Biden-Harris administration sets record for number of confirmed LGBTQ judges

Mary Kay Costello Senate confirmation took place Tuesday

Kamala Harris condemns Florida’s vile ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Kamala Harris has addressed and condemned the Don't Say Gay bill in Florida banning LGBTQ+ topics in schools and beyond.

Voters view Harris more favorably than they did in July: AP-NORC poll

A new poll finds voters view Vice President Kamala Harris slightly more favorably than they did in July, just after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that the Democratic presidential nominee is now seen more positively than negatively. Former President Donald Trump’s favorability ratings remained steady, although the poll was conducted prior to the apparent assassination attempt of the Republican nominee on his golf course in Florida on Sunday. Even a small uptick in Harris’ favorability rating is a positive sign for the Democratic candidate. Shifts in favorability ratings for national figures like Biden or Trump have been rare over the past few years.

'A big problem for Republicans': High favorability moves Harris-Walz ahead

A key factor in the steadily rising poll numbers for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is a buoyant favorability rating with American voters, an advantage Donald Trump does not share. Simon Rosenberg, political strategist and author of the "Hopium Chronicles," talks with Alex Wagner about what the latest presidential polls are showing.

Harris closes trust gap with Trump on the economy

This is less about voters preferring Harris over Trump about more about them preferring Harris over Biden.

Harris hopes to turn Ukraine war into winning issue in battle with Trump for Polish American votes

Vice President Kamala Harris is pushing a new initiative to connect with Polish American voters. It's a key community that's swung between Democrats and Republicans over the years, and it's centered in battleground states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Her campaign hopes to capitalize on Donald Trump's hesitancy to support Ukraine during last week's debate. Trump is also courting Polish American voters, and is visiting a shrine on Sunday at the same time as Polish President Andrzej Duda. Although Polish Americans are not a particularly large demographic, many of them live in the so-called “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania that are critical to victory for either candidate. Harris is visiting all three this week.

Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona

Vice President Kamala Harris is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Democratic presidential nominee is enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in the battleground state of Arizona that Donald Trump doesn’t align with the church’s values. Harris’ Arizona campaign on Thursday announced an advisory committee to formalize its work to engage current and former members of the church, widely known as the Mormon church. Latter-day Saints make up 6% of Arizona's population and could be pivotal in deciding a close race.

Voters in America's last bellwether county split over Trump vs. Harris

Like the rest of the nation, voters on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington appear evenly split between the two. Many in Clallam County — the last presidential bellwether county in America — can't fathom how anyone thinks differently.

Teamsters Won’t Endorse a Candidate, So Local Unions Back Harris

After Teamsters announced that it would not endorse a presidential candidate, several joint councils pledged their support for VP Kamala Harris.

We Can't Endorse Harris, But We Oppose Trump and Voting Third-Party Is a Mistake | Common Dreams

Our movement's best hope for change lies in growing our anti-war organizing power, and that power would be severely undermined by a Trump administration. Pro-war forces like AIPAC may want to drive us out of the Democratic Party, but we’re here to stay.

From Oprah livestream to house parties, Black women marshal unprecedented outreach for Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris’ historic candidacy has unleashed a surge of activism among Black women, who have long been a key part of the Democratic coalition.

Oprah Brings Star Power to Mobilize Swing-State Harris Voters

Oprah Winfrey used her influence and popularity for decades to send fans into a frenzy, showering them with surprise gifts and turning them onto favored products and causes.

Harris plans a livestream with Oprah Winfrey while Trump is set to address an Israeli-American group

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are set to make appearances that are meant to fire up core supporters. Harris is participating in a livestream Thursday night with Oprah Winfrey in Michigan. Trump is scheduled to attend an evening event in Washington with prominent Jewish donors before addressing a gathering of the Israeli-American Council. Winfrey spoke at the Democratic convention in August and she’s hosting a two-hour “Unite for America” streaming session with Harris. Trump will be at a “Fighting Anti-Semitism in America” event with Miriam Adelson, widow of billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. Later, he'll address the national convention of the Israeli-American Council.

Oprah hits the campaign trail for Kamala Harris with livestream event

Oprah is just the latest big-name celebrity to stump for Harris.

