Author: Hailey Bullis
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DNC buzz: Walz Wednesday, ‘Squad’-backed sit-in, and gender-neutral prayer room
CHICAGO — The third day of the Democratic National Convention featured Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) as the headliner, with support from former football players he used to coach. “Uncommitted” delegates gathered outside the DNC to protest the fact that no Palestinian Americans were scheduled to speak at the event. Democrats also provided a “gender-neutral” prayer room…
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Tim Walz makes case for Harris and himself in high school pep rally-style DNC speech
CHICAGO — Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) heavily touted his background as a teacher, football coach, and former member of the U.S. Army National Guard during his prime-time speech Wednesday night to accept the Democratic vice presidential nomination. Walz, who was a high school football coach, made multiple references and puns to the sport throughout his…
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Democrats united in dismissing threat from third-party candidates
CHICAGO — Democrats remain mostly confident that the handful of third-party candidates running in the presidential campaign poses little threat to Vice Presidential Kamala Harris’s bid. At the Democratic National Convention, party members and delegates remained united in saying that third-party candidates, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Dr. Jill Stein, and Cornel West, were…
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Jeffries withholds Harris endorsement ahead of meeting with her and Schumer
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said he will be meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) “shortly” as he withholds an endorsement of her for now. Jeffries, speaking to reporters at the Capitol Monday, is one of the few high profile Democrats who have yet to formally rally…

