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The candidates and their running mates are back on the campaign trail today for the first time since Sunday's apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Trump will also be in Michigan, hosting a town hall event in Flint at 7 p.m. EST. Ahead of his event, Flint police are ramping up security.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance delivered remarks in Sparta, Michigan this afternoon. Later tonight at 5:30 p.m., Vance will hold a rally in Eu Claire, Wisconsin.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris has no official campaign events in the diary but was interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists this afternoon in Philadelphia.
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff will deliver remarks at a campaign reception in Washington D.C.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz delivered brief remarks at a political event in Macon, Georgia this morning. He will then attend events in Atlanta in the afternoon before heading to North Carolina for a rally in Asheville at 6:30 p.m.
Check out Newsweek's live blog for updates from today. We'll be back tomorrow for more live coverage.
Sep 17, 2024 at 04:43 PM EDT
Busy few days ahead for candidates
Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Uniondale, New York at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 7 p.m. tomorrow Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman told 1010 WINS Radio that his department will be all-hands-on-deck, with every unit in the police fully activated.
Sen. JD Vance will host a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina. The event will be held at Union Hall at 3 p.m.
This will be the campaign's first of two North Carolina stops this week, as Trump makes a stop in Wilmington for a rally on Saturday, Sept. 21.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will also be in New York. He will make appearances in Upper Manhattan and in Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris will have the day off tomorrow as she prepares for a livestream event with Oprah Winfrey on Thursday.
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 04:23 PM EDT
Susan Crabtree Talks Secret Service and Trump Threats
Charlie Kirk interviewed Susan Crabtree on The Charlie Kirk Show to discuss the Secret Service following the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Crabtree is known for her work at RealClearPolitics, where she has focused on national security, Congress and the White House.
She said former presidents' threat levels usually decrease after leaving the White House. However, "Trump broke the mold," and they are now trying to assess the level of service he should receive going forward.
"Kudos for being more aggressive and identifying him [Routh] quicker than what happened in Butler, so there's progress there but secret service is being faulted for not making the shot and allowing him to run away," Crabtree said.
She questions whether Trump's golfing outing was an OTR event, similar to the time Biden and his wife Jill visited the waffle shop. These events are usually looser and not as strict as a rally.
An OTR 'Off-The-Record' event in the Secret Service refers to a security operation or activity that is not publicly disclosed or documented in official records. These events are usually confidential and involve sensitive information, requiring discretion and security measures to protect those involved.
Crabtree also said, "Ron Rowe, acting Secret Service director, has promised that he's going to institute drones and wants to get the program up and running."
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 17, 2024 at 03:58 PM EDT
WATCH LIVE: Vance, Trump and Walz hold events tonight
The night will continue to be busy for both campaigns.
Sen. JD Vance will host his second rally of the day, this time in Eau Claire Wisconsin. Watch his speech at 5:30 p.m.
At 6:30 p.m., watch Gov. Tim Walz address a campaign rally in North Carolina.
Then later at 7 p.m., watch former President Donald Trump's town hall in Flint, Michigan. This will be his first public appearance since a second assassination attempt on his life. The town hall will be aired live across several major news networks and online platforms including Fox News, MSNBC and C-SPAN.
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 03:30 PM EDT
Threats against officials exceeding 2023 levels
Correspondents Deepa Shivaram, Odette Yousef and Domenico Montanaro discuss political violence in the US on The NPR Politics Podcast after the second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.
The correspondents said we're facing uncharted levels of violence, particularly during this election. The left fears that a Trump victory signals the end of democracy, while the right believes a Trump loss means the nation's downfall.
"The election has been framed as an existential moment for both sides and the stakes are framed very high," Yousef said. "When you pair that with conspiracy theories, people may be susceptible to this note of urgency to act. This urgency around the nation being lost or democracy being lost – that's really a dangerous cocktail."
Princeton University released its latest quarterly survey results, revealing threats against local officials are on track to surpass 2023 levels in 2024, based on the number of reported threats and harassment incidents so far.
