Month: August 2024

In rambling news conference, Trump lashes out at Harris, agrees to Sept. 10 debate  Los Angeles Timessource

Trump heads to Montana in a bid to oust Sen. Tester after failing to topple the Democrat in 2018  The Associated Presssource

Candidates typically have a transition plan underway by their party’s convention. Trump hasn’t made one yet — but there are signs he’s relying on Project 2025.

Trump, looking to reassert himself in 2024 race, dares Harris on debates and interviews  NBC Newssource

S.E. Cupp: Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference was “sloppy”  CNNsource

‘A fever dream’: Trump’s comparison of Jan. 6 crowd size to MLK march breeds skepticism  USA TODAYsource

Trump team targets Walz and his military record in attempt to slow down Harris  CNNsource

Trump says presidents have the right to influence Fed policy  POLITICOsource

Anita Dunn, a former adviser to President Biden, criticized “certain leaders” for Democrats losing the House in 2022, comments that come after former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she has “never been that impressed” with Biden’s “political operation.” In an interview with Politico’s Playbook Deep Dive podcast, Dunn, a longtime Biden aide, was questioned about…
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Trump Claims Jan. 6 Crowd Rivaled the 1963 March on Washington. Estimates Say Otherwise.  The New York Timessource

Arizona “fake elector” takes plea deal  Axiossource

MSNBC pundit Lawrence O’Donnell criticized media outlets, including his own, over how several of them covered former President Trump’s Thursday press conference at Mar-a-Lago. “It was 2016 all over again today,” O’Donnell said Thursday evening on his weeknight program. “Donald Trump spoke for an hour at his home, and all of the cable news networks,…
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Harris and Trump agree to debate on ABC in September as race tightens  The Guardian USsource

US Supreme Court declines to halt Trump’s sentencing in hush money case  Voice of America – VOA Newssource

Legal Analyst Warns Donald Trump Getting ‘More Violent’  Newsweeksource

The election is less than three months away, and after a whirlwind primary season, the players have been named: Vice President Harris will take on former President Trump in November. After President Biden decided last month that he would step aside, Democrats have largely coalesced behind the vice president. Boasting record fundraising hauls, key endorsements…
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Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.), the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), on Friday suggested former President Trump may be “not all there anymore” after a lengthy and rambling press conference. Meeks joined CNN’s Sara Sidner to discuss Trump’s Thursday press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate, which was viewed as an attempt to take back…
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Trump says he has agreed to 3 debates in September  The Hillsource

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris Agree to ABC Debate, Network Says  Newsweeksource

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said former President Trump’s continued attacks on Vice President Harris’s intelligence are a “sign of his racism.” “I just want to say this, he called the Vice President dumb at least four times today, and that is a sign of his racism,” Scaramucci told MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace Thursday…
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As the U.S. presidential election enters the stretch run, it stands out as being unprecedented: No prior election has seen a political party change its standard bearer this late into the election cycle.  While Kamala Harris is known for her defense of abortion rights and role in border security, her positions on economic policies are…
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Trump announces 3 debate dates at Mar-a-Lago news conference  NewsNation Nowsource

Fact Checking Trump’s Mar-a-Lago News. Conference  The New York Timessource

On Monday, former President Trump used an interview with internet personality Adin Ross to reach a large and mostly male audience. Much of what he had to say was familiar. But one part went off the rails. It happened when Ross asked Trump what he thought about what happened in the July 28 Venezuelan election. Instead of answering…
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Trump Calls for Three Debates Against Harris, More Influence Over the Fed  The Wall Street Journalsource