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Biden Steps Aside: “Saving Democracy is My Priority

Biden Steps Aside: “Saving Democracy is My Priority

President Joe Biden speaks from the Oval Office of the White House on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC: GETTY IMAGES

In a heartfelt and historic televised address, US President Joe Biden announced that he is ending his re-election campaign to focus on preserving American democracy. The 81-year-old president, who has served in public office for over half a century, made the announcement from the Oval Office, surrounded by his family and key White House staff. […]

Kamala Harris Fires Up Crowd, Takes Aim at Trump in Campaign Kickoff

Kamala Harris Fires Up Crowd, Takes Aim at Trump in Campaign Kickoff

Kamala Harris attacks Donald Trump in first campaign speech. Credit: REUTERS

In a fiery debut rally, US Vice President Kamala Harris launched her White House campaign with a blistering attack on Donald Trump, framing the upcoming election as a choice between a seasoned prosecutor and a convicted felon. Speaking to a crowd of about 3,000 in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin, Harris drew parallels between […]

Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina’s Redistricting, Rejecting Racial Gerrymander Claims

Supreme Court Upholds South Carolina’s Redistricting, Rejecting Racial Gerrymander Claims

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the congressional district lines in South Carolina, overturning a lower court’s ruling that deemed them an unlawful racial gerrymander. This decision marks a victory for Republican mapmakers who asserted that politics, not race, was the primary factor in redrawing the district boundaries. The 6-3 ruling reversed the three-judge district […]

Biden Proposes Debate Terms with Trump, Rejecting Debate Commission

Biden Proposes Debate Terms with Trump, Rejecting Debate Commission

Donald J. Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr. at their debate in late October, 2020, in Nashville.Credit...Erin Schaff/The New York Times

President Biden is open to debating former President Donald J. Trump at least twice before the election, as early as June, but his campaign has rejected the nonpartisan organization that has managed presidential debates since 1988. This was revealed in a letter obtained by The New York Times. The letter from the Biden campaign outlines […]