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Kamala Harris Is Stuck
That Ms. Harris has been stuck in a political role is troubling for anyone concerned about the stability and continuity of the executive branch. No American president has celebrated his 80th birthday while in office, as Mr. Biden is set to do on Nov. 20. He is, thankfully, experiencing “very mild symptoms” of Covid, according […]
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Democrats Navigate Nuanced Views on Abortion Among Black Voters
As she and other faith leaders sat last month with Vice President Kamala Harris to discuss the implications of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard, a pastor at a Black church in Los Angeles, reflected on the complex feelings in her community about abortion. While Black voters remain overwhelmingly allied […]
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Biden, Looking for Unity, Faces Criticism From Latin American Leaders
LOS ANGELES — President Biden on Thursday promised aggressive new leadership to confront economic despair and mass migration in Latin America, but his pledge was met with skepticism from the leaders in the region, who said the United States is doing too little to meet the grim moment of a global crisis. In a speech […]
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Harris Emerges as the Voice of Abortion Rights in the Biden Administration
WASHINGTON — With three words last week, Vice President Kamala Harris inserted herself forcefully into the roiling debate over abortion rights — and may have finally seized on an issue that is popular among key Democratic voters, plays to her strengths and is central to the future of her party. “How dare they?” she demanded. […]
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Biden’s Tax Forms Show He and the First Lady Earned $610,702 in 2021
WASHINGTON — President Biden and his wife on Friday reported earning $610,702 in 2021, almost the same amount the couple said they earned the year before, according to copies of their tax return made public by the White House. The release of their return — which comes just days before Monday’s deadline for Americans to […]
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‘We’ve Made It’: Jackson Celebrates Supreme Court Confirmation
WASHINGTON — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court, said on Friday at a White House ceremony celebrating her confirmation that it was the honor of her lifetime, and that she understood what it had meant to the young Black women and girls who followed along with […]
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Harris, in Poland, Seeks to Present United Front Against Russia
WARSAW — Vice President Kamala Harris called Thursday for an investigation into whether Russia had committed war crimes in Ukraine during a visit to a key NATO ally that has taken in more than one million refugees from the invasion. President Andrzej Duda of Poland, standing beside Ms. Harris at a joint news conference in […]
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Congress Gives Final Approval to Make Lynching a Hate Crime
WASHINGTON — The Senate unanimously approved a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime, explicitly criminalizing a heinous act that has become a symbol of the nation’s history of racial violence. It was a remarkable moment after more than a century of failed attempts. The historic bill carries the name of Emmett Till, […]
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Armed Intruder Prompts Lockdown at Joint Base Andrews as Vice President Lands
The military base in Maryland that the president and the vice president use to travel to and from Washington was put on lockdown on Sunday night when two people, at least one of whom was armed, bypassed a security checkpoint at about the time that Vice President Kamala Harris and four Cabinet members landed there, […]
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