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Bill Clinton Hits Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris

Clinton joins another former president, Barack Obama, in rallying for Harris

(Newser) - Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the office he once held, the AP reports. "Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things that work," Clinton said....

Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC
Tim Walz's Son
Makes a Splash at DNC
the rundown
Aug 22, 2024 6:53 AM CDT

Tim Walz's Son Makes a Splash at DNC

Oprah Winfrey calls Kamala Harris 'the best of America,' and other highlights

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted the Democratic nomination for vice president on the third night of the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, amid plenty of talk of "joy" and "freedom." Some key moments:
  • Tim Walz: The vice-presidential nominee painted Republicans as taking away voters' economic and healthcare
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Bill Clinton Jokes About McDonald's, Trump at DNC

Oprah Winfrey was also there to endorse Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Vice presidential nominee Tim Walz and former President Clinton headlined the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, the third day of the party's choreographed rollout of its new candidate, Kamala Harris, and her pitch to voters, the AP reports. Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg also addressed...

Clintons Endorse Harris as Obama Focuses on Biden

All praise president's decision to withdraw

(Newser) - Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have three Democratic presidential nominations between them, endorsed Kamala Harris for president on Sunday after President Biden halted his candidacy. "We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her," the Clintons...

James Carville Lays Out His Plan to Save Democrats

Strategist predicts Biden is out, says Obama and Clinton should pick 8 contenders

(Newser) - Democratic strategist James Carville gets right to the point in his New York Times column about the current mess for his party: "Mark my words: Joe Biden is going to be out of the 2024 presidential race." He doesn't spend much time on how that will come...

Obama, Clinton, Celebs Help Biden Raise a Record $26M

Former presidents, other big names took part in fancy NYC event

(Newser) - The glitzy New York City fundraiser featuring Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and a host of other big names hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for President Biden's reelection campaign Thursday night, the AP reports. The mood at Radio City Music Hall was electric as Obama praised Biden's willingness...

What to Know Regarding the Jeffrey Epstein Document Release

A rundown of reading on the topic

(Newser) - Court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein's case have begun to be released publicly after a federal judge ordered them unsealed , and details from the first release of 943 pages are trickling out. Some names included in the documents that are getting particular attention include Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, and...

Other Presidents Sound All-Clear on Classified Records

Obama, Clinton staffs say documents were turned over to National Archives

(Newser) - With out-of-place classified documents now unearthed in several states and offices, a couple of former presidents made clear Wednesday that there's nothing to find in their garages or studies. The staffs of former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton told the Hill on Wednesday that all classified material in...

25 Years Later, Monica Lewinsky Shares 25 'Randoms'

'If you can’t laugh at yourself, you are so f---ed'

(Newser) - To mark 25 years since her name became a household name, Monica Lewinsky published a list of 25 "randoms" in Vanity Fair . Some of them are tongue-in-cheek, like No. 11: "As the years pass, one’s taste in partners gets better. (Wink.)" Others are pointed, still others...

3 Presidents Rally Pennsylvania
3 Presidents Rally Pennsylvania
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Nov 5, 2022 5:55 PM CDT

3 Presidents Rally Pennsylvania

Biden, Trump, Obama make push before Tuesday's elections

(Newser) - One current and two former US presidents campaigned in Pennsylvania on Saturday, reflecting the importance both parties place on the election there Tuesday. President Biden and former President Barack Obama appeared together and separately at rallies for the Democratic slate, including Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Senate nominee, and Attorney...

Clinton on Starr: 'His Family Loved Him,' So There's That

Former president tries to stay polite about death of attorney whose probe of him led to impeachment

(Newser) - Kenneth Starr, the independent counsel whose criminal probe of former President Clinton led to his impeachment, died last week at the age of 76. But while it's probably safe to say there was no love lost between Clinton and his legal nemesis, the former president kept his feelings close...

James Patterson Says White Male Writers Face Racism
James Patterson
Quickly Backtracks
UPDATED
Jun 15, 2022 2:31 AM CDT

James Patterson Quickly Backtracks

He's sorry he said white male writers face racism

(Newser) - Update: James Patterson is apologizing after a comment he made in a recent interview didn't go over well. "I apologize for saying white male writers having trouble finding work is a form of racism," the author tweeted Tuesday. "I absolutely do not believe that racism is...

Leaders Past and Present Mourn Albright

'Freedom had no greater champion,' Biden says in eulogy

(Newser) - A veritable who's who of Washington leaders gathered Wednesday to pay their last respects to Madeleine Albright, a child of conflict-ravaged Europe who arrived in the US at age 11 and became America's first female secretary of state. The trailblazing diplomat and champion of her adopted country as...

Oprah on Beverly Hills Murder: 'World Is Upside Down'

Jacqueline Avant's shooting death follows string of robberies targeting the rich and famous

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey is among the celebrities in shock at the killing of Jacqueline Avant , a philanthropist with ties to the rich and famous who called Beverly Hills home for half a decade. The 81-year-old wife of legendary music producer Clarence Avant and mother of former US ambassador to the Bahamas...

Bill Clinton Hospitalized, Unrelated to COVID
Bill Clinton Released
From California Hospital
updated
Oct 17, 2021 10:30 AM CDT

Bill Clinton Released From California Hospital

Former president had been treated for an infection since Tuesday

(Newser) - Update: Former President Bill Clinton left a California hospital Sunday morning after treatment for an infection. Former first lady Hillary Clinton accompanied her husband, who had been admitted Tuesday, when he was released from the University of California Irvine Medical Center, the AP reports. Moving slowly, the former president shook...

Monica Lewinsky Doesn't Need an Apology Anymore

Bill Clinton should want to apologize, though, she says

(Newser) - Monica Lewinsky is fine now. The former White House intern started to bounce back publicly and regain control of her narrative by writing about her struggles after her affair with former President Bill Clinton and the subsequent impeachment scandal for Vanity Fair . "I think there was a long period...

Bill Clinton Joins Defense of Harris' Chief of Staff

Biden, Mitch McConnell aides express support for Tina Flournoy

(Newser) - White House staff members, past associates, and even former President Bill Clinton have come to the defense of Vice President Kamala Harris and her chief of staff after reports that the two run a dysfunctional office . "It's a whisper campaign designed to sabotage" Harris, said Cedric Richmond, a...

Carter, Bush, Clinton, Obama Have a Message for You

All living presidents except Trump urge Americans to get vaccinated in new ads

(Newser) - Former President Trump is noticeably absent from a new ad campaign in which the four other living presidents urge Americans to get a coronavirus vaccine when able. Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, Barack Obama and each of their wives are shown receiving a dose in a new 60-second...

Racist's Bullet Didn't Scare This Civil Rights Icon

Vernon Jordan, former adviser to Bill Clinton, dies at 85

(Newser) - Vernon Jordan, who rose from humble beginnings in the segregated South to become a champion of civil rights before reinventing himself as a Washington insider and corporate influencer, has died at 85. In a Tuesday statement to CBS News, Jordan's daughter, Vickee Jordan Adams, said he died Monday night...

Colbert to 3 Ex-Presidents: Come 'Drop Trou' on My Show

Late-night host extends offer for Obama, Clinton, Bush to receive COVID vaccine on the air

(Newser) - Three former US presidents have offered to ease concern and get publicly inoculated to prove the safety of vetted COVID-19 vaccines. Now, at least one-late night host is taking them up on that offer. "President Bush, President Clinton, President Obama, put your antibodies where your mouth is," Stephen...

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