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NEW: Voters are gaining trust in
@KamalaHarris
after a string of high-profile events, the latest Bloomberg News-Morning Consult poll found.
We explored why it’s happening:
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@KamalaHarris
and
@GovTimWalz
greeted a Girl Scout troop in Wisconsin.
Their shirts read: “This is a country of possibilities” and “You are powerful, your voice matters.”
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The
@POTUS
returned to the White House after SOTU, and was met by a large cheering crowd. The pool was not close enough to identify any of the people.
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There were cease-fire protests at this MI rally, first at a Biden or Harris event in weeks, in my memory.
@KamalaHarris
’ response: "We believe in democracy. Everyone's voice matters, but I am speaking now.”
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Governor
@JoshShapiroPA
called Prime Minister
@netanyahu
“one of the worst leaders of all time,” saying the leader is steering Israel in the “wrong direction.”
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"I love their 30% sales tax,"
@POTUS
says sarcastically during a meeting w/ Dem leadership. "I have no intention of letting the Republicans wreck our economy, nor does anybody around this table."
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Vice President Harris and the Second Gentleman stand outside the “Door of No Return,” the exit at former slave-trading post at Cape Coast Castle in Ghana.
Harris was visibly emotional at times during the tour.
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Kate Cox, the Texas woman whose story of being denied emergency abortion care went viral, reveals she’s pregnant again, ahead of
@VP
’s speech in MD.
“I hope… when we welcome our baby to the world, it will be a world led by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris,” she says.
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The
@WhiteHouse
is lit green tonight in honor of the victims lost in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting ten years ago today.
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Stephen Colbert just arrived at the White House state dinner
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A portrait of Tyre Nichols and his son on display outside the church sanctuary during his funeral service.
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It’s Harris’ last day in Zambia, and in Africa. She’s visiting a farm using green agriculture techniques.
“You know I grow peppers?”
@VP
says, listing Scotch bonnet, habanero and Thai chilli peppers.
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People lined the street in Chicago as the
@VP
’s motorcade rolls to the United Center to deliver her acceptance speech.
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Everyone greeting Harris on the tarmac in Delaware for her first campaign stop seeking the nomination:
- Governor John Carney (D-DE)
- Senator Tom Carper (D-DE)
- Martha Carper, Spouse of Senator Tom Carper
- Senator Chris Coons (D-DE)
- Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester
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Several students and faculty are wearing Keffiyeh scarves at the
@Morehouse
College graduation.
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NEWS:
@KamalaHarris
told reporters that she will unveil her economy policy platform next week. This will be the first major policy rollout of her campaign.
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The
@VP
greeted in Zambia with “the VP is here” cheers. Cheering started as soon as she got off the plane.
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The
@VP
is visiting the property of the former residence of her grandparents, per VP’s office. It’s now being used as an office space.
Harris spent a summer with her grandfather in Zambia as a child, who served in the gov’t here in refugee resettlement.
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Asked by me whether he’s seen Donald Trump’s mugshot,
@JoeBiden
says he saw it on television. “Handsome guy,” he adds with a chuckle.
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"I'm Kamala's running mate,"
@JoeBiden
says in the opening lines of his speech at an abortion-rights event.
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The Harris buzz continues on TikTok, where her campaign quadrupled its following to 2M.
An analytics firm found over 95% of left-leaning posts had a positive sentiment about Harris. It’s a “drastic overnight shift,” the founder says.
W/
@aishacounts
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NEWS:
@POTUS
announces he will *reintroduce* student-debt relief under the Higher Education Act, a different legal rationale than originally used, which was the Heroes Act.
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@VP
Harris addressed Florida’s decision to block the teaching of AP African-American studies with the state’s House and Senate minority leaders, per pooler
@CleveWootson
“Anyone who bans teaching American history has no right to shape America’s future,” Harris said.
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Opal Lee, known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” awarded with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Biden at PA headquarters: “I’m not gonna make this a speech… by the way, I’ve got John Fetterman. I don’t need much else.”
Fetterman cracks a smile.
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Another large crowd in Nevada, but some empty seats at Harris’ rally.
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For
@BW
— Kevin Fisher spent 26 years in prison. After being released, employers turned him away. One restaurant in Columbus, Ohio changed that, and they’re doing the same for others.
“All a person wants when they get out is a chance to live life.”
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@VP
just made an unannounced stop at
@TheBlackCaucus
Institute’s town hall in Boston.
“There is so much at stake in our country. The future of America has always relied on the folks who are in this room,” she says.
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New: A look inside the
@VP
’s fundraising blitz.
@KamalaHarris
is routinely selling out tickets and exceeding donation targets for campaign receptions.
Here’s why.
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The
@VP
and the
@SecondGentleman
joined the Bidens on the White House balcony to watch the 4th of July fireworks show.
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This crowd for Harris in WI is rivaling Trump rallies. It’s Harris’ first outdoor rally since running for president.
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@JoeBiden
reached out to
@NikkiHaley
today, per Biden Campaign Co-Chair
@MitchLandrieu
on CNN.
“There are a lot of things that the folks that voted for Nikki Haley share with Joe Biden,” he said.
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Scoop: Senate Democrats are reintroducing the John Lewis Voting Rights Act ahead of the anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
@VP
heads to Selma this weekend.
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Harris unveils her third economic policy proposal following vows to ban grocery price-gouging & end taxes on tips for service workers:
- Offering $25k for first-time home buyers
- Building 3 million new houses in 4 years
- Legislation to stop home price-fixing
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@POTUS
called Coco Gauff and her parents this morning, and congratulated her on winning the U.S. Open.
