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Pop icon Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for US president
US pop superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Tuesday in a message posted on Instagram immediately after the first presidential debate between Harris and former president Donald Trump ended. Swift had been largely silent on the subject of the November presidential election, but said that she had been inspired to speak up after discovering AI-generated images of herself falsely endorsing Trump, which "conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation".
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Trump-Harris debate: As it happened
The US presidential candidates, Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, are facing off in a debate hosted by ABC in Philadelphia
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Kamala hit with election bombshell
Kamala Harris’ election campaign has been dealt a curveball with a bombshell statement from a family member of her running mate.
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‘Full of it’: Kamala brutally rebuffed
America’s ABC News network appears to have rebuffed a key request from Kamala Harris ahead of her debate against Donald Trump.
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Kamala Harris on CNN: ‘Values Have Not Changed’ on Key Issues
The presidential nominee and running mate Tim Walz discuss immigration, climate change in television interview.
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Harris dismisses 'flip-flop' allegations in first presidential campaign interview
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday addressed her recent shifts on key policy positions, including fracking and immigration, stating that her core values remain unchanged. Harris emphasised that her tenure as vice president has offered new perspectives on some of the nation's most critical issues, leading to a reevaluation of her stance on certain matters.
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The Democractic presidential nominee is facing some criticism for dodging the scrutiny of a solo interview.
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Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump. But how would she govern?
Being a politician is about more than campaigning. More policy detail is needed
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Why Kamala Harris is dodging the press
There are real risks involved in doing interviews and press conferences. For the campaign, they may be worth taking.
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‘America is ready for a better story’: Barack Obama lauds Kamala Harris in rousing speech
Ex-president praised Harris as ‘champion’ of people and took a dig at Trump’s ‘weird obsession with crowd sizes’
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How the DNC solved its Joe Biden problem
The donkeys ignored the elephant in the room. And it worked.
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Biden caps off a career in public service as Democrats celebrate his legacy at DNC
In a night "For the People," Democrats focused on the legacy of the Biden presidency as President Biden passed the torch to Vice President Harris.
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Trump tries to stay on message during his DNC counterprogramming
He still wasn’t able to resist railing off the cuff against Harris.
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Biden passes the torch to Harris in tearful goodbye at Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Chicago with an emotional adieu for US President Joe Biden, who hailed Vice President Kamala Harris and the accomplishments of their administration in a fiery, sometimes teary speech.
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The Kamala Show
How Vice-President Harris’s public persona has evolved, from tough prosecutor to frozen interviewee to joyful candidate.
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Democrats head into their convention feeling optimistic -- and terrified: ANALYSIS
"You cannot take your foot off the gas," one said, recalling Hillary Clinton.
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Long-doubted by Democrats, Kamala Harris faces her biggest political moment
Many in the party never thought she would be a viable presidential candidate, but that didn't stop her from preparing.
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