"We're seeing everyone from judges and members of the congress receiving these threats all the way down to librarians and teachers," Yousef said. "They all have become targets as the political discourse has focused on culture wars."
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 17, 2024 at 03:09 PM EDT
Harris weighs in on Springfield
"My heart breaks for this community," Harris told the NABJ. "When you have that kind of microphone in front of you, you really got to understand on a deep level how much your words have meaning."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 02:50 PM EDT
Harris announced child care plan for families
Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan where no working family should pay more than 7% of their income for child care.
"It is sadly the state of affairs in our country that working people often have to decide to be able to work or to afford child care," Harris said. "It doesn't actually level out in terms of the expense versus the income."
She said it is currently "too expensive" for the "sandwich generation," who have to pay for child care while also taking care of their parents.
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 02:49 PM EDT
Harris tells NABJ: ‘Black men are in anyone’s pocket’
Vice President Kamala Harris told the National Association of Black Journalists it is important to not work from the assumption that "Black men are in anyone's pocket."
"Black men are like any other voting group," she said. "You got to earn their vote. I'm working to earn the vote, not assuming that I would have it because I'm Black but because the policies and the perspectives I have understands what we must do to recognize the needs for all communities."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 02:20 PM EDT
WATCH LIVE: Kamala Harris talks with Black journalists in Philly
Sep 17, 2024 at 01:59 PM EDT
Vance: ‘Don’t try to censor your political opponents’
"If you're sending the message that we have to silence Donald Trump with every chance that we have, a crazy person is eventually going to take that message to heart," Vance said to a crowd at a Michigan event. "Thank god nothing truly tragic has happened to Donald J Trump. Cut this crap out. Respect your Americans. Don't try to censor your political opponents because censorship will lead to political violence. We've seen that now twice in the last couple of months."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 01:49 PM EDT
Vance: ‘We’re going to unleash American energy once again’
"Donald Trump's plan is that American housing should go to American citizens, not people who shouldn't be in this country to begin with," Vance said in Michigan. "You have young people who are paupers in their own nation. They've got a ton debt, they're barred a lot but they have no chance in owning a stake in their own country. The American dream of homeownership is completely out of reach for millions of young Americans. With Donald J Trump as president, that's going to stop."
"We're going to unleash American energy once again. On day one, we're going to build more homes again so young people can afford the dream of homeownership. On day one, we're going to implement a very, very tax policy," Vance said. "Donald Trump and I, we're going to cut taxes for American workers and we're going to raise tariffs on companies that are shipping jobs overseas."
"We're going to make this country more prosperous," Vance said. "We're going to make the American dream affordable again."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 01:43 PM EDT
Vance launches in Harris attacks during Michigan event
"Kamala Harris still continues to run and hide from the media," Vance said to the crowd in Sparta, Michigan. "I think she's given two interviews...It's funny when she's giving these interviews, if you actually pay attention, she doesn't answer the questions."
"Her policies have caused every single problem that we've seen in this country in the last three and a half years," Vance said. "Exploding inflation – that's on Kamala Harris. Groceries you can't afford – that's on Kamala Harris. Housing that is unaffordable for young American families – that's on Kamala Harris. And a wide open border – that's on Kamala Harris too."
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"Just a couple of days ago, my running mate, my dear friend and our next president, was nearly assassinated again," Vance continued. "Two assassination attempts in as many months, and I think it's time to say to the Democrats, to the media, to everybody that's attacking this man, that's been trying to censor this man for going on ten years, cut it out or you're going to get somebody killed."
Vance recalled getting a phone call while playing video games with his son on Sunday from Trump. Vance took the call and Trump told him that "they tried to do it again."
"I almost couldn't believe it when he told me," Vance said. "He said 'I'm doing fine.' That's just who he is. Gets almost shot for a second time and he's fine."
"It goes to show there's a difference in leadership style," Vance said. "There's a guy who take a bullet to the head and says 'fight, fight, fight.' There's a guy who takes a second almost assassination attempt and responds to it in grace and good humor, and then there's a woman who's terrified of the American media."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 01:11 PM EDT
WATCH LIVE: JD Vance to speak in Michigan at 1:30 pm ET
Sep 17, 2024 at 12:57 PM EDT
AG Garland: “No resource” will be spared in Trump investigation
Attorney General Merrick Garland vows to spare "no resource" as the investigation into Sunday's apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump continues.
