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Manchin Considers Running Against Harris: Source

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With President Biden out of the 2024 presidential race, the formerly Democratic senator from West Virginia is considering re-joining the party that he left to become an independent. Yes, Sen. Joe Manchin is thinking about re-registering as…

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Kamala Harris Is Racking Up a Lot of Support

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Democrats quickly rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris as their likely presidential nominee Sunday after President Joe Biden 's ground-shaking decision to bow out of the 2024 race, the AP reports. Shortly after Biden stepped aside…

Sunday, Jul 21

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One Terrible Amazon Review Ravaged a Small Business

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Paul and Rachelle Baron's small business, Beau & Belle Littles, quickly reached $1 million in sales after the couple came up with a reusable, easily removable, and washable swim diaper based on their experience with their own baby during…

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Trump Team Was Already Planning for Harris

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Even before President Biden's stunning decision to exit the 2024 race , Donald Trump's campaign was preparing a battle plan against Kamala Harris, reports the New York Times . Biden endorsed his vice president on Sunday, making her the…

Biden Ends His Candidacy, Endorses Harris to Replace Him

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President Biden on Sunday dropped his bid for reelection, as more members of his party called on him to leave the race in light of his disastrous debate performance against Republican Donald Trump. "I believe it is in the best interest of…

18

Ex-Democrat Calls on Biden to Leave Race

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Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat turned independent, urged President Biden on Sunday to drop his reelection bid and focus on the remaining months of his presidency. "I came to the decision with a heavy heart that I think it's time to pass the…

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What Walmart Wants: For Gen Z to Take Its Clothing Seriously

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Walmart has spent three years overhauling its mix of adult apparel to make it stylish as well as sensible for middle America. Now, the nation's largest retailer is seizing the back-to-school shopping season to take another shot at fashion…

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Secret Service Rejected Trump Security Requests

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A new narrative has emerged in the wake of Donald Trump's shooting: The Secret Service turned down repeated requests for more personnel and resources from Trump's camp over the last two years. After the New York Times and the Washington…

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After Injury Update, Trump Rips Project 2025 in Return to Trail

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Donald Trump went back on the campaign trail Saturday, in his first rally since the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania. The Michigan event also marked his first appearance outside the Republican National Convention with JD Vance, the…

Saturday, Jul 20

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Biden's Doctor Provides Update on COVID Case

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President Biden still has a loose cough and hoarseness as he deals with COVID-19, his doctor reported Saturday, though the symptoms are easing. The president has now had six doses of Paxlovid, Dr. Kevin O'Connor wrote in a letter he…

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Increasingly Abandoned by His Allies, Biden 'Fuming'

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On a weekend in which he was rumored to be taking his name off the top of the ticket, the New York Times reports that President Biden is recovering from COVID at his beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware, and there's likely some fist-shaking…

Friday, Jul 19

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CrowdStrike Shares in Slide After Outage

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US stocks closed lower Friday, extending a slump that left Wall Street with its worst week since April. The losses came as businesses around the world scrambled to contain the effects of a disruptive technology outage. Cybersecurity firm…

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Three Weeks Is Enough, Mr. President

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The departure of President Biden from the 2024 is starting to look inevitable , writes Ben Mathis-Lilley in Slate . In his view, Biden should not delay much longer in exiting the race. Some wanted to force him out of the race immediately…

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Global Software Fail Is of 'Historic' Proportions

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The world got a reminder on Friday of just how vulnerable it is to a tech snafu. Here is the latest on the global computer outage linked to a single company—cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike: What happened: It all boils down to a flawed…

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Report: Biden's Family Considers Exit Plan

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President Biden on Friday promised he'd be back on the campaign trail next week, apparently dashing predictions he might bow out of the race as early as this weekend. In a statement, Biden said he wanted to make the case against Donald…

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Booze Giant Sells Off Wines as Consumption Sinks

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It could be another not-so-great sign for the global wine business: Pernod Ricard, a giant in the industry of alcoholic beverages, is selling most of its wine portfolio, reports the Financial Times . The move by the French company comes as…

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Former Trump Org CFO Leaves Rikers

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Retired Trump Organization executive Allen Weisselberg was released from New York City's Rikers Island jail on Friday after serving a sentence for lying under oath , online records show, per the AP . The former chief financial officer at…

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Hunter Biden: With Trump Case Tossed, Mine Should Be, Too

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Hunter Biden is calling for the dismissal of cases against him, citing the same justification that a judge used to toss former President Trump's federal classified documents case. Biden's attorneys claim the unconstitutional appointment of…

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Biden Cancels Another $1.2B in Student Loans

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The Biden administration is cancelling an additional $1.2 billion in student loans for borrowers who work in public service through changes to an existing forgiveness program.The relief for roughly 35,000 borrowers was announced Thursday…

09

Another Senator Urges Biden to Drop Out

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And then there were two. On Thursday, Sen. Jon Tester became the second Democratic senator to openly call for President Biden to drop out of the presidential race. The senator from Montana is among the Democratic incumbents seen as most…

07

Trump Sets New Record With His Acceptance Speech

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Donald Trump accepted his party's presidential nomination for the third time on Thursday and gave a speech written in the days after the attempt on his life. His was the longest televised presidential acceptance speech ever, at one hour…

Thursday, Jul 18

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Once Top Dog, Bud Light Keeps Tumbling

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The fallout from Bud Light's trans controversy of last year appears to still be taking a toll. First, the longtime top-selling beer in America fell to No. 2 . And now, reports the Wall Street Journal , it has dropped to No. 3. The latest…

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Report Suggests a Crack in Biden's I-Won't-Quit Stance

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The pressure continues to build on President Biden from Democrats worried he will hurt the party in November, but at least one report suggests the president is growing "more receptive" to the pleas. New developments: A shift? The New York…

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Newsom, Musk Swap 'Knee' Insults

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Elon Musk don't appear to be on speaking terms at the moment, but they are on tweeted-insult terms. "You bent the knee," Newsom wrote of Musk's new embrace of Donald Trump, reports the Hill . Accompanying…

12

Bob Menendez: I'm Not Going Anywhere

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Sen. Bob Menendez has denied reports that he's planning to bow to pressure from fellow Democrats and resign after being convicted on corruption charges . On Wednesday, NBC News , citing "two people directly familiar with the conversations,…

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At RNC, Senators Confront Secret Service Chief

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Secret Service Director Kimberley Cheatle was confronted at the Republican National Convention Wednesday night by Republican senators demanding answers about the attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. The senators confronted Cheatle in a…

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In RNC Speech, JD Vance Gets Personal

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Introducing himself to the nation after being tapped as Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance used his Wednesday night address to the Republican National Convention to share the story of his hardscrabble upbringing and make the case that…

FBI Shares What Was on Trump Shooter's Phones

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In private briefings before members of Congress on Wednesday, the FBI shared what it discovered on Thomas Matthew Crooks' two cell phones: nothing that pointed to a motive, but decidedly political images and information related to both…

04

Conway at RNC: Trump Has Major Cred on Women

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Wednesday night will be running mate JD Vance's chance to make a splash with a prime-time speech at the Republican National Convention, but some notable figures have preceded him: Kellyanne Conway: The former White House counselor to…

Biden Appears to Lose Support of 2 Heavyweights

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Things are moving fast on the question of whether President Biden will remain the Democratic nominee: In a major development, the Washington Post reports that both Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem…