Donald Trump

Vice Presidential Nominee Sen. JD Vance Visits Border In Montezuma Pass, Arizona

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration'

5:20pm August 01, 2024

by Ben Giles

JD Vance employed that particular phrase — the “Harris administration” — repeatedly Thursday, as the Trump campaign moves to put the vice president in the spotlight.

Politics & Government

Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back

2:35pm July 31, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Now that Vice President Harris is the likely Democratic presidential nominee versus former President Donald Trump, the map of competitive states in the election is a repeat of the 2020 battlegrounds.

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Politics & Government

JD Vance is unrecognizable to his former friend, who shared their emails and texts

10:10pm July 30, 2024

Sofia Nelson — a former friend and law school classmate of JD Vance — has made public dozens of email and text exchanges with the vice presidential candidate.

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Politics & Government

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech

9:14pm July 30, 2024

by Asma Khalid

The issue of border security is one of Vice President Harris' biggest vulnerabilities in her campaign. On Tuesday, she tried to use his signature issue against former President Donald Trump.

President Trump Holds A Press Conference At Trump Tower Day After Guilty Verdict

Trump's planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash

5:54pm July 30, 2024

by Alana Wise

Former President Donald Trump will address journalists at the NABJ convention in Chicago. Many, however, have questioned the decision to offer a platform to the Republican nominee.

Harris is leaning into her history as a prosecutor. It's not the first time

10:20pm July 29, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

Five years ago, Harris also said she’d "prosecute the case" against Trump. This time around, it hits a bit differently.

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From Obama to Harris, a look at what's changed

6:00am July 26, 2024

As Kamala Harris nears the Democratic party’s nomination, the mood around her candidacy seems less breathless than in 2008. Code Switch digs into what a Black president would mean this time.

Politics & Government

Kamala Harris, Revisited

3:00am July 26, 2024

With Kamala Harris entering the presidential race, we look back at what has shaped her personally and politically —from being the self-described "top cop" of California, to taking on a former president with dozens of felony convictions.

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Bojangles coliseum with Trump supporters

Politics & Government

Confident in beating Harris, Trump supporters gather in Charlotte

8:27am July 25, 2024

by WFAE, Ely Portillo, Kenneth Lee Jr.

On a scorching afternoon in Charlotte, thousands of former President Donald Trump's supporters flocked to Bojangles Coliseum on Wednesday for his first rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race.

Politics & Government

Kamala Harris already faces racism and sexism from Trump and Republicans

8:19pm July 24, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is barreling towards the Democratic nomination for president.

Her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, has a record of personally attacking women of color who stand in his way.

Sexist and racist attacks on Harris have already started. How might they impact her bid for office?

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