LOS ANGELES - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke in support of Joe Biden on the second night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, adding his voice to a list of notable Republicans who have made appearances at the DNC in opposition to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election.The former cabinet member under Republican President George W.

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Trump vs. Biden in a divided nation

As the U.S. grapples with the pandemic, economic collapse, and a reckoning over systemic racism, presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, are vying to win over a divided nation. Jackson Proskow reports.

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Trump Lashes Biden, Defies Pandemic During Republican National Convention

Facing a national moment fraught with racial turmoil and a deadly pandemic, President Donald Trump accepted his party's renomination on a massive White House South Lawn stage Thursday night, boasting of helping African Americans and defying his own administration's pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd. As troubles churned outside the gates, Trump painted an optimistic vision of America’s future, including an eventual triumph over the coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 175,000 people, left millions unemployed and rewritten the rules of society.

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Biden, Harris attack Trump’s response to racial unrest ahead of RNC speech

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris stepped up their criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, saying he’s rooting for violence amid unrest in Wisconsin and blasting him for a lack of leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, hours before Trump’s planned address on the final night of the Republican National Convention.“He views this as a political benefit,” Democratic presidential nominee Biden said on MSNBC about protests in Wisconsin after police shot a Black man earlier this week.

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On RNC’s final night, former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani asks Trump to ‘Make America Safe Again’

NEW YORK - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani slammed Joe Biden as a “Trojan Horse” for the Left and asked President Trump to “make our nation safe again” in a speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday.In his speech, Giuliani blamed Democrats for the recent wave of unrest and riots throughout several cities across the United States, criticizing alleged inaction by Democratic officials and claiming that Black Lives Matter and Antifa hijacked the original peaceful protests over the “unforgivable police killing of George Floyd” and turned them “into vicious, brutal riots.” “It is clear that a vote for Biden and the Democrats creates the risk that you will bring this lawlessness to your city, town, or suburb,”

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Trump’s acceptance speech expected to target Biden

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to accept his second presidential nomination with a speech from the White House, as the Republican National Convention comes to a close.

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President Trump's big night: RNC acceptance speech aims to paint Biden as 'extreme'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump plans to tell voters that Democratic rival Joe Biden would pursue the “most extreme set of proposals ever put forward by a major party nominee” when the president delivers his acceptance speech Thursday night at the Republican National Convention.Trump has complained that the Democrats' message was too dark and pessimistic when they held their own scaled-back convention last week.

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Kamala Harris slams ‘profound failure of leadership’ in counter to Trump ahead of final night of RNC

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President Trump's big night: Expect talk of GOP progress, Dem anarchy

First Lady Melania Trump and US President Donald Trump listen to the US National Anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," during the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 202 WASHINGTON (AP) - Four years ago, Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a dark convention speech that painted a dystopian portrait of America in decline and offered a singular solution: himself.Though Trump has been president for three-and-a-half years, his rhetoric on the state of the nation has remained bleak.

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RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Republicans proceeded with the third night of their national convention, but many Americans — particularly those in the path of Hurricane Laura — were focused on more immediate concerns.

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Trump's audience doesn't match Biden's; president hails CNN

NEW YORK – Up is down, down is up.

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to get routine coronavirus testing, a notable change

WASHINGTON – In a notable change, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris, will now be regularly tested for the coronavirus as the race heats up, a campaign aide confirmed Monday.“This announcement is another step demonstrating Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ commitment to turn the page on Trump’s catastrophic mismanagement during the worst public health crisis in 100 years,” said Biden spokesperson Andrew Bates.Bates declined to comment Monday when asked if Biden had been tested yet, though deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield said Sunday that he hadn't been.A campaign aide said the decision to move forward with regular testing was based on the recommendations of the campaign’s medical advisers.

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Man whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting speaks in support of Trump at RNC

WASHINGTON - Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, delivered remarks in support of President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention’s opening night on Monday.“I truly believe the safety of our kids depends on whether this man is reelected,” Pollack said in support of Trump.Ahead of his speech, Pollack made an appearance on “FOX & Friends Weekend” on Aug.