The law enforcement community will "work together to tirelessly determine accountability in this matter," Garland said during a Tuesday press conference. "We will spare no resource in this investigation."
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Sep 17, 2024 at 12:40 PM EDT
Poll: Democrats slash Republicans lead on immigration
The Morning Consult survey published Tuesday shows that congressional Democrats have slashed Republicans' advantage on the key issue of immigration by 6 percentage points since last week.
Democrats now trail Republicans on the issue by a 50 to 43 percent margin with 8 percent of voters saying they don't know or have no opinion. Of the more than 11,000 likely voters surveyed, 68 percent say immigration is a very important issue.
And it's an issue at the forefront of the presidential race, along with a host of key U.S. Senate and House races that are up for grabs in November.
Read more from Newsweek's Gabe Whisnant.
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Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris joined Nueva Network to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month. Harris laid out her plan to lower costs for Latinos, grow small businesses, secure the border and keep families together.
"I think it's time to actually turn the page on the last decade of the policies of division and extremism that the former president has embraced and pushed," Harris said. "There's just too much at stake in this election, too much at stake for everyone, too much at stake for Latinos."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 12:36 PM EDT
Harris campaign holds press conference on IVF ahead of tonight’s Senate vote
Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign hosted a press conference with Senators Tammy Duckworth and Debbie Stebanow about in vitro fertilization (IVF) protections and reproductive freedom.
The call took place before the Senate is set to vote for the second time this year on whether to consider legislation that would establish a nationwide right to IVF.
Duckworth and Stabenow pointed out, however, that one noticeably missing vote will be from Sen. JD Vance, who will be holding two rallies in the Midwest today.
"But we know exactly how he would vote because he voted against this bill just a couple of months ago," Duckworth said.
Duckworth, who introduced the bill, said the legislation would "guarantee families have the right to reproductive freedoms, including IVF."
While former President Donald Trump has voiced a want for "free IVF" recently, Stabenow called out the Republican presidential nominee's stance calling him "not serious" or else he'd be calling her Republican colleagues in Senate to support their vote.
"Donald Trump is responsible for this," Stabenow said. "It's not about whether if it's a federal politician or a state politician, we don't want any politician or any judge making the decision for a woman or someone having a baby, making the choice about reproductive freedom."
Steven Miller, who self-describes as a "IVF dad" and "Christian from Wisconsin," was also part of Tuesday's call.
"There are so many families out there going through the same thing we did and they deserve the same chance we had," Miller said.
Tonight's vote: The U.S. Senate is set to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at enshrining IVF as a nationwide right. Read more from Newsweek's Lilith Foster-Collins.
Sep 17, 2024 at 12:23 PM EDT
Florida conducts own probe into second Trump assassination attempt
Florida is conducting its own investigation into the second attempted assassination against former President Donald Trump.
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis told reporters that state law enforcement will launch a criminal probe into the incident, which will work alongside the current investigation by federal authorities.
"We're in a great situation to be able to look at this with clear eyes, get answers, and then deliver those answers to the public," DeSantis said during a Tuesday press conference. "I don't think anyone can honestly claim that the federal government has been forthright and transparent about its past investigations... that's just the reality."
The suspect is believed to have violated state laws across multiple judicial circuits, DeSantis explained. "The State of Florida has jurisdiction over the most serious, readily provable offense: attempted murder," he posted on X.
Federal prosecutors are continuing their investigation and could pursue more severe charges as they seek a grand jury indictment.
Read more from Newsweek's Matthew Impelli.
Sep 17, 2024 at 12:13 PM EDT
Watch: Billie Eilish, Finneas endorse Harris
Singer Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas have joined the growing list of celebrities endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris.
In a video posted to X, formerly Twitter, the two asked their fans to "please join us" in checking their voter registration status on this National Voter Registration Day.
"We are voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz because they are fighting to protect our reproductive freedom, our planet and our democracy," Eilish said.
