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President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris appeared together in their first public event since she replaced him as the Democratic nominee, touting the administration’s new plan to lower prescription drug prices for Americans on Medicare. Appearing at Prince George’s County Community College in Maryland, an untethered Mr. Biden praised Harris, saying she will make
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When then-Sen. Kamala Harris was running for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president with one of the most liberal voting records in the Senate, hers was a long-shot candidacy. But now, less than five years later, as the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris is moderating some of her more controversial policy positions. With barely 80 days
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Why Trump “hush money” sentencing is delayed Why Trump’s “hush money” sentencing is being delayed over immunity ruling 04:26 Attorneys for former President Donald Trump asked the judge overseeing his criminal case in New York to delay his sentencing until after the presidential election in November, arguing that a delay is necessary to resolve ongoing
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Why are California teachers excluded from paid family leave? | CBS News California Investigates Why are California teachers excluded from paid family leave? 04:58 As a new school year begins, lawmakers are again trying to give public school teachers paid family leave. Supporters believe the benefit will help attract and retain high-quality teachers in the
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Independent longshot presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approached the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris last week to discuss the possibility of serving in her administration if she were to win the presidential race in November, two sources familiar with the situation told CBS News. Harris and her advisers have not responded with an
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Washington — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday defended his military record amid GOP scrutiny since he became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate last week, saying he’s proud of his service and scolding Republicans for disparaging his record. “These guys… are even attacking me for my record of service, and I just want to
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Former President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to get the judge presiding over his New York criminal case to recuse himself has been denied. It was the third time Justice Juan Merchan has rejected Trump’s demands that he step aside from the case. Each effort revolved around claims that the judge was compromised because his daughter
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Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races Results of the Minnesota primary’s biggest races 04:05 MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraser in the Minnesota primary election and will face incumbent Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar on the November ballot. White, a 33-year-old Minneapolis native who briefly played in the NBA, won 38% of the votes
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, in a surprise move Wednesday, announced he will not run in the upcoming party leadership vote in September, paving the way for Japan to have a new prime minister. Kishida was elected president of his governing Liberal Democratic Party in 2021 and his three-year term expires in September. Whoever wins
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A Hamas representative in Lebanon confirmed to CBS News that a delegation from the militant group will not attend Thursday’s attempt to restart cease-fire negotiations with Israel, saying Hamas has not received assurances that Israel would commit to negotiate on the basis of an earlier proposal dated July 2. “We are not against the concept
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