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LAT Loses Subscribers, More Staff After Endorsement Uproar

2 more members of editorial board step down after paper's owner refuses to let it endorse Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Fallout from the news that the owner of the Los Angeles Times blocked the paper's endorsement of Kamala Harris continues, with further resignations and a slew of canceled subscriptions. The Guardian reports that on Thursday, a day after editorials editor Mariel Garza stepped down over the commotion, two other...

The Stars Come Out for Harris in Georgia

Barack Obama, Tyler Perry, Bruce Springsteen among those to bash Trump at Thursday rally

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen entertained the crowd, then former President Obama fired it up Thursday at a star-studded rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, marking the first time Harris and Obama's paths have crossed on the campaign trail. "This is a leader who has...

Two Weeks Out, Nate Silver Reveals His 'Gut' Feeling

'My gut says Trump," but it's foolish to trust that, he writes

(Newser) - Nate Silver has seen the polls and studied them every which way, and thus he writes unsurprisingly in a New York Times essay that the 2024 race is coin toss—"50-50 is the only responsible forecast." But the founder of FiveThirtyEight, who now authors the Silver Bulletin newsletter,...

4 Memorable Moments From Harris' Town Hall

Including her blunt response to the question of whether she thinks Trump is a fascist

(Newser) - Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb on Wednesday night for a CNN town hall , where she faced questions from undecided voters. The event was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her, the AP reports. With less than two weeks to go until the...

LA Times Editor Resigns After Harris Endorsement Is Blocked

'I am not OK with us being silent,' the former editorials editor says

(Newser) - The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times resigned Wednesday after the newspaper's owner apparently barred the editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris for president. "I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent," Mariel Garza tells...

Harris to State Final Argument to Voters From the Ellipse

Democratic nominee will speak from the spot where Trump urged on his supporters on Jan. 6

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris will deliver her closing argument to voters on Tuesday at the Ellipse in Washington, the place where then-President Donald Trump rallied supporters and urged them to march on the Capitol. Campaign officials said the Democratic presidential nominee is likely to speak about Trump's role in...

LA Times Is Missing One Big Endorsement

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the paper's owner, has decided there will be no presidential pick

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times dropped its Election 2024 endorsements last week, giving the green light to various propositions, charter amendments, and candidates for local and state offices, including a "yes" for Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the US Senate. But despite noting that "this may be the most...

Eminem Rallies for Harris in Detroit

Rapper introduces Barack Obama

(Newser) - Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming former President Barack Obama to the stage, the AP reports. "As most of you know, the city of Detroit and...

Cheney: Don't Count on Congress to Stop Trump

With Harris, longtime Republican makes case on foreign policy, abortion

(Newser) - Appearing with Vice President Kamala Harris in Michigan, Liz Cheney warned of the dangers of putting US foreign policy in the hands of Donald Trump on Monday. The former Republican congresswoman said the party is conducting a "really dangerous embrace of isolationism" and a "dangerous embrace of tyrants"...

New Rule Would Make It Easier to Get Birth Control

White House pushes free contraceptives, including condoms, through insurance plans

(Newser) - With about two weeks to go until Election Day, the White House is proposing a plan that emphasizes Kamala Harris' focus on reproductive rights. The proposed rule would allow people to get free over-the-counter contraceptives—including condoms, birth-control pills, and morning-after pills—through their private insurance plans, reports the New ...

Turning 60, Harris Tops Presidential Median

Democratic nominee has brought up Trump's age more often lately

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris has a full schedule for Sunday, her 60th birthday, making it much like any day during the campaign's home stretch—except for the congregation breaking out in "Happy Birthday" as she began speaking at a church in Georgia. The Democratic nominee has focused more...

5 Lines From Harris' 'Testy' Fox News Interview

Democratic presidential nominee emphatically states she's not just another Biden

(Newser) - Kamala Harris sat down with Fox News anchor Bret Baier for her first interview on the conservative network Wednesday night, and some words being used to describe their talk include "combative" ( NBC News ), "contentious" (the Washington Post ), "heated" and "testy" ( CNN )....

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton&#39;s Mistake
Harris Is Repeating
Hillary Clinton's
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Oct 16, 2024 3:50 PM CDT

Harris Is Repeating Hillary Clinton's Mistake

She must focus on economic populism, stop trying to woo 'Never Trump' Republicans

(Newser) - Kamala Harris' decision to mention Alberto Gonzales being added to the list of Republicans who've thrown their support behind her rubbed Jeet Heer the wrong way. In a piece for the Nation , Heer writes that the reference to the former US attorney general at a Thursday town hall sponsored...

GOP Will 'Absolutely Love' These Voter Registration Stats

Big gains in party registration, identification could hint at what's to come

(Newser) - Republicans are eating away at the Democrats' voter registration advantage, which could be enough to put their candidate in the White House, according to CNN 's Harry Enten. "If you want a stat that Republicans absolutely love, it's this one," the senior data reporter said Sunday...

Harris' Latest Interview: Charlamagne Tha God

She addresses the Black community, and calls Trump's policies fascist

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris' media blitz continued Tuesday with an interview with Charlamagne Tha God that the New York Times calls "free-flowing," and which "often spoke to the concerns of Black Americans." Some takeaways:
  • On the F-word: Not that F-word. Charlamagne framed former President Trump's
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To Highlight Harris 'Lie,' Trump to Work at a McDonald's

Planned move follows his claims that Harris has lied about a 1980s job there

(Newser) - While on the campaign trail, Kamala Harris has made repeated references to a summer job she once had at McDonald's in the 1980s. Donald Trump has repeatedly accused her of lying about the gig—and plans to "work the fry cooker" himself in Pennsylvania this weekend to highlight...

One Thing Harris, Trump May Agree on: Joe Rogan

Both candidates may appear on his podcast, which is hugely popular with young men

(Newser) - Donald Trump and Kamala Harris appear to have common ground on one aspect of the 2024 race: They'd both like to make headway with Joe Rogan's huge podcast audience, which skews young and male.
  • Harris' camp is in talks with Rogan's show to book an appearance by
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Harris Agrees to Fox News Interview
Harris to Appear on Fox News
Oct 14, 2024 5:38 PM CDT

Harris to Appear on Fox News

Bret Baier will question Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Fox News announced Monday that it has landed an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris, her first with the network. The interview will be recorded Wednesday afternoon in Pennsylvania and air at 6pm ET the same day on Bret Baier's Special Report, USA Today reports. The Democratic nominee's...

Bill Clinton Hits Campaign Trail for Kamala Harris

Clinton joins another former president, Barack Obama, in rallying for Harris

(Newser) - Former President Bill Clinton urged churchgoers in Albany, Georgia, on Sunday to rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the office he once held, the AP reports. "Uniting people and building, being repairers of the breach, as Isaiah says, those are the things that work," Clinton said....

In Church, Harris Praises 'the Angels Among Us'

Candidate criticizes misinformation as damaging to relief efforts

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris spoke of faith and unity at a church service in North Carolina on Sunday, praising the heroic efforts of residents who helped others after Hurricane Helene struck the state last month. "Moments of crisis, I believe, do have a way of revealing the heroes among...

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