Category Archives: Joe Biden

USPS chief Louis DeJoy says he won’t restore mail sorting machines ahead of election – live

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Senator Tom Carper explained his cursing during the hearing with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, which was caught on a hot mic and widely shared on Twitter.

“Those who know me know that there are few things that get me more fired up than protecting the Postal Service!” Carper said in a tweet.

Those who know me know that there are few things that get me more fired up than protecting the Postal Service!#DontMessWithUSPS

2020 mood pic.twitter.com/lKnf23W0jV

Brief Kanye update: Kanye West has not qualified to appear on the ballot in the swing state of Ohio, according to Ohio secretary of state Frank LaRose.

Kanye does not make the ballot in Ohio, according to Secretary LaRose pic.twitter.com/HWp3ORKkJM

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DNC 2020: from emotional speeches backing Biden to fiery warnings on Trump – video highlights

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A unique Democratic national convention gave countless memorable moments, from Kamala Harris's historic nomination as vice-president, to Michelle Obama's harsh words for Donald Trump. Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and former president Barack Obama echoed her words by giving scathing reviews of the Trump administration. Others who showed their support for Harris and Joe Biden's nomination included healthcare activist Ady Barkan, former US congresswoman and shooting survivor Gabby Giffords, comedian Sarah Cooper, actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus and singer Billie Eilish

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How Julia Louis-Dreyfus roasted Donald Trump in DNC finale – video

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Actor Julia Louis-Dreyfus brought a great deal of levity while hosting the final night of the Democratic national convention. The comedian and star of Veep roasted Donald Trump and urged Americans to vote this November, joking that not even 'Facebook, Fox News and Vladimir Putin' can stop the democratic process

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Boy with stutter delivers moving DNC speech: ‘Joe Biden made me feel confident’ – video

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Brayden Harrington, 13, spoke about how he met Joe Biden, who stuttered himself as a boy, and how the Democratic presidential nominee gave him confidence. 'He told me we were members of the same club: we stutter. It was really amazing to hear that someone like me became vice president,' Brayden said.

In the final night of the Democratic national convention, Biden outlined his plans to bring relief and solace to a country battered by the coronavirus pandemic as he accepted the nomination to challenge Donald Trump in the November election

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Joe Biden’s speech wins praise from left and right – but not from Trump

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Obama campaign veterans, Hillary Clinton, and Fox News personalities hail former vice-president’s convention appearance

Democrats have largely praised Joe Biden’s speech formally accepting the party nomination as a resounding success, while Republicans have begrudgingly conceded it went well.

Biden’s speech on Thursday capped off the Democratic national convention and was largely optimistic, laying out his vision for tackling several crises facing the country.

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Biden completes a comeback for the ages with career-defining speech

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Analysis: The Democratic presidential nominee’s remarks resonated with decency, gravity and passion – if not many specifics

Joe Biden stood in a school gym in Iowa fumbling for a message, generating little electricity and looking his age. His rivals were drawing bigger crowds and beat him into fourth place in the caucuses. Political pundits declared him over the hill.

That was February. Now, in August, Biden resembles an ageing heavyweight boxer who got himself in shape, climbed back into the ring, and landed a knockout punch. His closing performance at the Democratic convention on Thursday night produced the finest speech of his career, a comeback for the ages more presidential than the current US president.

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‘Light is more powerful than dark’: Joe Biden accepts presidential nomination – video

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Joe Biden has vowed to unite America and lead the country to overcome “this season of darkness”, as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday evening, a long-sought moment that comes more than 30 years after he first ran for president

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Joe Biden to accept Democratic presidential nomination 33 years after first bid – DNC live

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On the last night of the Democratic National Convention, progressives remain critical that Republicans have been included more than young, progressive Democrats.

If I had a second for every time someone said X got more time than me I’d pool them together and give them to @JulianCastro

Honestly I’m so tired of saying this at this point: the speaking allotment does not represent the future of the Democratic Party. #DemConvention

The convention played a tribute video commemorating the life of Beau Biden, Joe Biden’s eldest son who died of brain cancer in 2015.

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Kamala Harris’s DNC speech claimed a new moment for progressive Democrats

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Harris spoke about structural racism, injustice in healthcare and being a ‘proud black woman’ – fresh words for the presidential stage

The first note that Kamala Harris sounded in her first speech as the Democrats’ official vice-presidential nominee was not about Donald Trump, or Joe Biden, or the crossroads to which the country has arrived.