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:57 AM EDT
‘It’s just not what our lived experience is’
Wittenberg University has gone fully remote due to the threats in Springfield, Ohio.
Dr. Michael Frandsen, the president, told CNN the threats, which range from bombing to shootings and violence, are coming from email and appear to be from the same source.
"Some have been very general. Some have been very specific and have actually named students by name," Frandsen said.
Frandsen said the threats pursued and investigated have "proven to be false."
"They're shocked and in disbelief about what our experience is here in Springfield everyday," Frandsen said. "We've seen tremendous growth in our population, primarily Haitian immigrants coming here legally to work. The interactions with folks around town are positive. The information that's being spread across social media, by the political candidates, it's just not what our lived experience is."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:55 AM EDT
WATCH: Gov. Tim Walz talks with students
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM EDT
‘The View’ hosts weigh in on Donald Trump and JD Vance
Hosts on The View weighed in about how JD Vance and former President Donald Trump are attributing the second assassination attempt to the rhetoric of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
"I don't remember Bill Clinton talking about what was going on in his White House when it was sprayed by 29 shots," Goldberg said. "I don't remember Obama blaming opponents when his White House was shot up in 2011. You have to really take a look in a mirror to see the reflection"
Goldberg urged Trump and Vance "to quit blaming folks until you decide to take a look at what's coming out of your mouth."
Host Joy Behar said she heard Robert De Niro on television stating, "The mob has a code of ethics. These people do not even have that."
"It is outrageous that this has gotten to this point where the guy has had two assassination attempts," Behar said. "I don't want that to happen. I don't want any of this violence. Any of these people need to step up. They have the power to do something."
Host Sunny Hostin said there needs to be a clear distinction about what is rhetoric and what is fact.
Rhetoric refers to the art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing. It involves using language to influence or convince an audience, often by appealing to their emotions, logic, or values.
A fact is a statement or assertion that can be proven to be true or false based on objective evidence or reality.
"Trump's plan is not a conceptual plan, it's project 2025, that is not rhetoric," Hostin said. "If you say something like Donald Trump started an insurrection. That is not rhetoric. That is just a fact. If you say Donald Trump is an election denier, Donald Trump is a convicted felon, Donald Trump is a twice impeached loser, that is not rhetoric."
"Once you know the definition of rhetoric and the definition of a fact, which is a thing that is known or proved to be true, then I think that makes this all the more clear for people," Hostin said.
--Courtney McGinley
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:16 AM EDT
Ryan Routh’s North Carolina Mugshots Released As More Details Emerge
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The suspect charged in connection with Sunday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, 58-year-old Ryan Routh, has a long history of legal troubles with several different mugshots.
His criminal record, which dates back to the late 1990s, highlights a series of prior encounters with law enforcement.
Routh appears to have spent most of his adult life in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he had multiple run-ins with the law over the years in Guilford County. These included a 2002 felony conviction for possessing a weapon of mass destruction and a 2010 felony for stolen goods. His record also includes numerous misdemeanors.
Read more from Courtney McGinley
Sep 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM EDT
O’Reilly to Trump: Stop the Taylor Swift Attacks and Dog-Eating Comments
Conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly believes former President Trump needs to focus on proving he's prioritizing the country, not himself, to win the election.
"With Trump, it's all centric, he's got to look out," O'Reilly told NewsNation's Leland Vittert on Monday.
The former Fox News host dismissed Trump's claim that Vice President Kamala Harris is a "communist," calling it political rhetoric but not truthful.
He explained, "If he wants to call Kamala Harris a communist, he can call her a communist, okay? Because it is not true, but it's political rhetoric. It's not hateful, 'I want her to be crucified.' This is what politicians do on both sides."
Addressing Trump's recent remarks about Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats and his attack on Taylor Swift after her endorsement of Harris, O'Reilly called those comments "ridiculous" and advised Trump to stop.
"When he gets into eating cocker spaniels and 'I hate Taylor Swift,' he hurts himself," O'Reilly said.
O'Reilly emphasized that Trump should focus on real issues like border security and avoid inflammatory statements.
