Trump, Harris take safety precautions ahead of debate
Vice President Harris Original President Trump He's been campaigning from a safe distance ahead of next week's debate in Philadelphia.
Trump will be participating in a Fox News town hall event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania tonight. Sean HannityIt was the former president's latest extended, unscripted appearance in a friendly medium.
Harris is PortsmouthNew Hampshire's governor is set to unveil a new economic plan aimed at boosting small businesses. New Hampshire is a traditionally Democratic state and does not appear to be a competitive battleground. President Biden Harris has withdrawn from the race and did not answer questions from reporters.
Harris briefly went off script to address the Georgia high school shooting early Wednesday morning that left four people dead, recalling visiting a college campus last year where she learned everyone there grew up training for mass shootings. “Kids should be sitting in classrooms fulfilling their God-given potential, and somewhere in their brains they're worried that a shooter is going to come into their classroom. It doesn't have to be this way. This is one of many issues at stake in this election.”
Harris traveled to Pittsburgh on Thursday, where she will stay to prepare for next week's debate. The Washington Post reports:.
Next Tuesday's debate could be the only one between Trump and Harris and will be held in the most crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania.
As Election Day approaches, candidates' cautious stance is likely to change and campaigns will seek ways to upset what are effectively tied races in key states.
Latest updates for each campaign:
Harris
The Vice President proposed a tax cut for Americans starting new businesses, expanding the tax cut from $5,000 to $50,000 with a goal of reaching 25 million new small business applications over the next four years. New businesses would be able to wait to apply for the tax cut until they start making a profit.
Axios reports: Harris no longer endorsed She has proposed an electric vehicle mandate and is co-sponsoring legislation that would require automakers to build only electric or hydrogen vehicles by 2035, but has not said whether she would veto it.
Trump
Republicans are concerned about Mr Trump's approval ratings among women, and he has shifted his stance on the abortion issue as he seeks a more moderate platform that will appeal to independents without alienating conservatives.
The Trump campaign is furious at the media. In a memo, Trump campaign advisers said: Chris LaCivita and Suzie Wildes He claimed Glowing media coverage Harris' momentum doesn't match the reality of the polls.Are Democrats and voters aware of this, or is the mainstream media presenting a contradictory reality in an attempt to manipulate public opinion and continue the “Harris honeymoon”?”
The Trump campaign raised $130 million in August and has $300 million in cash on hand.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He has become Trump's attack dog since he abandoned a third-party bid for the White House, blasting Harris in interviews. “CUOMO” by NewsNation: “I believe we need a president who can be interviewed, who can articulate his vision, who can construct sentences in English, who can articulate and defend his policies and record, and who can regularly participate in debates without a script.”
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GuardianTrump is being threatened by Harris and is struggling.
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RFK Jr. says his partnership with Trump is about “unifying” the Republican Party.
Democrats see the fight over abortion as an opportunity to win in Florida.
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former President Trump's Legal challenges remain, but they have faded into the background as prosecutors and courts adjust to the new reality. Supreme Court Presidential immunity ruling.
President Trump is expected to plead not guilty this week to the charges in the special counsel's revised indictment. Jack Smith The Hill's Rebecca Baitsch reports on the election interference case.
Smith obtained a new indictment following the Supreme Court's exoneration in July, reconstructing the case to accuse Trump of exceeding his official capacity as president and interfering in the election.
U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan A hearing between prosecutors and Trump's lawyers is scheduled for Thursday.
Hills Ella Lee Report: Supreme Court ruling narrows obstruction charges against January 6 rioters, resulting in first-ever sentence reduction: A Virginia police officer has been sentenced to six years in prison for the Capitol riot, more than a year shorter than his original sentence, which included the obstruction charge.
Elsewhere, watchdog groups Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Eileen Cannon From the Trump Papers Affair.
Smith is appealing the ruling after Cannon determined the special counsel's appointment was unlawful.
CREW's brief asks that the document case be reassigned to another judge in South Florida.
Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled to reject Trump's request to move the hush money lawsuit from state court to federal court.
U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein The New York court disagreed with Trump's lawyers, who argued that the Supreme Court's ruling on presidential immunity should transfer the case to them because it was biased against him.
Trump's sentencing is currently scheduled for September 18, but the judge Juan Merchan It will be up to the court to decide whether to proceed as scheduled. In a new letter, the Manhattan District Attorney's Office argued that there is no need to delay the trial.
Texas Attorney General Paxton sued Democratic counties that opposed him on voter registration plans.
National Security
Biden Administration Cracks Down on Alleged Russian Disinformation Program
The Biden administration on Wednesday accused Russia of interfering in the 2024 election through a disinformation campaign.
of Department of Justice The Justice Department has seized 32 web domains that Russia is allegedly using to impersonate U.S. news organizations and spread propaganda.
The Department of Justice RT(formerly known as Russia Today) was accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Kostyantin Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyev Allegedly trying to cover up Russian involvement in plans to “widen internal divisions” in the US
“Taken together, the two actions are some of the strongest yet taken under the Biden administration to counter accelerating efforts by the Russian government, which intelligence agencies have deemed 'a primary threat to U.S. elections,'” The Hill's Rebecca Baitsch wrote.
The report comes as the US also faces new threats from China and Iran.
Iran hacked the Trump campaign and attempted to transmit the information it obtained to reporters.
Officials also believe Iran tried, but failed, to hack into Harris' campaign.
New research suggests that Chinese social media organisations are fomenting negative attacks against both candidates in an attempt to stomp down divisions ahead of the election.
Chinese Consul General The vice chairman of China's New York-based Committee for Safeguarding National Security was expelled after his aide was indicted for acting as an agent of the Chinese government.
House Republicans Committee on Education and Labor The summons was issued on Wednesday. Vice President Harris Vice Presidential candidate and Governor of Minnesota. Tim Waltz.
Walz was called to testify about a Minnesota-based nonprofit organization. Feed the Future (FOF) is accused of misusing $250 million in COVID-19 response funds that were meant to go to hungry children.
“Based on press statements by you and your representatives, it appears that you and other officers were involved in or knew about MDE’s wrongdoing. [Minnesota Department of Education] Managing FCNP [Federal Child Nutrition Program] Accountability and Action for Massive Fraud.” Chair of the Board of Education Virginia Fox (R-Virginia) wrote in a letter to Walz:
Walz has until Sept. 18 to submit the information requested by the committee.
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House Republicans send subpoena to Secretary of State Blinken over Afghanistan withdrawal.
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“Hamas must pay for killing American hostages” Editorial Committee in National Review.
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27thUntil the vice presidential debate between Vance and Waltz.
62 days Until the general election in 2024.
138 days Until inauguration day in 2025.
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