Campaign

No longer the candidate, Biden reemerges as top surrogate for Harris campaign

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden reemerges on the campaign trail this week, entering a new political phase as he closes out his time in the White House and works to ensure Vice President Kamala Harris succeeds him. Biden and Harris will kick off the final sprint to the election together on Labor Day, using the holiday to woo working-class voters with an event at a local union hall …

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Egypt Independent September 2, 2024

Harris avoids identity politics, focuses on broader issues in campaign

Kamala Harris’s bid to become America’s first Black and South Asian woman president is undeniably historic. However, in a surprising

Weekly Blitz September 1, 2024

Kamala Harris shakes up Rival’s campaign

As the US presidential election approaches, Kamala Harris stands on the brink of making history. With approximately 70 days left

Weekly Blitz August 30, 2024

US concludes Iran is behind hacking attempts targeting Trump and Biden-Harris campaigns

CNN — The US government has concluded the Iranian government is behind the hack and leak operation targeting Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and also attempted to target the Biden-Harris campaign, the FBI and other US intelligence agencies said Monday. The FBI in recent days briefed the former president on their preliminary findings, after news organizations …

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Egypt Independent August 21, 2024

Activists launch ‘Abandon Kamala Harris’ campaign over Gaza policy

Activists launch ‘Abandon Kamala Harris’ campaign over Gaza policy Organisers look to turn US voters away from Harris after receiving

Middle East Eye August 20, 2024

How two topsy-turvy weeks upended Trump’s 2024 campaign

CNN — A 17-day stretch with few parallels in American history has upended what looked to Donald Trump’s campaign like a clear path to victory when the former president stepped on the Republican convention stage in Milwaukee. In that moment, a unified Republican Party had rallied around Trump after he survived an assassination attempt. His opponent, President Joe Biden, faced sagging poll numbers, sluggish fundraising and …

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Egypt Independent August 4, 2024

US post-war Gaza plans collide with President Biden’s faltering campaign

US post-war Gaza plans collide with President Biden’s faltering campaign Biden administration needs buy-in from key Middle East partners to

Middle East Eye July 14, 2024

Muslim election campaign group calls for united alliance in future UK elections

Muslim election campaign group calls for united alliance in future UK elections The Muslim Vote says vote splitting between candidates

Middle East Eye July 12, 2024

Biden’s ABC interview does nothing to quell the existential crisis around his campaign

Washington CNN — President Joe Biden’s struggle to prove he’s got the strength and cognitive capacity for a second term is becoming an excruciating personal and national ordeal. Watching a visibly aged Biden answer frank questions Friday about his health on primetime television – which would normally remain between a patient and their doctor – …

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Egypt Independent July 6, 2024