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What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here's how that might work

What happens next: Joe Biden wants to pass the baton to Kamala Harris. Here's how that might work

With President Joe Biden ending his reelection bid and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats now must navigate a shift that is unprecedented this late in an election year. The path ahead is neither easy nor obvious, even with Biden endorsing Harris.
by The Associated Press

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President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race after disastrous debate, endorses Harris

President Joe Biden drops out of the 2024 race after disastrous debate, endorses Harris

President Joe Biden is dropping out of the 2024 race following a disastrous debate with Republican Donald Trump, throwing the Democratic Party into chaos just months before the election. And Biden has thrown his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, the party’s instant favorite for the nomination at its August convention in Chicago.
by The Associated Press

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Biden is still sidelined with COVID, but the debate over his campaign rages on

Biden is still sidelined with COVID, but the debate over his campaign rages on

Vice President Harris was in Provincetown, Mass., raising money for the Biden-Harris campaign. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden is stuck in Rehoboth Beach, Del., after COVID took him off the trail.
by Asma Khalid and Elena Moore

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Biden praises longtime U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer

Biden praises longtime U.S. Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer

President Joe Biden is calling longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas “a towering figure in our politics.” Jackson Lee died Friday night in Houston with her family around her. She was 74.
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Rep. McCollum urges Biden to exit presidential race, backs Harris-Walz ticket

Rep. McCollum urges Biden to exit presidential race, backs Harris-Walz ticket

Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum wants Democrats to back a new presidential ticket of Vice President Kamala Harris with Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. McCollum is the third Democrat in Minnesota’s congressional delegation seeking Biden’s exit.
by MPR News Staff

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Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a motion for an administrative stay filed by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire student loan forgiveness plan.
by The Associated Press

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