Joe Biden addressed the Democratic National Convention on Monday not as a candidate, but as a supporter passing the baton to his vice president, Kamala Harris. The president spoke for nearly an hour in what felt like his political swan song. “I made a lot of mistakes in my career, …
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CHICAGO —On the first day of the Democratic National Convention, several thousand protesters gathered in Union Park, their numbers growing through the day until they began their march to a park near the United Center —the aggressively-fortified basketball arena where President Joe Biden was set to speak on Monday night …
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Former President Donald Trump said he would consider appointing Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, as an adviser or cabinet member in his administration if he is elected. “He’s a very smart guy. I certainly would, if he would do it, I certainly would. He’s a brilliant guy,” Trump told …
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CHICAGO — The first major protest during the Democratic National Convention on Monday was primarily a peaceful one as more than 200 coalitions, according to organizers, gathered at Union Park, blocks away from the United Center where major events for the DNC are taking place this week. The goal, according …
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With his spoiler campaign losing steam, Robert F. Kennedy is looking at dropping out or supporting former President Donald Trump, according to Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan. Kennedy, who is running as an Independent, is easily the most chaotic candidate in the 2024 presidential race. For example, he said he …
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Conservative J. Michael Luttig, a retired federal appeals court judge, announced Monday that he is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in the presidential race, citing the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Luttig, whom Politico described as being in “the top of the conservative legal world,” was appointed …
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CHICAGO — On Monday, Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party kicked off Day 1 of her nominating convention in Illinois, with just over two months left to go before the country is supposed to find out whether she or former President Donald Trump will be the next leader of the …
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Democrats attacking Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance as “weird” is still getting under the former president’s skin, and had Trump arguing on Monday that he and Vance are “extremely normal people” during an event intended to tout his plan for the economy in York, Pennylvania. “You can …
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Amid reports that Donald Trump’s campaign will hold daily briefings at the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago during the Democratic National Convention — a cute lil’ transfer of campaign funds to the candidate’s personal business portfolio— Democratic operatives are having some fun trolling their rival ahead of the …
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Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is only a month old, and her large rallies have already provoked the flailing anger of her opponent: the crowd-size-obsessed Donald Trump. But as the 2024 Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago this week, Trump has moved on to obsessing over the size of something …
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