Israel has a right to defend itself. And how it does so matters,” Harris told reporters after the meeting. She said she raised her serious concerns about the scale of human suffering in Gaza. Read more
Her swift reassembling of the Democratic coalition appeared to help narrow Trump’s significant advantage over Biden of only a few weeks ago. Read more
Posting a tweet about the clip on her Instagram story, the actor wrote: “I truly can’t believe this is coming from a potential VP of The United States.” Read more
To the roars of the crowd, the former president described Vice President Harris as the most liberal politician ever elected in American history. Read more
In an Oval Office address, Biden invoked previous presidents Thomas Jefferson, George Washington and Abraham Lincoln as he described his love for the office that he will leave in six months, capping a half century in public office. Read more
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Harris’ pointed speech, delivered at a convention of Zeta Phi Beta, one of the nation’s most prominent Black sororities, laid out a “choice between two different visions for our nation.” Read more
Former President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 22, 1963, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Read more
The fight over the accounts, which had roughly $95 million in the bank at the end of June, is part of a multi-pronged effort by Republicans to stymie Harris’ bid to lead the Democratic ticket. Read more
Experience counts in the races for the Honolulu City Council, as for all elected officials, which is why the two candidates in the active contests with the most significant track records are the ones who voters should choose during the primary election cycle. Read more
Harris has enlisted the law firm of Eric Holder, the former attorney general, to vet possible running mates, sources told Reuters. Read more
Biden’s White House physician said the president had tested negative for COVID and that his symptoms had resolved. Read more
Andriy Yermak, head of Zelensky’s presidential office, and Phil Gordon discussed the situation at the front and Russia’s campaign of aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure, Yermak’s office said. Read more
The meeting will be their first since the end of Trump’s presidency, during which the two forged close ties. Read more
Biden ended his campaign on Sunday following pressure from Democrats in Congress and top donors such as Clooney who were disturbed by the president’s disastrous debate performance in June. Read more
“In this campaign, I promise you I will proudly put my record against his any day of the week,” she told a cheering crowd of several thousand at West Allis Central High School in a Milwaukee suburb in Wisconsin, a crucial battleground state in the Nov. 5 election. Read more
The poll, conducted on Monday and today, followed both the Republican National Convention where Trump on Thursday formally accepted his party’s nomination and the Biden announcement on Sunday he was leaving the race and endorsing Harris. Read more
