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Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in Gaza
Read full article: Doug Emhoff says he's 'gutted' after the hostage killings in GazaDoug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says he is โguttedโ after the killings of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin and five other Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836
Read full article: Kamala Harris' election would defy history. Just 1 sitting VP has been elected president since 1836As Vice President Kamala Harris begins her fall campaign for the White House, she can look to history and hope for better luck than others who have tried the same.
A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNC
Read full article: A double dose of Obama firepower, a doting spouse and a dance party: Takeaways from Day 2 of the DNCThe Democratic National Conventionโs second night served up a double dose of Obama firepower for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Obamas close DNC's second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about Trump
Read full article: Obamas close DNC's second night with rousing Harris endorsement and pointed warnings about TrumpWarning of a difficult fight ahead, former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have called on the nation to embrace Kamala Harris in urgent messages to the Democratic National Convention that were at times both hopeful and ominous.
What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in Chicago
Read full article: What to watch on the Democratic National Convention's second day in ChicagoDemocrats say they will lay out the 2024 election as โa choice between two very different visions of Americaโ on the Democratic National Conventionโs second night.
Doug Emhoff heaps praise on Harris' VP pick Tim Walz at Paris fundraiser during Olympics trip
Read full article: Doug Emhoff heaps praise on Harris' VP pick Tim Walz at Paris fundraiser during Olympics tripVice President Kamala Harrisโ husband, Doug Emhoff, took time out of his Olympic duties to rally a group of enthusiastic supporters in Paris.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff acknowledges affair contributed to breakup for first marriage
Read full article: Second gentleman Doug Emhoff acknowledges affair contributed to breakup for first marriageSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff is acknowledging that he had an extramarital affair years ago that contributed to the breakup of his first marriage.
Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'
Read full article: Donald Trump says Kamala Harris, who's married to a Jewish man, 'doesn't like Jewish people'Former President Donald Trump claims Vice President Kamala Harris โdoesnโt like Jewish peopleโ even though she's married to a Jewish man.
Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Read full article: Doug Emhoff would become the country's first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidencyThe nationโs first second gentleman, Doug Emhoff, would become its first first gentleman if Kamala Harris wins the presidential election in November.
Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of the memorial for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victims
Read full article: Emhoff will speak at groundbreaking of the memorial for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting victimsVice President Kamala Harris' husband will deliver remarks at the groundbreaking of the memorial to victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategy
Read full article: Ashley Judd and Aloe Blacc help the White House unveil its national suicide prevention strategyActor Ashley Judd and singer-songwriter Aloe Blacc have helped the Biden administration promote its new national strategy to prevent suicide.
Emhoff announces $1.7B in pledges to help President Biden meet goal of ending hunger by 2030
Read full article: Emhoff announces $1.7B in pledges to help President Biden meet goal of ending hunger by 2030Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says $1.7 billion in commitments from more than 140 health systems, insurers and others to help President Joe Biden meet his goal of ending hunger by 2030 will make a real difference in people's lives.
Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise
Read full article: Sports leagues promise the White House they will provide more opportunities for people to exerciseMore than a dozen sports leagues and players associations have promised the White House that they will provide more opportunities for people to exercise and learn about nutrition and healthy lifestyles.
White House-hosted arts summit explores how to incorporate arts and humanities into problem-solving
Read full article: White House-hosted arts summit explores how to incorporate arts and humanities into problem-solvingThe Environmental Protection Agency will pair artists with federal officials overseeing treasured bodies of water in the United States as part of a new initiative to use arts and culture to support water restoration and climate resiliency.
Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland
Read full article: Emhoff will discuss antisemitism and gender equity at World Economic Forum meeting in SwitzerlandVice President Kamala Harris' husband is taking his advocacy against antisemitism, Islamophobia and other forms of hate to the Swiss Alps.
Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris 'have your back'
Read full article: Marking start of Hanukkah, Emhoff condemns antisemitism, says Biden and Harris 'have your back'Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says American Jews are โfeeling aloneโ and โin painโ as he denounces rising antisemitism in the U.S. and abroad, particularly amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
Emhoff visits New York's Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threats
Read full article: Emhoff visits New York's Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threatsDoug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has met with students and administrators at Cornell University as he offered support to the schoolโs Jewish community after threats of violence amid Israelโs war against Hamas.
U.S. second gentleman Emhoff meets New Zealand's Ardern to discuss online hate as World Cup begins
Read full article: U.S. second gentleman Emhoff meets New Zealand's Ardern to discuss online hate as World Cup beginsDoug Emhoff, the husband of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, met with former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern Friday to discuss ways to combat online hate and extremism.
Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands push
Read full article: Emhoff will become the highest-profile US official to visit Samoa as US makes a Pacific islands pushSecond gentleman Doug Emhoff next week will become the highest-profile U.S. official to visit Samoa, as the Biden administration steps up its outreach to Pacific island nations.
Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitism
Read full article: Emhoff to host Jewish leaders for discussion of antisemitismThe White House says Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, will host Jewish leaders for a discussion about a rise in antisemitism and efforts to fight hate in the United States.
