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Rep. McCollum urges Biden to exit presidential race, backs Harris-Walz ticket
Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants Democrats to back a new presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris with Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. McCollum is the third Democrat in Minnesota’s congressional delegation seeking Biden’s exit.
The RNC is over. Here are 5 things you need to know.
With Trump’s speech Thursday night, Republicans capped off a four-day celebration in Milwaukee that established the future of the party as completely in the MAGA mold.
Trump, in highly personal speech, accepts GOP nomination again days after assassination attempt
Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans and focused instead on uniting his party — and the nation — just five days after an assassination attempt that could have ended his life.
'We can't catch a break.' How the Biden crisis looks from the inside
Hit by a rolling series of punches – turmoil after Biden's disastrous debate, a drip-drip of damaging leaks, and now a presidential case of COVID – people inside the Biden campaign are discouraged.
Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention
Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to reconsider his election bid. Former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about Biden’s candidacy.