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Kimberly Jones – an activist whose passionate speech about race went viral after the George Floyd protests – says Donald Trump needs to apologize to Black America about his Tulsa election rally.

The Descendants have taken over #DemocracySummer2020. They may play the relatives of Disney’s greatest villains, but Sofia Carson and Dove Cameron appeared at the June 18 event to do something good: encourage their Gen Z and Millennial fans to vote in the 2020 presidential election. Sofia, 27, and Dove, 24, appeared separately with powerful messages urging young Americans to “harness their power” at the polls and vote.

When Maria Teresa Kumar was nine years-old, she became a citizen of the United States along with her mom. The pair had immigrated from Bogota, Columbia, after her mother fell in love with and married an English teacher working there. The new family then moved to Sonoma, California.

It’s going to be a busy fall for LeBron James. Should the forward lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the NBA finals, he’ll be on the court until October.

Snoop Dogg, 48, is not a fan of the way Donald Trump‘s been handling racism in America and it’s the reason he’s voting for the first time ever in Nov. The rapper appeared on 92.3’s Big Boy radio station on June 4 to discuss the tragic death of George Floyd, which has prompted protests of thousands of people around the country to stop racial injustice, and admitted he’s not a fan of Trump being in office.

Joe Biden may be returning to the White House — as president, this time. The former vice president and senator from Delaware, 76, officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, June 5 thanks to the seven recent primaries needed to win. On April 15, he become the presumptive Democratic nominee for president after his remaining competitor, Senator Bernie Sanders, dropped out of the race on April 8.

When Joe Biden spoke to the nation on the morning of June 2, 2020 from Philadelphia’s Town Hall, he conveyed a striking contrast to Donald Trump’s  performance with an upside down Bible, the evening before, one of what America really needed – true ‘presidential leadership’. “I promise you this.

Selena Gomez wants to encourage as many of her young fans as possible to hit the voting booths in November 2020. But they can’t participate in the presidential and statewide elections unless they’ve taken the time to register.

Rihanna, 32, didn’t appreciate it when one Instagram follower told her voting doesn’t changes things and she made it known in a straightforward response. The singer took to the social media site on June 2 to share a post that included the names of states that are having their primary elections today and encouraged her fans to vote in the caption.

Amid the pandemic and protests, several states — Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Montana, New Mexico, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. – are holding primaries on June 2.

Proms across the country have been canceled in light of the COVID-19 crisis, but former First Lady Michelle Obama and MTV still want high schoolers to party in style.

When Lindsay Hecox, 19, decided that Boise State was the college that she wanted to commit to for the next four years, it was the beautiful surrounding Idaho area that she fell in love with. She wanted a big change from her small city hometown in California.

Hillary Clinton, 72, wants you to vote in Nov. 2020! “No makeup? No pantsuit? No problem,” the former Secretary of State tweeted on Saturday, May 2, including a photo of her wearing a black protective face mask that with the word “VOTE” written in large, white block letters. “I’ve got the must-have accessory for spring. I’m wearing a mask (and voting!) for my country, my community, and my grandchildren,” she continued, adding “#MaskingForAFriend” and “@PandemicAction.”

As the presumptive Democratic nominee for the Presidency of the United States, former Vice President Joe Biden has a lot of major decisions to make before Election Day in November 2020 — including who his running mate will be! During his April 20 interview with Pittsburgh KDKA News journalist Jon Delano, the Democratic frontrunner shared one particular requirement he has for choosing a Vice President for his campaign.

Former President Barack Obama is officially throwing his weight behind Joe Biden for president, ending months of speculation over when he would finally endorse his two-time vice president. Obama, 58, announced in a video message, posted to Twitter on April 14 that “I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for president.

Americans are facing a dangerous dilemma as primary election season continues: go to the polls, and risk exposure to COVID-19, or stay home and be unable to vote. In response, former First Lady Michelle Obama and When We All Vote are asking the US government to implement easier access to safe options, like online registration, voting by mail, and early in-person voting.

The entire world is facing the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, but U.S. President Donald Trump, 73, has his mind on other things.

It didn’t come as a shock that the March 15 Democratic debate was overwhelmingly focused on the coronavirus pandemic, which changed the logistics of the debate itself. The two candidates, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, came out onstage at the event and bumped elbows, rather than shake hands, approaching podiums placed six feet apart.

Joe Biden‘s hypothetical presidency would guarantee that the United States sees its first female vice president, he said at the March 15 Democratic debate. Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders are still neck and neck in the 2020 presidential primaries, but both candidates are already looking forward to the future, when one of them could be the party nominee.

It’s understatement to say that things have changed since the candidates gathered for the last Democratic debate, on February 25. Following a shocking Super Tuesday and subsequent state primaries, we’re down to just two major presidential candidates: former Vice President Joe Biden, and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

Dr. Jill Biden will not be tolerating any malarky.

Nancy Pelosi has a warning for President Donald Trump as the end of his first term in the Oval Office nears: “watch out.” Pelosi, 79, led the House of Representatives into impeaching Trump in December 2019, only to see him acquitted on both charges two months later. But the fight’s not over, the Speaker of the House told our sister site, Variety, in a new interview.

It’s Super Tuesday, so it’s time to discuss the important things about the 2020 Democratic candidates. Like, obviously, which celebrity Elizabeth Warren is currently crushing on.

UPDATE, 3/2/20, 2:08pm ET: Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar has ended her presidential campaign, just hours after speaking to supports at a rally in Salt Lake City, Utah. Though she came in third place in New Hampshire, her other primary results have been less than desirable; she placed sixth in the South Carolina primary two days prior to her announcement.

Here’s a name you won’t find in any previous presidential debate transcript: Naked Cowboy.

Senator Amy Klobuchar had an urgent message for her fellow Democrats at the February 25 debate: constantly fighting within the party is just going to make it easier for Donald Trump to get re-elected in November 2020. “If we spend the next four months tearing our party apart, we’re going to watch Donald Trump spend the next four years tearing our country apart,” the Minnesota senator, 59, said when she was able to get a word in edgewise.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 78, entered an already crowded presidential race in November 2019, months (and years) after his colleagues. His name recognition and $64 billion wealth, which he is using to self-fund his campaign, gained him instant press coverage during the election circle, despite not qualifying for any of the debates thus far.

One week after Senator Elizabeth Warren obliterated Mike Bloomberg in Las Vegas, the Democratic presidential candidates are back for the third and final debate of February. Tonight, February 25, seven of the final eight remaining candidates will duke it out onstage at the Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, to prove that they’re the best person to win the Democratic nomination.

Jessica Post, the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), was just 16 when she first walked into the campaign office of a local Missouri woman running for Congress, and she was instantly hooked by the energy. 

Senator Elizabeth Warren didn’t waste time getting down to the issue bugging her the most at the February 19 Democratic debate: Michael Bloomberg. The Las Vegas debate is the first for the former New York City mayor, 78, and it was very clear from the get-go that none of the other candidates were happy to see him.