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Kamala Harris says Biden ‘greatly disappointed’ and ‘angered’ her after ‘unnecessary’ phone call before debate with Trump

Kamala Harris opened up about her “complicated” relationship with former President Joe Biden, revealing that there were times when he “greatly disappointed” and even “angered” her. During an interview with the “Diary of a CEO Podcast” promoting her memoir “107 Days,” the former vice president got candid about some of her takeaways from her time as Biden’s number two and eventually his replacement as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee for the 2024 presidential election. When host Steven Bartlett asked Harris […]

October 30, 2025 1

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Obama addresses Charlie Kirk’s past Michelle Obama insult— calls death a “tragedy” but says it’s okay to debate his ideas

Former President Barack Obama addressed a live audience this week in Erie, Pennsylvania, covering everything from Donald Trump to conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s past attacks on Black women — including his wife, former First Lady Michelle Obama. In 2023, Kirk claimed that women such as Michelle Obama, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, MSNBC host Joy Reid, and the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee lacked intelligence and only advanced by taking opportunities from others via affirmative action. “You do not have the […]

September 17, 2025 1

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Trump praises Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts at White House ceremony for Philadelphia Eagles amid political debate

A decades-long tradition of the White House welcoming the season’s NFL championship team quickly turned political in the days leading up to the Philadelphia Eagles being honored by President Donald Trump on Monday. In the face of public scrutiny about quarterback Jalen Hurts, who did not attend the Eagles ceremony (among several others), and running back Saquon Barkley, who notably hung out with Trump the day before, the president was conciliatory of both players. Despite speculation that Hurts and other […]

April 29, 2025 1

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‘Take it outside!’ Republican Nancy Mace threatens Democrat Jasmine Crockett amid committee debate

Tensions erupted on Capitol Hill during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Tuesday, leaving Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett fending off a verbal attack. The scene started when Democrats and Republicans clashed over a GOP move to create a subcommittee that would complement President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to create a Department of Government Efficiency, headed by billionaire Elon Musk. As members of the committee debated the need for such a subcommittee, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., challenged Rep. Jasmine Crockett, […]

January 14, 2025

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Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black U.S. senator but his legacy sparks debate

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., made history on Friday when the new 119th Congress was sworn in, making him the longest-serving Black U.S. senator. The achievement marks a turning point in U.S. politics, where Black Americans were historically shut out of public office, particularly in the South. Scott, 59, has represented South Carolina in the U.S. Senate for 12 years. The former U.S. congressman, state representative, and Charleston City Council member was first appointed to the Senate by then-South Carolina Gov. […]

January 3, 2025 3

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An online debate over foreign workers in tech shows tensions in Trump’s political coalition

An online spat between factions of Donald Trump‘s supporters over immigration and the tech industry has thrown internal divisions in his political movement into public display, previewing the fissures and contradictory views his coalition could bring to the White House. The rift laid bare the tensions between the newest flank of Trump’s movement — wealthy members of the tech world including billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and their call for more highly skilled workers in their industry — and people in Trump’s Make […]

December 27, 2024 2

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What to know about the debt ceiling debate as a government shutdown looms in Washington

A debate over the debt ceiling is at the center of a dispute over funding that is pushing Washington to the brink of a federal government shutdown. President-elect Donald Trump has demanded that a provision raising or suspending the nation’s debt limit — something that his own party routinely resists — be included in legislation to avert a government shutdown. “Anything else is a betrayal of our country,” Trump said in a statement Wednesday. Republicans quickly complied, including a provision […]

December 20, 2024

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For Vance at VP debate, facts about Haitians and Black votes don’t matter

Though the vice presidential debate between the Democratic nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Republican nominee, U.S. Sen. JD Vance, was uncharacteristically cordial, and many felt Vance outperformed Walz, critics aren’t mincing their words about Vance’s inability to tell the truth. “JD Vance is OK pushing a lie that he knows is a lie, perpetuating it on a national stage before millions of people,” Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross told theGrio. “It doesn’t matter to him who it harms.” During the […]

October 2, 2024 1

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CBS News says it will be up to Vance and Walz to fact-check each other in veep debate

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News, hosting vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz for the general election campaign’s third debate next week, says it will be up to the politicians — not the moderators — to check the facts of their opponents. The 90-minute debate, scheduled for 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday in a Manhattan studio that once hosted the children’s program “Captain Kangaroo,” will be moderated by the outgoing “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell and “Face […]

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