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Scores call for ceasefire in Israel-Hamas War as VP Harris holds event in Boston
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered outside a downtown Boston hotel where Vice President Kamala Harris was attending a fundraiser Thursday to protest the Biden administration’s backing of the Israeli war effort. The group marched around the Ritz Carlton, drawing a large police presence. Two people were arrested on charges of trespassing and resisting arrest, Boston police said. Inside the hotel,...
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Vice President Kamala Harris traveling to Boston on Thursday
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Boston on Thursday to speak at an apprenticeship event and host a campaign reception. Harris is scheduled to participate in a moderated conversation with members of registered apprenticeship programs ahead of National Apprenticeship Week to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration’s “ongoing commitment to supporting workers and creating good-paying union jobs,” according to a...
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Gun violence is the ultimate ‘superstorm,' President Biden says as he announces new federal effort
President Joe Biden says he is determined to stop gun violence in the U.S. as he formally launches the first-ever federal office to be dedicated to uncovering solutions and supporting communities ravaged by shootings.
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Biden aiming to scrub medical debt from people's credit scores, which could up ratings for millions
Vice President Kamala Harris says the Biden administration is beginning the process to remove medical bills from people’s credit scores.
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Kamala Harris says hip-hop is ‘the ultimate American art form' as she hosts a 50th anniversary party
Vice President Kamala Harris has hosted a celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, with appearances by some of the music genre’s pioneers and stars.
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Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
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Motorcycle officer assigned to VP Harris' Seattle visit injured in 50-foot fall from highway ramp
A Bellevue, Washington, motorcycle police officer assigned to a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris was injured Tuesday after falling around 50 feet from a highway on-ramp in Seattle, police said.
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Vice President Harris visits Martha's Vineyard for fundraisers
Vice President Kamala Harris was on Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday for two Democratic fundraisers ahead of the 2024 election. She spoke at a small reception at a home, then at a larger event at a high school in Oak Bluffs called, “A Grassroots Reception with Vice President Kamala Harris,” according to an invitation from the chair of the Massachusetts Democratic…
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Ron DeSantis invites Kamala Harris to Florida to ‘set the record straight' on new Black history standards
Harris said during a trip to Florida this month that state officials wanted to “replace history with lies” by suggesting enslaved people benefited from skills used during forced labor.
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VP Kamala Harris speaks at NAACP Convention in Boston
On day two of the NAACP Convention in Boston, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed thousands inside Boston’s Convention and Exhibition Center, saying she was filled with joy and humbled to be with incredible leaders gathered in the historic city.
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Vice President Kamala Harris says it's a joy to be in Boston for NAACP convention
Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Boston on Saturday to attend the 2023 NAACP National Convention at the Boston Convention Center. The Convention kicked off earlier this week with the theme “Thriving Together.” The Vice President was the distinguished guest for a conversation later Saturday, arriving in Boston just before 4 p.m. and then addressing thousands inside the convention center...
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VP Kamala Harris Arriving in Boston for NAACP Convention
Vice President Harris made history as the first Black Woman Vice President to provide a keynote speech at an NAACP Convention last year.
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VP blasts Florida's new Black history standards, which say slavery had ‘personal benefit'
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to travel to Florida Friday to deliver critical remarks in response to the state Board of Education’s approval of new standards for how Black history will be taught in public schools.
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Biden's 2024 campaign to be headquartered in Delaware
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that his 2024 reelection campaign will be headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware — a departure from his 2020 Philadelphia campaign hub.
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Vice President Kamala Harris matches record for tie-breaking votes in Senate
Vice President Kamala Harris has tied the record for the most tiebreaking votes in the Senate. It was another historic moment on Wednesday for an the first woman or person of color to be vice president. Harris cast her 31st tiebreaking vote to advance the nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The only other vice president...
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Vice President Kamala Harris coming to Boston for NAACP National Convention
Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to Boston later this month to attend the NAACP National Convention, the White House announced Thursday. A statement released by the White House said Harris “will maintain her whirlwind travel across the country in July and August,” including stops in Florida, Illinois, Indiana in addition to her visit to Massachusetts. The vice president will…
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White House details plan to lower child care costs for low-income families
The White House on Tuesday laid out new proposed actions to lower the cost of child care and strengthen a block grant program that helps low-income families access care.
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Kamala Harris Welcomes West Point Grads to ‘Unsettled World' in Historic Commencement Speech
Harris became the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at West Point.
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Kamala Harris Wears Lakers Jersey After Losing Warriors Bet to Husband
United States Vice President Kamala Harris paid up on her Western Conference semifinals bet with her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, on Monday.
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VP Kamala Harris Will Be 1st Woman to Deliver West Point Commencement Speech
Kamala Harris will be the first woman to deliver a commencement speech at the West Point graduation ceremony, White House officials said.