Before a crowd in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris laid out her economic agenda — her first big policy proposal since President Joe Biden’s abrupt departure from the race in July. It was Harris’ latest effort during her warp-speed campaign for the White House to reintroduce herself to voters, who know […]
Brandon Tensley
Brandon Tensley is Capital B's national politics reporter.
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Ilhan Omar Ends the Squad’s Losing Streak
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Tuesday put a stop to the losing streak that the “Squad” of progressive Democrats in the House had been on this summer. Omar, the incumbent of Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, beat her primary challenger, Don Samuels, a former Minneapolis City Council member who nearly defeated her in the […]
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How Harris and Walz Are Trying to Shift This Election’s Vibes
“What do you have to say to the American people?” Megan Thee Stallion asks Vice President Kamala Harris in a TikTok video. “We are not going back,” Harris says, emphatically. Then, without missing a beat, Megan sticks out her tongue and makes her signature sound: ahhh. It’s a short clip — about 10 seconds, from […]
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Meet Kamala Harris’ VP Pick, Gov. Tim Walz
After feverish speculation, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Harris’ selection of Walz is the most significant decision of her rapidly evolving presidential campaign. It comes as the two prepare to introduce the new Democratic ticket via a tour through seven cities in battleground states: Philadelphia; […]
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Harris Faces Critiques of Her Identity, Along With Her Record
Last week, in a moment at the National Association of Black Journalists convention that’s gone viral, former President Donald Trump challenged whether Harris is really Black. He said that he didn’t know that she’s Black until some years ago, “when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants to be known as Black.” Two […]
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Where Does Kamala Harris Stand on Key Issues Affecting Black Voters?
The Democratic Party’s likely presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris, has delivered her first speech since President Joe Biden’s dramatic exit from the race. “I took on perpetrators of all kinds,” she said at her campaign headquarters on Monday, after making anentrance to Beyoncé’s song “Freedom.” “Predators who abused women. Fraudsters who ripped off consumers. […]
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Biden Steps Aside, Makes Way for Harris
Kamala Harris pledged to unite the Democratic Party and win the party’s nomination just hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of his reelection bid on Sunday and endorsed her as his replacement. In a statement, Harris thanked Biden for his “decades of service to our country” and for his support as the party navigates […]
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The GOP Calls for Unity After Trump Shooting
On Thursday, the final night of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald described the criminal cases against him as “witch hunts, referencing “crazy Nancy Pelosi” and an “invasion” at the Southern border. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson used his platform at the convention on Tuesday to explain his reasons for leaving the “woke” Democratic Party, […]
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Black Voters Are Divided Over Replacing Biden
Prominent Black Democratic lawmakers have urged Black voters to rally behind President Joe Biden as he combats calls to abandon his reelection bid, amid heightened criticism that he’s too old and infirm to be the party’s nominee. But polling suggests that Black voters are divided over keeping Biden on the ticket, with support for him […]
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Kimberlé Crenshaw: ‘You Can’t Outrun’ the Attack on Racial Equality
As conservative politicians and judges widen their focus — targeting not just critical race theory but diversity, equity, and inclusion programs — Kimberlé Crenshaw is wrestling with a lot of emotions: frustration, sadness, distress. But surprise? Hardly. After all, she said, what’s playing out right now happens in any war. “If you attack an opponent […]
