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Doctor: Harris Is in 'Excellent Health'

VP, 59, 'possesses the physical and mental resiliency' to be president, per Dr. Joshua Simmons

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris is in "excellent health" and "possesses the physical and mental resiliency" required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter released Saturda y that summarizes her medical history and status. Dr. Joshua Simmons, a US Army colonel and physician to the vice...

Obama Had Some Words for 'the Brothers'

He addresses what he sees as hesitancy on the part of some Black men to support Harris

(Newser) - Former President Obama minced no words Thursday in Pittsburgh during an unannounced stop at a campaign field office for Vice President Kamala Harris hours before Obama appeared at one of Harris' rallies for the first time. Declaring his intention to "speak some truths" to voters, but especially Black male...

Asked to List 3 Trump Virtues, Harris Struggled to Come Up With 1

But she's heard he loves his family

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris was asked to name three virtues that her opponent in next month's election, Donald Trump, possesses—but was barely able to come up with even one, the AP reports. At the end of her town hall for Spanish-language network Univision in Las Vegas on Thursday,...

For Kids Who Endured COVID, Trump, Harris Can't Just Give Up

NYT columnist Jessica Grose pushes for more action in the K-12 arena from Trump, Harris

(Newser) - When COVID made its way onto the scene almost five years ago, it indisputably had an effect on America's students, especially those in the K-12 grades. But although the pandemic was like "this comet that hit our education system," as one expert puts it, "the downward...

Trump Flips Harris' Lead in Two Blue Wall States

He's up in Michigan and Wisconsin in Quinnipiac poll, and he's trimmed her lead in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - A new poll suggests Kamala Harris' fortunes in the all-important "Blue Wall" of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin are slipping a bit. The races, however, remain within razor-thin margins. In the Quinnipiac University poll conducted October 3-7:
  • Pennsylvania: Harris leads 49-46, down from her 51-45 lead in September.
  • Michigan: Trump
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Trump Has Made a Decision on Another Debate

Former president declares 'THERE WILL BE NO REMATCH' with VP Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Another debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris doesn't seem to be in the cards after one of the candidates issued his all-caps thoughts on the matter. Politico reports that both Fox News and CNN have invited the former president and current vice president to go head-to-head one more...

Harris Tops $1B in Fundraising, Concerning Aides

With swing states tight, aides say the final push to reach voters could be expensive

(Newser) - In less than three months as a presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion—a historic pace. That's more than her opponent, Donald Trump, has raised all year, per the New York Times . The Harris figure comes not from required campaign filings, the next...

Harris Completes Her Media Blitz With a Beer

A controversial beer, according to Donald Trump's camp

(Newser) - Kamala Harris launched a media blitz Sunday with an appearance on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast , then continued it Monday on 60 Minutes and Tuesday on The View . Later Tuesday, the Democratic presidential nominee spoke to Howard Stern on his radio show, then Stephen Colbert on the Late Show....

Harris Announces Plan to Help 'Sandwich Generation'

She proposes expanding Medicare to cover home health aides for seniors

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris announced a plan to help the "sandwich generation"—people who have to care for children and aging parents—on ABC's The View on Tuesday. Harris outlined a proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include services like home health aides for seniors, NPR reports....

Takeaways From Harris' 60 Minutes Interview

'I have a Glock,' she tells Bill Whitaker

(Newser) - Kamala Harris sat for a 60 Minutes interview that aired Monday night, while Donald Trump earlier decided to skip. Some highlights from various outlets:
  • Her gun: Harris offered more details about being a gun owner, which she has brought up to refute claims that Democrats want to take people's
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Harris Sits for 'Call Her Daddy' Interview

VP will soon appear on 60 Minutes , Howard Stern, and more

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris opened a media blitz by the Democratic ticket on Sunday by appearing on the popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast about issues that resonate with women, working in some digs at her GOP opponent along the way. In the roughly 40-minute interview, taped last week, the...

Springsteen Backs Harris, Rips Trump

Rock star says he shares the Democratic nominees' vision for the nation

(Newser) - Saying the Democratic presidential ticket supports "the vision of America I've been consistently writing about for 55 years," Bruce Springsteen forcefully endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday. In a three-minute Instagram video delivered from the counter of what looked to be an Americana-style classic diner, the...

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VP Debate Showed Why Trump Picked Vance

And other reactions to Tuesday night's debate between Vance, Tim Walz

(Newser) - If you had any confusion over why Donald Trump chose JD Vance as his running mate, Tuesday night's vice presidential debate "has been the strongest illustration in this campaign so far of why," writes Ross Douthat at the New York Times . The Ohio senator gave "one...

Netflix CEO Backs Harris, Cancellations Ensue

In days after Reed Hastings endorsement, cancellations spiked

(Newser) - Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings waded into presidential politics with a July 23 endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris and a $7 million donation to a super PAC affiliated with her campaign, but that donation might have cost his company some money. As Quartz reports, Netflix users canceled at...

Rudy Giuliani's Daughter: Why I'm Voting for Kamala

Caroline Giuliani says Trump has ruined her dad's life, will also ruin the country if elected

(Newser) - Rudy Giuliani's daughter is out with an impassioned endorsement of Kamala Harris, writing in a lengthy piece in Vanity Fair that Donald Trump took her dad from her and imploring voters not to "let him take our country too." Caroline Giuliani, 35, says watching her father's...

NYT: Harris Is the Only 'Patriotic Choice for President'

Newspaper's endorsement focuses on Trump

(Newser) - The New York Times has endorsed Kamala Harris as "the only patriotic choice for president." The endorsement isn't surprising from a newspaper that hasn't backed a Republican for president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1956, Politico notes, though much of the endorsement focuses on Donald Trump, not...

GOP Steps Back From Trump Calling Harris 'Mentally Disabled'

Advocates, politicians cite harm to people with impairments

(Newser) - Politicians of both parties on Sunday criticized Donald Trump's descent into what he described as "a dark speech," during which he called Vice President Kamala Harris "mentally disabled." Some Republicans, including Sen. Lindsey Graham and Rep. Tom Emmer, sidestepped by saying Trump should stick to...

Romney Has Reasons for Not Backing Kamala Harris

Longtime Trump critic resists pressure to endorse Democratic nominee

(Newser) - Sen. Mitt Romney, who has for years resisted the lure of the MAGA movement and Donald Trump, now is frustrating the other side. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign and Romney's fellow Republicans who are supporting her want the former GOP presidential nominee to do the same. To have much...

Zelensky Making Pitch to Biden in Person

At White House, he'll reportedly push for unrestricted use of weapons provided by the West

(Newser) - President Biden will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Thursday in what could be the Ukrainian president's "final chance to convince a receptive American president of his country's war aims," CNN reports. Laying out his plan for victory amid increasing war weariness from allies,...

Takeaways From Harris' MSNBC Interview

She chose a 'friendly forum' for first one-on-one network interview as nominee

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris sat down with MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle on Wednesday for her first one-on-one interview with a major network since she became the Democratic nominee. The interview was a "friendly forum" for Harris, who spoke to Ruhle in Pittsburgh after delivering a speech that focused on...

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