On the last day of the convention, pro-Palestinian activists and delegates continued to hold vigils and news conferences to broadcast their disappointment with Democratic leaders who declined to give them a speaking slot during the four-day event.
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Harris had her national debut at the 2012 DNC. Here’s what she said.
It was in September 2012 when she, as California’s attorney general, made her first major national appearance at the Democratic National Convention in North Carolina to champion President Barack Obama for a second term.
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Chicago police say they’re ready for final day of protests at DNC following night of no arrests
On Wednesday night, more than 2,000 pro-Palestinian protesters marched peacefully past a park where pro-Israel demonstrators had gathered earlier.
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Harris running mate Tim Walz accepts nomination in Democratic National Convention address
Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Bill Clinton headlined the 3rd day of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday.
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Gov. Janet Mills tells ‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus that Harris can ‘call on us’
The ‘Seinfeld’ actor hosted Maine’s governor and the nation’s 7 other female Democratic governors for a panel discussion on the value and role of women in politics.
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RFK Jr. to speak Friday amid speculation he’ll drop presidential bid, support Trump
Kennedy’s running mate openly discussed the possibility this week, saying the campaign was considering a move to ‘join forces’ with Trump in an attempt to beat Kamala Harris.
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‘No easy fix’ to Maine’s indigent defense crisis, director tells lawmakers
The executive director of the Maine Commission on Public Defense Services tells the Government Oversight Committee that defendants in over 860 criminal cases need an attorney.
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How Black women shaped Tim Walz’s politics after the death of George Floyd
At the most critical juncture in Walz’s tenure as governor, with the world pointing to his state as an example of gross injustice, he found insights and counsel from a group of Black women who pleaded with him to do more to address systemic racism.
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In the biggest speech of her career Thursday night, Harris hopes to tell her story first
The vice president’s rapid ascent means few Americans know her life story. She wants to tell it before the Republicans do.
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Inflation is falling, but the next president could bring it back
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are pushing economic ideas that – whatever their merits – could raise prices on many goods and services, some economists said.