North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) said Sunday he believes Vice President Kamala Harris would have a straight shot at the White House if she carries his state in November, reflecting her frequent visits to the region. “There’s no question about it, it’s close here in North Carolina,” Cooper told CBS’ Margaret Brennan on Sunday. … Read more
Donald Trump has spoken out, yet again, about Vladimir Putin’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. The Russian president seemed pretty sarcastic on Thursday when encouraged his supporters to back her, bizarrely praising how the Democratic nominee and current vice president “laughs so expressively and infectiously”. It’s widely expected that a second Trump administration would be much … Read more
It was a rough start to the historically weak month of September on Wall Street. Economic growth concerns and investor trepidation ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate and the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting later in the month sank the market. For the week: The S & P 500 gave back over 4% in its worst weekly … Read more
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during Day 2 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 20, 2024. Mike Segar | Reuters Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday said Vice President Kamala Harris should increase her proposed 28% tax rate on long-term capital gains, marking his latest divergence with the Democratic presidential … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. The most populous presidential swing state has sided with the winner of the past two elections, each time by just tens of … Read more
Michael Brodkorb, former deputy chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, finds himself part of an unlikely yet growing wave that could affect the outcome of the November election: lifelong Republicans who have broken with Donald Trump to support Vice President Kamala Harris. The movement is without precedent in American presidential politics. Its ranks now include … Read more
Second gentleman Doug Emhoff on Thursday described former President Donald Trump’s latest racist lie about Emhoff’s wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, as simply a “distraction.” “What was your reaction when your wife turned Black? Were you surprised?” Kimmel asked Emhoff during a lengthy interview, referring to Trump’s assertion in July that Harris happened “to turn … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign raised $361 million in August, nearly triple what former President Donald Trump brought in and the most a presidential campaign has ever raised in a single month. The campaign said it has $404 million in cash on hand, a total spread across the Harris campaign, the Democratic National Committee and … Read more
Hillary Clinton offered Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris straightforward advice for taking on GOP rival Donald Trump at the upcoming presidential debate: Bait him. Clinton, who lost the 2016 White House race to Trump, said in a New York Times interview published Saturday that the Republican “is going with a scorched-earth approach and will just … Read more
Vice President Kamala Harris just nabbed a major Republican endorsement in her mad dash for the White House: former Vice President Dick Cheney will be voting for her. The former vice president released a statement Friday, a couple hours after his daughter, former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R) disclosed her father’s plans. “In our nation’s … Read more
