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washington —  Who will she pick? That’s the big political question in America after U.S. President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who has quickly collected a critical mass of Democratic Party support and funding. The selection in question is Harris’ running mate, the person who would step into … Read more

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has unofficially secured enough support to be the Democratic Party’s candidate in the November presidential election, as party officials prepared to finalize the process for formally nominating a candidate ahead of next month’s Democratic National Convention. An Associated Press tally late Monday had more than 2,200 delegates supporting Harris, easily … Read more

U.S. President Joe Biden is weighing sweeping proposals to reshape the Supreme Court, including the establishment of term limits for the nine justices who now hold lifetime appointments and enacting an enforceable ethics code. According to U.S. news accounts, Biden told members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus last weekend, “I’m going to need your help … Read more

Usha Vance is in the spotlight now that her husband, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, has been picked as Donald Trump’s running mate for the November presidential election. The 38-year-old Yale Law School graduate and daughter of Indian immigrants was registered as a Democrat in 2014 but began voting in the Republican primaries in 2022, according … Read more

The remnants of what was once Hurricane Beryl have brought heavy rain, flooding and evacuations to the northeastern U.S. state of Vermont just days after the storm came ashore in Texas as a Category 1 hurricane. The U.S. National Weather Service said between 7 and 15 centimeters of rain fell on portions of central Vermont, … Read more

With massive missile attacks on Ukraine this week and an announcement that it is resuming production of long-range missiles, Moscow is raising pressure on NATO allies as leaders of the alliance meet in Washington. Marcus Harton narrates this report by Ricardo Marquina. Source link

U.S. soldier Gordon Black pleaded not guilty in a Russian court on Monday to charges of threatening to kill his girlfriend but admitted he was “partially” guilty of stealing from her, Russian state media said. Black, arrested last month in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, is one of at least a dozen Americans currently … Read more

Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, says people are voting illegally in U.S. elections, including immigrants. One California city is moving to impose voter identification rules that violate state voting laws. Genia Dulot reports. Source link

Switzerland said Monday 90 countries and organizations will attend the two-day Ukraine peace conference it is hosting beginning Saturday. The Swiss government said that about half of the countries are from Europe and that broad global participation is important to launching a process with broad support. A government statement said the peace conference aims to … Read more