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Kamala Harris finally fields questions from press after dodging media for 18 days since becoming Dem nominee

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with reporters for the first time Thursday since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee nearly three weeks ago. She talked to the media on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport after a campaign event in Michigan and after former President Trump held a lengthy news conference at his...

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Biden to hold first public event of the week before flying to beach house

President Biden is scheduled to hold his first public event of the week on Thursday before flying to his beach house in Delaware.Biden hasn’t been seen publicly since walking back to the White House from Marine One on Monday after returning with first lady Jill Biden from their residence in Wilmington, Delaware. None of the...

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Biden hunkers down in White House with no public events on schedule again

President Biden was briefly seen Monday walking from Marine One to the Oval Office, ignoring reporters’ questions, and the 81-year-old president has not been seen publicly since. A lack of public appearances has become the new normal for the president since he dropped out of the 2024 race, allowing Vice President Kamala Harris to take...

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Biden's upcoming Sunday sit-down interview first since exiting 2024 race: 'Happy to do it,' White House says

President Biden sat down for an interview with CBS News political reporter Robert Costa that will air Sunday, the White House said Wednesday. Biden recorded the sit-down interview with Costa for “CBS Sunday Morning,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters. “The president has always said he wants to do interviews, speak directly to...

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Biden administration will ban federal government using plastic cutlery to combat climate change

The Biden administration announced a plan to target plastic pollution, dedicating particular focus to “phase out” single-use plastics – such as kitchen cutlery, cups and straws – across federal departments. President Biden announced the order taking aim at the “climate crisis” in July which would require an “all-hands-on-deck response” from every federal agency. “The President...

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John Kirby dodges grilling over plea agreement for 9/11 terrorists: ‘Didn’t hear an answer’

White House National Security Council communications adviser John Kirby on Sunday dodged answering questions regarding the abrupt plea deal reversal provided to a trio of 9/11 terrorists last week. “Is the president willing to let these terrorists escape the harshest penalty in the system of justice and let that be part of his legacy?” Fox...

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Kamala Harris has lots of buzz but there's one big problem she can't spin away

Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose.It’s running in short supply in the Biden White House and the Harris presidential campaign by extension. After a head-spinning July, the Harris campaign has 93 days to stand up a national political operation. The trust deficit threatens to subsume Vice President Harris’ admittedly strong start, even...