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CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama were set to address the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, as the party draws on a coalition of its biggest stars, leaders from the far left to the middle, and even some Republicans to boost Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign against GOP nominee Donald Trump. The hours-long gathering alternated between serious and festive as Obama, the nation's first Black president, prepared to honor Harris, who would be the nation's first female president. A symbolic roll call in w...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Just five days after surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump is set to address the Republican National Convention on Thursday to accept his party's presidential nomination in a speech designed to unify his party — and the nation — behind his third consecutive White House bid. The Republican former president, known for his willingness to attack his political foes in both parties, has promised to offer a softer and kinder message of unity following his brush with death. Trump's speech marked the climax and concl...
NEW YORK (AP) — The No Labels group said Thursday it will not field a presidential candidate in November after strategists for the bipartisan organization failed to attract a high-profile centrist willing to seize on the widespread dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and Donald Trump. "No Labels has always said we would only offer our ballot line to a ticket if we could identify candidates with a credible path to winning the White House," Nancy Jacobson, the group's CEO, said in a statement sent out to allies. "No such candidates e...
