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Biden Urges Democrats to Support His Reelection

par This Is Beirut, 08/07 18:49 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Joe Biden urged Democratic lawmakers on Monday to either back his reelection campaign or challenge him at the party convention next month as the US president's reelection bid entered a critical week. The 81-year-old doubled down on his defiance of calls to step aside after a disastrous debate against Republican rival Donald Trump last month ...

Trump Formally Named Republican Candidate, Picks Right-Winger for VP

par This Is Beirut, 15/07 22:52 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Donald Trump won formal nomination Monday as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend's failed assassination attempt. Trump announced 39-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his vice presidential pick, rewarding a one-time harsh ...

Biden Drops Out of Election Race, Endorses Kamala Harris

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 21:02 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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Joe Biden on Sunday dropped out of the US presidential election and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's new nominee, in a stunning move that upends the 2024 race for the White House. The 81-year-old Biden stepped aside after weeks of pressure from Democrats following a disastrous debate performance, throwing the ...

Kamala Harris, Trailblazer Eying America's Last Glass Ceiling

par This Is Beirut, 21/07 22:06 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now, she finds herself feted by Democrats as their best hope to stop Donald Trump's comeback. Despite blazing a trail as the first woman, Black and South Asian vice president in United States history, the 59-year-old Democrat long ...

Kamala Harris Wins Nancy Pelosi's Support for Presidential Race

par This Is Beirut, 22/07 20:37 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday won the crucial backing of Democratic heavyweight Nancy Pelosi to lead the party against Donald Trump in November after Joe Biden's stunning exit from the 2024 race. As the endorsements stacked up, the 59-year-old Harris made her first public appearance since Biden's announcement in a ceremony at the ...

RFK Jr. Drops Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Trump

par This Is Beirut, 24/08 11:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., scion of America's storied political clan, suspended his long-shot presidential bid on Friday and endorsed Donald Trump, injecting new uncertainty into the White House race. "I no longer believe that I have a realistic path of electoral victory," Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist and conspiracy theorist who was polling in ...

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