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Tim Walz is a new kind of reproductive rights messenger

10:24am August 27, 2024

People in politics have shared their experiences with infertility, including Michelle Obama and Mike Pence. But men haven't been as open about it on the campaign trail like Walz has.

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Democrats want to turn internet hype for Harris into actual votes

1:52pm August 26, 2024

There’s an increase in enthusiasm for the vice president among voters under 30, but making that support stick is a daunting task.

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12 misleading or lacking-in-context claims from Harris’ DNC speech

9:23am August 25, 2024

They range from characterizations of former President Trump’s stances on abortion rights and Social Security to her plans to address housing and grocery prices.

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Opinion: Chicago's protests show democracy's shifts since 1968

8:00am August 24, 2024

The past and present merge for NPR's Scott Simon, who attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago as a teen in 1968 and now as a senior citizen.

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Democrats court Native American voters at their convention in Chicago

5:00am August 23, 2024

Activists noted that Native American voter turnout in swing states is what helped President Biden win during the last cycle.

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What surprise DNC speaker did Trump once say was his VP pick? Find out in the quiz

5:00am August 23, 2024

This week was the Democratic National Convention, which went full-on Met Gala and/or Olympics. If you watched that (and the Republican counterprogramming), you'll get at least five questions right.

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5 takeaways from Kamala Harris’ historic acceptance speech

5:00am August 23, 2024

Harris isn't someone known for delivering big speeches, and the public’s views of her are still forming. She got the nomination, after all, without running in a primary.

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Harris had one of the shortest acceptance speeches in history. Trump had the longest

12:48am August 23, 2024

Her speech, at only 38 minutes, was the 12th-shortest in modern history, while her opponent holds the records for the three longest acceptance speeches in American political history.

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Fact checking Trump's claims during Harris' acceptance speech

12:46am August 23, 2024

Former President Donald Trump was posting on Truth Social throughout Kamala Harris' DNC speech, when she formally accepted the party's nomination for president.

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Gretchen Whitmer takes jabs at Trump: 'Donald Trump doesn't know you at all'

12:26am August 23, 2024

Whitmer called Trump "that man from Mar-a-Lago" while also brushing off his previous remarks by saying being from Michigan is "a badge of honor."