White House hosts lawyers for discussion on abortion access
Read full article: White House hosts lawyers for discussion on abortion accessAttorney General Merrick Garland headlined a White House event bringing together pro bono lawyers, bar associations and public interest groups to discuss how best to offer legal services and protections for women seeking abortions.
Biden says Olympians brought a bit of unity to weary nation
Read full article: Biden says Olympians brought a bit of unity to weary nationPresident Joe Biden praised Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration Wednesday with about 600 athletes from this yearโs Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in 2021 in Tokyo.
Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DC
Read full article: Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DCIrish Prime Minister Micheรกl Martin learned he had positive for COVID-19 while attending an event Wednesday evening with U.S. leaders, including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to a senior administration official.
Bidens, Harris, Emhoff mark Hanukkah at White House
Read full article: Bidens, Harris, Emhoff mark Hanukkah at White HousePresident Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses marked a โfamilyโ celebration of Hanukkah at the White House Wednesday, with the first second gentleman and Jewish spouse of a vice president, Doug Emhoff, joining in lighting the menorah.
President, VP and spouses assist food kitchen for holiday
Read full article: President, VP and spouses assist food kitchen for holidayPresident Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, helped a Washington food kitchen prepare Thanksgiving meals for the needy before they left town like millions of other Americans.
Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in Tokyo
Read full article: Harris' spouse to represent US at Paralympic Games in TokyoDoug Emhoff, the spouse of Vice President Kamala Harris, is taking his first solo trip abroad and will lead a delegation to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month.
Jill Biden's travel shows breadth covered by first lady
Read full article: Jill Biden's travel shows breadth covered by first ladyWithin the span of 36 hours this past week, Jill Biden went from clinking cups of beer with Doug Emhoff, the vice president's spouse, at a baseball game in Houston to joining the president in Florida to comfort families affected by the collapsed condominium building in Surfside.
First lady, second gentleman push COVID-19 shots in Arizona
Read full article: First lady, second gentleman push COVID-19 shots in ArizonaJill Biden is encouraging Arizona residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19, aiming to counter skepticism by declaring the vaccines are safe and have been vigorously tested.
In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses
Read full article: In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businessesSalazar, a small business owner for 30 years, told Harris that help from the Small Business Administration has "kept me afloat but more is needed.โIn Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Smith Flooring had 23 employees during peak times but currently is employing 12 workers. In Washington, the Senate confirmed Isabel Guzman, Bidenโs pick to lead the Small Business Administration on Tuesday. Itโs a sharp turn from the start of the Biden administration, when vaccination goals were relatively modest and Americans were warned the country might not return to normal until Christmas. AdThe Biden administration estimates that 400,000 small businesses have closed because of the pandemic and millions more are barely surviving. It recently qualified for a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan during a two-week window in which the Biden administration focused the program exclusively on helping businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businesses
Read full article: In Pennsylvania, Biden showcases aid to small businessesSalazar, a small business owner for 30 years, told Harris that help from the Small Business Administration has "kept me afloat but more is needed.โIn Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Smith Flooring had 23 employees during peak times but currently is employing 12 workers. In Washington, the Senate confirmed Isabel Guzman, Bidenโs pick to lead the Small Business Administration on Tuesday. Itโs a sharp turn from the start of the Biden administration, when vaccination goals were relatively modest and Americans were warned the country might not return to normal until Christmas. AdThe Biden administration estimates that 400,000 small businesses have closed because of the pandemic and millions more are barely surviving. It recently qualified for a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan during a two-week window in which the Biden administration focused the program exclusively on helping businesses with 20 or fewer employees.
Emhoff, VP Harris' husband, goes from top lawyer to teacher
Read full article: Emhoff, VP Harris' husband, goes from top lawyer to teacher(Erin Scott/Pool via AP)Vice President Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, is getting settled in a new job teaching law at Georgetown University amid a high-pressure moment in U.S. history. Emhoff said his wife tends to be interested in what happens in the class, since she is a lawyer, too. AdMarried to Harris since 2014, Emhoff left the Los Angeles office of the law firm of DLA Piper after Harris was elected with President Joe Biden. Emhoff said he's grateful to be able to support his wife in her new role. Emhoff said he's talking to administration experts to learn the issues and not just visiting museums and libraries in Washington.
Nation's first second gentleman makes first solo outing
Read full article: Nation's first second gentleman makes first solo outing(Nicholas Kamm/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON โ Doug Emhoff, America's first second gentleman, highlighted food insecurity on his first solo public outing Thursday, saying it's โsomething everyone needs to be concerned about.โEmhoff said during the campaign that he would use his groundbreaking role to elevate the issue. โWeโre seeing what weโre seeing on the news with lines of cars," Emhoff told reporters before leaving Kelly Miller Middle School in Washington. It operates a farm at the middle school and has partnered with other organizations to create mobile food distribution sites in some of Washington's less well-off neighborhoods. Asked what he learned during the roughly half-hour visit, Emhoff said it was โso amazing to see the passion, the way these folks are approaching it." โ@MerriamWebster just added โSecond Gentlemanโ to the dictionary.
