By Jason Lange and Stephanie Kelly WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign had a massive bank account when he dropped out of the race, but Republican candidate Donald Trump has mounted a legal challenge to Kamala Harris’ use of the funds for her White House run. Biden, an 81-year-old Democrat who was in a …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s weekend decision to drop his reelection bid and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic candidate leaves Harris with a major, immediate decision: whom to pick as her running mate. Harris has enlisted the law firm of Eric Holder, …
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By Jeff Mason and Susan Heavey WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden headed to Washington on Tuesday, two days after ending his re-election bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination to take on Republican former President Donald Trump. Biden spent nearly a week recovering from COVID at his home in …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will go ahead and debate Kamala Harris, his new Democratic rival in the Nov. 5 presidential election. The former U.S. president told reporters in a conference call he was willing to do more than one debate with Harris. (Reporting by James Oliphant; Writing …
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By Nandita Bose and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison said on Monday the Democratic Party will deliver a presidential nominee by Aug. 7 and is committed to an “open and fair” nominating process. Earlier on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated support for her presidential bid and secured commitments …
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By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kamala Harris is not yet the Democratic Party’s candidate for president but her status online is already clear: she is a meme. In the latest testament to her viral presence among Gen Z, British pop sensation Charli XCX name-checked her in a weekend tweet that called the …
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Milwaukee, WI (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will on Thursday call for unity and say that a recent assassination attempt he survived is “too painful” to talk about, according to excerpts of his first speech since that attempt. Trump is due to make that speech at the Republican National Convention. (Reporting by Nathan …
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MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – At the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee this week, a fashion trend with a difference has emerged — fake ear bandages, donned by attendees as a symbolic gesture of support for Donald Trump. Trump has appeared at the convention wearing a large bandage where a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed his right ear …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Democratic U.S. Representative Adam Schiff called on President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid in a statement to the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday, becoming the 20th congressional Democrat to do so. “A second Trump presidency will undermine the very foundation of our democracy, and I have serious concerns about whether the …
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(Reuters) -Investors are closely watching stocks that could be impacted by the outcome of the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential elections, especially those more exposed to government policy actions such as banking and clean energy. While U.S. President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are locked in a close election rematch, a two-day Reuters/Ipsos …
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