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Harris to Name Running Mate

Kamala Harris was set to announce her running mate on Tuesday before the pair heads out on a five-day swing through America's hottest battleground states, just three months out from the presidential election. The US vice president's campaign has come out of the blocks at a lightning pace since she replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ...

Harris Names Tim Walz as Her Vice Presidential Candidate

Kamala Harris picked Tim Walz as her running mate Tuesday, opting for the Minnesota governor as the partner most likely to complement her in a historic bid for the White House. Walz had been on a shortlist with a string of other Democratic figures seen as broadening Harris's appeal as she sprints into the contest against Donald Trump. Aiming to ...

Biden to Give Farewell Address at Party Convention

US President Joe Biden will give a bittersweet farewell address at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, passing the torch to Kamala Harris as the party's nominee for November's election. Less than a month after his stunning withdrawal and Harris' astonishing ascent, Biden can expect a hero's send-off from many of the same ...

Palestine Protestors Breach Security Barrier at DNC

Protesters against Israel's war in Gaza briefly breached the outer security fence of the Democratic convention in Chicago on Monday, hours before US President Joe Biden passed the torch to new nominee Kamala Harris. Biden did not directly address the security lapse in his hour-long speech, but he said "those protesters out in the street, they ...

Harris Leads Trump 45% to 41% in Latest Reuters Poll

Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm among voters and shaking up the race ahead of the Nov. 5 election. The 4 percentage point advantage among registered voters was wider than a 1 point lead Harris held over the former ...

Harris Says US Ready to Turn a Page on Trump, in First Interview

Kamala Harris declared Thursday that Americans are ready to turn the page on Donald Trump as she reached out to centrist voters in her first interview since her dramatic entry into November's presidential election. The 59-year-old Democrat insisted on CNN that she would be tough on illegal immigration and support controversial oil and gas ...

US Vice Presidential Candidates to Face-Off in Debate

US vice presidential candidates J.D. Vance and Tim Walz will face off Tuesday in a debate that promises to be a feisty battle to win over voters in middle America, who could decide the cliffhanger 2024 election. The combative Vance, 40, shares former president Donald Trump's gift for courting controversy, whether by smearing Democrats as ...