Monday marks 3 years since the Aug. 26, 2021, suicide bombing at Hamid Karzai International Airport.
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Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says
While Trump has repeatedly boasted about his role in overturning Roe, he has, in recent days, pushed back on Democrats’ warnings that he will go even further to restrict access if he wins a second term.
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Trump allies try to energize him as he struggles to adapt to Harris
Aides scheduled events to try to keep him from brooding during the Democratic convention.
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Here’s what some swing-state voters say about the Democratic National Convention
Optimism, energy and support for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris were the most common themes that stood out to sporadic or uncommitted voters.
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The balloon drop at the DNC had more meaning than you might know
A team of 55 balloon artists from 18 states – and five from Canada – gathered in Chicago last week on their own dime, blowing up and tying thousands of balloons in Tommy DeLorenzo’s honor. DeLorenzo, a Chicago-based balloon artist, was diagnosed with Stage 4 diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2022.
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How a rumor about Beyoncé at the DNC fooled the world
The rumor started with an unlabeled block in the schedule for Night 4.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspending presidential bid, endorses Trump
He made clear that he wasn’t formally ending his bid and said his supporters could continue to back him in the majority of states where they are unlikely to sway the outcome.
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Democrats once strove to ‘go high’ against Trump. Not anymore.
This year’s convention culminated recent efforts to needle Trump on topics known to strike a nerve in the former president, with some Democrats saying they are tired of being polite.
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Harris urges Americans to chart a ‘new way forward’ as she accepts Democratic nomination
Vice President Kamala Harris is the first Black woman and first person of South Asian descent to accept a major party’s presidential nomination, and if elected, she would be the first female U.S. president.
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Supreme Court allows Arizona voter-registration law requiring proof of citizenship
Arizona election officials must reject state registration forms if voters don’t provide documentation of citizenship.