Republicans crossed party lines and endorsed Joe Biden during the first night of the Democratic National Convention Monday, calling on other GOP voters to turn their backs on Donald Trump in November.Former Ohio governor John Kasich led the charge, admitting his presence was unusual but insisting his status as a lifelong Republican “holds second place to my responsibility to my country.” ‘In over his head’: Michelle Obama, Sanders assail Trump at Democratic convention “In normal times, something like this would probably never happen, but these are not normal times,” he said of his participation at the Democrats’ convention.“We can all see what’s going on in our country today and all the questions that are facing us, and no one person or.

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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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Nielsen says 22.8 million watched convention's third night

NEW YORK – Television viewership Wednesday for the third night of the Democrats' virtual convention, which featured speeches by vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama, rose to 22.8 million viewers.The Nielsen company said the Democrats reached 19.7 million for Monday's first night and 19.2 million for the second night.Four years ago, the third night of Hillary Clinton's nominating convention was seen by 24.4 million viewers.There was no immediate estimate of people who streamed the convention online.

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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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Federal judge clears way for Manhattan DA to get Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 19: U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House August 19, 2020 in Washington, DC.

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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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'Who's standing in the way?' Pelosi jabs at Trump, McConnell

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi addresses the Democratic National Convention. August 19, 2020.

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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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Kamala Harris, in historic VP nomination acceptance speech, says America at 'inflection point'

WASHINGTON - Kamala Harris made history on Wednesday as the first Black woman to accept a spot on a major party's presidential ticket, a moment intended to galvanize Democratic voters heading into the fall campaign against President Donald Trump.This will be her second time speaking to the Democratic National Convention.

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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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Coronavirus: Trump says closing universities amid pandemic ‘could cost lives’

On Wednesday, U.S.

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Closing universities amid coronavirus outbreak ‘could cost lives,’ Trump says

Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted universities that have cancelled in-person classes amid coronavirus outbreaks, saying the move could ultimately cost lives rather than saving them.Raising the issue at a White House press briefing, Trump said the virus is akin to the seasonal flu for college students and that students pose a greater safety threat at home with older family members than on college campuses. He cited no evidence to support either contention, and the White House did not respond to a request for information on what Trump based his remarks.

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Trump: US demands restoration of United Nations sanctions against Iran

WASHINGTON - The United States will demand Thursday that all United Nations sanctions be reimposed against Iran, President Donald Trump announced, a move that follows America's embarrassing failure to extend an arms embargo against Tehran.The administration’s insistence on snapping back international sanctions against Iran sets the stage for a contentious dispute. It's possible that the U.S.

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Obama, in scathing Trump rebuke, warns democracy on the line

Barack Obama speaks during Democratic National Committee event at the Austin Music Hall on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

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Former President Barack Obama to speak from American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia

(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Former President Barack Obama will deliver his live address to the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia.Obama is among the headliners on the convention’s third night and is expected to speak ahead of Kamala Harris, Joe Biden’s running mate.

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Obama to speak from American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia

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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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Florida man involved in DUI golf cart crash claims President Trump drove him to drink, deputies say

THE VILLAGES, Fla. – A man who crashed his golf cart while driving it drunk through The Villages said he was driven to drink after watching President Donald Trump on TV, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies said they were called to a single-vehicle golf cart crash the evening of July 30 on Rainey Trail and Buena Vista Boulevard and when they questioned the driver, 82-year-old Cary De Van, he said he hit a wall inside the golf cart tunnel while driving home.De Van’s red golf cart had what appeared to be a broken axle, leading deputies to believe he ran over a concrete curb, records show.The report said De Van was slurring his words and smelled of alcohol as deputies were questioning him about the crash.

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Trump calls for boycott of Goodyear after employee shares photo of 'discriminatory' zero-tolerance policy

A file image taken Feb. 12, 2018 shows a Goodyear Tire & Service location in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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NIH imposes ‘outrageous’ conditions on resuming coronavirus grant targeted by Trump

at the National Institutes of Health By Meredith WadmanScience's COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is requiring a small nonprofit research organization to take unusual—and perhaps impossible—steps to end a controversial suspension of an NIH grant related to bat coronavirus research in China.

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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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Trump campaign sues New Jersey over mail-in ballot plan

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's re-election campaign has sued New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy over his plan to distribute mail-in ballots to voters for the November election.Murphy announced the widespread mail-in voting effort last week during an interview with CNN's New Day.

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Democratic National Convention: AOC, Bob King nominate Bernie Sanders for president

Despite Sen. Bernie Sanders dropping out of the presidential race and supporting Joe Biden, labour leader Bob King and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez nominated Sanders for president during the Democratic National Convention.

