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Hillary Clinton says Joe Biden should not concede on election night
Clinton conceded defeat on the night of the election in 2016 but said the shift to mail-in voting due to the coronavirus pandemic means it could take longer to know the winner in November.
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EXPLAINER: Trump's diplomatic legacy - lost trust, scarred ties and sanctions
The Republican president, a former businessman from New York who boasts about his deal-making skills, has delivered on some of his pledges, while partially meeting a few others. Some he has so far completely failed to achieve.
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Republicans to make case for Trump after Democrats endorse Biden
The Republican convention begins in North Carolina on Monday, and like the Democratic event it is going to be mostly online because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Vowing to turn page on Trump era, Biden promises 'light' over 'darkness'
'Here and now, I give you my word: if you entrust me with the presidency, I’ll draw on the best of us, not the worst,' Biden said as he accepted the Democratic presidential nomination for an election 75 days away.
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Kamala Harris accepts VP nod, says Trump costs American 'lives and livelihoods'
Making history as the first Black woman and Asian-American on a major US presidential ticket, Harris made a direct appeal to Black Americans and other crucial constituencies that Democrats need in the Nov. 3 election.
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Democrats nominate Biden for president, vowing he’ll end Trump 'chaos'
In clips from around the country, Democrats of all stripes explained why they were supporting Biden while putting their own state-specific spin on the proceedings.
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Trump lashes out at Michelle Obama after convention takedown
In unprecedented criticism of a sitting US president by a former first lady, Michelle Obama painted Trump as a man who lacks the competence, character, and decency for the job.
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Biden campaign raises $48mn in 48 hours after naming Harris as VP choice
Biden, a former vice president himself, on Tuesday, picked Harris as his choice for VP, making her the first Black woman on a major-party US presidential ticket.
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Biden and new running mate Harris to take on Trump's coronavirus response
Kamala Harris will have three roles to play as a campaign spokeswoman: energising people to vote and volunteer, outlining Biden’s policy vision and prosecuting the case against Trump, according to a person familiar with the strategy.
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Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden
Harris said she had long admired Biden’s commitment to his family and country, and she described him as ready to meet the challenges created by Trump’s failures in handling the pandemic and its economic consequences, as well as racial unrest.
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Why Kamala Harris may prove an elusive target for Trump
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris as his running mate.
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World, US leaders welcome Biden’s Pick of Kamala Harris as running mate
Executive director of United Nations Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ncquka said she was the first black woman nominated for VP, and only the fourth woman in history on a presidential ticket.
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Joe Biden chooses Senator Kamala Harris for White House running mate
Harris will be confirmed as Biden’s running mate at the Democratic convention that begins on Monday, where Biden will also be formally nominated to challenge Trump.
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Biden expected to announce US presidential running mate this week - source
Biden and his potential vice president will formally accept the party’s nomination at the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for Aug. 17-20, and he is expected to announce his pick before it begins.
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Trump loses bid to add fourth debate with Biden in early September
Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani had asked for either a fourth debate in the first week of September or for the first debate to be moved up from 29 September because voters in some states would already be able to cast votes before then.
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Biden unveils quarter-billion-dollar campaign advertising blitz
The new Biden ad reservations, which include $60 million allocated to digital ads, would exhaust all of the $242 million his campaign reported having available to spend last month
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Trump floats election delay, lawmakers in both parties reject idea
Critics and even Trump’s allies dismissed the notion as an unserious attempt to distract from devastating economic news, but some legal experts warned that his repeated attacks could undermine his supporters’ faith in the election process.
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Barack Obama and George Clooney to hold virtual fundraiser for Joe Biden
Virtual fundraisers have proven to be effective for Joe Biden, helping him and allied Democratic groups outraise Trump and Republican groups in May and June.
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Trump could lose reelection in 100 days - and the US is on edge
Polls give his Democratic challenger Joe Biden an advantage nationally, strong leads in swing states, and even a shot at Republican strongholds like Texas.
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Trump, sinking in polls, shifts tone on coronavirus
After an erratic US response, some 140,000 deaths, and now dramatic surges in new cases across the south and southwest, polls show two-thirds of Americans mistrusting Trump's leadership on the issue.
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'He's shot, he's mentally shot': Trump calls Biden 'not competent'
Trump made several unfounded or highly speculative accusations against the former vice president, saying he would 'triple your taxes' and 'defund the police.'
