election 2024

Politics & Government

NC Gov. Cooper opted out of Harris VP vetting, in part over worry about GOP lieutenant: AP sources

8:19pm July 29, 2024

Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate search. According to two people familiar with the matter, he withdrew in part because of concerns that his Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson would assume control when he travels out of state if he were selected.

JD Vance and the Republican vets who think America should do less, not more, abroad

4:08pm July 29, 2024

by Quil Lawrence

JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.

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Biden's withdrawal from the race has echoes of LBJ

11:25am July 29, 2024

by Ron Elving

Both men brought an end to their presidencies by declining the nomination of their party for another term.

Florida Governor Desantis And Former President Trump Headline Conservative Student Summit In Tampa

Trump tells Christian voters they 'won't have to vote anymore' if he's elected

1:19pm July 27, 2024

Speaking at a gathering of religious conservatives, Donald Trump said if he's reelected, Christian-related concerns will be "fixed" so much so that they would no longer need to be politically engaged.

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Harris' candidacy could raise Asian American turnout in North Carolina, group says

3:54pm July 26, 2024

by Paul Garber

For Asian-American voters, the vice president’s candidacy gives them a chance to see someone who looks like them on the ballot, says Jimmy Patel-Nguyen with North Carolina Asian Americans Together.

Former President Obama Joins President Biden At White House To Mark Passage Of The Affordable Care Act

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The Obamas have endorsed Harris, capping a week where Democrats embraced her

11:29am July 26, 2024

by Tamara Keith

The endorsements of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama cap a week where the Democratic party, for the most part, lined up behind Vice President Harris to become their nominee.

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When will Kamala Harris be the official Democratic presidential nominee?

9:49am July 26, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

The Democratic National Committee will hold a virtual roll call in early August to select a new presidential nominee, likely Vice President Harris, before its convention kicks off in Chicago.

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.

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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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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson kisses wife Yolanda Hill Robinson

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NC review shows nonprofit led by lieutenant governor's wife 'seriously deficient'

4:52pm July 25, 2024

by Associated Press

A letter dated Wednesday from the state Department of Health and Human Services addressed to Balanced Nutrition Inc. owner Yolanda Hill and others gave the group two weeks to correct a myriad of shortcomings regulators cited or be disqualified from participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.