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Biden meets Jacob Blake and family in Kenosha, says U.S. is confronting “original sin”
Joe Biden told residents of Kenosha, Wisconsin, that recent turmoil following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, could help Americans confront centuries of systemic racism, drawing a...

Trump to wade into racial tensions with visit to Kenosha
President Donald Trump is diving head-first into the latest eruption in the nation's reckoning over racial injustice with a trip Tuesday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, over the objections of local leaders.

In moving speech, boy says Joe Biden helped him overcome stutter
Even in a week filled with emotional endorsements of Joe Biden, Brayden Harrington's stands out.

Joe Biden introduces VP choice Kamala Harris; much history, no crowd
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his newly chosen running mate Kamala Harris campaigned together for the first time Wednesday, as the former primary rivals sought to solidify their advantage...

Joe Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and...

Trump not ready to commit to 2020 election results if he loses
President Donald Trump is refusing to publicly commit to accepting the results of the upcoming White House election, recalling a similar threat he made weeks before the 2016 vote, as...

Biden proposes overhauling nation’s energy sector by 2035
Joe Biden released a plan Tuesday aimed at combating climate change and spurring economic growth in part by overhauling America’s energy industry, with a proposal to achieve entirely carbon pollution-free...

Mail-in ballots thrust Postal Service into presidential race
The U.S. Postal Service’s famous motto — “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers” — is being tested like never before, by challenges that...

Joe Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination
Joe Biden formally clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Friday, setting him up for a bruising challenge to President Donald Trump that will play out against the unprecedented backdrop of a...

Joe Biden: Donald Trump “consumed” by ego, not leading during crisis
Joe Biden on Tuesday blistered President Donald Trump a day after police drove back peaceful protesters near the White House so Trump could pose with a Bible before a damaged...