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Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as running mate
2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden has announced his running mate. The Democratic challenger picked former California Senator and former prosecutor Kamala Harris, after promising to select a woman of color for the role.
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Coronavirus: Media to be barred from Trump election nomination
The US Republican Party's vote to nominate its presidential candidate this month will be held in private, without press in attendance.
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‘Rigged election’ goes from Trump complaint to campaign strategy
The notion that the president might not accept the election results has jumped from the partisan fever swamps to center stage in the campaign.
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Donald Trump cancels Republican National Convention in Florida
Donald Trump has been forced into an embarrassing backdown, scrapping his plans for the biggest political event before November’s election.
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Joe Biden’s embarrassing memory lapse
Joe Biden unleashed a withering attack on his election opponent Donald Trump today – but he inexplicably forgot a massive chunk of US history.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Supreme court justice will not retire after cancer diagnosis
US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has said she is undergoing chemotherapy for a recurrence of cancer, but will not be retiring.
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Trump finally spotted wearing face mask
US President Donald Trump has emerged with a face mask after months of refusing to wear one, despite his own government’s advice.
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Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer, ordered back to jail
Michael Cohen, President Trump's ex-personal lawyer, is back in jail.
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‘Russiagate’ case against ex-Trump adviser Michael Flynn effectively OVER, as DC appeals court orders to close it
An appeals court in Washington, DC, ruled that the case against President Trump’s one-time national security adviser, Michael Flynn, must end. The Justice Department had dropped charges against Flynn, but his case remained open.
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Trump administration faces fresh scrutiny with release of Bolton’s tell-all book
President Donald Trump is facing another round of revelations with the publication of a tell-all book by former national security advisor John Bolton on Tuesday after Trump's efforts to block the book release failed in a US court.
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Trump campaign dismisses TikTok troll, but who’s having the last laugh?
President Donald Trump's re-election team has dismissed claims that a social media campaign by young Tik-Tok users and K-Pop fans was behind the low turnout for his “comeback” Tulsa rally. But the denial is being taken less seriously than the original prank.
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Trump Fires U.S. Attorney in New York Who Investigated His Inner Circle
The president’s move heightened criticism that he was purging his administration of officials whose independence could be a threat to his re-election.
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John Bolton: Trump sought Xi's help to win re-election
US President Donald Trump sought help from Chinese President Xi Jinping to win re-election, ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's new book says.
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Kamala Harris advances as top contender for Biden's Vice President
Amid the nationwide protests over racism and police brutality, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris may have found the powerful and lasting moment that eluded her failed presidential bid but could now land her the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket.
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Biden wins delegates needed to clinch 2020 US Democratic nomination
Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden secured enough delegates to formally clinch the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, setting the stage for a challenge to President Donald Trump in the November election.
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Trump's former defense secretary Mattis blasts president as a threat to American democracy
The former secretary, who resigned from Trump's Cabinet, also indirectly criticized current Defense Secretary Mark Esper's use of the word "battlespace" in reference to American cities.
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Trump accuses Twitter of election meddling after it bows to outrage mob & ‘fact-checks’ his tweets about mail-in ballots
For the first time ever, Twitter has tagged tweets by US President Donald Trump with a link to their ‘fact check,’ based on a collection of mainstream media reporting on the subject of mail-in ballots and voter fraud in the US.
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Twitter Points Users To Fact Checks Of Trump Tweets For The First Time
Twitter has placed a fact-checking warning on a tweet issued by President Trump in which he claims without evidence that mail-in ballots are fraudulent.
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Trump’s monstrous money advantage
Donald Trump has one gigantic advantage heading into this year’s presidential election. It’s one the sitting President has thoroughly earned.
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