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In North Carolina, Harris Praises Neighborly Response

Governor vouches for FEMA's help with Hurricane Helene recovery

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris went to North Carolina on Saturday, promising federal aid would continue to flow for recovery from Hurricane Helene while being briefed on the situation. The meeting in Charlotte included Gov. Roy Cooper and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, the Washington Post reports. "I've talked with...

We&#39;ve Heard About Kamala Harris&#39; Mother. Meet Her Dad
We've Heard About Kamala
Harris' Mother. Meet Her Dad
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Oct 5, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

We've Heard About Kamala Harris' Mother. Meet Her Dad

Dr. Donald Harris, estranged from his daughter, lives just 2 miles away from her in DC

(Newser) - Kamala Harris regularly gushes about her late mother, biomedical scientist Shyamala Gopalan Harris, but remarks about her father are rare—despite the fact that 86-year-old Donald Harris lives just a couple of miles away from his daughter's official residence in DC, with his second wife. The New York Times...

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...

Harris Visits Border, Rebuffs 'False Choice' on Immigration

It's VP's first trip to US-Mexico boundary since becoming the Democratic nominee for president

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris walked a scrubby stretch along the US-Mexico border on Friday and called for further tightening of asylum restrictions as she sought to project a tougher stance on illegal migration and address one of her biggest vulnerabilities in the November election. Harris' push to further restrict asylum...

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...

Trump Gains Strength in 3 Battleground States

He leads in Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, according to New York Times poll

(Newser) - Major new polls are coming out with increased frequency as the 2024 campaign enters the home stretch, and the latest from the New York Times and Siena College should please the campaign of Donald Trump. It shows the former president with increased strength in the three swing states of Arizona,...

Janet Jackson on Her Harris 'Apology:' Not So Fast

Pop star's team now says she didn't say sorry for conspiracy theory questioning whether VP is Black

(Newser) - Over the weekend, Janet Jackson reportedly apologized over remarks she made about Kamala Harris in reference to the vice president's racial and ethnic background. Now, Jackson's team says she didn't issue an apology after all, leaving the pop star's confusing comments about Harris floating in the...

Kamala Harris Tells Oprah Why She Has a Gun

'If somebody's breaking into my house they're gettin' shot'

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris looked for a boost with persuadable and less-motivated voters as she participated in a livestream Thursday evening with former talk show host Oprah Winfrey to focus on her plans to cut costs for the middle class, restore a national right to abortion, and address gun violence,...

Pennsylvania Poll Results Are a 'Bit of a Puzzle'

NYT says Harris is ahead in key battleground state but tied with Trump nationwide

(Newser) - Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes could be key to winning the White House in November—and it's currently neck and neck between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, according to one of two major polls. The candidates are in a statistical tie in the state, with 48% of likely...

Emhoff's Ex Hits Back at Snark Over Kamala's Lack of Kids

Kerstin Emhoff has something to say to Sarah Huckabee Sanders

(Newser) - Kerstin Emhoff, film producer and ex-wife to Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, is weighing in on the right's ongoing commentary on the fact that her ex-husband's second wife has no biological children . That second wife is, of course, Kamala Harris, vice president and Democratic presidential nominee, and the latest...

In Rare Interview, Harris Condemns Trump's Rhetoric

She says voters should make sure he 'can't have that microphone again'

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday decried Donald Trump for inflammatory rhetoric about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, and on other topics, saying voters should make sure he "can't have that microphone again." Harris said the Republican attacks on the city and migrants there were "lies that...

Trump Blames Democrats' 'Rhetoric' for Latest Scare

Former president says inflammatory language led to another attempt on his life

(Newser) - With 50 days to go until the election, former President Trump is walking away from the second attempt on his life since July—and pointing the finger at President Biden and Vice President Harris. Suspect Ryan Routh "believed the rhetoric of Biden and Harris, and he acted on it,...

Harris' Focus in Coming Days: 3 'Blue Wall' States

VP has upcoming events set for Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin to shore up support

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has upcoming events scheduled in Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin as her campaign focuses spending on the "blue wall" states with the Nov. 5 election nearing. On Tuesday, Harris will sit for a fireside chat hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, per...

Harris 'Rattled' Trump, and Other Takeaways From the Debate

Several outlets say vice president seemed to get under his skin

(Newser) - One common takeaway from Tuesday night's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump: Harris seemed to be able to get under Trump's skin, "rattling" him and putting him on the defensive. More:
  • Harris taunted Trump "over and over" on topics he's
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How the 2 Presidential Candidates Will Mark 9/11

Here are Harris' and Trump's plans for the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks

(Newser) - Just hours after their much - anticipated presidential debate , Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are set to overlap once again as they attend events on Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, though CNN notes "it's unclear whether the two parties will...

Musk's Solution for Taylor Swift: 'I Will Give You a Child'

Billionaire addresses pop star's 'childless cat lady' status after she endorses Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Billionaire Elon Musk, father of at least 12 children, responded to Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris early Wednesday by offering to give her a child. Swift had signed her Instagram post as a "Childless Cat Lady," embracing the label directed at Harris by Republican VP candidate...

GOP: Biden Picked 'Optics' Over Safety in Afghan Exit

Democrats and White House fire back and pin the blame on Trump

(Newser) - The blame game over the deadly US withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 is heating up before the election. Republican members of Congress issued a new report blaming President Biden and VP Kamala Harris for the chaotic exit, one that left 13 US service members dead , while Democrats say Donald Trump'...

Alexa Has 'Drastically Different' Answers on Trump, Harris

Amazon says it has fixed glitch that made virtual assistant appear to favor VP over former president

(Newser) - A couple of simple questions to Alexa about the upcoming US election have sent users into a tizzy, with conservative critics railing against what Amazon now says was a tech glitch that seemed to favor Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump.
  • Question commotion: Per the Telegraph , the hubbub
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