Tag: Harris
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Muslim group endorses Harris despite opposition to her Gaza policy
One of the nation’s largest Muslim political groups endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday despite fierce opposition to her Middle East policy, saying that stopping former President Donald Trump is paramount. “We feel it’s our obligation to speak truthfully to our communities as they grapple with perhaps the most difficult electoral choice they’ve ever…
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House to vote to condemn Biden, Kamala Harris and others over 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal
The House is set to vote Wednesday to formally condemn President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and other officials over their handling of the 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. The resolution, introduced by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, criticized the administration’s “chaotic, precipitous” Afghanistan withdrawal, saying its “willful refusal to properly…
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Harris to flesh out her economic vision in Pittsburgh, pitching ‘pragmatic’ approach
PITTSBURGH — Kamala Harris plans to flesh out her economic vision Wednesday in what her campaign is billing as a “major speech” in battleground Pennsylvania, with the goal of chipping away at Donald Trump’s advantage among voters on the issue. The speech will tie together various themes of the Harris campaign, including her own biography…
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Are we at peak Kamala Harris?
Then there’s the issue of abortion rights. While it was an asset to Biden in polling against Trump, it appears to be a much bigger advantage for Harris. For instance, the NBC News poll showed her leading by more than 40 percentage points among white women with college degrees, a group of voters Biden won…
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As Kamala Harris racks up celebrity support, Trump sees an opening to attack
Kamala Harris has Scarlett Johansson. Donald Trump has Scarlett Johnson, chair of the Ozaukee County Moms for Liberty. The two women with very similar names offer a snapshot of the different surrogate pools for Trump and Harris. Johnson, the woman supporting Trump, is a Wisconsin conservative education activist and failed school board candidate, while Johansson…
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Harris to talk economics in Pennsylvania; Trump to rally in North Carolina
The Democratic National Committee said this morning that it’s placing a dozen new billboards across North Carolina that tie Trump to GOP Lt. Gov Mark Robinson, who’s running for governor. One of the billboards says, “Trump on Mark Robinson: ‘We have to cherish Mark,’ ‘He’s an outstanding person,’ and he’s ‘an incredible gentleman.’” Trump endorsed…
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Kamala Harris campaign office damaged by gunfire in Arizona
NBC affiliate KPNX of Phoenix previously reported the office had been damaged by gunfire.KPNX Sean McEnerney, the coordinated campaign manager for the state Democratic Party, also confirmed the incident in a statement. “Overnight, several shots were fired into our Tempe Democratic Party coordinated campaign office,” McEnerney said. No one was present or injured at the…
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Janet Jackson ‘apology’ for Kamala Harris remarks not authorized, from man claiming to be manager
An apology thought to be from singer Janet Jackson following a comment repeating misinformation about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity wasn’t actually made by her or authorized by her team. Representatives confirmed to NBC News on Monday that the statement, made to BuzzFeed over the weekend by a man named Mo Elmasri, was not…
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Trump campaigns in Pennsylvania; Doug Emhoff to speak for Harris in Texas
In an ad released this morning, the Harris campaign targeted in vitro fertilization, claiming that another Trump administration could put in jeopardy access to IVF. The ad features a military wife in Arizona who is undergoing IVF treatments and expresses concern about possible threats to the procedure. “My husband is in the military. He volunteered…
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Democrats to dub Trump a ‘chicken’ to pressure him to debate Harris
In a bid to coax Donald Trump back onto the debate stage with Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats plan to launch a new messaging campaign dubbing the former president a “chicken” for saying he won’t debate again. The Democratic National Committee will launch static billboards and mobile billboards and even have a staffer dressed as…