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Biden's Security Clearance 'No Longer in the National Interest'

Trump strips former president, Kamala Harris, other political foes of the courtesy

(Newser) - More than a dozen of Donald Trump's political foes, including former President Biden, have had their US security clearances yanked by the current president. "I have determined that it is no longer in the national interest for the following individuals to access classified information," Trump wrote in...

California Governor's Race Gets a New Entrant

Former US Rep. Katie Porter announces she's running, as Kamala Harris remains undecided

(Newser) - Former Democratic US House member Katie Porter announced Tuesday that she's entering the 2026 contest for California governor, reports the AP , joining a crowded field that could be upended if former Vice President Kamala Harris joins the race. Porter, who became a social media celebrity by brandishing a whiteboard...

Harris Has a Big Decision to Make
Harris Has a
Big Decision
to Make
Mar 7, 2025 12:52 PM CST

Harris Has a Big Decision to Make

She's reportedly debating between running for California governor, or running for the Oval Office again

(Newser) - Former Vice President Kamala Harris is seriously considering running for governor of California , according to reporting from Politico and CBS News . Harris reportedly told an attendee of a pre-Oscars party last weekend that she would decide whether to run for governor by the end of the summer, Politico reports, noting...

CBS Wants Trump's $20B Lawsuit Tossed

Paramount lawyers call it an 'affront to the First Amendment'

(Newser) - CBS News' parent company is trying to get President Trump's $20 billion l awsuit against the network thrown out, arguing that it is an "affront to the First Amendment and is without basis in law or fact." Paramount filed two motions in the US District Court for...

FCC Releases Full Interview at Heart of Trump's CBS Lawsuit

CBS says full transcript shows 60 Minutes sit-down was not edited deceptively

(Newser) - President Trump is suing CBS over Kamala Harris' campaign-cycle interview with 60 Minutes, and on Wednesday the Federal Communications Commission released a transcript of the entire sit-down. The commission's chair, Brendan Carr, requested the transcript after a news distortion complaint was filed with the FCC, the New York Times...

Harris Praises Carter's 'Modesty and Grace'

Trump in separate comments calls Carter's legacy on Panama Canal a 'disgrace'

(Newser) - Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political peak. The military honor guards, a...

After Harris Certifies Her Loss, Late-Night Hosts Riff

'It's like making your ex DJ your wedding,' Jimmy Kimmel says about Trump certification

(Newser) - The late-night talk hosts had plenty to talk about after Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the Monday certification of Donald Trump's victory in the election. A sampling, via LateNighter and the New York Times :
  • Stewart: "It's like attending your own funeral, and even the mourners are
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Harris: 'Today, America's Democracy Stood'
'Today, America's
Democracy Stood'
Jan 6, 2025 4:45 PM CST

'Today, America's Democracy Stood'

Harris says she did her duty in certifying her own election defeat

(Newser) - "Democracy must be upheld by the people," Vice President Kamala Harris told NBC News before she oversaw the certification of President-elect Trump's election victory—and her election defeat. "Today I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I...

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington
A Momentous
Jan. 6 Dawns
in Washington
THE RUNDOWN
Jan 6, 2025 6:43 AM CST

A Momentous Jan. 6 Dawns in Washington

Kamala Harris will certify election of rival Donald Trump at US Capitol on Monday

(Newser) - As Congress prepares to convene during a winter storm on Monday to certify the election of Donald Trump, the AP makes note of one "extraordinary fact": that "the candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to power." Four years...

Harris Tells Supporters to 'Stay in the Fight'
Harris: 'We Must
Stay in the Fight'
Dec 17, 2024 4:17 PM CST

Harris: 'We Must Stay in the Fight'

'Yes, there is disappointment, but there is also resolve for the future,' she tells supporters

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris urged supporters to "stay in the fight" Tuesday as she delivered her first major remarks since her concession speech. She didn't mention President-elect Trump by name in what Politico calls a "pep talk" to young people in the Maryland Corps service program, but...

Shortlist for Time's Person of the Year Is Out

3 presidential candidates in the US and Mexico, including the 2 victors, make the cut

(Newser) - The year of 2024 was enough to make heads nod, shake, and spin. Time is out with the shortlist of the 10 people around the globe who induced the most of that, and they include some very familiar faces and past winners, along with a few newcomers. In alphabetical order:...

Harris Won the Cat Ladies, but Dog Owners Went for Trump
How Pet Owners Voted in 2024
Dec 8, 2024 8:00 AM CST

How Pet Owners Voted in 2024

Harris won the cat ladies, but dog owners went for Trump

(Newser) - "Democrats may have some work to do with dog owners," concludes the AP , which got very curious about how owners of cats and dogs voted in the November election, after Vice President-elect JD Vance's comments targeting "childless cat ladies" and Taylor Swift subsequently identifying herself as...

In 2024, These Words Were the Most-Mispronounced

'Kamala' and 'Chappell Roan' are among the words that Americans struggled most with in 2024

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris and breakout pop star Chappell Roan were among the year's most talked-about people. Their names were also among the most mispronounced. The language-learning company Babbel and closed-captioning company the Captioning Group released a list of the words that news anchors, politicians, and other public figures...

Kamala Harris Has Two Big Possible Next Moves

Politico reports she might run for governor of California in 2026 or for president in 2028

(Newser) - So what's next for Kamala Harris? Politico reports that the vice president is making clear in private calls to supporters that she intends to remain in politics. "I am staying in the fight" is her mantra on the calls. The story by Christopher Cadelago and Eugene Daniels reports...

Trump in Oval Office Return: 'It Is a Nice World Today'

He meets with President Biden, as per tradition

(Newser) - Donald Trump's official return to the Oval Office won't happen until January, but the president-elect made a temporary return on Wednesday. President Biden invited the 47th US president to meet with him in a ceremonial tradition that's seen as part of a smooth and peaceful transfer of...

Biden Calls Military Role the 'Honor of My Life'

President makes first public appearance with Harris since election

(Newser) - President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday made their first joint appearance since her election loss when they observed Veterans Day together, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They then went to the cemetery's memorial amphitheater, where Biden honored...

'Do Not Despair,' Harris Says in Concession Speech

'While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign'

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris called Donald Trump on Wednesday to concede the presidential election before delivering a speech at her alma mater, Howard University. She urged her supporters to remain engaged in the democratic process, the Guardian reports. "The fight for our freedom will take hard work, but like...

Harris Will Officially Concede This Afternoon

Her office says she will deliver speech at Howard University at 4pm Eastern

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver a concession speech Wednesday at the same site where she would have delivered a victory speech if the election had gone the other way. Her office says she will deliver the speech at 4pm Eastern at her alma mater, Howard University in Washington, DC,...

This Is Biden's Fault
This Is Biden's Fault
OPINION
Nov 6, 2024 10:30 AM CST

This Is Biden's Fault

Columnists try to suss out what drove the return of Donald Trump to the presidency

(Newser) - As the world reacts to the news that Donald Trump will be the 47th president of the United States, columnists are weighing in on how Kamala Harris could've lost to a twice-impeached former president with dozens of criminal charges to his name. There's no shortage of theories:
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Trump on Brink of Victory After Winning Pennsylvania

Former president also wins North Carolina, Georgia

(Newser) - Donald Trump is on the brink of winning a second presidency after the AP called the battleground state of Pennsylvania for him early Wednesday. Trump earlier won the swing states of North Carolina and Georgia, with four other battleground states—and Alaska—still in play. A win in any one...

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