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Kamala Harris, the US Democratic Party’s likely presidential nominee has started her fight to defeat Donald Trump at the election in November.

Among the obstacles in her way are relentless racist and sexist attacks found online and from some Make America Great Again believers and conservative commentators. 

Today, Professor Nadia Brown, an expert on women and African American studies at Georgetown University in Washington DC, on how the messages of hate cut through. 

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Nadia Brown, professor of government and the director of women’s and gender studies program at Georgetown University

It was one of the biggest hacks we’ve ever had, but we’ve only just been told of its reach. 

Almost one in two Australians have had personal data, including potentially sensitive medical information, stolen and it’s up for sale on the dark web. 

What could scammers do with the information and can you do anything about it?

Today, the latest on the MediSecure hack of 12.9 million people’s prescription records.  

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Ange Lavoipierre, ABC National Technology Reporter

They dress up as sheriffs and try to take the law into their own hands by intimidating judges and lawyers in the courts. 

It sounds like something you’d find in America, but it’s happening here. 

Today, investigative reporter Kevin Nguyen on the growth of the sovereign citizen movement and the danger it poses. 

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Kevin Nguyen, ABC Investigations reporter

After holding out for weeks, the US President Joe Biden did what his party demanded, dropping out of the race.

Assuming Kamala Harris secures the nomination, would Americans vote for a woman of colour and will the move win the US election for the Democratic Party? 

Today, we speak to a veteran Democratic Party strategist about the frenetic months ahead in the party’s campaign to retain the White House. 

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Michael Trujillo, veteran Democratic Party Strategist

He’d lost the confidence of his party and many Americans and faced with the growing prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, the US President acted. 

Joe Biden announced he would not be contesting a second term, endorsing his Vice-President Kamala Harris to take the reins. 

Today, Washington Post reporter Mariana Alfaro unpacks another historic day in US politics. 

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Mariana Alfaro, Washington Post political reporter

Black and Latino voters could play a key role in the upcoming US election, potentially securing Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

But why would Latino voters fall in behind Trump, when he plans to launch a mass deportation of illegal immigrants who entered the US through the southern border? 

Today, Four Corners reporter Mark Willacy explains the role of the economy in November’s election and he takes us to the key swing states where votes from the Black and Latino communities will be key. 

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Mark Willacy, Four Corners reporter

Two Russian-born Australians Kira and Igor Korolev are facing espionage charges after being arrested in suburban Brisbane. 

Kira Korolev had a job in the Australian army and is accused of trying to pass sensitive defence secrets to Moscow. 

Today, an expert in Russia and national security on the potential spies living amongst us.

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Matthew Sussex, adjunct associate professor at the Australian National University

A poor taste joke about the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has ended Tenacious D’s tour of Australia and New Zealand. 

On stage at a Sydney concert, the comedy rock band’s Kyle Gass revealed his birthday wish was “don’t miss Trump next time”.

Now there are tensions within the band with Jack Black saying he was “blindsided” by the comment. 

Today, ABC News Daily producer Sam Dunn who was in the crowd at the concert, and comedian and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast Dom Knight on the fine line between comedy and offence. 

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Sam Dunn, ABC News Daily producer

Dom Knight, co-founder of the Chaser and co-host of The Chaser Report podcast

It’s one of the biggest unions in the country, representing tens of thousands of workers, but can the CFMEU survive amid allegations of corruption and ties to the criminal underworld and bikies?

The reporting has raised questions about lawlessness in the construction industry. 

Today, Richard Willingham, the ABC’s state political reporter in Victoria, takes us through the extraordinary allegations and the fallout. 

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Richard Willingham, Victoria’s state political reporter

The US President Joe Biden has called for the political temperature to be lowered after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.

But what comes next in a deeply polarised America and does the weekend attack secure Trump the presidency? 

Today, we discuss the fallout with a former press secretary for Ronald Reagan, a president who also survived an assassination attempt.  

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Kim Hoggard, a former staffer during Reagan and George H. W. Bush administrations