Harris outlines her vision and hammers Trump: From the Politics Desk
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Harris outlines her vision and hammers Trump: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to a special edition of From the Politics Desk, bringing you the highlights from the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Harris weaves her life story into a vision for America as she accepts Democratic nominationBy Natasha Korecki and Jonathan AllenCHICAGO — Amid a cacophony of cheering Democrats and a canopy of red, white and blue balloons, Vice President Kamala Harris made history.The first woman elected vice president of the United States officially became the first Black and South Asian woman named a major-party presidential nominee, lifting Democrats’ hopes of defeating former President Donald Trump and keeping the White House for another four years.“We are charting a new way forward, forward to a future with a...
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Can Harris win on good vibes alone?: From the Politics Desk
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Can Harris win on good vibes alone?: From the Politics Desk

Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, Washington correspondent. Yamiche Alcindor previews Vice President Kamala Harris' history-making convention speech. Plus, senior national political reporter Jonathan Allen examines whether Democrats can ride good vibes all the way to victory this fall.Programming note: Stay tuned for a special edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter after the Democratic National Convention tonight, bringing you all the latest news and analysis from our team in Chicago.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Can Harris win on good vibes alone?By Jonathan AllenCHICAGO — For now, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign is running on vibes, and...
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Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parks
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Floridians balk at DeSantis administration plan to build golf courses at state parks

Politics tamfitronics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The golf course is not a threatened species in the Sunshine State — but the Florida scrub-jay is.And advocates are warning that life for the small blue and gray birds and many other imperiled species could get much harder if Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration follows through on a proposal to build golf courses, pickleball courts and 350-room hotels at state parks from Miami to the Panhandle.State parks “are the last strongholds for a lot of wildlife in rapidly urbanizing communities in Florida,” said Julie Wraithmell, executive director of Audubon...
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