Month: July 2024

As A Mom To A Son With Rare Diseases, Here’s What I Think About Trump’s Alleged Comments About Disabled People  HuffPostsource

The GOP presidential nominee initially dodged the question before saying he would “absolutely” pardon rioters — who have been convicted — “if they are innocent.”

What Could Happen in Trump’s Florida Classified Documents Case?  brennancenter.orgsource

For a former president who never admits a mistake, it’s no surprise his staff’s statement on the Q&A declared victory over “Liberal Mainstream Media Malpractice.”

Election 2024 live updates: Harris meets with Biden; Trump holds rally in Pennsylvania  NBC Newssource

Fox News’s Harris Faulkner said much of the audience enjoyed former President Trump’s interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) annual convention Wednesday, despite what she described as “a little bit of contention on the dais.” Faulkner — who co-moderated the event with ABC News’s Rachel Scott and Semafor’s Kadia Goba — joined…
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<!– Welcome to The Hill’s Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology <!– The Big Story  Venture capitalists pledge support for Harris LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman and television personality Mark Cuban have joined a group of more than 100 venture capitalists backing Vice President Harris, a strong show of support amid concerns that former President Trump is…
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Vice President Harris will make a campaign appearance Wednesday evening in Houston, her second such visit in as many weeks to the largest city in Texas, one of the predominantly red state’s deep blue islands. The campaign appearance comes one day before Harris will attend the funeral of Houston’s long-serving Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas),…
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Vice President Harris’s campaign bashed former President Trump over his Wednesday interview at the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) convention, saying he showed hostility and chaos on stage. The campaign’s statement didn’t focus on the personal attacks against Harris, which included Trump saying that the vice president “happened to turn Black,” but instead on…
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A real stumper of a question: Why should Black voters trust Trump when he had dinner with a white supremacist at Mar-a-Lago?

Speculation has swirled over whether Vice President Harris is likely to announce Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) as her running mate as she kick-starts a swing-state tour with her vice presidential pick in Philadelphia next week.   While some say the location is a tipoff that she’s choosing Shapiro, presidential candidates have not announced their vice…
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Republican Arizona mayor endorses Harris, rebukes Trump: ‘Choosing country over party’  USA TODAYsource

“Historically the choice of a vice president makes no difference,” Trump said when asked about his running mate’s “stumbles” and “controversy.”

In China, Trump has cachet but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris  NPRsource

Former President Trump will appear Wednesday in Pennsylvania’s capital of Harrisburg, holding his first rally in the commonwealth since the July 13 attempt on his life in Butler. Universal condemnation of the attack notwithstanding, recent polling in the pivotal Keystone State indicates that the former president has lost some ground in his bid to regain…
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Here comes the Sun (Belt): With Harris running, the presidential map has shifted back  NPRsource

White House communications director Ben LaBolt went after comments by former President Trump on Vice President Harris’s race and heritage Wednesday. “Full circle,” LaBolt said Tuesday in a post on the social platform X. “He started his national political career by saying Barack Obama wasn’t American.” In an interview at the National Association of Black…
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CNN is permanently shutting down its entire opinion section amid a series of ongoing changes at the cable news network. Certain writers were formally notified of the change over email Wednesday afternoon, according to a source directly familiar with the move. “Just a quick note to let you know that unfortunately CNN has decided to shut down the opinion…
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Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.), the No. 2-ranking Senate GOP leader, said Wednesday that former President Trump should focus on policy issues and not race in his campaign against Vice President Harris. “The campaign is, needs to be, must be about the issues, and there’s plenty to talk about. I just think that’s where…
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Trump’s planned address to Black journalists convention sparks backlash  NPR A speaking invitation to Donald Trump splits the most prominent American group for Black journalists  The Associated Press Former President Donald Trump set to speak at NABJ convention in Chicago  WLS-TV source

Trump made the comment about Harris — who is half Indian and half Black — while speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists convention.

Why Calling Trump and Vance “Weird” Works  The New Republicsource

JD Vance discusses his rocky debut and what he role he wants to play as VP  NBC Newssource

The ‘Trump Dump’ is back—and the stocks that he targets are crashing  Yahoo Financesource

After an extraordinary run of political news, interest in the presidential election is perking up  The Associated Presssource