23 July 2024
Breakfast Special: Uncharted territory: Harris could be the first Black woman & Asian American to lead a major US party ticket
After weeks of fighting for his political life - insisting he wasn’t going anywhere following a disastrous debate performance - US President Joe Biden announced his exit from the 2024 US Presidential race, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his successor.
A full day after the surprise development just days before the big day in November - no credible challenger has emerged, and Harris is marching to the Democratic nomination as broad swaths of the party - including potential rivals, lawmakers, governors, influential labour and advocacy groups and more - line up behind her bid to take on Donald Trump.
On this episode of Breakfast Special, Bhagyashree Garekar, US Bureau Chief at The Straits Times shares her insights.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Patrick Semansky/AP

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14 November 2023
Viewpoint: What to expect from Biden-Xi meeting at APEC 2023
All eyes are on the first face-to-face meeting in a year between Chinese President XI Jinping and his American counterpart, Joe Biden. What can we expect from the rare meeting that will take place on the sidelines of the APEC forum? The Straits Times' Bhagyashree Garekar has more from San Francisco.

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