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Vice President Kamala Harris has brilliant economic pitch

The most successful dishonest Trump/ Republican economic argument is found in blaming President Biden and Vice President Harris for increasing practical costs on things like groceries and rent. Donald Trump and his Republican Party have no plans to...

Harris focuses on food prices as inflation remains issue: Election 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on high food and housing prices as her campaign previews an economic policy speech coming up in North Carolina. She's promising to push for a federal ban on price gouging on groceries as she looks to address one of voters’ top concerns. Harris plans to use federal resources to promote the construction of 3 million new housing units if elected, pass legislation to slow rent increases, and provide a $25,000 in down-payment assistance for first time homebuyers. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has pointed to inflation as a key failing of the Biden administration.

Kamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern, like Kamala Harris, unexpectedly became the leader of her political party close to the election. The similarities don’t stop there.

The Harris-Walz logo just got a subtle makeover. Can you see it?

A week after its debut, the lettering of Vice President Kamala Harris's campaign logo was fine-tuned by creative agency Wide Eye.

Harris’s Vibes Are Great, but Vibes Won’t Cut It on Israel Policy

Unless Harris takes some steps to break from Biden’s Israel policy, the same issue that helped tank him could put major obstacles in her path to victory.

16 of America’s Top Designers Team Up to Support Kamala Harris With an Exclusive Election Collection

A diverse cast of beloved American fashion designers—including Aurora James, Tory Burch, Victor Glemaud, and Prabal Gurung—created a collection in support of Kamala Harris’s bid for President.

Are Men Ready For Kamala?

Are Men Ready For Kamala? Some polling suggests that the barrier-breaking Democratic nominee is holding her own among male voters despite Donald Trump’s misogynistic attacks.

‘I Called You, Tim!’ Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Recall Time She Called To Offer Him VP Slot, Only To Be Sent to Voicemail

Vice President Kamala Harris recalled the time she rang Tim Walz to let him know he had been picked as her running mate, only for the call to go to voicemail.

Tim Walz Believes in the Common Good

Sarah Jones writes that while the left is used to pressuring Democratic politicians, Tim Walz may be a friendlier target than usual.

Former Student: Tim Walz Doesn’t Know He Saved My Life

“It’s pretty amazing what one person can do,” Patti Miller, a former student at Mankato West High School, told The Daily Beast.

Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org - Donald Trump may have voted illegally when he cast early primary ballot in Palm Beach Wednesday.

Whether delusional or confused, Trump is unfit for the White House

Donald Trump is either deranged or at least delusional. Maybe confused, but that’s just as worrisome. What rational mind can’t remember the details of plummeting from the sky and facing possible death in a helicopter?

"I do not see any light on the horizon for Trump": Lincoln Project's Rick Wilson on MAGA's retreat

Trump's troops are deflating

Seeing Falling Poll Numbers, Trump Targets Trans People In Montana

Donald Trump took to the stage this week in Montana for his first rally since Kamala Harris selected Tim Walz to be her running mate. Transgender people were one of his most common targets.

The GOP is weaponizing Tim Walz’s trans refugee bills. Could it cost the Democrats the White House?

Conservatives are reframing Tim Walz’ pro-trans stance as a harm to society, but Minnesotan trans legislator Leigh Finke remains unbothered by the noise.

Donald Trump lies to crowd: Tim Walz let the state "kidnap children to change their gender" - LGBTQ Nation

The law they're referring to prevents courts from removing custody because a parent allowed their kid to get gender-affirming care.

Cartoon: Tom the Dancing Bug's 'Weird Tales,' ft. giant weirdos Trump and Vance

Announcing the GET OUT THE VOTE INNER HIVE DRIVE! �Join Tom the Dancing Bug’s Inner Hive and not only will you�get each week's Tom the Dancing Bug comic�at least a day before publication … Not ...

J.D. Vance Makes Wild Claim of What “Normal” Women Care About

It has been zero days since J.D. Vance insulted women voters.

JD Vance speech: Amazon funded Black Lives Matter so riots would destroy rival retailers

J.D. Vance’s attacks on “woke capital” go beyond ordinary populism: He’s said Jeff Bezos supported riots and companies don’t want workers having kids.

Vance And Walz Agree To Debate In October—And Vance Offers 2nd Faceoff

CBS invited the candidates to debate on Wednesday.

Never mind the immunity ruling. Trump can be prosecuted for Jan. 6.

The Supreme Court’s ruling does not place Trump above the law regarding his attempts to overturn the 2020 election

Trump's Dreamland for Billionaires Is a Nightmare for America's Working Class | Common Dreams

This election provides the greatest contrast in philosophy since 1980 and will determine the fate and future of the American Dream. Will it survive? We'll see.

Debunked: Trump says Harris opening borders to illegal voters

Trump campaign tweet shows they're reviving a racist American tradition

In an effort to boost its election hopes, Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is drawing on the U.S.’ disturbing history of explicitly racist and xenophobic imagery.

Jon Stewart Says Donald Trump Is ‘Becoming Biden’ Before Our Eyes

The late night host said that Biden’s withdrawal from the race puts a “more stark focus” on Trump’s mental decline.

Hidden-camera video shows Project 2025 co-author discussing his secret work preparing for a second Trump term

Russell Vought, a co-author of Project 2025, was caught on a secretly recorded video saying that Trump’s denials of any connection with the conservative policy blueprint were politics.

Democrats Look to Connect Project 2025 to House Republicans With New ‘Microsites’

“Despite their best efforts to distance themselves from Project 2025, House Republicans can’t hide from their own records; we’re putting them on notice, and we have more to come,” House Accountability War Room spokesperson Danny Turkel told NOTUS.

Donald Trump turned the tables on Elon Musk, exposed his real flaws

Plenty of people have been steamrolled by Donald Trump, but no one has torched their image in service of the former president quite like Elon Musk.

Elon Musk is super mad at Mark Cuban again

Musk called Cuban a giant turd in human form after Cuban said that Musk had adjusted X's algorithm according to his own preferences.