Tag: Trump
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For young men who grew up in the Trump era, the 2024 election is about one big thing
New focus groups of skeptical young men planning to vote in this fall’s most critical battleground states illustrate how, for these voters, it’s all about Donald Trump. The former president has been the dominant figure in American politics and culture since they were teens — or even earlier than that, for some of them. Those…
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Harris to meet with Zelenskyy; Trump campaign does outreach to Black voters
Share Biden announces new security assistance to Ukraine Ahead of his meeting with Zelenskyy, Biden is unrolling what he calls “a surge in security assistance for Ukraine and a series of additional actions to help Ukraine win this war.” The new steps include providing Ukraine with the Joint Standoff Weapon long-range munition, directing the Defense…
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Zelenskyy’s meeting with Harris and spat with Trump reveal a growing partisan divide on Ukraine
Vice President Kamala Harris is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a trip to the U.S., while former President Donald Trump isn’t, highlighting the growing partisan division over a key foreign policy issue. Harris is scheduled to meet Thursday with Zelenskyy at the White House. Trump won’t meet with him while he’s in the…
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Harris says Trump needs to trust women to make their own reproductive decisions
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized former President Donald Trump’s recent comments about reproductive rights, saying he needs to trust women to make their own decisions. “I don’t think the women of America need him to say he’s going to protect them,” Harris said during an interview with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle, referring…
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Trump and Harris get unprecedented levels of security after assassination attempts
Former President Donald Trump now speaks at rallies with bulletproof glass around him. When he exits his plane, a Secret Service agent closely trails him down the steps. And Trump has not golfed since an apparent assassination attempt last week. On social media Wednesday, Trump said that “Big threats on my life by Iran” have…
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Bipartisan report on Trump shooting identifies Secret Service tech issues and ‘preventable’ mistakes
WASHINGTON — The Secret Service made a series of “foreseeable” and “preventable” mistakes in the lead-up to the first attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in July that allowed a gunman to fire shots that killed a Trump rally attendee and grazed the Republican presidential nominee’s ear, senators in both parties charge. The Senate Homeland Security…
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House poised to pass a bill to avert a shutdown after dropping Trump voting plan
WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday is poised to pass a funding bill to avert a government shutdown next week after it removed a proposal demanded by Donald Trump that would require Americans nationwide to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. House Republican leaders, facing defections within their ranks, plan to rely heavily…
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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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Trump assassination attempt report and Tropical Storm Helene forecast: Morning Rundown
A new Senate report details what went wrong before the assassination attempt against Donald Trump in July. More adults than thought may have an iron deficiency. And the U.S. is cracking down on cheap Chinese goods. Here’s what to know today. Senate details ‘preventable’ mistakes leading up to first Trump assassination attempt A new bipartisan…
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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…