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News Articles: 2024

Harris takes the oath of office as San Francisco's district attorney on Jan. 8, 2004. Her mother, Dr. Shyamala Gopalan, holds a copy of the Bill of Rights.

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  • Politics

The story behind the woman who inspired Harris to break barriers

Shyamala Gopalan figures large in Vice President Harris’ life story — and her motivation to break barriers in politics.

July 31, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta on July 30, 2024.

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  • Politics

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

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.

July 30, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
President Biden exits Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after he had to leave the campaign trail due to testing positive for COVID.

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  • Politics

Biden is still sidelined with COVID, but the debate over his campaign rages on

President Biden is stuck in Rehoboth Beach, Del., with COVID. Vice President Harris was out raising money for the Biden-Harris campaign. And Democrats continue to weigh who should lead their party.

July 21, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith,
  • Asma Khalid,
  • and 1 more
President Biden does some retail campaigning at Mario's Westside Market in Las Vegas, alongside Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., on July 16. A case of COVID took Biden off the trail the following day.

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  • Politics

More Democrats ask Biden to drop out. His campaign says he'll be back next week

It's been a rough few weeks for President Biden. On Friday, more Democratic lawmakers said he should step aside. His campaign says he'll be back on the trail next week.

July 19, 2024
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram,
  • Deirdre Walsh,
  • and 3 more
President Biden walks out of the Oval Office towards the South Lawn of the White House on July 15 as he left to campaign in Las Vegas.

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  • Politics

Why Democrats plan to vote on Biden’s nomination before the convention

In May, Democrats decided to hold their roll call vote for their nominee well before the party’s convention. But the plan has rubbed some lawmakers the wrong way.

July 17, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Tamara Keith
In this handout photo provided by ABC, President Biden speaks with George Stephanopoulos on July 5 in Madison, Wis.

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  • Elections

Defiant Biden says 'only the Lord Almighty' could convince him to leave the 2024 race

Democrats and donors wanted to see how President Biden handled unscripted questions after a disastrous debate fueled party anxiety about whether he should stay on the ticket.

July 05, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith and
  • Elena Moore
Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Tex., as seen at the Capitol on June 5, 2024. Doggett is the first congressional Democrat to publicly call for President Biden to quit his reelection bid.

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  • Elections

Rep. Doggett calls on Biden to withdraw. He's the first Democrat in Congress to do so

Rep. Lloyd Doggett represents a safe Texas seat. He says he had hoped President Biden's debate performance would give him a boost. "It did not," Doggett said.

July 03, 2024
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By:
  • Deirdre Walsh and
  • Deepa Shivaram
President Biden speaks on the phone while walking to board Air Force One after a fundraiser in New Jersey on Saturday.

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  • Elections

‘I’m going to be fighting harder,’ Biden tells donors after disastrous debate

President Biden spent the weekend after the debate doing damage control, trying to convince supporters he’s still up to the job.

July 01, 2024
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By:
  • Barbara Sprunt
Miles Ross is a Navy veteran and Morehouse class of 2024

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  • News

Will Biden's Morehouse speech sway young Black voters? Opinions among students are divided

The graduation ceremony at Morehouse College is not just a milestone for its students, it is a celebration of their transformation from "men of Morehouse" to "Morehouse Men." But this year's ceremony is marked by a unique controversy surrounding the choice of commencement speaker: President Joe Biden.

 

May 17, 2024
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland
President Biden makes his way to Air Force One after posing with highway patrol troopers in Mountain View, Calif., on May 10.

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  • Politics

Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles

The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Stacked coins.

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  • Economy

State tax revenues fall again

Georgia tax collections continued their downward spiral last month, falling 5.4% from April of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally on May 1 at Avflight Saginaw in Freeland, Mich.

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  • Politics

Trump's speeches follow a familiar playlist, featuring greatest hits among new tunes

Donald Trump's campaign speeches are like his signature rally playlists — never the same topics in the same order, heavy on the greatest hits but with room to riff on what's popular.

May 09, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Luis Escarraman spent $139 when he picked up some vitamin C and a few items of clothing for himself and his daughter. "I need to work extra to get what I used to have before," he told NPR.

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  • Elections

Voters in this 'boomerang' county say they're nostalgic for the Trump economy

Voters in Northampton County, Pa., say they remember having more money when Donald Trump was in office. But when it comes time to cast their ballots this year, other issues are at play too.

May 02, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
President Biden boards Air Force One in New Castle, Del., on April 22. On Tuesday, he's campaigning in Florida.

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  • Elections

Biden is campaigning in Florida a week before a new abortion ban takes effect

There's a referendum on abortion rights on the ballot in Florida in November. President Biden's campaign says that could help buoy his chances there.

April 23, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
The Reach app, as seen on volunteer Sarah Harrison's phone, allows Biden supporters to share content directly with their contacts, and is connected to a national Democratic party voter database.

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  • Elections

It's easy to tune out politics. Biden's campaign is using an app to get around that

Biden volunteers will still knock on doors and try to get voters on the phone. But they're also using an app to connect with hard-to reach voters this year.

March 27, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
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