Washington: A series of domestic and international crises a month before the US presidential election have shaken up an already fiery campaign, as the rival camps scramble to contain or exploit them to their advantage. Soaring tensions in the Middle East; a deadly hurricane on US soil; and a historic strike by American dockworkers: Vice … Read more
Elon Musk has a bad habit of being a dickhead idiot on the internet, and for the most part that has worked out fine for the richest person in the world. Now, though, his online shittiness may have caught up with him. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) On September 15, just after a second assassination … Read more
Good morning! It’s Monday, September 16, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Learn How BMW Names Its Cars In Under Four Minutes 1st Gear: BMW, Rolls-Royce Recall 1.5 Million Cars … Read more
The US presidential elections are all about women, from abortion rights to IVF to “childless cat ladies”. Pop star Taylor Swift has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the presidential race on Tuesday, while also taking a dig at the Donald Trump campaign. In a lengthy Instagram post following the first presidential debate between Harris … Read more
Minnesota Governor and Vice Presidential-hopeful Tim Walz is a bona fide car guy. His teal 1979 International Harvester Scout II has sort of become an icon of the Harris-Walz campaign, and it reinforces his whole “small-town Midwest dad” vibe. As it turns out, that old truck, what it represents and Walz’s DIY attitude are paying … Read more
Indian Americans are in the spotlight in the US presidential election. Pro-Trump Vivek Ramaswamy and Usha Chilukuri Vance, the wife of Republican Party vice-presidential nominee JD Vance, have created waves in the media. But the focus of Indian Americans is Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, a Baptist Christian married to a Jew who was born … Read more
Donald Trump announced a new series of digital trading cards on Tuesday, featuring images of himself in various poses and costumes such as dancing, posing as a “sneakerhead” with golden shoes, and wearing an Iron Man-like suit. This initiative appears to be a fundraising effort, especially as the newly launched Harris-Walz merchandise has been a … Read more
Donald Trump, touting plans on taxes and health, tried on Friday to turn the page on a week in which he was overshadowed by Kamala Harris and struggled to focus on policy issues instead of personal attacks on his opponent in the U.S. presidential race. From a lectern at a Mexican restaurant in Las Vegas, … Read more
The first thing to know about Kamala Harris’ campaign for California attorney general is that she was not necessarily favored to win. It was 2010 — the pinnacle of the Tea Party’s power — and Harris was running statewide for the first time and struggling to shed the same San Francisco liberal label that Donald … Read more
Republican Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance has said a lot of strange stuff since he hit the campaign trail, but now he’s blaming Vice President Kamala Harris for Stellantis’ decision to drop the Ram 1500 Classic after being on sale for 16 years. The move is also going to kill a few thousand jobs in … Read more
