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Published
October 7, 2020

Pence and Harris spar over pandemic in vice presidential debate

Both candidates sidestep some difficult questions, in a debate far more respectful than the opening presidential debate eight days earlier.
Published
October 6, 2020

Five questions as Pence, Harris prepare for debate

Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Kamala Harris meet on the debate stage for the first and only time Wednesday night in Utah.
Published
October 6, 2020

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence set to debate as virus spreads at White House

The candidates are less likely to sling the sort of attacks that highlighted the Sept. 29 debate in Cleveland between President Trump and Joe Biden.
Published
October 6, 2020

Pence, Harris teams at odds over Plexiglas dividers at vice presidential debate

Vice President Mike Pence's team argues that the dividers are a medically unnecessary safety measure because the distance between the candidates was extended to 12 feet.
Published
August 20, 2020

Biden makes impassioned plea for Democratic, national unity in convention finale

The former vice president accepts the Democratic presidential nomination, vowing to take on national crises and declaring that 'we will overcome this season of darkness.'
Published
August 20, 2020

Key takeaways from the Democratic convention: Make history, pound Trump

One persistent theme in the Democratic National Convention so far: Portray President Donald Trump as unsuited for the White House.
Published
August 19, 2020

Harris makes history with VP acceptance speech

Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party’s presidential ticket.
Published
August 19, 2020

Kamala Harris accepts Democratic nomination for vice president

The first Black woman on a major party ticket issues an urgent plea for Americans of all colors to rally behind Joe Biden and find a way to vote despite concerns about the pandemic and postal slowdowns.
Published
August 17, 2020

Black colleges see Kamala Harris as a much-needed champion

Historically Black schools are in the spotlight as the U.S. grapples with racism and systemic inequality in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd.
Published
August 14, 2020

Maine Voices: Kamala Harris graduated from university founded by Maine man

Union Gen. Oliver Otis Howard saw education for former slaves as the best way to ensure they could be informed voters.