The California senator is the first Black woman and first Indian American on either major party's presidential ticket Advertisement kamala harris Kamala Harris | Credit: Al Drago/Getty Images Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday — making her the first Black woman and first Indian American on either major party's presidential ticket. Following the announcement — in which the former Vice President called Harris a " fearless fighter " — Harris, 55, wrote on Twitter that Biden "can unify the American people because he's spent his life fighting for us. And as president, he'll build an America that lives up to our ideals." Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. "I'm honored to join him as our party's nominee for Vice President, and do what …
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The Biggest Political & Celebrity Names You’ll See at This Week’s Democratic National Convention
The DNC lineup includes its party's biggest names like the Obamas as well as stars such as Billie Eilish, and — of course — Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Advertisement Joe Biden, Kamala Harris From left: former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris | Credit: Andrew Harnik/AP/Shutterstock; Lorenzo Bevilaqua/Walt Disney Television/Getty The lineup for the 2020 Democratic National Convention has arrived. The Democratic Party has released the names of the speakers and musical performers who will appear at this week's virtual DNC , including primetime speeches from the Obamas and the Bidens. On Friday, the convention also announced remote musical performances from the likes of Billie Eilish and John Legend. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. The four-day …
SHAPIRO: When Does The COVID-19 Panic End?
Two weeks to slow the spread. That was the original rationale for the lockdowns, masking and social distancing: Prevent transmission of the coronavirus so that Americans could be assured that we would not overwhelm hospital capacity, causing needless death. Wait until a vaccine is available. That was the next goal post: an admonition to continue to take precautions to avoid spreading the coronavirus until a vaccine could be developed. Despite the warnings of COVID-19 pessimists that a vaccine would take years to develop, despite the unjustified alarmism of figures like Vice President Kamala Harris that the Trump administration would skew the vaccine protocols to achieve political ends, vaccines were miraculously developed. Wait until every adult has a chance to get the vaccine. That was the final rationale for caution. And as states began to tranche out vaccines by the millions, every person above the age of 12 in the United States was given the opportunity to get vaccinated. …
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Gov. Whitmer’s ‘Long Busy Days’ — and the Occasional Burst of Sun — in the Middle of a Plague
"At the end of the day, I'm always going to keep staying focused on doing my job," she says Advertisement Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2018 A lot of eyes have been on Gretchen Whitmer. In the matter of months, she's gone from a relatively unknown governor to one of Joe Biden's potential picks for the vice presidency on the 2020 Democratic Party ticket. Along the way, Whitmer has been called out by President Donald Trump over her statewide shutdown because of the novel coronavirus and she's appeared dozens and dozens of times on national television. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. But like most, the 48-year-old Michigan leader hasn’t left her home much in the past three months. "When lives are on the line, as they are with a global pandemic, they …
Joe Biden Accepts Democratic Nomination & Promises: ‘I Will Draw on the Best of Us’
In the biggest speech of his political career, the former vice president decried "too much division" under incumbent Donald Trump, who soon responded on Twitter Advertisement joe biden Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden accepts the party's nomination on Thursday night | Credit: DNC2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told supporters Thursday night that, after three and a half years of "too much anger, too much fear, too much division," he plans to unite the country and move on from President Donald Trump . "Here and now, I give you my word," Biden, 77, said. "If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us, not the worst." Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. Biden's acceptance speech for the nomination marked the close of the first …
Sen. Tammy Duckworth Says Trump Shouldn’t Be President for ‘Another 4 Minutes’ Let Alone 4 More Years
Sen. Tammy Duckworth honored Joe Biden's late son Beau, a fellow Iraq War veteran, while slamming President Donald Trump Advertisement Sen. Tammy Duckworth Sen. Tammy Duckworth | Credit: DNC2020 During the final night of the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, Sen. Tammy Duckworth dug into President Donald Trump's performance as commander-in-chief while speaking about the sacrifices of U.S. military families. Duckworth, who lost her right leg near the hip and her left leg below the knee in 2004 while serving in Iraq when her helicopter was shot down, spoke in support of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and honored his late son Beau's own military service in Iraq as a U.S. Army major. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow Following You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. "Joe knows the fear military families live …