Tag: president
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Trump calls Harris a ‘s— vice president’ as personal attacks escalate
Former President Donald Trump called rival Kamala Harris a “s— vice president” during a rally in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday evening, punctuating his broader argument that she is too liberal in a more aggressive fashion and with fresh vulgarity. “Bernie is radical left, and this one, Kamala, is further left,” Trump told the crowd at Arnold…
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Harris says it is part of the American tradition for VPs not to criticize the president
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday continued to steer clear of criticizing President Joe Biden, arguing that vice presidents not denigrating the commander-in-chief is an American tradition. After she delivered remarks at an afternoon campaign rally, Harris was asked by NBC News to identify one policy she would have done differently from…
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Man arrested near Trump rally denies he was trying to assassinate the former president
Vem Miller, the man arrested near former President Donald Trump’s rally Saturday in Coachella, California, denied in an online video Monday that he was trying to assassinate Trump. Miller, 49, of Nevada, who was arrested on state weapons charges a quarter-mile from the rally, said he is a longtime supporter of Trump. He said that…
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The next president is poised to inherit the fewest judicial vacancies in generations
WASHINGTON — The next president is on track to enter office with the fewest number of vacant federal judgeships to fill in more than three decades, the culmination of both parties diverging sharply on what types of judges they want to appoint and putting a high priority on confirming their preferred judges while in charge.…
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Claudia Sheinbaum to be sworn in as Mexico’s first female president in historic inauguration
Claudia Sheinbaum is officially taking office Tuesday morning as Mexico’s first female president and the first of Jewish heritage. At an inauguration ceremony in the Legislative Palace of San Lázaro in Mexico City, Sheinbaum will take her oath and address a room of more than 100 high-profile invitees, including U.S. first lady Jill Biden and…
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Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorses Harris for president
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Sunday, writing in a statement that he wanted to support a presidential candidate who represents “a new generation of leadership based not on grievances of the past, but hope for the future.” “I’ve served with Kamala in the U.S. Senate. I’ve also…
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Minneapolis Fed President Kashkari sees a slower pace of rate cuts ahead
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that he expects policymakers to dial down the pace of interest rate cuts after last week’s half percentage point reduction. “I think after 50 basis points, we’re still in a net tight position,” Kashkari said in a CNBC “Squawk Box” interview. “So I was comfortable taking a…
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Marxist-leaning president takes power in Sri Lanka, a country long led by dynasties
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s leftist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake took office as president on Monday, promising change in the island nation long led by powerful political families which is emerging from its worst economic crisis in more than seven decades. Millions of Sri Lankans had voted for the opposition parliamentarian, putting faith in his graft-fighting…
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Dreamers blast Nicky Jam for endorsing Trump after he sought to end DACA as president
Dreamers are voicing their disappointment with Nicky Jam after the reggaeton singer endorsed former President Donald Trump last week. The endorsement Friday didn’t sit well with people like Adrian Escárate, a former DACA recipient who was featured in a 2018 video Jam did in collaboration with Spotify to support Dreamers fighting back against the actions…