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Tulsi Gabbard Hit With Very Hawaiian Criticism

Her endorsement of Trump is 'not pono,' says her successor in Congress

(Newser) - Representing Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, Rep. Jill Tokuda follows in the footsteps of Tulsi Gabbard, who held the same seat from 2013 to 2021. But Tokuda will not follow Gabbard in the direction of Donald Trump. Tokuda has criticized the former Democrat, now independent, for endorsing the former president...

Historian With Near-Perfect Record Makes His 2024 Call

Allan Lichtman, who has correctly predicted nine of the last 10 winners, picks Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Historian Allan Lichtman was one of the few big names to predict Donald Trump's win in 2016, part of an impressive track record in which he has correctly called nine of the last 10 presidential contests. In a New York Times video, the American University professor makes his 2024...

Trump Not Sure Whether Debate on ABC Will Be Fair

He suggests, to Sean Hannity, that ABC will give advantage to Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump at a town hall event hosted by Fox News in Pennsylvania Wednesday night, and one of the most headline-grabbing things the former president said had to do with next week's debate , which will also be held in Philadelphia and hosted by ABC News. Referring...

Trump Campaign Raised 'Whopping' Amount in August

But it's still being outpaced by the Harris campaign

(Newser) - The Trump campaign raised $130 million in August, but it's still being outpaced by the Harris campaign. Though the Harris campaign hasn't released official August fundraising numbers yet, a memo over the weekend from the campaign chair noted Kamala Harris had raised $540 million since entering the presidential...

Harris Reluctantly Agrees to Muted Microphones in Debate

Campaign says it doesn't want to risk Trump skipping event

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has accepted the rules proposed for next week's debate with Donald Trump, though the Democratic nominee says the decision not to keep both candidates' microphones live throughout the matchup will be to her disadvantage. The development, which came Wednesday by way of a letter from...

Liz Cheney Endorses Harris
Cheney Makes Endorsement
Sep 4, 2024 7:15 PM CDT

Cheney Makes Endorsement

Former Republican House member tells audience she's voting for Harris

(Newser) - Liz Cheney, a GOP congressional leader before being ostracized by the Republican Party over her opposition to its current nominee, announced Wednesday that she's endorsing the Democratic candidate for president. "Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but...

US Steel Warns Its Sale Had Better Go Through

CEO says plants will close, headquarters will move south from Pittsburgh if Nippon deal fails

(Newser) - You can count President Biden , former President Trump, and Vice President Kamala Harris as being in agreement on at least one thing—all are against the proposed sale of US Steel to a decidedly non-US steelmaker, Japan's Nippon Steel. But as the Wall Street Journal reports, US Steel CEO...

Judge Orders Trump Campaign to Stop Using Song

Federal judge grants request for emergency injunction on use of Isaac Hayes song

(Newser) - A federal judge has granted a request from the estate of Isaac Hayes and issued a temporary injunction blocking Donald Trump's campaign from using "Hold On, I'm Coming" at rallies. "I do order Trump and his campaign to not use the song without proper license,"...

Man Faces Charges After Storming Media at Trump Rally

Police use Taser on suspect after GOP nominee called press 'enemy of the people'

(Newser) - Police said Saturday that a man will face misdemeanor charges after he stormed into the press area at Donald Trump's rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, before being surrounded by authorities and eventually subdued with a Taser while the former president spoke. The incident Friday came moments after Trump had criticized...

&#39;Damage Control&#39;? Trump&#39;s Mixed Messaging on Abortion
'Damage Control'? Trump's
Mixed Messaging on Abortion
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 31, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

'Damage Control'? Trump's Mixed Messaging on Abortion

Day after he hinted he'd vote for abortion access amendment in Florida, ex-president makes a shift

(Newser) - With the election now just weeks away, Donald Trump is offering some mixed messages on his abortion stance, especially over the last "whirlwind" day or two, per NBC News . When asked on Thursday during an interview with the network what he thought about Florida's six-week abortion ban , and...

How Peace Was Made Between Trump, Georgia Governor

Lindsey Graham was integral to the process

(Newser) - The effort to make peace between Donald Trump and Georgia's powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of Buckhead. It was at an Aug. 9 fundraiser hosted by former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler that fellow Republican Lindsey Graham approached Gov. Brian Kemp,...

Trump: If Elected, I'll Make IVF Free

However, he doesn't explain exactly how that would work

(Newser) - While Kamala Harris was being interviewed on CNN , Donald Trump was telling the audience at a Michigan rally that, if elected, he'd go beyond protecting in-vitro fertilization—he'd make it free. "I'm announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will...

ABBA Joins List of Bands Objecting to Trump Playlist

Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, and Anni-Frid aren't happy with their songs being used

(Newser) - The list of musical groups objecting to the Trump campaign's use of their songs has a notable new entry: ABBA. The Swedish group has demanded that the former president stop using their songs and videos at campaign events, reports the BBC . Songs including "Money, Money, Money," "...

Army Fires Back at Trump Over Arlington Incident

Pentagon says staffer was 'abruptly pushed aside' by Trump team members

(Newser) - The Army is standing by a staffer at Arlington National Cemetery who got into a brief physical altercation with members of Donald Trump's campaign staff. The Pentagon on Thursday said the staffer was attempting to enforce cemetery rules at the graves of service members when she was "abruptly...

Trump Shares Vulgar Post About Kamala Harris

GOP nominee reshares Truth Social post implying 'blowjobs' drove the vice president's political rise

(Newser) - Former President Trump continued to lob sexually themed grenades at Kamala Harris on Wednesday, reposting on Truth Social a photo of Harris and Hillary Clinton captioned, "Funny how blowjobs impacted both their careers differently..." The jab, notes the New York Times , furthers Trump's contention that Harris' political...

Amid Arlington Backlash, Trump Posts a TikTok
Backlash Continues After
Trump's Arlington Visit
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 29, 2024 7:26 AM CDT

Backlash Continues After Trump's Arlington Visit

Relatives of fallen service members defend former president; critics call cemetery antics 'disgusting'

(Newser) - Fallout continues after Donald Trump's Monday visit to Arlington National Cemetery , where members of his campaign allegedly got physical with a cemetery staffer. Some affiliated with the military are slamming the former president and his camp, while others are defending Trump and accusing the Arlington official of "overstepping,...

Trump Gunman Used an AC Unit to Get on the Roof

Security video shows Thomas Crooks using unit to scale the roof next to the Butler Farm Show

(Newser) - The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania apparently bought a ladder to be able to scale the roof from which he was able to elude Secret Service agents, fire shots, and injure the former president—but he didn't end up using...

2 Big Names Added to Trump Transition Team

RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard will join Trump's sons, Vance

(Newser) - After their high-profile endorsements of Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been named to his transition team, the New York Times reports. The team is responsible for assisting Trump with the selection of personnel and adopting of policies for a second Trump administration, should there be...

Trump Staffers Accused of Altercation at Arlington

Source says employees pushed cemetery official

(Newser) - While Donald Trump was at Arlington National Cemetery participating in a wreath-laying ceremony Monday, members of his campaign staff allegedly got into a tussle with an official at the cemetery. A source tells NPR the official was attempting to stop campaign staffers from entering an area known as Section 60,...

A Former Dem Candidate for President Backs Trump

Tulsi Gabbard endorses the former president

(Newser) - Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has endorsed Donald Trump, furthering her shift away from the party she sought to represent in the 2020 presidential election and linking herself to critiques of Vice President Kamala Harris and the chaotic Afghanistan War withdrawal . Gabbard, a National Guard veteran who served two tours...

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