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Top Democrat donor Reid Hoffman backs Harris after election shakeup

Hoffman, who co-founded LinkedIn said the decision by Joe Biden to end his reelection bid was ‘one of the most selfless acts we’ve seen from a politician in modern American history’

The Independent UK

President Biden's tumultuous handoff to Kamala Harris is a hard lesson in the importance of succession planning

The political system needs to put itself on pause and say, ‘How can we embrace the principles that have made America’s economy so strong?’" says Ted Dintersmith, a former venture capital investor and top Democratic Party donor.

Fortune

Elon Musk and Vinod Khosla spar about Trump after Biden drops out

Khosla and Musk clashed about what a Trump presidency would mean for the fight against climate change and America’s leadership in NATO.

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Gaza, Ukraine and China: How Biden can still move the dial on foreign policy

US President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race gives him nearly six months left in office with an array of foreign policy challenges on the table. How will Biden continue to shape Washington’s stance towards Ukraine, China and the Israel-Hamas war? FRANCE 24 speaks with Dr…

France 24

Virginia Democrat Questions Secret Service Director On Gun Impact

The exchange between a Virginia Democrat and US Secret Service Director on the impact of guns in America and law enforcement challenges.

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Kamala Harris just gave the biggest speech of her career — could she be the first-ever female POTUS?

The Californian prosecutor, 59, has made a career of firsts — now she has 74 days to do it again. From her activist upbringing to the hype-man husband who stole the show in Chicago, Katie Strick charts her life so far

Evening Standard

Love Island USA season six winners revealed: Who won the $100,000 cash prize?

America has voted for its favorite couple on ‘Love Island USA’ season six

The Independent UK

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The politics of Silicon Valley: Who are the tech barons backing Trump and Vance?

As the US presidential election campaign is roiled by Joe Biden's decision to pull out of the race against Donald Trump, we look at the role Silicon Valley has been playing in the contest so far. Long a bastion of liberal values, the US tech scene is seeing an increase…

France 24

Equal Time: A history of the gay right - Roll Call

When it comes to LGBTQ+ rights in America, the narrative that one party is pro and the other con has taken hold, but the truth is more nuanced.

Roll Call

Why Canada Should Worry about Trump’s Second Coming

The alarming cross-border influence of America’s political turmoil

The Walrus

Kamala Harris backed to be president by Nancy Pelosi as endorsements for her White House run grow

Vice President makes first speech since Joe Biden left the presidential race after vowing to ‘do everything in my power to unite the Democratic Party’

Evening Standard

‘Harris for America!’: Hollywood reacts with gratitude – and relief – as Joe Biden steps aside

Celebrities including Aaron Sorkin, Robert De Niro and Barbra Streisand have shared their support for the US president’s decision to end his election campaign

The Guardian - AU

JD Vance has a walk-on song. It’s about ‘liberating’ America

The song’s origins make it an odd fit for the Trump campaign

The Independent UK

Joe Biden has given America a fighting chance to defeat Donald Trump

Biden has chosen to preserve the prospect of a Democratic victory in November even at the expense of his own ego

The Guardian - US

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The Conversation

Compulsory voting in Australia is 100 years old. We should celebrate how special it makes our democracy

For nearly 200 years, the notion of American political exceptionalism has had currency in the United States: it is an idea rooted in the nation’s status as the first modern republic. As we watch from afar, disturbed yet mesmerised by the latest chapter of violent political division in America, the…

The Guardian - US

Newsom backs Harris as best candidate to take on Trump – as it happened

Vice-president says she will do ‘everything in my power to unite’ the party; liberal political action committee ActBlue says $46.7m raised in hours since Biden withdrew

International Business Times

Kamala Harris, Trailblazer Eying America's Last Glass Ceiling

For years Kamala Harris faced criticism that she was not up to the job of being a heartbeat away from the presidency.

International Business Times

Biden, Stubborn President Who Fought A Battle Too Far

Joe Biden wanted to save the "soul of America" from Donald Trump, but his stubborn defiance of the march of time may have cleared his rival's path back to power.

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The Independent UK

Joe Biden: A ‘lion of history’ who struck a blow for democracy

Joe Biden’s long career gave him an unrivalled view of how power works in America but, at the end, his experience weighed him down, writes Richard Hall

The Guardian - US

The tragedy and resilience of Joe Biden: a look back at a life in politics

The oldest-ever American president’s political career began in 1972 and culminates as he yields to pressure to step aside

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Usha Vance Emerges As Powerful Figure In GOP Politics

Usha Vance's impactful introduction of her husband at the Republican National Convention and the rising influence of Indian Americans in politics, highligh...

Salon

The week America was at its worst

And it all started with Donald Trump's Miracle of Butler

Salon

How Muslim media saw Trump shooting

Beyond the familiar conspiracy theories, many commenters in the Arab world fear a new U.S. assault on Islam

The Guardian - UK

Which Home Alone child star should everyone blame if Trump is re-elected?

Macaulay Culkin might have convinced the billionaire to shun political ambition when they met on the film sequel, but didn’t

The Guardian - UK

In brief: A Ride Across America; This Motherless Land; Be Mine – reviews

A bicycle-led musing on the state of the US; a page-turning, Nigerian-inflected reworking of Mansfield Park; and a wistful final chapter for Richard Ford’s sportswriter Frank Bascombe

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