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Harris seen as debate winner while maintaining slight lead over Trump: POLL
ABC News/Ipsos poll Americans broadly pick Kamala Harris as the winner of last week’s widely watched presidential debate – yet neither she nor Donald Trump moved the needle in terms of trust on the issues, [Read More…]
GOP Gov. DeWine defends Haitian immigrants: ‘They came to Springfield to work’
ABC News Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine offered one of the most vociferous defenses of Haitian immigrants in Springfield yet from a Republican as their presence in the city becomes a chief point of criticism from [Read More…]
Harris ally Healey not surprised her debate performance didn’t move the needle
ABC News Despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ being viewed widely as the winner of last week’s presidential debate against former President Donald Trump, her performance did not cause a notable change in her favor, according [Read More…]
Harris says she’s ‘feeling very good about Pennsylvania’ during campaign stop in battleground state
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (JOHNSTOWN, Penn.) — Vice President Kamala Harris told reporters she was “feeling very good about Pennsylvania” while campaigning on Friday in the key battleground state, even as both supporters and detractors came [Read More…]
‘No place in America’: Biden says narrative about Haitian immigrants ‘simply wrong’
Celal Gunes /Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden weighed in Friday on unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating cats and dogs, saying the narrative is “simply [Read More…]
Trump vows mass deportation of protected migrants in Springfield, dismisses threats to town
Christina House / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he would conduct a mass deportation of immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and dismissed a question [Read More…]
Gov. Roy Cooper says Harris has ‘excellent’ chances in battleground North Carolina, will be helped by governor’s race
Allison Joyce/Bloomberg via Getty Images (GREENSBORO, N.C.) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said Thursday that Vice President Kamala Harris’ chances in the crucial battleground state of North Carolina are “excellent,” because of [Read More…]
Charges expected in Iranian hack of Trump campaign: Sources
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges in connection with the alleged hack of emails from members of former President Donald Trump’s campaign, sources familiar with the matter confirmed [Read More…]
Harris campaign releasing new ad featuring her closing statement from ABC News debate
Vice President and Presidential nominee Kamala Harris kicks off her New Way Forward Tour with her first rally after the debate in Charlotte, United States on September 12, 2024. (Photo by Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty [Read More…]
Trump unveils ‘no taxes on overtime,’ mocks Harris at Arizona rally
Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Arizona, September 12, 2024. (Photo by REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images) (TUCSON, Ariz.) — [Read More…]
Can a president ban fracking? Experts fact-check Harris and Trump’s oil and gas claims
Justin Paget/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Kamala Harris and Donald Trump met on the ABC News debate stage this week, the vice president reiterated her changed energy position, saying she would not institute a [Read More…]
Judge tosses 2 more counts against Trump in Georgia election interference case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Fulton County judge overseeing Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case on Thursday tossed out three more counts in the indictment, two of which the former president was facing. [Read More…]
Trump says he won’t participate in any more debates before the 2024 election
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said on Thursday he will not take part in any more debates ahead of the 2024 election. In a post on his social media platform, Trump [Read More…]
Project 2025 and abortion: Harris tries to pin monitoring pregnancies to Trump
Doug Mills/The New York Times/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a debate that often turned heated over key issues, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump were at odds over abortion, a [Read More…]
‘Dangerous’: Trump’s escalating 2024 election rhetoric criticized by officials, experts
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On the presidential debate stage, Donald Trump was given an opportunity to acknowledge he lost the 2020 election. He did not take it. ABC News moderator David Muir read aloud [Read More…]
Ohio’s GOP governor dispels Republican claims that Haitian migrants are eating pets
Win McNamee/Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine has stepped in to dispel rumors that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield — an unsubstantiated claim amplified by former President Donald Trump [Read More…]
Debate day is here: Five things to watch for in the high-stakes Harris-Trump faceoff
Al Drago/ABC News (PHILADELPHIA) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump square off Tuesday at what could be their only presidential debate, setting high stakes for an event expected to be viewed [Read More…]
Justice Clarence Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife’s alleged message to conservative group
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia Thomas arrive at the Heritage Foundation, Oct. 21, 2021, in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — An alleged private message from Supreme Court Justice [Read More…]
Vance magnifies false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance speaks to reporters in front of the border wall with Mexico in San Diego, Calif., Sep. 06, 2024. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. [Read More…]
Nikki Haley responds to Liz Cheney’s criticism of her Trump support
Nikki Haley, former governor of South Carolina and 2024 Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Washington, Mar. 1, 2024. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley [Read More…]