Author: Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner
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Three states, including North Carolina, shift toward Harris and Democrats
The Cook Political Report on Tuesday shifted three states, including hotly contested battleground North Carolina, toward Vice President Kamala Harris. The updates come as Harris continues to shrink the lead, both nationally and in seven battlegrounds, that former President Donald Trump opened up on President Joe Biden before the latter dropped out of the 2024…
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Biden coming back from vacation to campaign with Harris in Pittsburgh
CHICAGO — President Joe Biden will end his two-week vacation to take part in a campaign rally with Vice President Joe Biden next Monday in Pittsburgh. Harris’s 2024 campaign announced the event, the first Biden-Harris campaign rally since the vice president supplanted her current boss atop the Democratic ticket in July, on Tuesday afternoon. The president…
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CLOSING TIME: What to watch for on the final day of the DNC
We did it, Joe. Thursday marks the closing day of the 2024 Democratic National Convention, and based on the events so far, there will likely be fireworks. Vice President Kamala Harris will headline the night, delivering her formal nomination acceptance speech in primetime. Harris campaign officials say that her speech will seek to make three core points:…
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Bill Clinton jabs at Trump’s age and jokes about McDonald’s in DNC speech
Former President Bill Clinton delivered a full-throated endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris at the Democratic National Convention in a speech that poked fun at both himself and former President Donald Trump. Clinton’s comments on Wednesday marked his 12th consecutive address before Democrats’ nominating convention. In 1996, the last time the convention was held in…
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Biden meets with Pope Francis at G7 in Italy
President Joe Biden took part in an extended, private meeting with Pope Francis in Bari, Italy on Friday. The meeting itself took place just hours after the pope became the first pontiff to address a full gathering of the collected G7 leaders. Biden gave a thumbs up and said “it went well” when asked how…
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Biden extinguishes speculation he’d commute Hunter’s sentence, taking no-pardon pledge further
President Joe Biden stamped out speculation Thursday that he could commute the sentence of his son, Hunter Biden, to help him avoid jail time and reiterated his vow that he will not pardon him. The president’s comments mark his first on-camera remarks on the topic following Hunter Biden’s Tuesday conviction on felony gun charges, which…
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Biden reaffirms ‘commitment’ to protect abortion rights after Supreme Court tosses case
President Joe Biden celebrated the Supreme Court‘s decision to throw out a challenge of the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone, Thursday, doubling down on the “commitment” to protect reproductive rights. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that plaintiffs lacked standing to advance the challenge, leaving mifepristone available to be prescribed online…
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How Biden could keep Hunter out of jail without breaking no pardon pledge
President Joe Biden vowed not to pardon his son, Hunter Biden, following his recent conviction in a felony gun trial, but the president still technically maintains another clemency avenue to help his only surviving son avoid jail time. Since 2021, Joe Biden has utilized his presidential clemency powers 154 times, split into 24 pardons and…
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White House avoids ruling out Biden commuting Hunter’s sentence
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined to engage with reporters on multiple occasions Wednesday when pressed on Hunter Biden’s Tuesday conviction, including whether the president is considering commuting his son’s sentence. Hunter Biden was found guilty on three felony gun charges Tuesday, and in a statement, President Joe Biden wrote that he would “accept”…
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Democrats prepare to paint Trump’s VP pick as ‘extreme’ — no matter who it is
Democrats are attempting to paint everyone Donald Trump is considering to be his running mate as extreme as the former president narrows a field of Republicans vying to be his next vice president. Trump’s reported short list covers a breadth of personalities and backgrounds. He is considering business-minded Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), who has risen…