President Joe Biden condemned the militant group Hamas for “sheer evil” for its shocking multipronged attack on Israel launched from the Gaza Strip that has killed hundreds of civilians, including at least 14 American citizens.
AP: Biden blasts ‘radical’ Roe draft, warns other rights at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday blasted a “radical” Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights ruling t hat has stood for a half century. The court cautioned no final decision had been made, but Biden warned that other privacy rights including same-sex marriage and birth control are at risk if the justices follow through.
News in :90 – Feb. 5, 2021
The Senate approved a measure allowing Democrats to push President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan and the NCAA announced Thursday that the 2020-2021 Division III winter championships have been cancelled. Ad Sales and Promotions Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.
News in :90 – Dec. 3, 2020
Students with disabilities are experiencing academic setbacks during the pandemic, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has named Tina Flournoy as her chief of staff, and a small plane crash-landed on a Minnesota interstate. Chief Story Editor and Social Media Manager Mia Laube has today’s News in :90.
AP: US agency ascertains Biden as winner, lets transition begin
The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal agencies on plans for taking over on Jan. 20.
AP: Biden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
AP: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided US
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
AP: Biden on cusp of presidency after gains in Pennsylvania
Democrat Joe Biden was on the cusp of winning the presidency on Friday as he opened up narrow leads over President Donald Trump in the critical battlegrounds of Georgia and Pennsylvania. Those put Biden in a stronger position to capture the 270 Electoral College votes needed to take the White House.
News in :90 – Oct. 8, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence and California Sen. Kamala Harris discussed issues such as the Pandemic, Systematic Racism and more in last night’s Vice Presidential debate, former Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin, posted bail Wednesday and was released from jail and St. Thomas men’s hockey coach Jeff Boeser will retire at the end of the 2020-21 season, St. Thomas Athletics announced Monday. Videographer Nate Schneiderhan has today’s News in :90.
AP: Pence, Harris spar over COVID-19 in vice presidential debate
Republican Mike Pence firmly defended the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed more than 210,000 Americans while his Democratic challenger, Kamala Harris, condemned “the greatest failure of any presidential administration” in a Wednesday night debate dominated by the coronavirus.
AP: Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate, first Black woman
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump.
OPINION: Presidential campaigns need to be reinvented without money’s influence
Kamala Harris dropped out of the 2020 presidential race in early December. In the video announcing the end of her campaign, she explained funding grew harder as her campaign went on. Opinions Editor Maddie Peters argues candidates should not be eliminated because they cannot afford to continue.
News in :90 – Dec. 4, 2019
Duluth Bishop Paul Sirba died after suffering a heart attack this past Sunday, Senator Kamala Harris announced on Tuesday that she was ending her bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, Paris is deploying thousands of police as France prepares for massive nationwide strikes and protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to overhaul the retirement system. Alexis Okafor has today’s News in :90.