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With just 10 weeks to go, Harris and Trump gear up for sprint to Election Day
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Once dubbed the longest general election ever, the 2024 presidential race has been flipped on its head. A rapid ticket shuffle in the Democratic Party means what is typically a [Read More…]
As she hits campaign trail, Harris expected to face tough questions in 1st promised sit-down interview
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to soon face her first post-convention test when she sits for a formal interview — something she told reporters this month she planned to [Read More…]
Trump adds RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard, two previous Democrats, have joined former President Donald Trump’s transition team, the campaign confirmed to ABC News. “As President Trump’s broad coalition of [Read More…]
As she hits campaign trail, Harris approaches self-imposed deadline for sit-down interview
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to soon face her first post-convention test when she sits for a formal interview — something she told reporters this month she planned to [Read More…]
Like Trump, Vance to campaign behind bulletproof glass at Michigan rally
Andy Manis/Getty Images (BIG RAPIDS, Mich.) — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance will deliver remarks on the economy on Tuesday in Big Rapids, Michigan, at an outdoor farm — during which he will [Read More…]
Like Trump, Vance to campaign behind bulletproof glass at Michigan rally
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance will deliver remarks on the economy on Tuesday in Big Rapids, Michigan, at an outdoor farm — during which he will speak from [Read More…]
First to ABC: Retired 4-star general, 200 former GOP staffers endorse Harris
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — General Larry Ellis, a retired four-star general who served in that rank under George W. Bush’s administration, is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter exclusively obtained [Read More…]
Trump criticizes Harris, Biden over Afghanistan withdrawal on 3-year anniversary
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. [Read More…]
Trump lays wreath to mark 3 years since Kabul airport attack that killed US troops
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday morning to mark the third anniversary of the Kabul airport attack that killed 13 U.S. [Read More…]
Bernie Sanders predicts ‘rough’ campaign ahead but thinks Harris has ‘very good chance to win
Alex Ederson Two-time presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders predicted the campaign ahead will be “rough” but said he believes Vice President Kamala Harris “has a very good chance to win” the presidential election. “She’s certainly [Read More…]
November election ‘is going to be a close race’: Sen. Tom Cotton
ABC News Republican Sen. Tom Cotton, an ally of Donald Trump, said the presidential race will be a close one and the former president will put in the work to win in November. When pressed [Read More…]
Harris raised $82 million during DNC, $540 million since launch, campaign says
Robyn Beck/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised $82 million the week of the Democratic National Convention, bringing her total haul since launching her candidacy last month to $540 million, her campaign said. [Read More…]
Influencers get access to political conventions as campaigns court young voters
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — As the Democratic National Convention made history with Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the first Black and South Asian woman to accept the Democratic nomination for president, the most viral [Read More…]
Tim Walz gives rural Democrats hope for winning swing states
ABC News (STATESBORO, Ga.) — Len Fatica is a member of a political species that’s practically extinct in deep red Statesboro, Georgia — a rural Democrat. ABC News traveled to the biggest city in Georgia’s [Read More…]
How the economy will sway voters in battleground Pennsylvania
ABC News (LEWISBURG, Pa.) — If elections are about “the economy, stupid,” Ben McDuffee has not had the kind of confidence-boosting year that would make him feel good about keeping Democrats at the top of [Read More…]
Young Democrats reinvigorated by Harris at DNC: ‘It has never felt this exciting’
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Several young Democrats said they are embracing the “vibe shift” in the party that they’ve experienced over the last few weeks, feeling newly enlivened at the Democratic National Convention with Vice [Read More…]
Fed Chair Powell says ‘time has come’ for shift toward interest rate cuts
Lance Nelson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday indicated that the central bank would soon begin cutting interest rates. Speaking at an annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said the [Read More…]
RFK Jr. says he’s suspending 2024 campaign, backing Donald Trump
Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Friday he is suspending his long-shot campaign for president and instead supporting former President Donald Trump. He did so at an event in Phoenix, [Read More…]
Harris, Vance tout child tax credit expansions following financial assistance success
Andy Manis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the economy a priority for many Americans in the upcoming 2024 election, the Democrats and Republicans are pitching plans to tackle the financial burden facing families nationwide. Vice President [Read More…]
Justice Department antitrust suit against RealPage alleges collusion with landlords
NurPhoto / Contributor (WASHINGTON) — The Justice Department and several state attorneys general filed an antitrust suit Friday against RealPage, alleging the real estate software company engaged in a complex collusion scheme with landlords that [Read More…]