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From ‘WAP’ to Kamala: Black women and the politics of sex

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Rep. Ilhan Omar defeats Democratic primary challenger

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U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks at the "Conversations that Count" event during the Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit at The Mirage Hotel & Casino on March 1, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Harris is campaigning for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Everything you need to know about Kamala Harris, Biden’s VP pick

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Barack Obama shows support for Harris VP selection

Former President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Joe Biden ‘nailed it’ by choosing Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.
/ August 11, 2020

Trump takes aim at Kamala Harris, calls her ‘nasty’ after VP announcement

President Donald Trump took aim at Kamala Harris during a press conference on Tuesday after his opponent Joe Biden announced her as his running mate.
/ August 11, 2020
In this March 3, 2020 file photo, Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to a GOP women's group in Rome, Ga. Greene faces neurosurgeon John Cowan in a primary runoff election on Tuesday, Aug. 11 in northwest Georgia's 14th Congressional District. (John Bailey/The Rome News-Tribune via AP)

Racist videos bring attention to US House race in Georgia

A Republican criticized for promoting racist videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory faces a neurosurgeon in Tuesday’s Georgia runoff.
/ August 11, 2020
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Companies owned by billionaire governor awarded up to $24M in PPP loans

West Virginia governor, Jim Justice, and six companies that he and his family own received up to $24 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans.
/ August 11, 2020
In this Nov. 8, 2016, file photo, poll watcher Jane Grimes Meneely, right, watches as voters sign in at the Martha O'Bryan Center community building in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Constraints gone, GOP ramps up effort to monitor voting

Thanks to a federal court ruling that freed the party from restrictions, the GOP is mounting a broad effort to keep a close watch on who is voting.
/ August 11, 2020
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Trump rushed out of briefing room after shooting outside the White House

President Donald Trump had to be evacuated from a press briefing on Monday evening due to a shooting outside the White House.
/ August 10, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about economic recovery during a campaign event at Colonial Early Education Program at the Colwyck Center on July 21, 2020 in New Castle, Delaware. Biden took no questions from the press at the conclusion of the event. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Joe Biden has taken all the fun out of the VP announcement

Since committing to choosing a woman as vice president back in January, Democratic presidential presumptive nominee Joe Biden has ruined the suspense.
/ August 10, 2020