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Vice President Moves to Take Control in a Transformed Race
- After President Biden said he was ending his campaign and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris, many leaders of the Democratic establishment quickly followed.
- No top Democrats announced plans to challenge her, though some stopped short of an endorsement, including congressional leaders and former President Obama.
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Catch up on a day of fast-moving developments.
Inside the Weekend When Biden Decided to Withdraw
President Biden didn’t tell most of his staff until a minute before his Sunday announcement. Vice President Kamala Harris learned of his decision the same day.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTOn the Trail With Trump, Vance Shows He Knows His Place: Offstage, Mostly
JD Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president, was a mere warm-up act to Donald Trump at the pair’s first joint rally.
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Trying to reach Black and Latino voters, the Trump campaign has aggressively — and some argue offensively — used hip-hop.
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Donald Trump’s conviction and President Biden’s debate fallout drew waves of money into the race.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Northwest Bakes Again, but Relief May Be Coming for Some Areas
After a blistering weekend, particularly in inland areas farther from the coast, cooler temperatures are expected beginning early this week.
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More than half a million people were under fire danger warnings as several large blazes burned in Oregon during the heat wave.
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Opinion
Frank Bruni
What Joe Biden Just Did Is Utterly Extraordinary
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Gail Collins and Bret Stephens
Can Kamala Harris Step Up? Asking for a Friend.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom
Kamala Harris or Bust
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Lydia Polgreen
If Kamala Harris Is a D.E.I. Candidate, So Is JD Vance
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Nicholas Kristof
What Biden’s Decision Not to Run Means for America
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David French
One of the Republican Convention’s Weirdest Lies
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Letters From Our Readers
As Biden Withdraws, Words of Praise and Caution
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