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News Articles: Kamala Harris

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally on Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas.

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  • Politics

What we know — and don’t know — about the Harris policy agenda

Vice President Harris is only just beginning to lay out her policy platform for her compressed election race. Here’s what we know so far.

August 18, 2024
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By:
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse
Ahead of the Democratic National Convention, workers construct a mural of Vice President Harris outside of Chicago's United Center in Chicago on Aug. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

29 days: how Democrats had to overhaul their convention in a hurry for Harris

Democrats thought they were returning to a more normal kind of convention. Then came a decision which gave them 29 days to remake it all.

August 17, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Vice President Harris holds the baby of Durham County Board of Commissioners chair Nida Allam upon arrival at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina on Aug. 16, 2024.

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  • Politics

Harris wants to give families a big tax break for a new baby

The Harris campaign says she'd give families $6,000 when they have a new baby, and would restore the pandemic-era child tax credit, too. It's part of an economic plan focused on the cost of living.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Asma Khalid
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger attends the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. A lawyer for Raffensperger said on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, that a bill is unconstitutional to give Georgia's appointed State Election Board the ability to investigate Raffensperger. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

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  • News

Raffensperger blasts proposed rule requiring hand count of ballots at Georgia polling places

Georgia's secretary of state has come out against election rule changes pending before the State Election Board, specifically rejecting a proposal to count ballots by hand at polling places on election night. At a meeting in July, the board advanced a proposal that would require three separate poll workers to count ballots at voting precincts on election night.

August 16, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
Vice President Harris speaks during a campaign rally on Aug. 10, 2024 in Las Vegas.

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  • Politics

The Harris campaign is on a roll. But all honeymoons come to an end

Democrats are exuberant. Money is flowing in. Volunteers are signing up. But campaign veterans say there will come a day when attacks start to land and mistakes will be made.

August 15, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
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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  • Politics

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
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

Harris and Walz reintroduce joy to Democrats their first week on the campaign trail

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

August 11, 2024
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By:
  • Tamara Keith,
  • Deepa Shivaram,
  • and 1 more
 Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to deliver remarks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc.

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  • Climate

Climate activists rally around Harris, seeing a chance to build on Biden’s record

Kamala Harris has long voiced support for action on climate change, during her career in California and as vice president. Environmentalists hope that background signals she'd take major steps if elected.

August 11, 2024
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By:
  • Michael Copley
Civil rights icon Andrew Young signs a book for Sonjia Daymond at the opening of a traveling exhibit chronicling his life, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 in Thomasville, Ga.

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  • News

Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life

Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955. Young is billed as the star guest at the opening of a traveling exhibit in Thomasville on Thursday. The aptly called "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" will be held at an arts center not far from Bethany Congregational Church.

August 09, 2024
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By:
  • Associated Press
Then-Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks during a debate, Oct. 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, left, and Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during a debate, June 27, 2024, in Atlanta.

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  • Elections

ABC News says Harris and Trump have agreed to a presidential debate on Sept. 10

The network's announcement on Thursday came shortly after Trump told a news conference that he had agreed to three debates with Harris in September on separate networks.

August 09, 2024
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Gwen Walz, vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and presidential candidate Kamala Harris walk across the tarmac at Philadelphia International Airport after their first rally together on Tuesday.

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  • Politics

What to know about Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz

Gwen and Tim Walz met while teaching high school in the '90s, and she's now a vocal advocate for expanding educational opportunities in prisons. Here's what else to know about Minnesota's first lady.

August 08, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed by Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, before she delivers remarks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, in Eau Claire, Wisc.

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  • Climate

Here’s what Tim Walz did on climate change as Minnesota governor

Climate change advocates heaped praise on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz

August 08, 2024
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By:
  • Jeff Brady
Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn bought the Harris-Walz domain name, along with many other hypothetical tickets, in 2020. He describes himself as "the best political cybersquatter ever."

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  • Elections

The self-proclaimed GOAT of cybersquatting sold HarrisWalz.com for $15k

Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn buys and saves websites for hypothetical presidential tickets. On Tuesday, he sold HarrisWalz.com to a person seemingly unconnected to either campaign.

August 08, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Then-Minnesota Democratic Rep. Tim Walz and his son Gus Walz celebrate while entering his election night party in August 2018 in St. Paul, Minn. Walz won the night's primary and went on to be elected governor.

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  • National

'Midwestern Nice' and 'Fun Dad' posts abound after Tim Walz is named VP pick

Walz's Midwestern-dad humor has endeared Harris supporters to the Minnesota governor and father of two, whose national visibility has been on the rise since Harris took over the Democratic ticket.

August 07, 2024
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Bon Iver performs at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on June 9, 2018, in Manchester, Tenn.

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  • Elections

She’s in his town: Bon Iver to perform at Harris rally in hometown of Eau Claire, Wis.

The folk singer is set to play a rally for Vice President Harris and her yet-to-be-named running mate. They'll be in Wisconsin for a barnstorm tour of swing states.

August 06, 2024
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By:
  • Eric McDaniel
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