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Ex-US VP Al Gore endorses Harris as Democrats' presidential candidate

Former US Vice President Al Gore has endorsed Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's presidential candidate for the high-stake election in November, citing her long record of standing up against oil and gas executives in support of the middle-class and the climate. Vice President Harris, 59, launched her presidential campaign hours after incumbent President Joe Biden withdrew from the race for a second term on July 20. She is, however, yet to be officially declared as the presidential candidate by the Democrats. She will be up against former president Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presidential candidate for the November 5 general elections. With so much at stake in this year's election from strengthening democracy in the US and abroad, to expanding opportunity for the American people, to accelerating climate action I'm proud to endorse Kamala Harris for President, Al Gore said in a statement on Sunday. As a prosecutor, Kamala Harris took on Big Oil companies and won. As

Trump claims Biden's exit from 2024 presidential race was a 'coup'

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said incumbent US President Joe Biden was forced to exit the presidential race, describing it a "coup" by the Democratic Party. The former president's remarks came during an election rally in Minnesota on Saturday. This was really a coup of and by the Democrats. This was a coup of a man that had 14 million votes. He wanted to run. They wouldn't let him run. They treated him horribly. They said to him, we can do it the nice way, or we can do it the hard way. To Joe, he's president, Trump claimed. This was a coup with the presidency, he said. "They threatened him with the 25th Amendment. They said, Joe, we're going to threaten you with the 25th Amendment. You're cognitively and physically a mess. And if you don't get out, we're going to take you out with the 25th Amendment, Trump, 78, alleged. The 25th Amendment of the US Constitution was passed by Congress to determine the presidential succession after the assassination of former

Trump to campaign in Minnesota, a state that hasn't backed GOP in 5 decades

As the presidential campaign enters a critical final 100 day stretch, Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, rallied supporters on Saturday in a state that hasn't backed a GOP candidate for the White House since 1972. The rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, was designed as a sign of the campaign's bullishness about its prospects across the Midwest, particularly when President Joe Biden was showing signs of weakness ahead of his decision to exit the campaign. Trump, who won Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016 only to lose them four years later, has increasingly focused on Minnesota as a state where he'd like to put Democrats on defense. Trump attacked the likely Democratic nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris as a crazy liberal and a radical left lunatic, accusing her of wanting to defund the police. The former Republican president said, by contrast, he wants to overfund the police. Trump also knocked Harris as an absolute radical on abortion, seemingly sensing an .

Attacking Harris on basis of gender, race is not helpful, says Nikki Haley

Attacking Vice President Kamala Harris, presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, is not helpful, Republican leader Nikki Haley said on Thursday and insisted that she needs to be criticized based on her policies. It's not helpful. It's not helpful. I mean, we're talking about a liberal senator who literally has not accomplished very much and what she was given she didn't do much with. You don't need to talk about what she looks like or what gender she is to talk about that. The American people are smarter than that, Haley told CNN in an interview. She was responding to a question on the attack on Harris based on the colour of her skin and gender. Talk about the fact that she doesn't believe in fracking. Tell that to the voters in Pennsylvania. Talk about the fact that she doesn't want to talk about paying down debt. She wants to increase taxes. Tell that to the American people. Talk about the fact that consumer prices have gone up 19.5% since Joe and Kamala were in office, she ..

US election: Harris gains ground in polls as Trump brands her Marxist

Harris' swift emergence as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov 5 election has shaken up a stagnant presidential race

US election: Biden to address nation on decision to withdraw from race

US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Wednesday to explain to fellow Americans his decision to withdraw from the presidential race and endorse his deputy Kamala Harris to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the November general elections. Biden, 81, returned to the White House on Tuesday afternoon after spending nearly a week at his Delaware residence, where he had self-isolated after he tested positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas. Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET (early Thursday morning local India time), I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people, Biden said on Tuesday. During his quarantine period, Biden sent political shockwaves around the country on Sunday with a post on social media announcing that he was not accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, as the Democratic Party's new nominee. The announcement came after

Who will be Kamala Harris' vice president? Beshear, Buttigieg in running

Harris has enlisted the law firm of Eric Holder, the former attorney general, to vet possible running mates, sources told Reuters

Harris energised Democratic base, says confidential Trump campaign memo

A confidential Trump campaign memo Tuesday acknowledged that the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris has energized the Democratic base and that given what has happened over the past couple of days there is no question that she will get her bump earlier than the Democrat's Convention. The confidential memo from Trump Campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio, however, tried to assure the Trump base that things would change in favour of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the campaign gains momentum. So, while the public polls may change in the short run and she may consolidate a bit more of the Democrat base, Harris can't change who she is or what she' done, the pollster said. Harris on Monday became the presumptive presidential nominee, a day after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the race and endorsed her to be the party's presidential candidate against Trump. In less than 50 hours of Harris announcing her candidacy, she has ...

US election: Harris energises party base, wins support from top leaders

In less than 50 hours of announcing her presidential bid, US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of both Indian and African origin, has united and energised the support base of her Democratic party. She has been endorsed by almost all the party leaders and have raised a record USD 100 million from thousands of people nationwide. In fact, Harris, 59, has come a long way since the 2020 presidential cycle, when she was forced to drop out of the Democratic party's presidential race even before the primaries as she was polling in single digits. However, this time she has emerged as the only hope for the Democratic party, which till a few ago appeared to be bitterly divided and on the brink of being swept by a Trump wave. I am running to be President of the United States. It has been the honour of a lifetime to serve alongside our Commander-in-Chief, my friend, President Joe Biden -- one of the finest public servants we will ever know. And I am honoured to have his support and endorseme

