by Jim Heath | Nov 11, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Donald Trump, who recently lost reelection but refuses to concede defeat, probably should avoid the White House gift shop. The privately run business has wasted no time in preparing for the new occupants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The front page of the White House...
by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Joe Biden addressed the nation for the first time as president-elect tonight, delivering a message of unity and trying to soothe the extraordinary divisions that defined the last four years in American politics. The New York Times: “Let this grim era of demonization...
by Jim Heath | Nov 7, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
California Sen. Kamala Harris will become the next vice president of the United States, shattering another racial and gender barrier in American politics, at the end of a bruising presidential race that further exposed a bitterly divided electorate. NPR: Harris, 56,...
by Jim Heath | Aug 20, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, Democrats, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called out anger and division in the nation as he accepted his party’s nomination tonight – vowing to unite the country and represent even those who do not support him – not just his political ‘base.’...
by Jim Heath | Aug 20, 2020 | 2020, Headlines, Kamala Harris
Amazon has pulled t-shirts from their site that pushed the slogan ‘Joe and the H*e’ following uproar online from users calling them racist, sexist and ‘unacceptable’. The offensive line was being used on clothing from pro-Trump sellers,...
by Jim Heath | Aug 19, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, Headlines, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris, the Black daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, tonight became the first woman of color to accept the nomination for vice president from a major political party. The senator from California signaled that she plans to help lead the attack...