Born to an Indian mother and Jamaican father, she’s been attorney general, senator, vice president and now, an unexpected presidential hopeful who might be able to stand in Trump’s way. She is defined by ambition, and has been underestimated countless times, says her biographer
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ goes over the childhood and teen traumas of Trump’s vice-presidential candidate, which he presents as a story of overcoming adversity
While the vice president has indeed played an immigration-related role under Biden, her responsibilities are often mischaracterized. The reality is that her role has been diplomatic
The Republican vice presidential candidate questioned the right to vote of people without offspring in a 2021 interview that has now gone viral on social media
The vice president’s marketing team may not be is the hippest movers on the internet, but at least it’s a change from the tedious pulpit speeches of Trump and his ilk
The vice president promises to build on Biden’s legacy but go further on issues such as abortion and climate. Her biggest blind spot: the disappointing handling of the immigration crisis
The state’s governor, Republican Greg Abbott, has harshly criticized the vice president and all-but-certain Democratic presidential candidate for her role in the immigration policies of the Biden administration
The Democratic campaign is focusing on the Republican candidate’s problems with the justice system, including his recent conviction in the hush-money case
In just over 24 hours, the vice president garnered enough support to ensure her place at the head of the ticket before the party’s national convention next month in Chicago
The vice president, the most likely Democratic candidate for the November election, offered her first remarks at the White House after the president’s decision to withdraw from the campaign
What can the Democrats do to win? They must be able to attract moderate voters, former Trump voters, and re-establish deep ties with the African-American and Hispanic communities. A party candidacy would be a losing one. It must be a candidature of the American Democratic culture beyond the party itself
The former president has opted for a running mate based on personal loyalty, announcing the former marine and author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ at the Milwaukee convention
After talking about ‘Vice President Trump’ and introducing Ukraine’s Zelenskiy as ‘President Putin,’ the president insists he is still the ‘best qualified person’ to defeat his Republican rival. But more Democrats are asking him to step aside
The trickle of politicians asking for a new presidential candidate, the media offensive and the warnings from donors are pushing the president towards an apparent dead end
The US president wants to prove that he is able to handle the campaign race and four more years in office. But at this point, even an error-free performance might not be enough to convince Americans
After three and a half bumpy years in office, the vice president is today the most likely option to replace the Democratic candidate if he drops out of the race. Some polls indicate that she is better positioned to beat Trump
On Friday the president is holding a rally in Wisconsin and sitting down for an interview with ABC News in an attempt to demonstrate that his poor performance at the debate against Trump was just ‘a bad day’
The president will give an interview, a press conference and two rallies, aware that if he stumbles again, like he did in the debate against Trump, he will be under enormous pressure to stand aside
The weakness shown by the president at the debate against Trump has triggered all kinds of speculation about hypothetical substitutes to run in the November election