Ready to hit the campaign trail next week in four key Battle Ground states, minnesota, wisconsin, arizona, and pennsylvania. That, of course, will be as democrats hold their almost entirely Virtual National convention which begins monday. Joe biden running mate senator Kamala Harris signed necessary paperwork to receive the democratic nominations. The former vp also landed endorsement from the National Association of letter carriers. But for more on what the Biden Campaign is doing in the runoff to democratic National Convention we go to Jackie Heinrich in delaware. Jackie. Hi jon. Huge fund raising numbers show that Biden Campaign may be closing the Enthusiasm Gap since adding Kamala Harris to the ticket. In the 48 hours after announcing harris biden vp pick campaign raised 48 million dollars. They also hosted another fundraiser last night and yesterday, process threshold of 3 million grassroots donations. Now this is all while maintaining lead of 7 points over the president in a new
I am asking you to help us. Help us use humane ways to get the streets to a place where we can restore the justice, so that those that are expressing rage and anger and demanding justice are heard. I want to just call out very, very clearly, as we put a presence on the street to restore order, it is to open that space to seek justice and heal what happened. Harris protests erupted in other major cities, including new york city, where 40 people were arrested last night. Several officers were hurt. We have live fox team coverage. Kristin fisher is standing by at the white house, on twitters decision to flag one of President Trumps tweets about the protesting. I want to go first to matt finn, who is on the ground in minneapolis. Matt, we found out from the governor today why the National Guard come up behind the state troopers, are armed. There was a credible threat against the minnesota National Guard. Thats what we learned today. Yes, harris, you can see state policeman doing a show of
Pelley this is our western edition. Today, in one of the most momentous civil rights decisions in its history, the Supreme Court of the United States found that gay and lesbian americans have a constitutional right to marry. Cheers shook the courthouse steps. Licenses were issued and weddings performed in states where such marriages were outlawed. The vote in obergefell v. Hodges was 54. The dissents were vehement, led by chief Justice John Roberts. But the majority, led by Justice Anthony kennedy, found its justification in the 14th amendment, written after the civil war to extend equal protection under law to freed slaves. This court decided equal protection and due process also include samesex couples. Heres our chief legal correspondent, jan crawford. Reporter it was a ruling decades in the making, a hard fought victory for the right to marry, guaranteed in a landmark decision that emphasized equality for gays and lesbians and the full promise of liberty. Writing for the court, Jus
Donald Combs passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the Ottumwa Daily Courier on 2023-12-27.