Joe Biden

WATCH: Biden Victory Speech

By • Nov 7, 2020
Caroline Amenabar/NPR

Joe Biden is addressing the American people as president-elect after a win in Pennsylvania put him over the 270 electoral-vote threshold needed on Saturday.

Lumbee Recognition Act Is Pandering To Win NC Votes Says Eastern Band Chief

By • Oct 23, 2020
Matt Bush

The Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says both major party presidential candidates are pandering to another tribe in North Carolina in the final days of the election.

LIVE COVERAGE: 1st 2020 Presidential Debate

By • Sep 28, 2020
Meg Kelly / NPR

Follow NPR's live coverage of the first 2020 presidential election debate, including fact-checking and analysis. President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are in Cleveland for the event, moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News.  The debate is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. Tuesday

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There Was At Least One Democrat In Attendance At Trump’s Mills River Rally

By • Aug 25, 2020
Cory Vaillancourt

While he was being renominated Monday in Charlotte for a second term in office by the Republican Party, Mills River waited for President Trump.

Much of the crowd at President Trump’s rally was made up of farmers and local politicians.  But not all of them agreed with the president.

“I’m here today representing the Town of Mills River.”

LIVE ANALYSIS: Biden And Sanders Debate

By • Mar 15, 2020
Angela Hsieh / NPR

Only two candidates will be onstage for Sunday's Democratic primary debate: former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. The CNN-Univision debate was relocated from Arizona to Washington, D.C., and will not have an in-person audience due to coronavirus concerns.

Cancer Moonshot Update With VP Biden's 'Cancer Czar' And Charlotte's Cancer Research Contributions

By editor • Oct 27, 2016

An examination of the vice president's "cancer moonshot," the goals, the challenges it faces, and how Charlotte fits in—as described by one of its leaders.

Biden Says Community Colleges Needed To Retrain Workers For High-Tech Jobs

By • Sep 14, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden was in Charlotte Monday, not to stump for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, but to talk about the importance of community colleges.


Democrats' Group Says Biden to Attend NC Fundraiser

By • Aug 30, 2016
Charles Dharapak/Associated Press

A national group seeking to elect Democratic governors says Vice President Joe Biden will attend one of its fundraisers next month in North Carolina, where Attorney General Roy Cooper is seeking to unseat Republican incumbent Pat McCrory.

The Democratic Governors Association confirmed this week that Biden will participate in its Sept. 12 private fundraising event at a Raleigh home. The association considers McCrory's seat the best chance for Democrats to flip a gubernatorial seat that a Republican now holds.