By Shelly Tan (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The music that candidates play as they walk onto a stage might not last long, but it can reflect a wider image they want to portray. And there are few greater opportunities to send a concise campaign message than at presidential nominating conventions. The Democratic National […]
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Harris holds slight national lead over Trump, Post-ABC-Ipsos poll finds
By Dan Balz, Scott Clement and Emily Guskin (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris holds a narrow lead over former president Donald Trump in the presidential election, a notable improvement for Democrats in a contest that a little more than a month ago showed President Joe Biden and Trump in a dead […]
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Kamala Harris’s new economic plan draws Democrats’ praise, GOP’s scorn
By Dan Diamond and Fenit Nirappil (c) 2024 , The Washington Post As Vice President Kamala Harris’s new economic proposals dominated Sunday morning’s political shows, allies touted her ideas to address food and housing costs as beneficial to middle-class Americans, while critics – including Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), the GOP vice-presidential nominee – slammed her plan […]
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House GOP accuses Biden of impeachable conduct with no direct evidence
By Jacqueline Alemany (c) 2024 , The Washington Post House Republicans on Monday released a long-awaited report from their impeachment probe into President Joe Biden’s activities as vice president, accusing him of obstructing federal and congressional investigations and improperly leveraging his power to benefit his family. Despite a trio of House committees finding Biden engaged […]
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Harris and Walz fought health-care corporate power — to a point
By Dan Diamond and Lauren Weber (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Before he was Minnesota governor – and long before he was tapped as Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate – Tim Walz was a congressman willing to defy political wisdom: He got into a public spat with the largest employer in his district. The […]
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JD Vance says he’s ‘pro-family.’ Many women say the economy isn’t.
By Rachel Siegel (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Rebecca Frame had it all planned out: Buy a house with her husband and start a family soon after. But the pandemic, layoffs forher and him and drawn-down savings got in the way – leaving her determined to feel financially secure again. For now, that means […]
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Trump’s latest financial disclosure shows liabilities, millions from licensing
By Maegan Vazquez and Clara Ence Morse (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump is continuing to make millions off his properties, book royalties and licensing deals while maintaining large liabilities stemming from costly court judgments, according to his latest financial disclosure. The disclosure released Thursday provides the latest picture of the […]
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He found a Project 2025 duffel bag. Then police showed up at his house.
By Will Sommer (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Author Malcolm Harris opened the door of his Capitol Hill home on Tuesday morning to find a D.C. police officer on his stoop. The officer had come to find out what Harris knew about a missing “Project 2025” duffel bag from the conservative Heritage Foundation think […]
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‘Uncommitted’ delegates are unlikely to get convention speaking role
By Leigh Ann Caldwell and Marianna Sotomayor (c) 2024 , The Washington Post The lineup at next week’s Democratic National Convention is starting to come into focus, but uncommitted delegates concerned about the war in Gaza are unlikely to be among the speakers over four nights of programming. The group representing uncommitted delegates, the Uncommitted National […]
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Kamala Harris to propose ban on ‘price gouging’ for food, groceries
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will unveil a proposed ban on “price gouging” in the grocery and food industries, embracing a strikingly populist proposal in her most significant economic policy announcement since becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee. In a statement released late Wednesday night, the […]