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Michigan State

WEKU

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Abbas Alawieh, an uncommitted delegate from Michigan, about the movement's next steps after the DNC did not allow a Palestinian American speaker on the main stage

The DNC didn't let a Palestinian American speak. The uncommitted movement took note

Henderson, NV

Mediaite

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance urged Americans to “fire” Vice President Kamala Harris “and replace her with Donald Trump.”. Harris became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid in the wake of an abysmal debate performance against Trump. However, she remains the veep.

Whoops! JD Vance Says He Wants Trump to Be Vice President: ‘Fire Kamala Harris and Replace Her with Donald Trump’

San Francisco, CA

WashingtonExaminer

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown offered his advice for Vice President Kamala Harris as she battles former President Donald Trump, including keeping people “guessing” about her ideology. Harris and Brown dated in the 1990s, and around the time the two were in a relationship, she was appointed to two California boards. Brown has also […]

Willie Brown thinks Harris should keep people ‘guessing’ about her ideology

In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, former President Donald Trump’s nephew Fred Trump III says he will not be voting for his uncle in the 2024 election. 

Trump’s nephew on why he’s voting for Kamala Harris

Veteran Democratic Party political strategist James Carville spoke to PBS’s Margaret Hoover about Vice President Kamala Harris and how she can sustain the momentum she gained just over a week after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and Harris became a candidate. “In the first 24...

‘She’s Gonna Get Slaughtered’: James Carville Warns Savage Attacks On Kamala Harris Are On Their Way

For more on the 2024 election, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. A confident young girl. A tough boss. An empathetic prosecutor. At times, slow to make decisions. A “consummate college student” with a wry sense of humor. These are some of the ways the people...

We spoke to 5 people who knew Kamala Harris before she was VP. Here's what we learned

CBS News

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have both officially agreed to at least one debate before November's election. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.

Kamala Harris says Trump must show up to September 10 debate before confirming others

New polling shows Vice President Kamala Harris gaining momentum in key states ahead of the 2024 presidential election. CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten breaks down the details.

See where Trump and Harris stand in key states, according to new polling

Gabby Giffords among gun violence survivors who spoke at the DNC

The Week

A shake-up at the top of the Democratic ticket has pushed a once static-seeming race into largely uncharted political waters

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?

Chicago, IL

California State

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Christian Figueroa who, at 19, became a first-time delegate from California at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

19-year-old first-time delegate from California shares his experience at the DNC

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett delivers a heartfelt speech about her first encounter with Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. 

‘She saw right through me’: Crockett shares emotional moment from first encounter with Harris

The New Republic

“In the modern imagination,” Professor Lewis Gordon wrote in 2023, paraphrasing philosopher Frantz Fanon, “reason takes flight whenever the Black enters the scene.” Indeed, from the moment the Democratic Party coalesced around Vice President Kamala Harris as its nominee, ushering in the prospect of America’s first Black Madam President, reason has taken flight.“Apparently, they feel, or a lot of Democrats feel, they have to stick with her because of her ethnic background,” Republican Representative Glenn Grothman said on the day President Biden ended his reelection campaign. Two of his House GOP colleagues, Tim Burchett and Harriett Hageman, both denigrated Harris...

Trump Is Trying to Rob Kamala Harris of Her Blackness

North Carolina State

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Chapel Hill, NC

Town Talks

A solid education is crucial, often leading to better job opportunities and higher salaries. While educated individuals can be found across the country, some regions have a particularly high concentration of educated residents.

These 2 North Carolina Cities Are The Most Educated In America

TheDailyBeast

Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign further ramped up Friday as she earned the delegates’ votes to officially lock down the Democratic Party’s nomination—and brought on President Obama’s 2008 campaign manager in a key role. Harris needed to lock down 2,350 votes to secure the nomination during a virtual roll call that began Thursday. The votes needed to cross that threshold came in just after 1 p.m. on Friday.“I’m so proud to confirm that Vice President Harris has earned more than a majority of votes from all convention delegates and will be the nominee of the Democratic Party following the...

Kamala Harris Makes Nomination Official and Hires Obama’s Guru David Plouffe

MIT says the percentage of Black, Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander students in its incoming freshman class has plummeted, tying it to 2023’s Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action.

The diversity within MIT's enrollment has plummeted

ABC News

Kamala Harris' political career has been full of firsts and now she is looking to make history by becoming first woman president.

Kamala Harris poised to make history, ready to take on Trump

Kentucky State

Organizers for the 120th Kentucky State Fair have themed this year’s event around celebrating all 120 counties. A local data expert shares how people move in and around those counties, and if he thinks that number could change.

Kentucky data expert discusses the impact of the state’s beloved 120 counties

The Botswana government says the huge 2,492-carat diamond is the second-biggest ever discovered in a mine. It's the biggest diamond found since 1905. It weighs approximately half a kilogram.

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana — a whopping 2,492 carats

What Vice President Harris' speech last night says about the way she'll tackle her upcoming debate, her first major interview, and the 70-odd day sprint to the election.

Harris' next big challenges

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