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Joe Biden, Kamala Harris to be regularly tested for coronavirus

November's election.Since the coronavirus began spreading widely in the United States in March, Biden has done few public events, most of them close to his Delaware home.But following his formal nomination at last week's Democratic National Convention, the campaign is expanding its health protocols in a new phase of the race that could see the former vice president in closer proximity to the public."Consistent with the transparency Vice President Biden has demonstrated, we will make public if either the Vice President or Senator Harris ever has a confirmed, positive case of COVID-19," a campaign aide told Reuters.The aide said Biden, 77, Harris, 55, and key staff who interact with them would be tested "on a regular basis," in line with the

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Trump Jr. name-calls Biden, girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle lauds president in fiery RNC speeches

WASHINGTON - Addressing the 2020 Republican National Convention Monday night, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s son, ridiculed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with name-calling in a fiery speech shortly after his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, took the stage to laud his father’s leadership.“If you’re looking for hope, look to the man who did what the failed Obama/Biden administration never could do and built the greatest economy our country has ever seen,” said the president's eldest son.Claiming that if elected, Biden will undo everything the Trump administration worked to achieve, Trump Jr.

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RNC Day 1: Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to face Joe Biden in 2020 election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump turned a surprise opening-day appearance at his party’s scaled-down national convention into an opportunity to question the integrity of the fall election, even as his aides promised a diverse and uplifting message once the evening program shifted back to Washington, D.C.

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Republicans formally nominate Donald Trump to take on Biden in the fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Republican Party formally nominated President Donald Trump for a second term in the White House Monday, one of the first acts of a GOP convention that has been dramatically scaled down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.Trump has sought to minimize the toll of the pandemic, but its impact was evident as proceedings began in Charlotte.

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Joe Biden says he’d shut down economy if scientists recommend it

ATLANTA – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers’ advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take office and the coronavirus had not abated.“I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives. We cannot get the country moving until we control the virus,” Biden said in an interview broadcast Sunday night on ABC News.Asked specifically whether he’d push to shutter economic activity if scientists said it was necessary, Biden replied: “I would shut it down.”The former vice president's remarks came as part of his first joint interview with vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

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Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said he would follow public health advisers' advice if they called for a national shutdown should he take office and the coronavirus had not abated. "I would be prepared to do whatever it takes to save lives.

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Biden has not been tested for coronavirus, deputy campaign manager says

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wear a facemask as he watches fireworks outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, held virtually amid the novel coron Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has still not been tested for the novel coronavirus, his deputy campaign manager said on Sunday.Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” Kate Bedingfield defended Biden not being tested – saying that the campaign has “put the strictest protocols in place, and moving forward, should he need to be tested, he certainly would be.”Bedingfield added that the former vice president has not had COVID-19.Despite not being tested himself, Biden has laid out a plan for free

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Joe Biden hits out at Donald Trump over handling of coronavirus pandemic

Donald Trump over the handling of coronavirus pandemic."President Obama and I established a White House office to prepare our nation for future pandemics.

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Trump campaign unveils convention speakers, POTUS to speak every night

President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing at the White House on Aug. 13, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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Biden accepts Democratic nomination for president at convention’s final night

Joe Biden vowed to unite an America torn by crisis and contempt Thursday night, accepting the Democratic presidential nomination and achieving a pinnacle in an unfinished quest that has spanned three decades and been marred by personal tragedy, political stumbles and more dynamic rivals.The past hurdles fell away as Biden addressed his fellow Democrats and millions of Americans at home who he hopes will send him to the White House to replace Donald Trump – though his triumphant moment was drained of immediate drama by the coronavirus pandemic, which left him speaking to a nearly empty arena rather than a to a joyously cheering crowd. ‘Come together’: Biden kicks off battle with Trump for U.S.

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‘If you entrust me with the presidency, I will draw on the best of us’: Joe Biden accepts Democratic presidential nomination

During his Thursday speech on the fourth day of the Democratic National Convention, Joe Biden formally accepted the party’s presidential nomination in the race for the White House against Donald Trump.

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Takeaways from the final night of the Democratic convention

FAITH AT THE FOREFRONTOn the night he was to officially accept the Democratic nomination for president, Joe Biden put faith front and center, making a point not to cede the issue to Republicans.Sen. Chris Coons, who represents nominee Biden’s home state of Delaware, spoke of a “private” faith that is personally defining for Biden, a practicing Roman Catholic.

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DNC Day 4: Biden seeking unity as he accepts Democratic nomination on last night of convention

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Dozens of former GOP national security officials to back Biden, call Trump ‘dangerously unfit’

Republican national security officials from multiple administrations are coming forward to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden – the latest in a number of former GOP officials and lawmakers to back the former vice president."While we – like all Americans – had hoped that Donald Trump would govern wisely, he has disappointed millions of voters who put their faith in him and has demonstrated that he is dangerously unfit to serve another term,” the statement, to run in the Wall Street Journal on Friday, says.The officials, from the Trump, George W. Bush, George H.W.

