The vice president conducted interviews with potential candidates over the weekend and has fielded concerns from donors and activists over the choice.
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The numbers game is everything to Donald J. Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris’s first big rally appears to have gotten under his skin.
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Mr. Vance has been blunt about wanting to break norms and test constitutional limits to execute his ideas: “We have to get pretty wild, pretty far out there.”
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A Fight Over a Minnesota Farm, a Mosque and the Meaning of Inclusivity
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA proposed “Muslim-friendly” community near Minneapolis was called segregationist. The backlash was called Islamophobic. Who gets to define inclusion?
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Trump Says Georgia’s Governor Is Hampering His Efforts to Win There
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt a rally in Atlanta, former President Donald J. Trump said the battleground state’s governor and its top election official wanted him “to lose” and falsely claimed that he’d won …
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Killing of Hamas Leader Fuels More Tension Between Biden and Netanyahu
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Biden has expressed concern that the circumstances of the assassination have thrown cease-fire talks into doubt, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel rejects that idea, officials say.
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Whirlwind Harris Veepstakes Reaches Its Most Eager Phase Yet
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWith Kamala Harris expected to announce her running mate by Tuesday, contenders are making last-ditch efforts to showcase what they could bring to the ticket and keep themselves in the …
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Prisoner Deals Stoke Fears of Perverse ‘Incentive’ to Grab Americans
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHostile governments like Russia and Iran are often involved, and practical alternatives are hard to come by, experts say.
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Defense Secretary Revokes Plea Deal for Accused Sept. 11 Plotters
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDefense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III assumed direct oversight of the case and effectively put the death penalty back on the table.
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Kamala Harris Hires David Plouffe, Former Obama Campaign Adviser
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDavid Plouffe, who managed Barack Obama’s first presidential bid, is among the new senior staff announced on Friday, along with veterans of both Obama campaigns as well as Hillary Clinton’s …