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Nancy Pelosi lauds Harris’ political skill in securing nomination with ‘dignity and grace’
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi addressed the Democratic National Convention on the third night along with Bill Clinton, Josh Shapiro and Tim Walz. Source
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Oprah Winfrey endorses Harris, saying she represents ‘the best of America’
Talk show host Oprah Winfrey arrives to speak on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Talk show and media icon Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president. “What we’re going to […]
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Republicans ‘sick and tired of making excuses’ for Trump should vote Harris, says GOP ex-Lt. Gov. of Georgia
Two Republicans speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday — a former Trump White House advisor and the former lieutenant governor of Georgia — urged GOP voters to support Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Olivia Troye served in former president’s administration as a counterterrorism advisor to then-Vice President Mike Pence. Geoff Duncan was the second […]
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Bill Clinton says choice between Harris and Trump is ‘We the people’ vs. ‘Me, Myself, and I’
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks on stage during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 21, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Former President Bill Clinton told the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, “In 2024, we have a clear choice: ‘We The People’ versus […]
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RFK Jr. plans to end presidential campaign, will endorse Trump over Harris
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., looks on during a campaign event to announce his pick for running mate at the Henry J. Kaiser Event Center on March 26, 2024 in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the presidential race on Friday and endorse […]
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Harris allies make a pitch to CEOs that she would be good for business
CHICAGO — Vice President Kamala Harris’ allies in the business community are privately making a pitch to CEOs about why they should back her over former President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. At private parties and meetings during the Democratic National Convention, corporate executives close to Harris told CNBC they are delivering […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A ‘crazy’ summer
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 20, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no […]
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Biden gets few mentions from Democrats eager to turn the page at DNC day 2
Former U.S. President Barack Obama speaks on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After an opening night that was dedicated to thanking President Joe Biden, Tuesday’s Democratic National Convention speakers barely mentioned the president at […]
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Michelle Obama: Trump used ‘misogynistic, racist lies’ to ‘try to make people fear us’
Former First Lady Michelle Obama directly challenged former President Donald Trump over his decade-long effort to vilify the Obamas in her speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday. “Donald Trump did everything in his power to try to make people fear us,” Obama said. “Doubling down on ugly, misogynistic, racist lies as […]
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Bernie Sanders outlines policy agenda more liberal than Harris’ plan. That could help her
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., spent his primetime appearance at Tuesday night’s Democratic National Convention laying out his own policy priorities — even ones that he knows diverge from Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign platform. “We need to join the rest of the industrialized world and guarantee health care to all people as a human right, […]
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