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Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed

As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate.

The Conversation

George Bush Won't Make Formal Election Endorsement, Office Says

Neither Bush nor his wife Laura Bush plans to publicly share who they will vote for.

International Business Times

Vice President Kamala Harris' White House Campaign Challenges

Explore the challenges and dynamics of vice presidents running for the presidency, with a focus on Kamala Harris's unique circumstances and partnership wit...

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All politicians change their minds – and have been flip-flopping on positions for hundreds of years

People change their opinions. As my husband says, “I always reserve the right to get smarter,” paraphrasing Konrad Adenauer, the former chancellor of Germany.

The Conversation

Presidents Don't Create Jobs, No Matter What Bill Clinton Said

Dynamic economies operate independently of the political party of whoever was elected most recently.

Reason

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The Art of Power review – Pelosi takes swipe at Trump

The former speaker’s illuminating second memoir details how she won an outsized place in Trump’s brain. Can she help beat him back again?

The Guardian - US

Today in Supreme Court History: August 17, 1988

8/17/1988: Republican party nominates George H.W. Bush for President. He would appoint David Souter and Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court.

Reason

Wally Amos, 88, of cookie fame, died at home in Hawaii. He lost Famous Amos but found other success

The creator of the Famous Amos cookie empire has died

The Independent UK

Experts alarmed at Trump's loyalist plot

Trump plans to pack administration with loyalists after career officials stymied some first-term plans

Salon

This one weird trick might win Democrats the election

Republicans are freaking out that their grotesque policies and bizarre politicians are now being called weird by Democrats

The Guardian - US

Playing the Harris race card backfires

The attempts to disqualify the vice president reek of desperation

Salon

Voters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education

When Vice President Kamala Harris paid a visit to Florida in July 2023, she lambasted a state-approved Black history lesson that claimed “slaves developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.”

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Last Tango in Washington: how sad, sidelined Joe Biden may yet have the last laugh

Far from being a lame duck, the president can use his time in office to champion US democracy and tackle unfinished business abroad

The Guardian - UK

Joe Biden has been a foreign policy president, but Kamala Harris is no novice

US president’s contacts list is unmatched since George HW Bush’s, but his VP has been slowly building her portfolio

Reason

Biden's Final Flip-Flop

The president's decision to drop out after insisting he never would continued a pattern established by a long career of politically convenient reversals.

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Trump's VP Pick Looms Large After Assassination Attempt

Former President Trump faces pressure to select a vice president after an assassination attempt at the RNC. Explore the importance of this decision and its...

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The Conversation

Biden isn’t the first to struggle to pop the presidential bubble that divides him from the public

President Joe Biden’s at-times incoherent debate performance against Donald Trump in June has prompted growing pressure from donors, some Democratic politicians and voters for Biden to withdraw from the race.

Roll Call

Trump’s presidential office hours were the shortest since FDR, Biden’s not far behind him - Roll Call

Donald Trump’s working hours were shortest for any president since FDR. Joe Biden’s presidential office hours are third-shortest since 1933.

Roll Call

Presidential Office Hours: Donald Trump's Schedule Vs. FDR Through Obama - Roll Call

…A Hazy Shade of Winter… You know the drill. Headline first. Then a march through the methodology. If you want single-serving factoids, go to, well, pretty much anywhere else on the Internet. Donald Trump arrives in the office almost an hour later than any President since 1933. His average arrival…

The Conversation

Biden v Trump: what are the five things we learned from the presidential debate?

This was the first time that Donald Trump and Joe Biden had debated since the 2020 campaign so The Conversation asked US government and security academic Dafydd Townley to watch the head-to-head and analyse what he thought were the most important points.

Reason

What the First Trump-Biden Debate Taught Us Last Time

In between insanities, the erratic Republican was considerably more right about COVID-19 policy in September 2020 than the smug Democrat or the scoldy journalist.

The Guardian - US

US presidential debates: the 10 most memorable moments

Ahead of Biden and Trump’s first debate of the 2024 election cycle, here are some memorable moments from history

The Conversation

Why Trump’s best chance of winning the US election might be tapping a once-bitter rival as his vice president

As incumbent President Joe Biden and his Republican challenger, Donald Trump, prepare for their first debate later this week, one big question hangs over the US presidential race: who will Trump pick as his vice-presidential running mate?

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