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WORLD / Politics
Aug 19, 2020
Democrats make Biden’s nomination official in virtual roll call
Democrats officially nominated Joe Biden for president on Tuesday, culminating a comeback that saw the former vice president emerge as the party’s choice to take on Donald Trump in Biden’s third campaign for the White House.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2020
Tokyo wonders who Kamala Harris is
The Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate is a bit of an enigma to Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2020
Trump as a candidate: Racist attacks, conspiracy theories, war on the post office
How many ways are there to say that this is not normal?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2020
Harris brings prosecutor’s legacy to ticket, for better or worse
Kamala Harris made a career of straddling issues and rebranding herself while moving from prosecutor and legislator. Now the presumptive U.S. vice presidential nominee will have to rebound from her hard-nosed law enforcement record to become an agent of change in the age of racial justice protests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 15, 2019
U.S. Democratic candidate Kamala Harris offers plan to curb domestic terrorism and gun sales
Kamala Harris laid out a gun control plan Wednesday that focuses on domestic terrorism, proposing action to add online gun sellers to background check requirements and expand the mission of the National Counterterrorism Center to include domestic terrorism.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2019
U.S. Homeland chief claims timing of workplace raids that traumatized kids after massacres was unfortunate
The timing of a string of immigration enforcement raids at Mississippi food processing plants last week was "unfortunate," but the actions had been planned for over a year, the top U.S. Homeland Security official said on Sunday.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2019
Joe Biden shows strong South Carolina lead in poll
Joe Biden has a commanding lead over his 2020 Democratic rivals in South Carolina, where a majority of black voters back him, a Monmouth University Poll shows.
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WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2019
Joe Biden leads in new CBS Democratic poll but faces enthusiasm gap
Joe Biden remains the top choice among Democratic voters in states that will hold early presidential primary and caucus contests in 2020, as four main contenders emerged as the top tier of the large field, a new CBS News poll showed on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2019
Joe Biden's lead shrinks as Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris rise in post-debate poll
Former Vice President Joe Biden's lead in the race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination has shrunk by 10 percentage points in a CNN poll conducted since last week's debates that showed Kamala Harris and Elizabeth Warren getting significant bumps in support.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2019
Kamala Harris challenges Joe Biden in breakout performance at second U.S. Democratic debate
Presidential candidate Kamala Harris dominated her Democratic rivals in a debate on Thursday, confronting front-runner Joe Biden on race and calling his remarks about working with segregationist senators "hurtful."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2019
Gun control takes center stage in 2020 U.S. Democratic presidential race
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Monday released a sweeping plan to curb gun violence by creating a national licensing program and repealing a law that gives gun manufacturers legal immunity, becoming the latest Democrat in the 2020 presidential race to make gun control measures a feature of their campaign....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 4, 2019
Senior Democrats press Virginia governor to resign over racist photo
Senior Democrats on Sunday accused embattled Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam of being dishonest and urged him to resign after he backtracked from an earlier admission that he appeared in racist garb in a yearbook photo.

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