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President Donald Trump stages event outside of Biden's hometown of Scranton on last day of DNC

WASHINGTON - On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard.Trump, in what can only be described as a piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, mere hours before Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.The political tradition of a presidential candidate lying low during the other party’s convention has eroded over the decades but — to the private delight of Trump’s advisers — the president's trip looked to be a particularly in-your-face piece of counter-programming designed to rattle an opponent.RELATED: Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, 3 others, indicted for

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DNC: For Joe Biden, a long path to a potentially crucial presidency

Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife Former Second Lady of the United States doctor Jill Biden stand on stage at the end of the third day of the Democratic National Convention. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AF When Joe Biden steps to the podium Thursday night as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, he will offer himself to a wounded, meandering nation as balm — and as a bridge.A 77-year-old steeped in the American political establishment for a half-century, Biden cannot himself embody the kind of generational change that Presidents John F.

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Trump eager to troll Biden outside his Pennsylvania birthplace

Joe Biden, President Donald Trump WASHINGTON - On Joe Biden’s big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival’s old backyard.Trump, in what can only be described as piece of campaign trolling, on Thursday afternoon was staging an event just outside the former vice president’s birthplace in Scranton, Pennsylvania, mere hours before Biden formally accepts the Democratic nomination for president.The political tradition of a presidential candidate lying low during the other party’s convention has eroded over the decades but — to the private delight of Trump’s advisers — the president’s trip looked to be a particularly in-your-face piece of counter-programming designed to rattle an opponent.FULL COVERAGE: 2020 ELECTIONThe

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Kamala Harris blasts Trump’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic during DNC speech

Sen. Kamala Harris addressed the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, where she received the Democratic Party’s nod to be Joe Biden’s vice presidential running mate, and said that “Donald Trump’s failure of leadership has cost lives and livelihoods” in his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and the country’s accompanying economic collapse as a result.

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DNC Day 3: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton urge Americans to vote as Kamala Harris accepts VP nomination

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president Wednesday night, cementing her status as a leader in a party staking its future on building a diverse coalition of voters as the first Black woman on a major party ticket.She addressed the Democratic National Convention's third night after former President Barack Obama, another barrier breaker, warned that American democracy itself was at risk if President Donald Trump wins reelection this fall.RELATED: Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'Harris, a 55-year-old California senator, issued an urgent plea for voters of all colors to rally behind Joe Biden and find a way to vote despite concerns

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DNC Day 3: With Biden nominated, Democrats hear from Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Democrats’ historic boundary breakers, led by former President Barack Obama, joined forces Wednesday night at the party’s national convention, pleading for Joe Biden’s diverse coalition to put voting ahead of everything else this fall to save the nation from the chaotic leadership of President Donald Trump.Their overriding message: Don't just complain about Trump; vote because your lives and democracy itself may be at stake.RELATED: In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Joe Biden and young votersIn remarks remarkable for their urgency and dismissiveness of a U.S.

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In Obama, Democrats see a bridge between Joe Biden and young voters

Barack Obama speaks during Democratic National Committee event at the Austin Music Hall on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas. (Photo credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - Since leaving the White House nearly four years ago, former President Barack Obama has repeatedly called for a new generation of political leaders to step up.

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DNC Day 3: With Biden nominated, Democrats set to hear from Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and wife Dr. Jill Biden are seen in a video feed from Delaware after winning the votes to become the nominee on the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention at the Wisconsin Center on August WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their presidential candidate, with party elders, a new generation of politicians and voters in every state joining in an extraordinary, pandemic-cramped virtual convention to send him into the general election campaign to oust President Donald Trump.For someone who has spent more than three decades eyeing the presidency, the moment Tuesday night was the realization of a long-sought goal.

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Colin Powell says Joe Biden 'will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries' in DNC speech

LOS ANGELES - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Joe Biden on the second night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, adding his voice to a list of notable Republicans who have made appearances at the all-virtual event in opposition to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election.“With Joe Biden in the White House, we will never doubt that he will stand with our friends and stand up to our adversaries — never the other way around,” Powell said Tuesday night in taped remarks.RELATED: DNC Day 2: Biden secures Democratic nominationPowell, the former cabinet member under Republican President George W.

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Jimmy Carter says Joe Biden must be our next president

PLAINS, Ga. - Former President Jimmy Carter called Joe Biden "the right person for this moment in our nation’s history” during his address with his wife, Rosalynn, during the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.“He understands that honesty and dignity are essential traits that determine not only our vision but our actions. More than ever, that’s what we need," the former president said about Biden.“Joe has the experience, character, and decency to bring us together and restore America’s greatness.