Instead Harris began her acceptance speech at the party’s national convention Wednesday by looking backwards, to the black women activists who fought historically for the right to vote and then for “a seat at the table”.

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Kamala Harris makes history, Barack Obama slams Trump: day three at the DNC – video highlights

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Kamala Harris officially accepted her vice-presidential nomination on the third day of the Democratic national convention. Her husband, Douglas Emhoff, joined her on stage alongside Joe Biden and his wife, Jill. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Gabrielle Giffords were among the many figures who condemned Donald Trump's presidency and pledged their support for the Biden-Harris ticket

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Covid cases top 5.5m as Joe Biden prepares for big DNC night – US politics live

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David Smith in Washington has an analysis piece for us this morning on that blistering Barack Obama speech last night.

In 2020, Obama was back in the city where the US constitution was drafted and signed. But this time he stood alone at a lectern in the Museum of the American Revolution. Usually presidents go into bat for their own legacy, but the message was that the legacy of George Washington and other founding fathers is now at stake.

Obama’s speeches are often lauded for their poetry but this time his language was cold and muscular, using the word “democracy” 18 times. The man who made famous the slogan “Hope and change” had found that the first of those is not always enough. “I did hope, for the sake of our country, that Donald Trump might show some interest in taking the job seriously,” he said. For a long time the 44th president has declined to use Trump’s name. No more.

Related: Obama's stark message: America must save itself from Trump | Analysis

Associated Press are reporting that the New Mexico city of Las Cruces has agreed to pay $6.5 million to the family of Mexican American man who was choked to death by a police officer.

The settlement calls for the city, 46 miles (74 kilometers) north of the US-Mexico border, to pay the family of Antonio Valenzuela within 30 days and promises the local government will embark on various police reforms. Financial terms of the settlement were not previously disclosed.

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Barack Obama’s fiery DNC speech in full – video

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Barack Obama delivered a powerful message calling for voters to protect American democracy during the third night of the Democratic national convention.  The former president argued that Donald Trump’s potential re-election posed an existential threat to the country’s democratic values and institutions, and he implored voters to 'embrace your own responsibility as citizens'

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Democratic national convention day three: Barack Obama & Kamala Harris lead speeches – watch in full

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Democrats stage the third night of their online convention after formally nominating Joe Biden as the presidential candidate for November’s election. The main speakers on Wednesday include Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi

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Hillary Clinton to say at DNC: ‘Vote like our lives and livelihoods are on the line’ – live

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Islamophobe claims RNC chairwoman called her ‘rock star,’ ‘change agent’ for the party

This is Lois Beckett, taking over our politics live blog from our West Coast office.

Anti-Muslim extremist Laura Loomer claims RNC chairwoman called her to congratulate her on her Republican primary win in Florida and to tell her she was a "political rock star" and a "change agent for the Republican Party." The RNC did not offer comment.https://t.co/ONpC9mfOKz

That’s it from me for now. I will be back tonight to cover the third night of the Democratic convention.

Here’s where the day stands so far:

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Amazon removes shirts with derogatory slogan about Kamala Harris

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The removal of the items followed pressure from Twitter users who urged people to complain to the retail giant

Amazon has removed a clothing line emblazoned with an offensive slogan referring to Kamala Harris from its website after complaints from Twitter users who branded it “unacceptable”.

The T-shirts, tank tops and hoodies which had the words “Joe and the hoe” written in red, white and blue in the style of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Harris’s campaign logo, were on sale for between $24.99 and $42.99.

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Emotional stories and a virtual roll call backing Biden: day two at the DNC – video highlights

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Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president during an emotional second night of their party’s virtual convention, warning that Donald Trump was an 'existential threat' to America who had failed to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic. Here are the key moments from the evening

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Virtual roll call and emotional stories: key takeaways from the DNC’s second night

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Democrats nominated Biden with a vibrant roll call that showed every US region as Ady Barkan called for better healthcare

Democrats formally nominated former vice-president Joe Biden for the presidency on Tuesday, the second night of their virtual convention.

Here are some of the key takeaways from the night:

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Democrats formally nominate Joe Biden for president

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Second night of Democratic convention saw 17 rising stars in party deliver the keynote and an elevator operator nominate Biden

Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden for president during an emotional second night of their party’s virtual convention, warning that Donald Trump was an “existential threat” to America who had failed to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic.

The official nomination elevates a historic ticket that includes his vice-presidential running mate Kamala Harris, the first Black woman to be nominated for national office by a major party.

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