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The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can
In the weeks before President Biden announced he would not be seeking reelection, some Democrats online rallied behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the party’s new nominee. And their symbol became the coconut tree. Not long after Biden announced on Sunday he was dropping out of the race,...
Mayorkas names panel to conduct review of Trump assassination attempt
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayrokas has named a panel of experts to conduct an independent review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The panel includes Janet Napolitano, the Obama-era DHS secretary; Fran Townsend, the Homeland Security adviser to President George W. Bush; former federal Judge Mark Filip, who served as Bush’s deputy attorney general; and David Mitchell, the former superintendent of Maryland State Police and former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Delaware. Other experts could be named to the panel in the coming days.
Want to know what Biden said when he dropped out? The full letter is here
President Biden announced in a letter distributed Sunday afternoon he would step down from the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. In a later tweet, he endorsed Vice President Harris to become the party's nominee. The announcement comes after numerous Democrats called on Biden to step down from the race after a disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
Sen. Tim Kaine calls Biden's decision to withdraw 'patriotic'
Sen. Tim Kaine has been calling for President Biden to step down from the presidential race for weeks, now he's endorsing Vice President Harris. Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.
What does President Biden's announcement mean for the GOP?
Conservative strategist Scott Jennings talks with NPR's Andrew Limbong about what President Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race means for the GOP. Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.
A presidential historian weighs in on Biden's exit
President Biden's decision to drop out of the 2024 race this late in the election season is a historic moment for presidential politics. NPR's Andrew Limbong chats with historian Timothy Naftali. Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts...
As Biden drops out, CT Democrats largely line up behind Harris
A number of prominent Connecticut lawmakers are immediately rallying behind Vice President Kamala Harris to become the new Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped his bid for reelection Sunday and endorsed her to take up the party’s mantle at a politically tumultuous time. Some of the biggest...
Kamala Harris pledges to 'earn and win' the nomination after Biden's endorsement
Vice President Harris said she intends to "earn and win" the Democratic nomination for president in a statement released Sunday afternoon. "I will do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party—and unite our nation—to defeat Donald Trump and his extreme Project 2025 agenda." Harris said. "We have 107 days until Election Day. Together, we will fight. And together, we will win.”
Massachusetts Democrats applaud Biden for dropping out, thank him for his service
Soon after President Joe Biden on Sunday announced his intention to give up his reelection campaign, Massachusetts Democrats began to weigh in with statements of support for his decision and praise for his half-century of accomplishments. "President Biden’s decision today not to seek reelection is the ultimate example of putting...
CT officials applaud Biden’s service to country as he drops out of 2024 presidential race
Connecticut elected officials are reacting to Sunday’s news that President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. Democratic officials praised Biden for his decision and for what he's accomplished as president, as well as his decades of service in politics. Biden will “will go down in...
Biden drops out of 2024 reelection race, endorses Harris for nominee
This is a developing story. For the latest from the NPR Network, head to our live updates page. President Biden is ending his run for a second term in office, a bombshell decision JUST 15 WEEKS before Election Day, bowing to pressure from his party after a disastrous debate at the end of June where he seemed to lose his train of thought.
Secret Service says full federal resources weren't given to Trump 'in some instances'
As the Secret Service continues to face questions about the security failures that preceded the assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the agency says there have been times when it did not provide full federal resources to the former president’s campaign. “In some instances where specific Secret Service specialized units...
Russia sentences American Michael Travis Leake to 13 years on alleged drug charges
A Russian court has sentenced the U.S. citizen Michael Travis Leake to 13 years in prison on drug charges, according to international media reports. Moscow's Khamovnitchesky Court found the rock musician and former paratrooper guilty and ordered him to serve the sentence in a maximum-security prison colony, The Moscow Times reported last week.
In his first campaign rally with Vance, Trump says he took 'a bullet for democracy'
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — Former President Donald Trump told supporters here that he "took a bullet for democracy" as he and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, made their campaign trail debut at a rally Saturday. Trump vowed to save the country from what he described as President...
Israel says airstrike in Yemen will block weapons to Houthi militia
Israel said Sunday it carried out a retaliatory airstrike on a key port in Yemen in an attempt to prevent the ongoing delivery of weapons to the Houthi militia by Iran. The Israeli bombing raid on Saturday evening ignited huge fires at oil and gas storage tanks in Yemen’s port of Hodeidah, on the country’s Red Sea coast. Israel also targeted an electrical station and cranes that load and unload cargo at the port, according to officials in Israel and Yemen.
Southwest Airlines is facing a unique climate change problem: exploding soda cans
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast.
Trump addresses his first rally since the assassination attempt
We look at former president Donald Trump's rally in Michigan - the first one since the assassination attempt on him and the first one with his new running mate, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance. Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration....
Harris gets back on the trail as Biden recovers from COVID
PROVINCETOWN, Mass./REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. — Vice President Harris was back on the campaign trail this weekend, raising money for the Biden-Harris ticket on Cape Cod while President Biden remained sidelined by a case of COVID in his beach house in Delaware. In a large tent near the the harbor,...
Bangladesh's top court scales back jobs quota after deadly clashes with protesters
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh's top court on Sunday scaled back a controversial quota system for government job applicants, a partial victory for student protesters after days of nationwide unrest and deadly clashes between police and demonstrators that have killed scores of people. Students, frustrated by shortages of good jobs,...
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