Democratic primary candidate Andrew Yang expected to speak at the Democratic National Convention next week in hopes that a prominent speaking slot might help him reach out to disaffected voters.
Category: Politics
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End of an era? Trump says he won’t hold rallies with empty seats.
The rollicking, combative performance art that is the Trump rally is on pause for the pandemic, and its future is as uncertain as the president’s.
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A new poll reinforces a potentially fatal flaw in Trump’s reelection strategy
His effort to turn people against Biden are not gaining much traction — and may not help him anyway.
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Once called ‘delusional’ for running, women who have been there say a female VP is overdue
Ambitious women in politics have long battled gender bias and sexism.
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A new poll spotlights a key reason Biden is the 2020 favorite
A Monmouth University poll shows very little appetite for third-party candidates in 2020 — which is a contrast to 2016 and a big reason for Biden’s lead.
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Supreme Court again stops pandemic-related decision on election procedures
Referendum on independent redistricting commission probably won’t make Oregon ballot.
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More mail-in ballots, more problems?
The anxieties around voting by mail ahead of November. How the White House failed to contain the coronavirus as the summer cases crept up. And Beijing cracks down in Hong Kong.
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White House looks at plan to keep out citizens and legal residents over virus
An official said the administration is weighing a public health emergency declaration that would let the White House block potentially infected Americans at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Sen. Kamala D. Harris named as Joe Biden’s running mate
The senator from California will be the first Black woman and Asian American woman on a major party ticket.
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A ‘radical’ leftist who is ‘against God’? Trump paints Biden in a picture many don’t recognize
The president has concocted a profile of the presumptive Democratic nominee at odds with much of Biden’s personal and professional life.
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Election 2020 live updates: Trump faces pressure over coronavirus response; Democratic convention lineup comes into focus
President Trump and former vice president Joe Biden are likely to continue their sparring over the coronavirus pandemic this week; Biden is expected to announce his vice presidential pick before next week’s convention.
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Amid college inquiry, Mass. congressional challenger says he had ‘consensual’ relationships with students
Alex Morse, the 31-year-old mayor of Holyoke, Mass., apologized for making students at local colleges uncomfortable but said he would remain in the race.