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Secret Service Investigates Serious Misconduct Allegation

RealClearPolitics reports that a Harris campaign aide allegedly was sexually assaulted

(Newser) - The Secret Service says one of its agents has been placed on administrative leave while a "misconduct allegation" is investigated. According to RealClearPolitics , the agent is accused of sexually assaulting a Kamala Harris campaign aide in Wisconsin at some point in the last week. RCP, citing "four sources...

Harris: Let's Ditch Filibuster to Codify Roe v. Wade

It's the first time as nominee she's gone that far in regard to abortion rights

(Newser) - Kamala Harris has made another move to differentiate herself from Donald Trump on the issue of abortion, reports Axios . In an interview with Wisconsin Public Radio , the vice president backed the idea of carving out an exception to the filibuster rule in the Senate to codify abortion rights into federal...

Trump Gains Strength in 3 Battleground States

He leads in Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, according to New York Times poll

(Newser) - Major new polls are coming out with increased frequency as the 2024 campaign enters the home stretch, and the latest from the New York Times and Siena College should please the campaign of Donald Trump. It shows the former president with increased strength in the three swing states of Arizona,...

CNN Proposes Another Debate. Harris, Trump Answer Quickly

Republican nominee says Oct. 23 would be too late

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris accepted an invitation to debate Donald Trump on CNN next month, challenging the former president to consent to a rematch. Trump immediately rejected the idea, the Washington Post reports. "Donald Trump should have no problem agreeing to this debate," statement released by the Democratic...

Kamala Harris Tells Oprah Why She Has a Gun

'If somebody's breaking into my house they're gettin' shot'

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to focus on her plans to cut costs for the middle class, restore a national right to abortion, and address gun violence,...

Pennsylvania Poll Results Are a 'Bit of a Puzzle'

NYT says Harris is ahead in key battleground state but tied with Trump nationwide

(Newser) - Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes could be key to winning the White House in November—and it's currently neck and neck between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, according to one of two major polls. The candidates are in a statistical tie in the state, with 48% of likely...

Emhoff's Ex Hits Back at Snark Over Kamala's Lack of Kids

Kerstin Emhoff has something to say to Sarah Huckabee Sanders

(Newser) - Kerstin Emhoff, film producer and ex-wife to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is weighing in on the right's ongoing commentary on the fact that her ex-husband's second wife has no biological children . That second wife is, of course, Kamala Harris, vice president and Democratic presidential nominee, and the latest...

In Rare Interview, Harris Condemns Trump's Rhetoric

She says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again'

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he "can't have that microphone again." Harris said the Republican attacks on the city and migrants there were "lies that...

Trump Blames Democrats' 'Rhetoric' for Latest Scare

Former president says inflammatory language led to another attempt on his life

(Newser) - With 50 days to go until the election, former President Trump is walking away from the second attempt on his life since July—and pointing the finger at President Biden and Vice President Harris. Suspect Ryan Routh "believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,...

Harris' Focus in Coming Days: 3 'Blue Wall' States

VP has upcoming events set for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin to shore up support

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the "blue wall" states with the Nov. 5 election nearing. On Tuesday, Harris will sit for a fireside chat hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, per...

Pope Francis Doesn't Like Either 2024 Candidate

Pontiff says Harris, Trump are both 'against life' and suggests people vote for 'the lesser of two evils'

(Newser) - Pope Francis would apparently like a third option when it comes to 2024 presidential candidates. Speaking to reporters Friday on a plane returning from Asia, the pope declared that both Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are "against life," though for different reasons.
  • He summed up Trump and Harris,
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No More Debates, Trump Posts
Trump Says There
Will Be No Rematch
Sep 12, 2024 4:35 PM CDT

Trump Says There Will Be No Rematch

Harris posts that voters deserve another debate

(Newser) - Minutes after the presidential debate ended Tuesday night, Kamala Harris' campaign challenged Donald Trump to another one. Both sides have been discussing scheduling a showdown later this month with NBC News, the New York Times reports, and Trump had said he'd committed to it. But on Thursday, at the...

Debate Analysis Sounded a Little Fishy to Matt Taibbi

Columnist thinks pundits took words like 'bait' straight from Democratic talking points

(Newser) - Matt Taibbi thinks the next-day analysis of the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris sounded suspiciously familiar. Over and over, headlines and pundits argued that Harris "baited" Trump into traps or that she "commanded" the night, he writes in his Racket News column. What he finds fishy...

Swift Urges Fans to Vote, 337K Move to Obey

Hordes visit registration site vote.gov through superstar's custom link

(Newser) - " The Swift Effect " is real, as evidenced by the more than 330,000 people who clicked on Taylor Swift's link directing them to vote.gov, which helps with voter registration. Swift shared the custom URL while endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris immediately following Tuesday's debate. She...

Harris 'Rattled' Trump, and Other Takeaways From the Debate

Several outlets say vice president seemed to get under his skin

(Newser) - One common takeaway from Tuesday night's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump: Harris seemed to be able to get under Trump's skin, "rattling" him and putting him on the defensive. More:
  • Harris taunted Trump "over and over" on topics he's
...

Musk's Solution for Taylor Swift: 'I Will Give You a Child'

Billionaire addresses pop star's 'childless cat lady' status after she endorses Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Billionaire Elon Musk, father of at least 12 children, responded to Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris early Wednesday by offering to give her a child. Swift had signed her Instagram post as a "Childless Cat Lady," embracing the label directed at Harris by Republican VP candidate...

'Childless Cat Lady' Endorses Kamala Harris

And yes, that's how Taylor Swift signed her post

(Newser) - Well, she may not have made a surprise appearance at the DNC , but Taylor Swift firmly endorsed Kamala Harris immediately following Tuesday night's presidential debate between the vice president and former President Trump. Swift, who signed her Instagram post " Childless Cat Lady ," said she watched the debate,...

Candidates Strike Different Tones in Closing Remarks

Harris calls for unity, and Trump calls her the worst VP in history

(Newser) - Donald Trump won a coin toss before Tuesday night's debate and chose to go last with his closing statement. In it, he called Kamala Harris "the worst vice president in history" and ridiculed her presidential plans by pointing out that she already works in the White House, per...

Trump: 'I Couldn't Care Less' About Harris' Race

VP accuses him of racial divisiveness and calls it a 'tragedy'

(Newser) - Late in Tuesday night's debate, Donald Trump was asked about his comments in which he questioned Kamala Harris' racial identity . "I couldn't care less" about the topic, Trump answered. "Whatever she wants to be is OK by me." When moderator David Muir pointed out that...

Debate Takes a Detour to Immigrant-Pet Rumors

Trump asserts that immigrants in Ohio are eating them, and Harris is incredulous

(Newser) - The presidential debate took an unusual turn in its first hour when Donald Trump repeated the unsubstantiated assertion that immigrants in Ohio were eating residents' pets. "In Springfield, they're eating the dogs—the people that came in, they're eating the cats," Trump said, reports Politico . As...

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