These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris

Donald Trump has received strong support from white evangelical Protestants in his presidential bids. About 8 in 10 white evangelical voters supported him in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. But a small, diverse coalition of evangelicals is looking to pull their fellow believers away from Trump’s fold and into Kamala Harris’ corner. Grassroots groups like Evangelicals for Harris are running ads and targeting voters in swing states while offering an alternate vision of their faith. Despite some policy differences with the vice president, they argue she is the better choice in terms of character and values.

Emails Reveal How Walz Struggled to Deal With Unrest, Reach Consensus With Critics After Police Killings

Spring 2021 saw escalating tensions in Minnesota: Police had killed Daunte Wright less than a year after George Floyd. Caught between the demands of Black organizers and Republican lawmakers, Tim Walz struggled to chart a course for police reform.

Walz accelerates his preparations for upcoming debate with Vance

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has been tapped to play Vance in mock debates.

Springfield residents pray for post-debate political firestorm to blow over

In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians, journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras — people are attempting to carry on. Between the morning bomb sweeps of Springfield’s schools and the near daily afternoon media briefings, a hush comes over the city that residents say is uncanny, haunting even. They're dismayed at being transformed overnight into a target for the nation’s vitriol. Residents say people are hunkered down and hoping the attention sparked by former President Donald Trump spreading unsubstantiated rumors about the city’s legal Haitian immigrants eating house pets during last week’s presidential debate will blow over.

Trump has long used degrading language toward immigrants

Railing against undocumented immigration has been a consistent feature of Donald Trump’s presidential campaigns, going back to his very first one.

Ex-Bush WH Official Says Trump Springfield Visit Could Arrive At 'Absolute Worst Time'

Pete Seat, a spokesperson under George W. Bush's administration, warned Trump and Vance to "stay away" from a community rocked by their racist lie.

Racist lies from Trump-Vance create public hazard, stir national outcry

Even as their racist lies about Haitian immigrants are wreaking havoc in Springfield, Ohio, Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance have reasserted their bogus claims and made them the basis of their anti-immigrant campaign push. Michelle Goldberg, opinion columnist for the New York Times, and Heather McGhee, author of "The Sum of Us," discuss with Alex Wagner. 

Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitian Immigrants ‘Illegal Aliens’

The immigrants are mainly in the United States under temporary protected status, which the executive branch can grant to people whose home countries are in crisis.

J.D. Vance’s Weak Excuse for “Pet Eating” Lie Just Blew Up In His Face

At bottom, Vance’s whole purpose of running with this grotesque scam about Haitians has not been to draw attention to the story of Springfield, but to rewrite it.

Why Trump’s election fraud falsehoods might cost the GOP the House

Donald Trump’s obsession with election fraud that doesn’t exist in any significant form could drive the country into a government shutdown — and may even put the Republican House majority at risk.

Vermont Conversation: CNN’s Elle Reeve on how far-right extremism became the Republican mainstream

Reeve has a new book, “Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics.”

Politics and identity: Racism on the US campaign trail

LA Times: Trump’s Constant Use of Superlatives Is Typical of Autocrats and Dictators

Trump’s constant barrage of superlatives in his speeches are typical of autocratic leaders as they set about creating the hero myths that make the conditions for establishing a cult of personality among their followers favorable,

Fact check: 12 completely fictional stories Trump has told in the last month

Former President Donald Trump is littering his public remarks with fictional stories.

Trump now boasts he pulls in bigger crowds than Elvis – despite not having a guitar

‘I’m the greatest of all time, maybe greater even than Elvis,’ the former president claimed

Trump’s New Version of the Debate Is Fully Detached From Reality

Donald Trump is making up details about his debate against Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump Tells An Infuriating Lie About The New York City Subway

The Republican nominee took his fearmongering to new depths during his Long Island rally.

In Bizarre New Rant, Trump Reveals How He’d Let China Eat Our Lunch

As Trump unleashes strange new ramblings in Michigan about the auto industry, an expert on the green energy transition explains that Trump actually revealed how he’d surrender the future to China.

Trump Catches 'Hell' From Critics After He Asks Voters 1 Simple Question

This might not be a winning argument for the former president.

Ex-GOP Official Hits Donald Trump With A Cold, Harsh Truth On CNN

Geoff Duncan talked about the "epitome of stupidity" when it came to Trump-devoted Republicans.

Hear Trump’s response after Harris said he’s a threat to democracy | CNN Politics

Just after Donald Trump called out Kamala Harris’ campaign for calling the former president a threat to democracy, Trump used the same language about the Vice President, calling her a “threat to democracy.”