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Harris’ momentum continues as she ties with Trump in these swing states

5:05am August 26, 2024

Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump are nearly tied in seven states critical to the presidential race, an NPR analysis of polling averages shows.

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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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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.

Trump Holds Campaign Event on U.S.-Mexico Border in Cochise County, Arizona

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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.

2024 Democratic National Convention: Day 4

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Appalachian influencer John Russell centers rural development in his pitch for Harris

9:11pm August 22, 2024

Russell has gained popularity on TikTok. On the main stage, he blasted Trump for being a billionaire who wants to promote increased fossil fuel production and business.

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Al Sharpton delivers fiery remarks on race and Trump and brings out Central Park 5

8:44pm August 22, 2024

“He spent a small fortune on full-page ads calling for the execution of five innocent young teenagers,” Sharpton said in reference to the five Black and Brown New York teenagers who were wrongly convicted of rape.

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Trump speaks behind bulletproof glass at 1st outdoor rally since attempted assassination

9:49pm August 21, 2024

The event, billed as focused on national security issues, was part of former President Trump's weeklong series of counterprogramming to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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Trump holds first outdoor rally since assassination attempt as Democratic convention continues

1:12pm August 21, 2024

by Associated Press

Donald Trump is holding his first outdoor rally since narrowly surviving an attempted assassination last month. Trump's podium at the North Carolina Aviation Museum & Hall of Fame is surrounded by panes of bulletproof glass that form a protective wall across the stage.

This was supposed to be Biden's convention. Instead, tonight, he's the opening act

9:10am August 19, 2024

by Tamara Keith

President Biden had made a career of digging in and proving the doubters wrong — until he finally met a political crisis he couldn’t ride out.

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Who or what did Trump call 'the greatest cutter' this week? Find out in the quiz

5:00am August 16, 2024

After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we're back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.