The Latest: Biden signals limit on executive authority use
Read full article: The Latest: Biden signals limit on executive authority usePresident-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce his choice of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)WASHINGTON โ The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):6:10 p.m.Joe Biden has suggested he canโt go as far with executive authority as some of his most vocal supporters would like, declaring that he wonโt violate the Constitution in a leaked recording of his call with civil rights leaders. Biden is urged to use executive action to promote police reform and is heard promising to use his presidential power to overturn โevery single damn thingโ that President Donald Trump did via executive action. Executive authority that my progressive friends talk about is way beyond the bounds.โ He cited the specific example of assault-style weapons, saying itโd be unconstitutional to ban them with executive action. ___7 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden is heading to Georgia to campaign for the Democratic candidates in the stateโs two critical U.S. Senate runoffs.
Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, poised to break stereotypes
Read full article: Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, poised to break stereotypesDemocratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and her husband Doug Emhoff take the stage during a drive-in get out the vote rally, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Philadelphia. Doug Emhoff, the 56-year-old husband of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, will leave his private law practice by Inauguration Day to focus on his role at the White House, a spokesperson said Tuesday. While Emhoff built a career as a high-profile entertainment lawyer in Southern California, he's been most visible to voters as Harris' supportive husband. When Harris began her term in the U.S. Senate in 2017, Emhoff moved to DLA Piper, which had a presence in Washington and Los Angeles, where Harris and Emhoff split their time. John Bessler, the husband of Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is also a lawyer, called Emhoff a โmodern man" for dedicating time to Harris' political career over his own.
The Latest: Lincoln Project taking on GOP-linked law firms
Read full article: The Latest: Lincoln Project taking on GOP-linked law firmsWASHINGTON โ The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):5:45 p.m. The Lincoln Project has announced plans to launch an advertising campaign against two law firms over their role representing President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in their voter fraud-related lawsuits. President Donald Trump would have to authorize Biden to receive that brief. ___11:20 a.m.U.S. defense officials said James Anderson, the top policy adviser at the Pentagon, submitted his resignation Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper. Trumpโs firing of Esper comes as he has refused to concede his election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
WATCH LIVE: President-elect Biden addresses nation alongside Vice President-elect Harris
Read full article: WATCH LIVE: President-elect Biden addresses nation alongside Vice President-elect Harrisโ President-elect Joe Biden will deliver remarks from Wilmington, Delaware at 8 p.m. Saturday alongside Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. A presidential candidate requires at least 270 electoral votes to win the election. Biden, resting at 264 electoral votes early Friday morning, was projected to win the state of Pennsylvania as of 11:25 a.m., according to The AP. With its 20 electoral votes up for grabs, Pennsylvania placed Biden at 284 electoral votes -- enough to call the race nearly four days after Election Day. The AP also projected that Biden won the state of Nevada on Saturday, bringing his electoral vote total to 290.
Douglas Emhoff to campaign for Joe Biden, wife Kamala Harris in Michigan Sunday
Read full article: Douglas Emhoff to campaign for Joe Biden, wife Kamala Harris in Michigan SundayAll rights reserved)Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris, is scheduled to visit Michigan on Sunday. Emhoff is set to attend a canvass launch at 1 p.m. in Ann Arbor, and then another at 2:30 p.m. in Madison Heights. On Saturday, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama visited Detroit and Flint. READ: Presidential candidates make final push for Michigan last weekend before Election DayPresident and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is also focusing campaign efforts toward Michigan voters in the final days leading up to the election. Then on Monday, the president will be in Traverse City before holding a rally at the Grand Rapids based Gerald R. Ford International Airport.
VP Debate Takeaways: Pandemic looms over a more civil fight
Read full article: VP Debate Takeaways: Pandemic looms over a more civil fight(AP Photo/Morry Gash, Pool)WASHINGTON โ In normal times, vice presidential debates don't matter much. Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday faced considerable pressure to boost coronavirus-stricken President Donald Trump's flagging reelection hopes as he trails in national and battleground state polls. Here are key early takeaways from the only vice presidential debate ahead of the Nov. 3 Election Day. Pence and Harris repeatedly dodged and sidestepped queries from debate moderator Susan Page, answering questions however they wanted. __THE FLIES HAVE ITWhile the debate was comparatively tame, there were moments that stood out, especially on social media.
Jill Biden, Doug Emhoff team up in final campaign stretch
Read full article: Jill Biden, Doug Emhoff team up in final campaign stretchJill Biden, left, wife of Democratic presidential candidate former vice president Joe Biden, and Doug Emhoff, center, husband of Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., greet supporters in passing cars during a campaign stop, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa โ Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff are both from New Jersey. And now they're building a team as the better halves of the Joe Biden campaign. โDonโt you think the American people love seeing people in government who respect one another and are friends with one another?โ Jill Biden said as she campaigned in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Saturday. Jill Biden has become one of the campaignโs main surrogates for Latino outreach and, as a teacher herself, often holds events focused on teachers and education. Jill Biden has made sure to call and check in on him after a busy week.