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VP
@KamalaHarris
’ chief of staffs, on the campaign and official side, are both donning brat-esque outfits today.
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“I will start with this: We will win this election,”
@KamalaHarris
tells donors in San Francisco.
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Former Vice President
@algore
, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, receives the US’s highest civilian honor.
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Harris took another swipe at
@RonDeSantis
’s new Black history curriculum.
“We are looking at extremist so-called leaders, who dare to say that they are national leaders, who are denying America’s clear history on the issue of slavery, who would dare to say that enslaved people
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In a nod to
@KamalaHarris
, Biden said today: “I have no doubt that a Morehouse man will be president one day— just after an AKA from Howard.”
“She’s tough guys,” he added.
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In remarks, Harris says “the descendants of the people who walked through that door… went on to fight for civil rights, fight for justice… and all of us regardless of your background have benefitted from their struggle.”
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Local law enforcement decided to close the doors to supporters due to extreme heat, a campaign official says. Approx. 4,000 people were still in line when doors closed.
There are more than 12k people in attendance, the official said. It’s over 100 degrees in Vegas.
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Spike Lee and his wife arrive at the state dinner in Ghana.
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“Folks, what century are we in?”
@POTUS
says in White House task force on reproductive rights.
“My Lord, we’re talking about contraception here.”
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@POTUS
greeted by
@SenatorWarnock
, and other Morehouse alumni, after landing in Atlanta.
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@POTUS
becomes the first sitting president to address a Sunday service at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Her second response, after protests continued through her remarks:
HOLY SH!T 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
VP
@Kamala
Harris shutting down protesters: “You know what, if you want Donald Trump to win then say that. Otherwise, I’m speaking”
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Biden told staffers today on campaign call: "Let's link arms. Let's get this done. You, me, the Vice President. Together," per source familiar.
He made reference to a tough past few days, but said the stakes of the election are too high for him to back down.
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NEW:
@VP
’s office announces that students in the federal work study program will now be able to get paid to register people to vote, and work as poll workers.
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New:
@VP
has become a voice for issues the White House has fallen short on for Black voters. She’s crisscrossed the nation in moments of tragedy and turmoil to address them.
“All of us knew we were looking for something. She’s become that something.”
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Asked the vice president how debate prep is going, she said “haven’t had it today, one day at a time.”
@KamalaHarris
also told reporters her go-to snack is Doritos.
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Star of HBO’s VEEP Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at White House state dinner
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@POTUS
says the Supreme Court has "done more to unravel basic rights and basic decisions than any court in recent history."
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This story is worth your time.
Kamala Harris kicked off her campaign promising to lift children out of poverty and to fight for things like child care and paid family leave.
There are signs her message is making headway with low- income Americans.
From me,
@mniquette
and
@JeffAGreen
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The president addressed an overflow room of supporters at his WI rally where he doubled down on staying in the race.
Key note: He did not use a teleprompter for his remarks to the crowd. “This is the most dangerous election in U.S. history,” he said.
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Emotional moment for the parents of Officer Brian Sicknick, who died defending the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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Biden is tossing ice cream (one of his favorite foods) sandwiches to shipyard workers.
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Vice President Harris meets with survivors of the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Tanzania. This year marks 25 years since the tragedy.
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NEW:
@KamalaHarris
has been meeting regularly with the biggest names in corporate America, offering alternative outreach to an industry with historical affinity to the GOP.
W/
@sonalibask
,
@GillianTan
, & co. ⬇️
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The
@VP
tells Black supporters in Philly that she was in the room with Biden when the SCOTUS overturned his original student debt cancellation plan.
"I'm going to tell you what he said that day: 'This is not over,'" she says.
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The side of the Harris-Walz bus reads: “A new way forward.”
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This Harris supporter tells me he ordered his flag online.
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"There's something happening in our country right now. Some people would suggest that the measure of strength is based on who you' beat down. That's perverse,"
@VP
says, seemingly a reference to Trump.
"Empathy is a true quality of a true leader, and that is the true Joe Biden."
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Harris heads back to DC after a five-day swing state tour to PA, WI, MI, AZ and NV, with a final stop in CA today.
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“She has brought out the joy in our politics,” Walz says, introducing Harris.
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@POTUS
told reporters he called Congressman
@MikeLevin
to wish him congratulations today. Biden spent two days campaigning with Levin in San Diego last week.
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“This war remains an utter failure for Putin,”
@VP
says at the Summit on Peace in Ukraine in Switzerland.
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“Enough is enough is enough. This is not that complicated. The brinkmanship has to end,”
@POTUS
says addressing the passage of a short-term bill that avoided a government shutdown.
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New:
@iamwesmoore
just announced Maryland is opening an Office of Gun Violence Prevention. It's the first state to do so since
@VP
convened state officials to tackle the issue in December.
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The
@VP
has arrived at the presidential palace of Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo for their bilateral meeting.
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A reminder:
@POTUS
declined to use executive privilege to redact any portion of the report.
“Mr. Biden would likely present himself to a jury, as he did during our interview of him, as a sympathetic, well-meaning elderly man with a poor memory,” they wrote
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In Switzerland,
@KamalaHarris
refers to Vladimir Putin's proposal for peace talks: "We must speak truth. He is not calling for negotiations. He is calling for surrender."
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"I'm directing my team to move heaven and Earth to reopen the port, and rebuild the bridge as soon as humanly possible,”
@POTUS
says.
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