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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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Michelle Obama emphasizes hope — and doesn’t hold back
The former first lady made pointed jabs at Donald Trump in her DNC speech, urging fired-up Democrats in Chicago to "do something."
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‘We never stopped the fight’: The Mississippians carrying on Fannie Lou Hamer’s legacy
Sixty years ago this week, the civil rights activist gave a speech ahead of the Democratic National Convention that helped change history. The work remains unfinished.
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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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These teachers know Tim Walz. Here's why they're hopeful.
As Minnesota governor, Walz has made historic investments in public education, a record his supporters say was shaped by his time in the classroom.
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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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Inside conservative activist Leonard Leo’s long campaign to gut Planned Parenthood
Anti-abortion groups secured a generational victory when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. A lawsuit in Texas demonstrates how those same forces threaten access to other health services, including birth control and screenings for cancer and sexually transmitted infections.
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America’s Black elite is buzzing about Kamala Harris on Martha’s Vineyard
There's a sense of excitement and possibility on the island, long a destination for Black middle- and upper-class communities.
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South Asian women see an ally in Harris, but feel a divide on Gaza
Some South Asian women and LGBTQ+ people believe Harris is more likely than Biden to hear their concerns, but they still want stronger policies on Gaza before the election.
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She helped create a more inclusive Democratic Party. Now she’s leading the convention.
For Minyon Moore, decades of work are culminating in a party gathering that had to be redone at the last minute, one that will highlight Kamala Harris as the first woman of color to be a major party’s presidential nominee.