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AOC speaks at Democratic convention — but in support of Sanders

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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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Democrats' Day 2 focus: President Trump's global leadership deficit

NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Biden is drawing on party elders at the Democratic National Convention, making the case that he and his party are uniquely positioned with experience and expertise to repair chaos that President Donald Trump has created at home and abroad.He's also showing off younger Democrats the party hopes will be the political stars of tomorrow.Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State John Kerry are among the heavy hitters on a schedule that emphasizes a simple theme: Leadership matters. Former President Jimmy Carter, now 95 years old, will also make 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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President Donald Trump visits Arizona and Iowa amid second day of Democratic National Convention

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Grappling for votes — and the spotlight — as Democrats hold their national convention, President Donald Trump targeted voters in key states and constituencies Tuesday and promised a pardon for Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the women’s suffrage movement.Trump headed for Arizona, one of the top 2020 battleground states, to press his case against his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, painting him as radically left and out of the political mainstream.With his second trip in two days, Trump was hoping to mitigate a convention polling bump for his rival and to shore up support less than 80 days from Election Day by contrasting his position with Biden's on immigration, one of the most important issues to his political base.

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Trump eyes White House funeral service for his brother, Robert

(Photos: Getty, left; White House, right) WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is eyeing a White House funeral service later this week for his younger brother, Robert, who died over the weekend in a New York hospital.“We're looking at Friday. And we may do just a small service right here at the White House," Trump told reporters Monday as he departed Washington on a trip to the Midwest.The president said such a service would be a “great honor” for his sibling.“I think he'd be greatly honored.

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New Zealand PM says Trump’s coronavirus ‘surge’ remarks are ‘patently wrong’

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Trump campaign's contacts with Russia posed 'grave' counterintelligence threat, Senate panel says

WASHINGTON - The Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat, a Senate panel concluded Tuesday as it detailed how associates of the Republican candidate had regular contact with Russians and expected to benefit from the Kremlin's help.The report, the fifth and final one from the Republican-led Senate intelligence committee on the Russia investigation, describes how Russia launched an aggressive, wide-ranging effort to interfere in the election on Donald Trump's behalf.

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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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Trump to pardon women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony for 1872 arrest

American abolitionist and suffragette Susan B. Anthony (1820 - 1906).

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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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5 takeaways from the 1st night of the Democratic National Convention

In this screenshot from the DNCC’s livestream of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, actress and activist Eva Longoria (L) introduces Former First Lady Michelle Obama to address the virtual convention on August 17, 2020. (Photo by Handout/DNCC via Getty Images)LOS ANGELES - In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening.

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St. Louis couple who brandished guns at BLM protesters scheduled to speak at RNC

FILE - Armed homeowners Mark and Patricia McCloskey stand in front their house along Portland Place as they confront protesters marching to St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson's house Sunday, June 28, 2020.

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States cannot afford Trump's jobless aid plan, Wolf says

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania does not have the money to provide $100 a week as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment assistance, Gov. Tom Wolf told the state's members of Congress.In a Thursday letter, Wolf, a Democrat, urged Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation anew to extend the $600 per-week federal benefit, which ended last month, and warned them that Trump's plan is a “convoluted and short-lived proposal that will delay payments to unemployed Pennsylvanians and create unnecessary and costly administrative burdens" for states.Pennsylvania Gov.

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Democratic National Convention: Republican John Kasich says America ‘is at a crossroads’

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New Zealand PM says Trump’s coronavirus ‘surge’ comments are ‘patently wrong’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hit back on Tuesday against U.S. President Donald Trump for saying her country is experiencing a “big surge” in COVID-19, calling the remarks “patently wrong”.Trump sparked uproar in New Zealand when he told a crowd in Minnesota that the South Pacific country of 5 million people was in the grip of a “terrible” upsurge in coronavirus cases, having earlier succeeded in eliminating the disease.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo Discusses How Coronavirus Exposed the 'Truth' at Democratic National Convention

Andrew Cuomo can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The New York governor addressed viewers virtually during night one of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, speaking about what he's learned since shepherding his state through thecoronavirus pandemic. Cuomo began his speech with a history of New York's battle with the virus, calling the state «ground zero for the COVID crisis» before getting it under control."[We] have gone from one of the highest infection rates in the globe to one of the lowest.

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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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Michelle Obama, Bernie Sanders among speakers at Democratic convention’s 1st night

Virtual convention to test Democrats hoping to build excitement for Biden, Harris “My friends, I say to you, and to everyone who supported other candidates in this primary and to those who may have voted for Donald Trump in the last election: The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake.

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Michelle Obama to highlight Biden's character in DNC speech

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Cardi B Sits Down With Joe Biden — And Gets REAL About Trump’s Lies & Covid Response!

Cardi B is getting political again!

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Democratic National Convention Tuesday schedule — here are the virtual events to look out for

LOS ANGELES - The Democratic National Convention (DNC) continues Tuesday, Aug. 18.

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Trump confirms he will deliver RNC acceptance speech from White House

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the economy at an airport hanger on August 17, 2020 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) OSHKOSH, Wis. - President Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to deliver his Republican convention acceptance speech from the White House next week.Speaking from a campaign rally in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Trump made the announcement as he was delivering remarks on the U.S.

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