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Jimmy Carter calls Joe Biden 'right person for this moment' in DNC address

PLAINS, Ga. - Former President Jimmy Carter called Joe Biden "the right person for this moment in our nation’s history” during his address with his wife, Rosalynn during the 2020 Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night.“He understands that honesty and dignity are essential traits that determine not only our vision but our actions. More than ever, that’s what we need," the former president said about Biden.“Joe has the experience, character, and decency to bring us together and restore America’s greatness.

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AOC speaks at Democratic convention — but in support of Sanders

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sen. Bernie Sanders for U.S.

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DNC Day 2: Biden secures Democratic nomination

NEW YORK (AP) - Democrats formally nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential nominee Tuesday night, as party officials and activists from across the nation gave the former vice president their overwhelming support during his party’s all-virtual national convention.The moment marked a political high point for Biden, who had sought the presidency twice before and is now cemented as the embodiment of Democrats’ desperate desire to defeat President Donald Trump this fall.RELATED: Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote 'like our lives depend on it'The roll call of convention delegates formalized what has been clear for months since Biden took the lead in the primary elections' chase for the nomination.

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DNC Day 2: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton tout Biden's experience

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden blended support from his party’s elders and fresher faces on the second night of the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, making the case that he has the experience and energy to repair the chaos that President Donald Trump has created at home and abroad.Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry — and former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell — were among the heavy hitters on a schedule that emphasized a simple theme: Leadership matters. Former President Jimmy Carter, now 95 years old, also made an appearance.RELATED: Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote 'like our lives depend on it'“Donald Trump says we’re leading the world.

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Colin Powell set to speak in support of Biden on 2nd night of DNC

LOS ANGELES - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak in support of Joe Biden on the second night of the all-virtual Democratic National Convention, adding his voice to a list of notable Republicans who have made appearances at the DNC in opposition to President Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 election.In a clip released ahead of Powell’s remarks at the DNC Tuesday, the former cabinet member under Republican President George W. Bush cited his shared values with Biden.

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Anderson Cooper Blasts MyPillow CEO For ‘Snake Oil’ Coronavirus Cure In Contentious Interview: ‘How Do You Sleep At Night?’

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell isn’t just an infomercial pitchman, he’s also one of U.S. President Donald Trump’s staunchest and most vocal supporters.

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Kristin Urquiza: 5 Things To Know About Daughter Of COVID-19 Victim Who Blasted Trump At DNC

In a night full of powerful speakers at the Democratic National Convention, none resonated the hardest with viewers than Kristin Urquiza, the Marked by COVID founder who laid the blame of her father’s death at President Donald Trump‘s feet. Urquiza is tirelessly channeling her grief into activism and fighting for the over 160,000 victims of the COVID-19 crisis in the United States. Here’s what else you should know about her:

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Democrats put divides aside, rally behind Joe Biden at virtual convention

In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee former Vice President Joe Biden has a conference call during the virtual convention on August 17, 2020. (Photo by DN NEW YORK (AP) - Michelle Obama delivered a passionate condemnation of President Donald Trump during the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, declaring him “in over his head” and warning that the nation's mounting crises would only get worse if he's reelected over Joe Biden.“Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country,” she said.

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Michelle Obama at virtual DNC: Vote 'like our lives depend on it'

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'The future of our democracy is at stake': At virtual DNC, Sanders calls for supporters to rally behind Biden

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden introduced the breadth of his political coalition to a nation in crisis Monday night at the Democratic National Convention, giving voice to victims of the coronavirus pandemic, the related economic downturn and police violence and featuring both progressive Democrats and Republicans united against President Donald Trump’s reelection.In taped excerpts released before the convention opening, former first lady Michelle Obama, wife of the nation’s first Black president, vouched for Biden’s empathy and experience. And the ideological range of Biden’s many messengers was demonstrated by former presidential contenders from opposing parties: Vermont Sen.

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Virtual DNC: Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders featured speakers at 1st night of Democratic National Convention

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden introduced the breadth of his coalition to a divided America on Monday night, progressive Democrats joining conservative Republicans and a billionaire CEO to deliver an urgent appeal for voters to unite against President Donald Trump regardless of political ideology or party.Former first lady Michelle Obama vouched for Biden's empathy and experience, while the extraordinary ideological range of Biden's many messengers on the opening night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention was perhaps best demonstrated by former presidential contenders from opposing parties: Vermont Sen.

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Colin Powell voices support for Biden on 2nd night of DNC

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