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January 23, 2021 at 3:30 am

10 Republicans voted to impeach Trump. The backlash has been swift.

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January 20, 2021 at 5:03 pm

For Harris, an influential voice and a decisive vote

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November 8, 2020 at 9:52 am

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On a January evening in 2019, Joe Biden placed a call to the mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, a personal friend and political ally...

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November 5, 2020 at 7:19 pm

Biden makes gains in key states; Trump unleashes diatribe

Joe Biden gained ground in Pennsylvania, Nevada and Georgia on Thursday as the slow-moving vote count in those contested battleground states moved him closer to...

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October 6, 2020 at 5:42 pm

From Gettysburg, Biden Calls for Healing of a ‘House Divided’

Joe Biden delivered a forceful call for national unity Tuesday from the swing state of Pennsylvania, casting the nation as a “house divided” and the...

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October 2, 2020 at 10:55 am

Biden campaign scrambles to adjust to new uncertainty in race

Former Vice President Joe Biden is traveling to Michigan for campaign events Friday. His doctor announced earlier he'd tested negative for the coronavirus. Democrats are...

First lady Melania Trump, from left, President Donald Trump, Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden stand on stage after the first presidential debate at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio, Sept. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

October 2, 2020 at 9:38 am

Joe Biden tests negative for the coronavirus, his campaign says

The Democratic presidential nominee said that both he and his wife, Jill Biden, tested negative, as did his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris. Both sent...

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September 25, 2020 at 4:36 pm

Trump, Biden court Catholic vote in different ways

Alisa Anderson, a lifelong Catholic from Livonia, Michigan, does not typically give much weight to the religious backgrounds of political candidates. But the deeply personal...

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August 27, 2020 at 2:01 pm

Biden says Trump is ‘rooting for more violence’ amid Kenosha unrest

Joe Biden on Thursday accused President Donald Trump of “rooting for more violence” at a moment of national unrest over racism and police brutality, offering...

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August 13, 2020 at 7:21 pm

How Biden Chose Harris: A Search That Forged New Stars, Friends and Rivalries VIEW

It was early in Joe Biden’s vice-presidential search when he asked his advisers a sensitive question about Sen. Kamala Harris. He kept hearing so much...

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