US President Biden returns to White House after testing Covid negative

US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved. I am feeling well, Biden said when asked how is he feeling. The president took a Binax rapid antigen test and is negative, Dr Kevin O'Connor, Physician to the White House said in a memorandum to the White House Press Secretary. Biden's symptoms have resolved, he said. He did not respond to shouted questions about why he dropped out of the race and whether his deputy Vice President Kamala Harris could beat the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. During his quarantine period, the 81-year-old President sent political shockwaves around the country on Sunday with a post on social media announcing that he was not accepting the Democrat nomination. He added that he would focus all his energies on his duties as president for the remainder of his term and offered his full support and endorseme

US officials fear Postal Service can't handle crush of mail-in ballots

State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won't be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election. Steven Carter, manager of election and government programs for the postal service, attempted to reassure the directors at a meeting in Minneapolis that the system's Office of Inspector General will publish an election mail report next week containing encouraging" performance numbers for this year so far. The data that that we're seeing showing improvements in the right direction," Carter told a conference of the National Association of State Election Directors. "And I think the OIG report is especially complimentary of how we're handling the election now. But state election directors stressed to Carter that they're still worried that too many ballots won't be delivered in time to be counted in November. They based their fears on past problems and a disruptive ...

Biden passed the torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

As the pass the torch drumbeat thumped on from lawmakers wanting him to quit the race, President Joe Biden maintained a brave face. Publicly, he vowed he was all in, until the day he got out. But there were telling indications he was listening to that beat long before he ended his campaign for reelection. One sign was over a week ago, when Chuck Schumer visited his Delaware beach house as an emissary of gloom. The Senate majority leader had spoken with Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic leader, Hakeem Jeffries, a few days earlier. He had heard from nearly every Democratic senator, pinging him over the last three weeks on his old-school flip phone. He wasn't speaking for all of them, but for many. Think about what's bound to happen to Democrats in Congress, Schumer implored the president. Think about the generations-long impact of a Supreme Court with Donald Trump in the White House. Think about your legacy. I need a week, Biden said. The two men hugged. That scen

US election: Can Harris win the presidency after Joe Biden's withdrawal?

It's not certain, but very likely Harris will now be the Democratic candidate to face former Republican president Donald Trump in November

US election: Ex-Speaker Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris as prez candidate

Top Democratic leader and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Harris, 59, is mostly likely to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic party now that she has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, who announced on Sunday that he will not seek re-election, as well as other top party leaders including former president Bill Clinton. Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country's future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States, Pelosi said in a statement. The endorsement from Pelosi, 84, is significant given that she is a towering personality within the Democratic Party. Officially, I have seen Kamala Harris's strength and courage as a champion for working families, notably fighting for a woman's right t

Left in policies, views on foreign policy not known: US media on VP Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris, all set to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, leans towards the left in her domestic policies, a major American financial publication has said while another daily said she would hold former President Donald Trump to account for his lies and destructive policies. Harris, 59, is the only Democratic Party candidate to have announced her candidacy after incumbent President Joe Biden's shocking announcement on Sunday to back out and endorse her. A fair conclusion is that Ms Harris is a standard California progressive on most issues, often to the left of Mr Biden. Perhaps as she reintroduces herself to the public in the coming weeks, she will modify some of those views. She would be wise to do so if she wants to win, the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal said Monday, a day after President Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed her as the party's nominee for the November 5 election. Given the rush by Democrats to anoint Ms Harris

Trump's VP nominee Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used his first solo campaign rallies Monday to throw fresh barbs at Vice President Kamala Harris a day after President Joe Biden threw the presidential election into upheaval by dropping out and endorsing his second-in-command to lead Democrats against Donald Trump. The Ohio senator campaigned at his former high school in Middletown before an evening stop in Radford, Virginia, two venues intended to play up his conservative populist appeal across the Rust Belt and small-town America that he said the Biden-Harris administration has forgotten. History will remember Joe Biden as not just a quitter, which he is, but as one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States of America," Vance said in Virginia. But my friends, Kamala Harris is a million times worse and everybody knows it. She signed up for every single one of Joe Biden's failures, and she lied about his mental capacity to serve as president. Vance sought to saddle ...

Biden to campaign for VP Harris, justifies decision to opt out of prez race

US President Joe Biden has described his decision to drop out of the presidential race as "the right thing to do" and said he would campaign with his deputy Kamala Harris, whom he has endorsed as the Democratic Party's new nominee, for the November general elections. In a telephonic address on Monday to his former campaign team, which has now been rechristened Harris Campaign, Biden urged the members to "embrace" Vice President Harris (59) while asserting that the name of the campaign has changed but the mission remains the same -- defeating Donald Trump. Biden's decision to nominate Harris follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US President Donald Trump last month. The 82-year-old US president, who is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, called the campaign headquarters on Monday moments before Harris made the maiden address to the team. "If I didn't have

US election: DNC Chair says party will select a president nominee by Aug 7

Earlier on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated support for her presidential bid and secured commitments from hundreds of convention delegates

Black voters express a mix of hope and worry as Harris takes centre stage

Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry on Monday over Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to the White House, and they were among his most steadfast supporters, even as calls for him to quit grew. But as much pride as some Black Americans feel about the possibility of Harris, who is of Black and Indian descent, becoming president, the upending of the race has some voters feeling scared. I felt like we were doomed, said Brianna Smith, a 24-year-old school counselor from Decatur, Georgia, recounting her reaction to Biden's announcement. I don't see America actually accepting the fact that a Black woman is running for president. Cyria Adams, a 37-year-old hairstylist from Smyrna, Georgia, called Biden's decision heartbreaking. As speculation spread last week that the president mig

JD Vance calls Democrats threat to democracy after Biden exits 2024 race

Vance joked that he was upset he doesn't get to debate Harris now because she will face Trump on the debate stage in September