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Chris Coons

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Which is Chris Coons and which is Olaf Scholz?

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Kaia Hubbard at CBS News:

Washington — Party leaders and rising stars will address delegates in Chicago this week as the Democratic National Convention gets underway, with speeches honoring President Biden's time in office while celebrating a new name atop the ticket.  

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Speakers for the 2024 Democratic National Convention

Three presidents, leaders in Congress and other prominent members of the party are expected to address the convention this week as Democrats gear up for November's election. 

Though the full speaker schedule for the entire week has yet to be released, convention officials confirmed the speakers for Monday:

Minyon Moore, convention committee chair

Jaime Harrison, chairman of the Democratic National Committee

Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago

Peggy Flanagan, the lieutenant governor of Minnesota

Rep. Lauren Underwood of Illinois

Rep. Robert Garcia of California

Labor leaders Lee Saunders (AFSCME); April Verrett (SEIU); Brent Booker (LiUNA); Kenneth Cooper (IBEW); Claude Cummings Jr. (CWA); Elizabeth Shuler (AFL-CIO)

Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow

Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul

Shawn Fain, president of the United Automobile Workers

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York

Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and 2016 Democratic nominee

Rep. James E. Clyburn of South Carolina

Rep. Jamie Raskin of Maryland

Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas

Rep. Grace Meng of New York

Women from states with abortion restrictions: Amanda and Josh Zurawski; Kaitlyn Joshua; and Hadley Duvall

Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky

Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia

Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware

First lady Jill Biden

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The speakers list for Monday's opening session of the #DNC2024 is out, with President Joe Biden and FLOTUS Dr. Jill Biden as the headlining speakers this evening.

Other notable speakers: DNC Convention Committee Chair Minyon Moore, DNC Chairperson Jaime Harrison, Former FLOTUS and former Senator Hillary Clinton, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, Illinois Rep. Lauren Underwood, UAW President Shawn Fain, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson.

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Meetings being held in DC between the Egyptian FM and US senators

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Senator Chris Coons sat across from [Aaron Maté] on the train. With Israel using US weapons to kill thousands of Palestinian civilians, including 4600+ children, [Aaron Maté] asked him why he refuses to call for a ceasefire:

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After this questioning, Maté was asked to move to a different seat. At the next stop in Philadelphia, was removed from the train.

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Senator Chris Coons' office contact info

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SAG-AFTRA Applauds The NO FAKES Act Announcement

SAG-AFTRA Applauds The NO FAKES Act Announcement #SagAftraStrong #SagAftraStrike #Movies #Entertainment #Television #Politics

Yesterday, the U.S. Senator and Chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) announced a new bipartisan bill to protect voice and likeness of actors, performers, and individuals from AI-Generated Replicas, titled Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep…

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At a The Halo Trust event in NYC, Senator of Delaware, Chris Coons thanks Prince Harry on his leadership and dedication to fulfill his mother Diana’s legacy on land mine clearance. (9/23/24)

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Téte António, Minister of External Relations for the 🇦🇴 Republic of Angola at a The Halo Trust event in New York to commend Angola’s progress in mine clearance.

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LtoR: Chris Coons, Tom Carper, Mike Castle, Jack Markell

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Jasmine Wright at NOTUS:

Vice President Kamala Harris’ transition team is quietly developing plans for who could staff her administration as she crisscrosses the country trying to win an election that’d actually let her put them to use. Harris herself is entirely focused on winning, according to two sources close to her and the transition team. But she’s been getting weekly updates from her team as they toil away out of view in a federally funded workspace, preparing for what could be if Harris wins in November. “They’re working in secret, and everybody is focused on winning the election, which has left little opportunity for a lot of personal discussion about personnel,” said a third source close to the vice president. Harris has assembled a purposely skeletal team. The team’s leaders are slowly hiring more people, multiple sources told NOTUS, as they prepare to potentially orchestrate the first transition from a sitting president to a sitting vice president since 1988. They’ve been looking for “researchers and lawyers” to be ready to begin their vetting efforts beyond their current limited capabilities should Harris win. And it’s all happening with a low profile and a smaller group of advisers than previous Democratic transitions.

One person close to the vice president said she has tried not to engage in discussions about senior staff for her possible White House. “She is purposefully, as she always does, holding her cards close on this,” they said. And the team is “being very cautious about getting too far ahead of the vice president and jinxing anything.” The shroud of secrecy “is a good sign,” said Max Stier, the founding president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service, who consults with presidential transition teams. “Preelection transition operations are supposed to not make any news. Really, their job is to prepare for the possibility of their candidate winning, and that’s incredibly important, but it’s not supposed to be a distraction from job No. 1 for the campaign, which is ultimately to win.” The team is led by Yohannes Abraham, who was the executive director of the Biden-Harris transition team. Josh Hsu, one of Harris’ longest and most trusted aides and former counsel in her VP and Senate offices, plays a major role. Multiple people say he was personally installed by the vice president. Dana Remus, the former White House counsel, is a part of the crew. Harris’ former aide Rachel Palermo has also recently joined the shop. And Lorraine Voles, Harris’ chief of staff for her official office and a trusted confidant who has been in her office since the summer of 2021, is in consultation, three sources told NOTUS.

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The personnel questions happen both inside and outside the team. For example, Harris’ economic adviser, Brian Deese, has advocated for the vice president to keep the headline-grabbing Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan in her position, should the vice president win, according to two sources familiar with the campaign. A third source says that the pair has a close relationship. Karen Dunn, the lawyer who co-ran Harris’ debate prep, has long eyed the White House general counsel position, according to multiple sources, after having been in contention after Remus stepped down in 2022. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s aides have reached out to express her interest in a potential position, said a person familiar with the effort. (A spokesperson for the governor said she “is not interested in a job in the federal government.” Asked about this reporting at a press conference on Thursday, Hochul said it was “categorically false” that her aides were reaching out and blamed “bad actors” who want her not to run for re-election.) And Jeff Zients, Joe Biden’s chief of staff who helped run his transition in 2020, is being floated to lead the Treasury Department, said two sources.

Other names that float around the ether include Wally Adeyemo for Treasury and Michèle Flournoy for Defense. Sen. Chris Coons has privately advocated himself for secretary of state (A spokesman said Coons is solely focused on electing Harris). And two sources say Harris likes Don Graves and Michael Reagan and might seek to elevate their roles in her administration. Current Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s allies have pushed him for a foreign policy-focused role. (Buttigieg aides did not respond to a request for comment.)

But floats in October won’t necessarily turn to reality in January, regardless of who wins. “I think people are just out there fishing for names and making assumptions. If you want to know the truth,” said a Democrat close to both the campaign and the transition. “I’ve heard my name, and I have no intention of going back into government.” The Harris team is also trying to avoid pitfalls from recent transitions. After Biden won in 2020, Asian American and Pacific Islander groups were publicly livid about the lack of Asian American representation in Biden’s incoming administration before he changed course. Those groups have already begun engaging with Harris’ team on potential candidates.

[...] The group supports both U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai and acting Labor Secretary Julie Su. Both have voiced their wish to stay in their current jobs, though Su was never officially confirmed.

NOTUS’s Jasmine Wright is reporting on how Kamala Harris’s potential transition team is forming should she win as President.

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US Senator Chris Coons brokers peace in Kenya amid anti-government protests

The US President Joe Biden sent a delegation led by Senator Chris Coons to Kenya to broker a ceasefire amid anti-government protests led by opposition chief Raila Odinga on Wednesday, March 29. Senator Coons played a key role in brokering peace in Kenya after disputed elections in 2017, resulting in the famous handshake between former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga. Signs were clear…

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