By Aaron Blake (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Let the voting begin! The first 2024 presidential ballots are set to go out Friday in North Carolina. And in exactly two months’ time – Nov. 5 – voters will be taking to the polls to decide our next president, control of two very tight chambers […]
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Georgia school shooting elevates gun violence as issue in Harris-Trump race
By Patrick Svitek (c) 2024 , The Washington Post With two months left in the presidential race, former president Donald Trump would prefer to campaign on issues such as inflation and immigration. Vice President Kamala Harris has been centering her campaign on expanding economic opportunity, while seeking to keep abortion rights as a top contrast […]
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Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, in effort to avoid second trial
By Jessica Ogilvie, Matt Viser and Perry Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post LOS ANGELES – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter tried to resolve his federal tax case Thursday morning as jury selection was about to begin, offering an Alford plea in which he maintains he is innocent but acknowledges that the prosecution’s evidence would likely […]
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Trump backs plan that would give Elon Musk broad role in U.S. policymaking
By Marianne LeVine, Jeff Stein and Trisha Thadani (c) 2024 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – Former president Donald Trump formally endorsed a government spending commission that could give corporate executive Elon Musk broad responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations – a move that reflects a tightening political alliance between the two men with less […]
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Trump and Harris’s first presidential debate is Tuesday. Here’s what to know.
By Mariana Alfaro (c) 2024 , The Washington Post As noted in Vice President Kamala Harris’s CNN interview last week, she and former president Donald Trump have never met face-to-face. That will change on Sept. 10, when the two will share a stage in their only scheduled presidential debate, which will be held in Philadelphia’s […]
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GOP states sue to end Biden’s student loan forgiveness rule
By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Seven Republican-led states sued on Tuesday to block President Joe Biden’s new policy to reduce or eliminate the student loan balances of millions of borrowers, claiming the Education Department is illegally preparing to start debt cancellation before the rule is finalized. The lawsuit, led by Missouri […]
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Boeing will fly its empty capsule back to Earth soon. Two NASA astronauts will stay behind
By Marcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing will attempt to return its problem-plagued capsule from the International Space Station later this week — with empty seats. NASA said Wednesday that everything is on track for the Starliner capsule to undock from the space station Friday evening. The fully automated capsule will aim for […]
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Advocates hope Harris will boost momentum on reparations to Black Americans
By Emmanuel Felton and Aaron Schaffer (c) 2024 , The Washington Post In 2019,in her first campaign for president, then-Sen. Kamala Harris called for “some form of reparations” for Black Americans and threw her support behind legislation to study the issue of repayment for historic wrongs. Since then, spurred by the 2020 murder of George Floyd […]
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Trump claims ‘no conflict’ in Arlington Cemetery visit despite reports of altercation
By Mariana Alfaro (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Former president Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that there was “no conflict” or “fighting” when he visited Arlington National Cemetery last week, despite multiple reports of an altercation involving Trump campaign staff at the cemetery. Trump was at the cemetery Aug. 26 to mark the third […]
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Harris to release new economic policy plans before debate
By Jeff Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to unveil new proposals meant to boost small businesses and entrepreneurs ahead of a campaign speech Wednesday in New Hampshire, three people with knowledge of the matter said. With days until her first debate with former president Donald Trump, […]