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.
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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.
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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.’
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Commentary: No more ‘Bachelor’ analogies, and other hopes for the media’s Kamala Harris coverage
Female candidates have to slog through toxic sexism in U.S. political journalism, but a memo to newsroom leaders offers a better way.
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Biden introduces historic pick for vice president as both attack Trump
The former vice president and California Sen. Kamala Harris appeared for the first time together as the Democratic presidential ticket.