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Political ideology in the United States is usually described with the left–right spectrum. Liberalism is the predominant left-leaning ideology and conservatism is the predominant right-leaning ideology. Those who hold beliefs between liberalism and conservatism or a mix of beliefs on this scale are called moderates.

Vice President Kamala Harris, a former US senator from California who previously served as the state’s attorney general, could be the first Black woman and Asian American to lead a major party ticket after receiving President Joe Biden’s support to become the next Democratic presidential nominee. ...

CNN Senior Political Commentator Scott Jennings and Political Commentators Kristen Soltis Anderson, Jamal Simmons and Kate Bedingfield tell CNN’s Jake Tapper who they think should join Vice President Kamala Harris’ ticket and with 100 days until election day, the state of the 2024 presidential race. ...

New York Times opinion columnist Ezra Klein speaks with Fareed about the effects of President Joe Biden’s decision to not seek reelection — and whether Vice President Kamala Harris can reshape the race. ...

Fareed is joined by Jane Gilbert, chief heat officer for Miami-Dade County, Fla., who discusses how she is working to combat the effects of record high temperatures in a county that is considered ground zero for the climate crisis in the United States. ...

How Kyrsten Sinema’s decision makes Democrats’ 2024 Senate map tighterHow Kyrsten Sinema’s decision makes Democrats’ 2024 Senate map tighter

Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema decided to shake up the political world on Friday by becoming an independent. The former Democrat is still caucusing with the party in the Senate, so the Democratic caucus still has 51 members. Now, instead of 49 Democrats and two independents within their ranks, the caucus has 48 Democrats and three […] ...

Meet the woman steering Biden’s bipartisan winning streak on Capitol HillMeet the woman steering Biden’s bipartisan winning streak on Capitol Hill

The Biden administration managed to rack up a long list of major legislative wins in its first two years despite facing one of the most closely-divided Congresses in history. From bipartisan action on infrastructure, gun safety and same-sex marriage to party-line bills tackling climate change and expanding health care coverage, it’s a record President Joe […] ...