All of Carter’s living successors were in attendance, with President Joe Biden, the first sitting senator to endorse his 1976 run for the White House, delivering the eulogy.
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Obama, Springsteen join Harris to energize campaign’s final sprint
In the final days of a tumultuous race, Democrats deploy star power to motivate uncertain voters.
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Obama uses mockery in Arizona as he questions Trump’s competence
Obama has assumed a distinct tone that few others could pull off, leaning on his experience, credibility and popularity, speaking in increasingly direct terms.
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Pingree campaigns for Harris by contrasting her health care plans with Trump’s
The 1st District Democrat says a second Trump presidency would result in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, more attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and a potential national abortion ban.
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Barack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris
The Obamas’ endorsement gives the vice president the expected but still crucial backing of the nation’s 2 most popular Democrats.
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Biden faces fresh wave of Democratic doubt as party’s fissures deepen
Self-isolating with a case of COVID-19, President Biden appears more politically isolated than ever as Obama, Pelosi and other top Democrats fret over his candidacy.
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Marian Robinson, mother of Michelle Obama, dies at 86
Michelle Obama and family said in a statement that ‘there was and will be only one Marian Robinson. In our sadness, we are lifted up by the extraordinary gift of her life.’
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Obama, Clinton and big-name entertainers help Biden raise a record $26 million for reelection
President Biden himself went straight at Donald Trump, saying his expected Republican rival’s ideas were ‘a little old and out of shape.’
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Obama dog Bo, once a White House celebrity, dies from cancer
The Portuguese water dog was a gift from the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.
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Donald Trump shuns ‘ex-presidents club’ — and the feeling is mutual
It seems unlikely that Trump would join — or be welcomed by — the cadre of former commanders in chief who revere the presidency enough to put aside often bitter political differences and even join together in common cause.