"So as long as he's in the zone of saying, 'Look, open border leads to rape and murder of Americans,' that's true, and he can say it's true."
--Jesus Mesa
Sep 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM EDT
Flint Police Ramp Up Security for Trump Visit After Assassination Attempt
In what is Donald Trump's first visit to Flint, Michigan, in eight years, the city's police department is ramping up security after an alleged assassination attempt on Sunday in Palm Beach, Florida.
Trump is scheduled to hold a town hall at the Dort Financial Center at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Flint Police Chief Terence Green said that while the city has hosted high-profile figures before, this event requires extra security measures.
"We always plan for potential issues, but security has been increased following the assassination attempt," Green said.
Green mentioned that the police were briefed by the Secret Service about Trump's visit two weeks ago. Flint is working closely with the City of Burton, the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, and the Michigan State Police to ensure the safety of both Trump and attendees.
"We're supporting the Secret Service, but several agencies are involved since the event is in Flint," Green explained.
He also noted that because the town hall will be indoors, managing security will be easier.
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--Jesus Mesa
Sep 17, 2024 at 10:28 AM EDT
Hillary Clinton says Trump is ‘counting on’ people getting ‘desensitized’
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said former President Donald Trump is "counting on" people getting "desensitized."
She told MSNBC that he shrugs and says "Ok, fine we're moving on."
"Americans need to understand that they have to take Trump both seriously and literally. He has said what he wants to do, he and his allies, with Project 2025, his desire to be a dictator, at least on day one," Clinton said. "I believe that more Americans have to be willing to endure what, frankly, is discomforting and to some extent kind of painful, to take him at his word and to be outraged by what he represents."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 10:27 AM EDT
Recap: Trump clashed with Black journalist, questioned Harris’ race at NABJ event
Vice President Kamala Harris is being interviewed by the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), seven weeks after the same organization interviewed former President Donald Trump in what has become one of the defining discussions of the election.
On July 31, Trump fielded questions from ABC News correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News host Harris Faulkner and Kadia Goba, a reporter for Semafor. The Q&A started with Trump getting defensive after Scott asked him about why some people thought it was not "appropriate" that he join the convention, and listed off several past statements that Trump has made about Black leaders.
"Why should Black voters trust you after you have used language like that?" Scott asked.
"Well, first of all, I don't think I've ever been asked a question in such a horrible manner," Trump answered.
"Are you with ABC? Because I think they're a fake news network, a terrible network," he continued, which prompted a smattering of applause from the audience.
During another part of the interview, Trump questioned Harris' race, claiming that he "didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black."
The event came to an abrupt end when Faulkner attempted to ask the former president about Project 2025.
The decision to invite Trump at all prompted the resignation of Karen Attiah, as the co-chair of the NABJ conference, in the hours before the event.
Trump's comments have since been brought up several times in other interviews, including during the ABC presidential debate on September 10, when Trump said, "All I can say is I read where [Harris] was not Black, and then I read that she was Black, and that's OK. Either one was OK with me. That's up to her."
--Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 10:26 AM EDT
Dan Rather Blasts JD Vance: ‘Dangerous MAGA Extremist’
Commentator Dan Rather wrote in his newsletter that Sen. JD Vance has "morphed into a dangerous MAGA extremist."
Rather dives into Vance's background, noting his rise to Senate and how his views have changed.
"Vance is getting lots of headlines, mostly bad, and there was even talk early on that Donald Trump might drop him," Rather wrote. "At 40 years old, Vance is the first millennial candidate for vice president. As such he brings vitality and energy to a tired Republican ticket. But he also brings a lot of baggage, in the form of a massive digital footprint. Almost everything he has said or written lives somewhere on the internet, available to be read, listened to, and parsed."
--Monica Sager
Sep 17, 2024 at 09:52 AM EDT
Barack Obama taking to TikTok to motivate youth vote, Axios reports
Former President Barack Obama will be on TikTok today, according to Axios, in an attempt to mobilize younger voters, who are the social-media site's core audience.
