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George Washington didn’t have biological children. So, why is the criticism of Kamala Harris touching such a nerve?

In the past week, old comments by Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance about people without children have resurfaced, offending huge swathes of the American public.

The Conversation

Veepstakes have evolved from where you live to who you are − which way will Harris turn to balance the ticket?

Vice presidential picks can’t help a presidential candidate, but they can hurt one, according to political scientists. Presidential campaigns still spend a fair amount of time thinking about running mates and the ways in which they might boost the ticket – or at least not hurt it.

The Conversation

Meghan McCain says Biden's COVID is fake

McCain has a theory that Biden's reported illness “might just be an excuse for him to step down gracefully”

Salon

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Who could be Kamala Harris’s VP pick now Biden has dropped out the race?

There are a few likely picks for a Harris veep

The Independent UK

Vance or Harris: Does a VP pick help win the US election?

Decades of research shows that VP picks rarely swing the vote – in key states or among vital demographics.

Al Jazeera

Meghan McCain compares Biden’s ‘cognitive decline’ to her father’s terminal brain cancer battle

Daughter of late Republican Senator John McCain said Biden is ‘too old’

The Independent UK

Nato comes to Washington. Republicans have a warning

John McCain is gone and Mitch McConnell’s style of foreign policy is a dying breed

The Independent UK

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Meghan McCain says Biden is a ‘disaster’ and Republican Party a ‘wasteland’ in angry monologue

‘I have felt ... retribution for not endorsing him when he was originally running for president,’ McCain says of Biden

The Independent UK

Trump mocked after claiming he was ‘tortured’ in Georgia jail booking after turning himself in voluntarily

Republican presidential candidate makes wild claim in latest fundraising email to supporters

The Independent UK

Trump mocked for claiming he was ‘tortured’ in Georgia mugshot arrest

Former US president made the claim in a fundraising email that advertised coffee mugs featuring his mugshot

The Guardian - US

Meghan McCain mocked for tone-deaf ‘nepo baby’ tweet

Podcaster, who is the daughter of the late US senator John McCain, has weighed in on discourse in the past

The Independent UK

McCain: Women like AOC "get passes"

"Women like you and I are going to be raked over the coals forever," McCain complained to Tulsi Gabbard

Salon

‘This garbage is pure fiction’: when subjects hit back at their biopics

Trump has spoken out against The Apprentice, but he’s not the first celebrity to attack an unflattering big-screen portrait

The Guardian - US

TikTok's Got Trouble

It starts with "T' and that rhymes with "B" and that stands for "ban."

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Roll Call

This is Sen. Ben Cardin’s next crusade - Roll Call

“We need young people to understand they have a stake in the game,” says Sen. Ben Cardin, who will retire at the end of this term.

Salon

McCain stokes Trump surgery rumor

Meghan McCain brought a doctor on her podcast who alleged both had modifications

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President Biden To Award Presidential Medal Of Freedom

President Biden to honor key figures, including Clarence B. Jones, with Presidential Medal of Freedom for their impactful contributions to American society.

Salon

GOP outrage over Noem killing puppy

"She can't be VP now," says Laura Loomer

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Reason

They Said They Didn't Want War With Iran. Now They're Cheering on War With Iran.

Many of the Washington hawks calling for war with Iran had sworn up and down that more pressure was not a path to war.

Salon

McCain slams "The View" hosts — again

The former "The View" co-host left the show in 2021, leaving what she alleges was a toxic work environment

Roll Call

Sen. Tim Kaine walks on the wild side - Roll Call

He also bikes the crest of the Virginia Blue Ridge, canoes the James River and documents it all in his wilderness memoir “Walk, Ride, Paddle.”

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lieberman obituary

Centrist senator from Connecticut who sought to become vice-president alongside Al Gore and went on to support No Labels

Salon

Remembering my friend, Joe Lieberman

For most progressives, Joe Lieberman will always be a villain. I don't care — he was a total mensch

Roll Call

Joseph Lieberman: A Capitol life in photos - Roll Call

Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday. Here are some of Roll Call’s archival photos from his long career on Capitol Hill.

Roll Call

Joseph Lieberman, an iconoclast who frustrated the Democratic Party, dies at 82 - Roll Call

Former Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who defied the Democratic Party even as he blazed trails, has died at age 82.

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