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News Articles: Joe Biden

President Joe Biden speaks as he welcomes the Texas Rangers to celebrate their 2023 World Series championship at the White House on Aug. 8.

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Biden says he’s 'not confident' of a peaceful transfer of power if Trump loses

Speaking on CBS in his first interview since announcing he was dropping out, the president said his primary goal was to ensure that former President Donald Trump lost in November.

August 12, 2024
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
JLG lifts are operated outside a Hanwha QCells Solar plant Oct. 16, 2023, in Cartersville, Ga.

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US government will loan $1.45 billion to help a South Korean firm build a solar plant in Georgia

The U.S. Department of Energy is loaning $1.45 billion to support a South Korean company's bid to build up key parts of the solar supply chain inside the United States. The loan announced Thursday will be key to funding a $2.2 billion complex that Qcells, a unit of South Korea's Hanwha Group, is building northwest of Atlanta.

August 08, 2024
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  • Associated Press
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  • Politics

Nancy Pelosi talks to NPR about wielding power — and her role as Biden stepped aside

Nancy Pelosi opens up about wielding power — and what she was doing in the days leading up to President Joe Biden announcing he was abandoning his race for a second term

August 06, 2024
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Courtney Dorning,
  • and 1 more
Despite avoiding plastic for a week, an NPR producer produced about 102 pieces of plastic or mixed-material waste.

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  • News

Readers' picks: 10 deeply engaged stories from July

The Trump assassination attempt and big Paris Olympics stars dominated the headlines in July. Here are some other stories that resonated with readers — but fell under the radar.

August 03, 2024
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  • Britt Cheng
Vice President Harris waves during a packed campaign rally Tuesday in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

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

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.

July 31, 2024
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  • Stephen Fowler
Indian-American Democrat Ashwin Ramaswami, who is currently running for a Georgia state Senate in District 48 against Republican incumbent Shawn Still, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Cumming, Ga.

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  • News

Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

A rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Georgia will show how Asian American voters are pivotal there. In metropolitan Atlanta, Harris' Indian roots sparked kitchen-table conversations in many households. Advocates are energized. A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs shows why.

July 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Vice President Kamala Harris waves while boarding Air Force Two as she departs Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport in Westfield, Mass., Saturday, July 27, 2024.

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Democrats had feared Georgia was a lost cause with Biden running. Harris will campaign there Tuesday

Now that President Joe Biden has bowed out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is the likely nominee, Democrats say they have new hope for Georgia. They're betting a fresh burst of energy and a surge in fundraising has helped make Georgia a toss-up again. Harris plans a show of political force Tuesday in Atlanta.

July 30, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Democrats cheer for Vice President Harris at a rally — the first of her campaign — in Milwaukee on July 23, 2024.

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  • Politics

From doom scrolling to hope scrolling: this week’s big Democratic vibe shift

Out: Tom Petty. In: Beyoncé. We look at what's behind the jarring vibe shift in the Democratic campaign this week.

July 27, 2024
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  • Tamara Keith

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  • Perspective

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

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.

July 26, 2024
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  • Leah Donnella
L.J. Boyd, 62, of Hastings, Fla., gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign

Black voters are expressing a mix of hope and worry over Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. As much pride as some Black Americans feel about the possibility of Harris, who is of Black and Indian descent, becoming president, the upending of the race has some voters feeling scared.

July 23, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Abortion rights and other health care issues were part of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign stump speech in Fayetteville, N.C., on Thursday — three days before Biden dropped out of the race.

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  • Health

Harris, who is Biden's voice on abortion rights, is likely to raise the volume

As a candidate, Kamala Harris likely would take an aggressive stance in support of abortion access — hitting former President Donald Trump on an issue where Republicans have been vulnerable.

July 22, 2024
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By:
  • Stephanie Armour,
  • Julie Appleby,
  • and 1 more
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 steps off Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on July 17 as a case of COVID forced him off the campaign trail.

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  • Politics

'We can't catch a break.' How the Biden crisis looks from the inside

Hit by a rolling series of punches – turmoil after Biden's disastrous debate, a drip-drip of damaging leaks, and now a presidential case of COVID – people inside the Biden campaign are discouraged.

July 18, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
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
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