Axios reported that Obama interviewed several younger content creators, including one 25-year-old with over 10 million followers, Carlos Espina, about the importance of turning out to vote in November.
The former Democratic president will reportedly encourage viewers to make concrete plans for getting to polling stations on Election Day, and direct them to IWillVote.com.
The TikTok blitz comes as a Morning Consult poll out Tuesday found Vice President Kamala Harris leading former President Donald Trump 56 percent to 41 percent among voters aged 18-34.
--Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 09:27 AM EDT
Donald Trump Suffers Major Blow in Top Election Forecast
Former President Donald Trump dropped below a 40 percent chance of an election victory for the first time on Tuesday, in a forecast by a major polling aggregator.
FiveThirtyEight's election forecast gave the Republican candidate a 39 percent chance of winning the Electoral College, after a slate of strong polling for Vice President Kamala Harris boosted her odds to greater than 60 percent.
Read more from Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 09:05 AM EDT
How To Watch Trump’s Flint Town Hall Tonight
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a town hall event in Flint, Michigan tonight, marking his first public appearance since a second assassination attempt on his life, this time in West Palm Beach, Florida on Sunday.
Now only 48 days away from the 2024 presidential election, the town hall will give insight into the tone of the election going into the home stretch, and will be a key area of focus as polls show the former president lagging slightly behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Read more from Hugh Cameron
Sep 17, 2024 at 08:27 AM EDT
National Voter Registration Day: Find Out the Deadline in Your State
Today, September 17, marks Voter Registration Day across the U.S.
With the November 5 presidential election a matter of weeks away, Voter Registration Day serves as a reminder for all eligible Americans to register to exercise their democratic right this fall.
Voting registration deadlines differ according to which U.S. state you live in. Some states have a flat deadline for registration. Others have different deadlines depending on whether you register via phone, in-person, online or by mail. Some states, like California and Maryland, allow you to register to vote and cast your ballot on the same day.
Read more from Aliss Higham
Sep 17, 2024 at 08:06 AM EDT
Harris hits record 6-point lead against Trump in post-debate poll
Vice President Kamala Harris doubled her polling lead against former President Donald Trump in Morning Consult's first post debate poll, published Tuesday.
The vice president is currently 6 percentage points ahead among likely voters, 51 percent to Trump's 45 percent, a record high for the Democratic nominee, who was 3 points ahead before the debate.
The latest poll numbers were "driven largely by her best figures to date among Democrats, Biden 2020 voters, liberals, women, 18- to 34-year-olds and millennials," according to the Morning Consult report.
--Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 07:46 AM EDT
Harris campaign to begin ‘abortion stories for men’ approach
The Harris campaign is set to begin a new focus on men for one of their top issues—abortion.
According to CNN, Harris' team is gathering testimonies from men on how abortions have helped them and their families, as well as how abortion restrictions in some states have hurt their loved ones.
The new approach is part of a plan to make abortion, an issue that Vice President Kamala Harris remains very trusted on, permeate beyond female voters. CNN reported that the new ad campaign will be airing in swing states over the coming weeks, with a focus on moderate voters in states like Pennsylvania.
--Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 07:28 AM EDT
WATCH: Kamala Harris’ campaign trolls Donald Trump over people leaving rallies
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Sep 17, 2024 at 07:10 AM EDT
Preview: Harris to be interviewed by members of the National Association of Black Journalists today
Vice President Kamala Harris will take part in a live interview today at a National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) event in Philadelphia.
Scheduled for 2:30 p.m. EDT at WHYY's studios, the event will be streamed on various platforms including YouTube and Facebook, the NABJ said.
The vice president will be interviewed by three NABJ members:
- Gerren Keith Gaynor, White House correspondent and Managing Editor of Politics at TheGrio
- Eugene Daniels, Playbook co-author and White House correspondent for Politico
- Tonya Mosley, Co-host of WHYY's Fresh Air with Terry Gross and Tonya Mosley
Harris' appearance comes a week after her debate with former President Donald Trump, continuing her focus on engaging with key voter groups.
"We look forward to our members and student journalists hearing from Vice President Harris as our panel asks the tough questions that are most pressing to the communities served by NABJ members," said NABJ President Ken Lemon.
