Why it matters that VP Harris is an AKA

And hear Rachel Maddow's reaction to President Biden's historic Oval Office speech [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Thursday, Jul. 25, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Biden should have given this speech a year ago]( By Anthony L. Fisher]( This is the speech [President Joe Biden]( should have given a year ago. In a barely 10-minute [address to the nation]( from behind the Resolute Desk Wednesday night, Biden put a bow on [his decision to abandon his cratering reelection campaign](. Biden, still [recovering from Covid](, spoke haltingly and at times seemed to slur his words — sometimes repeating sentences with the words rearranged a bit. Even when boasting of his administration’s accomplishments, there was a mournful tenor in his voice. He looked exposed. But his appeals for unity amid ongoing attacks on our democracy didn’t ring hollow. He came off like a patriotic American who saw his predecessor unforgivably botch the early days of a pandemic and then try to overturn the results of a free and fair election. Biden, for all his baggage, understands the looming dangers on the horizon. This is a preview of Anthony L. Fisher's latest article.Read the full column here.]( TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [KHALILAH L. BROWN-DEAN]( [The 'Divine 9' can't endorse Kamala Harris. But they will give her a huge boost.]( The vice president's history in Alpha Kappa Alpha could play a huge role in the election. //link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3JhY2hlbC1tYWRkb3ctc2hvdy9tYWRkb3dibG9nL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlYXNvbi13b3JyeS0yMDI0LXJhY2Utc2hha2UtcmNuYTE2Mjk5OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyNSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B7e9648fa//link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9jcm93ZHN0cmlrZS1vdXRhZ2Utc2FmZXR5LXVwZGF0ZS1yY25hMTYzMTI3P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjQwNzI1JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914B14b6f154[Read more.]( [NAYYERA HAQ]( [Netanyahu came to Washington to project strength. His Trumpian speech did the opposite.]( Netanyahu proudly owned his choice to launch a ground invasion he can't sustain and to gamble with Palestinian and Israeli lives. //link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3JhY2hlbC1tYWRkb3ctc2hvdy9tYWRkb3dibG9nL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlYXNvbi13b3JyeS0yMDI0LXJhY2Utc2hha2UtcmNuYTE2Mjk5OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyNSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914C7e9648fa//link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9jcm93ZHN0cmlrZS1vdXRhZ2Utc2FmZXR5LXVwZGF0ZS1yY25hMTYzMTI3P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjQwNzI1JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914C14b6f154[Read more.]( [DEAN OBEIDALLAH]( [Someone needs to teach Tom Cotton and the GOP what the word ‘coup’ really means]( Biden dropped out for the same reason politicians have ended their campaigns since time immemorial: He realized he couldn’t win. //link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3JhY2hlbC1tYWRkb3ctc2hvdy9tYWRkb3dibG9nL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlYXNvbi13b3JyeS0yMDI0LXJhY2Utc2hha2UtcmNuYTE2Mjk5OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyNSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914D7e9648fa//link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9jcm93ZHN0cmlrZS1vdXRhZ2Utc2FmZXR5LXVwZGF0ZS1yY25hMTYzMTI3P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjQwNzI1JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914D14b6f154[Read more.]( [JORDAN RUBIN]( [Trump's defamation case against ABC after Carroll verdict can proceed]( A federal judge in Florida discussed the differences between 'rape' and 'sexual abuse,' the latter of which Trump was found liable for in New York. //link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL3JhY2hlbC1tYWRkb3ctc2hvdy9tYWRkb3dibG9nL3JlcHVibGljYW5zLXJlYXNvbi13b3JyeS0yMDI0LXJhY2Utc2hha2UtcmNuYTE2Mjk5OD9jaWQ9ZW1sX21kYV8yMDI0MDcyNSZ1c2VyX2VtYWlsPWQ3ZGM3NDUxNzI5N2IzOTcxYWExNGQ2ZjMzMTEzNWEwODc4ZjhmNjQwZmExYTEwMTlmMTU3YjY1YzFiNWRkMWQ/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914E7e9648fa//link.msnbc.com/click/36179393.79489/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubXNuYmMuY29tL29waW5pb24vbXNuYmMtb3Bpbmlvbi9jcm93ZHN0cmlrZS1vdXRhZ2Utc2FmZXR5LXVwZGF0ZS1yY25hMTYzMTI3P2NpZD1lbWxfbWRhXzIwMjQwNzI1JnVzZXJfZW1haWw9ZDdkYzc0NTE3Mjk3YjM5NzFhYTE0ZDZmMzMxMTM1YTA4NzhmOGY2NDBmYTFhMTAxOWYxNTdiNjVjMWI1ZGQxZA/58292da26e4adc7b0b8b4914E14b6f154[Read more.](     MSNBC LIVE: DEMOCRACY 2024 [Alternate text] On Saturday, September 7th, you can attend "MSNBC Live: Democracy 2024," our premiere fan event in Brooklyn, New York. 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