By Dan Balz The Washington Post Ever since President Joe Biden ended his candidacy and Vice President Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, former president Donald Trump has struggled to adapt to the new opponent. Tuesday’s debate in Philadelphia should show what, if anything, he has learned about running against her. Presidential debates often don’t […]
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Trump cashes in during final weeks of his presidential campaign
By Josh Dawsey and Ashley ParkerThe Washington Post With less than 10 weeks before the presidential election, Donald Trump had a message for voters in late August: He would be selling more digital trading cards for $99 each. “Fifty all new stunning digital trading cards – it’s really something,” Trump says in the ad. “These cards […]
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What we can learn about Harris’s tactics from her past debate performances
By Maeve RestonThe Washington Post Near the end of their 2016 U.S. Senate debate in California, Loretta Sanchez cast Kamala Harris as a tool of the establishment and sought recognition for the controversial stances she herself had taken as a congresswoman. She then confounded Harris and the audience by closing her remarks with a dab. […]
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Trump’s N.Y. hush money sentencing delayed until after Nov. election
By Shayna Jacobs (c) 2024 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – A judge on Friday delayed Donald Trump’s hush money sentencing until after the November election,which means voters will cast ballots without knowing whether the Republican nominee could face jail time for his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records. Prosecutors did not […]
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What would you like to see built on the corner of Kathryn and San Mateo?
It’s known as a dilapidated part of the city, but it wasn’t always so. Today the stretch of San Mateo Boulevard near Gibson Boulevard to Copper Avenue — like much of the International District — seems to feature as many shuttered storefronts as open ones. Few nearby services are available to neighborhood residents, resulting in […]
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Where the 2024 election stands, with 2 months left
By Aaron Blake (c) 2024 , The Washington Post Let the voting begin! The first 2024 presidential ballots are set to go out Friday in North Carolina. And in exactly two months’ time – Nov. 5 – voters will be taking to the polls to decide our next president, control of two very tight chambers […]
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Georgia school shooting elevates gun violence as issue in Harris-Trump race
By Patrick Svitek (c) 2024 , The Washington Post With two months left in the presidential race, former president Donald Trump would prefer to campaign on issues such as inflation and immigration. Vice President Kamala Harris has been centering her campaign on expanding economic opportunity, while seeking to keep abortion rights as a top contrast […]
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Fried food, performing animals and face paint: The New Mexico State Fair is here
The 2024 New Mexico State Fair kicked off Thursday with morning with a number of events, including a sea lion show, a horse show and animal races. The fair will run through Sept. 15. Admission, rides and food specials were discounted for opening day. Find more information here.
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Hunter Biden offers plea in tax case, in effort to avoid second trial
By Jessica Ogilvie, Matt Viser and Perry Stein (c) 2024 , The Washington Post LOS ANGELES – President Joe Biden’s son Hunter tried to resolve his federal tax case Thursday morning as jury selection was about to begin, offering an Alford plea in which he maintains he is innocent but acknowledges that the prosecution’s evidence would likely […]
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Trump backs plan that would give Elon Musk broad role in U.S. policymaking
By Marianne LeVine, Jeff Stein and Trisha Thadani (c) 2024 , The Washington Post NEW YORK – Former president Donald Trump formally endorsed a government spending commission that could give corporate executive Elon Musk broad responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations – a move that reflects a tightening political alliance between the two men with less […]