Trump was interviewed by members of the NABJ at its annual convention in July, where he questioned Harris' race.
--Daniel Orton
Sep 17, 2024 at 06:51 AM EDT
Former Trump strategist: We have ‘crossed a line’ on violent rhetoric
Former Trump strategist David Urban called for politicians on both sides of the aisle to take personal responsibility for "incendiary language", and suggested that violent rhetoric had put the country's politics on a "slippery slope."
Speaking on CNN, Urban, a senior advisor to Trump's 2016 campaign, proposed that Democrats and Republicans stop blaming each other for inciting violence and focus on stopping their own members from speaking in that way, saying it was difficult to ascribe blame for the two attacks on Trump.
Urban said: "I wouldn't want to assign blame for what those two men did, they obviously both have mental illness issues. But when we talk about blame and incendiary language, I think there's a level of personal responsibility in America.
"I think that if Democrats and Republicans want to agree that Democrats aren't inciting violence, and Republicans aren't either, that has to be across the board.
"You can't just say, 'Well, Trump incited violence on January 6 by telling people to go to the Capitol' and then say 'He's being a threat to democracy and our Union will end,' like that doesn't matter. That's not normal. We crossed a line there. That is not acceptable behavior, and it's a slippery slope from there."
--Theo Burman
Sep 17, 2024 at 06:39 AM EDT
The latest poll tracker has Harris maintain a slim lead over Trump
Sep 17, 2024 at 06:36 AM EDT
Laura Loomer Sends Message to ‘Haters’—’I Have Nothing to Lose Anymore’
Far-right activist Laura Loomer has lashed out at the "haters" who have been attacking her recently amid her apparent rising influence within former President's Donald Trump's campaign.
Loomer, a self-described "proud Islamophobe" known for spreading conspiracy theories, has come under scrutiny for her rhetoric and extremist views after she was seen accompanying Trump on a flight to the ABC presidential debate.
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Sep 17, 2024 at 06:34 AM EDT
Two Men Allegedly Tried to Kill Trump This Summer. Here’s What to Know About Them
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The two men who law enforcement say attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump this summer were of different generations, with unclear motives and apparently differing political allegiances.
The one — and perhaps only — thing they had in common, aside from an apparent desire to kill Trump: both gave small-dollar donations to Democrats through ActBlue, the Democratic-aligned fundraising powerhouse that has raised more than $15 billion for progressive causes and politicians since forming in 2004.
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Sep 17, 2024 at 06:32 AM EDT
More Than Half of Republicans Believe Haitians Are Eating Pets: Poll
More than half of Trump supporters believe the unsubstantiated claim made by the former president that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating cats and dogs, according to a new poll.
Trump's remark, made during his first debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, was based on social media rumors, which lack evidence, that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets.
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Sep 17, 2024 at 06:30 AM EDT
Secret Service ‘stonewalling’ Trump attempted assassination investigation: Hawley
Sen. Josh Hawley says the Secret Service is failing to provide answers regarding the two attempted assassinations of former President Donald Trump.
"They are slow-walking, if not stonewalling Congress' request for facts, for documents," the Missouri Republican told Fox News on Monday evening. "They owe the American people an accounting of what happened in July. Just like they owe them an accounting of what happened on the weekend."
On Monday, Hawley unveiled a 22-page whistleblower report detailing the failures of the Secret Service in the leadup to the attempted assassination of the former president on July 13. The report decried the agency's "catastrophic failure" in Butler, Pennsylvania, and accused the Secret Service, FBI and Department of Homeland Security of trying "to evade real accountability."
The report came only a day after an apparent second attempt on the former president's life as he was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Hawley said the Secret Service needs to be asked the same questions that arose in his report regarding the latest incident.
"Why wasn't the roof secured? We know that the sight plan called for a security perimeter around that building. There wasn't one. It called for law there to be law enforcement on top of that roof. They weren't there. Just like this guy at the perimeter of the golf course for 12 hours. Why didn't secret service sweep it beforehand?"
--Hugh Cameron
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