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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.
This year’s convention culminated recent efforts to needle Trump on topics known to strike a nerve in the former president, with some Democrats saying they are tired of being polite.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Harris urges Americans to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president.
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Supreme Court allows Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship
Arizona election officials must reject state registration forms if voters don’t provide documentation of citizenship.
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Postal Service considers rural mail slowdown after election
The changes would give customers within 50 miles of the Postal Service’s largest processing facilities faster delivery service, which accounts for the vast majority of mail and packages, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy said.
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Political chat at work is frequent and fraught, Gallup survey shows
The question of how to manage political interactions and expression in the workplace has become increasingly urgent for managers over the past year.
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Dispute emerges over lack of speaker on Gaza at Democratic convention
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.