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The assassination attempt of a divisive figure, a foreign war threatening to take centre stage, the incumbent president withdrawing his candidacy and endorsing the vice-president: the 2024 US presidential race is starting to take on an eerie resemblance to that of 1968.

What do these years of unprecedented events have in common?

History usually happens at a leisurely pace, with major events months or even years apart. But this year, it seems like someone has pushed fast-forward, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. One company is now selling a T-shirt declaring “THIS IS MY LIVING IN UNPRECEDENTED…

Just because Biden has endorsed her doesn’t mean Harris will walk to the nomination. And then there’s the little matter of Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris now becomes the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. It’s likely to make an ugly campaign even uglier.

Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates to formally select a new nominee for their party. This will mark the first time in over 50…

The presidential nominating conventions every four years are political events, but they are also media events. Since the advent of television, Democratic and Republican national convention organizers have sought to tightly stage-manage their gatherings for home viewers, and they’ve often succeeded.

Here’s what you need to know about the process for replacing Biden and what happens with his delegates at the Democratic convention, starting 19 August

Following a wave of pro-Palestinian protests led by students at universities across the country, a few schools, like Brown University, say they are considering divesting from companies that support or work in Israel.

There are clear similarities between 1968 and 2024, from presidential elections and anti-war protests to new Planet of the Apes movies. But historians tell NPR there are some key differences too.

In this interview, Dean Phillips, Democratic presidential candidate and Minnesota Congressman, discusses the need for more candidates and the shortcomings ...