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The DNC asks: What if men led with empathy?
Tim Walz talked football, fatherhood and fertility at the convention, where a number of men have taken the stage to embrace empathy and emotion.
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Abortion is front and center at the DNC — and the message is about freedom
On and off the stage in Chicago, reproductive rights have been a major topic of conversation, a shift from past Democratic conventions.
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Hillary Clinton connects 2024 to 2016 — and history
Staffers from Clinton’s 2016 campaign were touched and energized by their former boss’s exhortation to “keep going.”
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The GOP had already mostly lost unmarried women. Then came JD Vance.
Statements about ‘childless cat ladies’ by Trump’s running mate could alienate other groups and turn out unmarried women for Democrats.
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Squad member Cori Bush loses House primary to Wesley Bell
The two-term House member who represents the St. Louis area was defeated by a local prosecutor supported by millions in outside spending.
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Harris chooses Gov. Tim Walz — an abortion rights and public education advocate — as running mate
Walz, the governor of Minnesota, is a former high school teacher, football coach and member of the U.S. House.
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Could a single ‘no’ vote cost Cori Bush her House seat?
The St. Louis-area Squad member’s vote on the 2021 infrastructure bill is being criticized by her Democratic opponent — and amplified by millions of dollars in ads from pro-Israel groups.
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Who will Harris choose as her VP? Here's who could be on her shortlist.
Picking a running mate is a calculation about constituencies, geography, policy and style. These candidates could make the list.
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Abortion gets the silent treatment at the RNC
A slew of Republican senators who oppose abortion didn’t mention it while on stage in Milwaukee, nor did nominees Donald Trump and JD Vance — but it’s still in the party’s official platform.
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JD Vance, who has a specific vision for America’s families, focuses on his own in RNC speech
Donald Trump’s VP pick featured his wife, mother and grandmother in a speech criticizing Democrats’ policies.