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Having U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee would alter the race in perhaps unforeseen ways, political strategists have said.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2024
Trump campaign switches gears to confront a Harris challenge
Sources said Donald Trump's campaign had for weeks been planning for Vice President Kamala Harris to be his opponent should she win her party's nomination.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and U.S. President Joe Biden walk through the colonnade on their way to the Oval Office at the White House in Washington in January 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2024
World leaders praise Biden’s record after U.S. president quits 2024 race
Leaders, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, said they would continue to watch the U.S. presidential race closely.
A drone view of Neve Daniel, a Jewish settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on March 12
WORLD
Jul 22, 2024
Israeli settlers court Republican religious right after Hamas attacks
While Donald Trump has suggested U.S. policy could change, neither he nor the Republican Party have been explicit about their position toward a Palestinian state.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House in Washington on July 4.
WORLD
Jul 22, 2024
Biden drops out of presidential race, endorsing Kamala Harris
The stunning announcement — just 3½ months before the Nov. 5 election — came as concerns mounted that Biden could not defeat Republican rival Donald Trump.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives aboard Air Force Two in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts, traveling to a campaign fundraiser, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2024
Trump campaign prepares attack plan for Harris in case Biden withdraws
The effort assumes that the U.S. vice president would be the most likely candidate to replace the president at the top of the Democratic ticket.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, gives his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2024
Emerging narratives: Trump is 'a lion’ or he’s 'a lyin’
Is Donald Trump a "man of destiny," as some conservatives are now claiming or a "con man of destiny"? ("Napoleon in a golf cart,” The Free Press called him.)
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump stands with Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance during Trump's first rally with his running mate, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 21, 2024
Trump fans yell they want Biden, not Harris, as 2024 opponent
Donald Trump polled supporters at his Michigan rally whether they’d prefer for him to run against President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris. An overwhelming cacophony of voices suggested they want the 81-year-old president as Trump’s opponent.
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy greets then-U.S. President Donald Trump during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2024
Trump says he spoke with Zelenskyy and pledges to 'end the war'
Zelenskyy said earlier this week that he and Trump would "work together" if the Republican won the White House.
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2024
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
He considers former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the main instigator but is irritated at ex-President Barack Obama, seeing him as a puppet master behind the scenes.
U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a conversation with former U.S. President Barack Obama and late-night talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel during a star-studded campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2024
Biden fundraisers on hold as July donations plummet, sources say
The move comes even as the Democratic Party planned to accelerate his nomination and he vowed to continue in the 2024 race.
Recent events in U.S. politics, including an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, a favorable court ruling and his nomination at the Republican National Convention, have strengthened the perception he may be “untouchable,” yet nothing is set in stone.
EDITORIALS
Jul 19, 2024
Trump’s wild week and a changing U.S. presidential race
Recent events have reinforced the idea of the “Teflon Don,” an extraordinarily lucky man for whom the laws of politics do not apply.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2024
Trump describes assassination attempt and accepts Republican nomination
As he has done throughout his career, Trump argued he alone can save a dwindling nation, capping a four-day event marked by his party's adulation.
Supporters of former president Donald Trump pray during a benediction on the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 19, 2024
Unpacking America's puzzling election dynamics
If the Republican Party sacrifices the true interests of the U.S. and its allies in order to win the presidency, it will no longer be the Grand Old Party.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, gestures during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2024
Republicans confident of Trump win regardless of Democratic ticket
U.S. President Joe Biden can choose to stay or go — to Republicans, it really doesn't matter who the Democratic candidate is.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris supports President Joe Biden as he speaks from the White House on Sunday about the shooting of his Republican challenger, Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2024
It’s no big deal that a woman may be the president. What a beautiful thing.
Despite some lingering biases, evidence suggests that female leaders often outperform male leaders, particularly in areas like public health.
A commercial district in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, on Sunday. Thomas Crooks, 20, a lifelong resident of the borough, has been identified as the gunman who opened fire during a campaign appearance by former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2024
Trump gunman Thomas Crooks leaves behind a pile of mysteries
Gunman Thomas Crooks seemed to have a bright future waiting for him after having earned a spot at a college engineering program.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance applaud on the second day of the Republican National Convention, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2024
Trump's running mate J.D. Vance set to take spotlight in convention speech
The Republican campaign was dramatically altered four days ago when Trump narrowly survived an attempt on his life at a political rally in Pennsylvania.
Former U.S. President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance, during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2024
Trump's VP pick signals stronger focus on China
J.D. Vance represents a hardening of Trump’s “America First” stance, but could also help push a tougher line on China and support for democratic Taiwan.
Lara Trump, the co-chair of the Republican National Committee, speaks on the second night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2024
Daughter-in-law and party chief: Lara Trump’s dual roles
Lara Trump has become one of the campaign’s most visible defenders in the media, putting a smiling spin on some of the darkest aspects of Donald Trump's campaign.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance (right), the Republican's vice-presidential nominee, attend the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2024
J.D. Vance is red meat for Trump’s MAGA base
It’s a shrewd pick — a nod to Trump’s base. More than any of the other contenders, Vance’s selection shows that Trump wants to lock down the MAGA faithful.

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