Presidential Candidate Archives

Trump rallies at same Pennsylvania grounds where gunman tried to assassinate him

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Donald Trump is rallying supporters at the same Pennsylvania grounds where a gunman tried to assassinate him in July setting aside what are now near-constant worries for his physical safety. The Republican presidential nominee returned to the site on Saturday joined by running mate JD Vance, Elon Musk and others on the grounds of the Butler Farm Show. The Trump campaign wanted to maximize the event’s headline-grabbing potential with just 30 days to go in his race against his Democratic opponent Vice President Kamala Harris.… Continue Reading

Harris pledges ongoing federal support as she visits North Carolina to survey Helene’s aftermath

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged ongoing federal support for those affected by Hurricane Helene as she visited North Carolina. The Democratic presidential nominee met with state and local officials Saturday in Charlotte, where she praised the work of strangers helping strangers. She also helped pack aid kits and met with volunteers, calling them “heroes among us.” It was her second trip in four days to the disaster zone. Republican nominee Donald Trump was in the state a day earlier, and has been spreading false claims about the federal response to the disaster. But Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says that federal officials have been on the ground in the state helping “since the very beginning.”… Continue Reading

Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike

DETROIT (AP) — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are trying to get the upper hand with working-class voters in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. Harris is visiting the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday. Organized labor has been a bedrock of Democratic support, but Harris has been unable to secure endorsements from some unions that backed Joe Biden four years ago. Trump is eager to make inroads with unions in the election. He’s heading to Georgia, where he’ll appear with Gov. Brian Kemp, and North Carolina on Friday.… Continue Reading

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris has rallied side-by-side with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party. The two women on Thursday delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a threat to democracy. Cheney is one of Trump’s fiercest Republican critics, and she urged the crowd to “reject the depraved cruelty of Donald Trump.” The event in Wisconsin was designed to get under Trump’s skin and reach moderate voters. Trump appeared Thursday in Saginaw County, Michigan, a crucial swing area in the state where Democrat Joe Biden barely won four years ago.… Continue Reading

Prosecutors lay out new evidence in Trump election case, accuse him of having ‘resorted to crimes’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say Donald Trump laid the groundwork to try to overturn the 2020 election even before he lost, knowingly pushed false claims of voter fraud and “resorted to crimes” in his failed bid to cling to power. A newly unsealed court filing lays out fresh details from the landmark criminal case against the former president. It argues that the former president is not entitled to immunity from prosecution. It was submitted by special counsel Jack Smith’s team following a Supreme Court opinion that conferred broad immunity on former presidents and narrowed the scope of the prosecution.… Continue Reading

Harris, Biden take in Helene’s destruction in separate visits to Carolinas, Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — President Joe Biden has flow over toppled trees, twisted metal and towering piles of debris in the normally tourist friendly downtown of Asheville, North Carolina. He’s taking a tour Wednesday by helicopter of Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction. At the same time, Vice President Kamala Harris was getting her own look at the storm’s damage in Georgia. Both were seeking to demonstrate a larger commitment and competence in helping devastated communities after Donald Trump’s false claims about their administration’s response.… Continue Reading

Walz and Vance go in depth on policy while attacking each other’s running mates in VP debate

NEW YORK (AP) — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns’ vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane Helene. Both Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, and Vance, a Republican senator from Ohio, focused many of their criticisms on the top of the ticket, as is traditional for VP debates. They each pointed to the crises of the day as reasons for voters to choose Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump.… Continue Reading

Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz have used their time on the debate stage to focus the bulk of their attacks not on one another, but on those at the top of their rival tickets. Republican Vance and Democrat Walz both sought to project themselves as genial opponents as they lobbed criticism at Harris and Trump, respectively. With the Mideast in turmoil, the two vice presidential candidates offered different approaches toward foreign policy: Walz promised “steady leadership” under Harris while Vance pledged a return to “peace through strength” if Trump is returned to the White House. The two running mates agreed that the number of migrants in the U.S. illegally is a problem. But each laid the blame on the opposing presidential nominee.… Continue Reading

Trump won’t participate in interview for ’60 Minutes’ election special

NEW YORK (AP) — CBS News says Donald Trump has declined to participate in an interview with “60 Minutes” that was scheduled to air next Monday. The network says its planned back-to-back interviews with Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will now proceed with Democrat Harris alone, although its invitation to the Republican presidential nominee stands. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung responded to the CBS announcement by calling it “Fake news.” Cheung said there were discussions, but nothing was ever locked in. “60 Minutes” has been conducting interviews with presidential contenders every four years. Then-President Trump’s interview with the show’s correspondent Lesley Stahl in 2020 was contentious, with Trump cutting the session off early.… Continue Reading

Harris will tour Helene devastation in Georgia, North Carolina as storm scrambles campaign schedule

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will tour damage caused by Helene in Georgia and North Carolina, as the devastating and deadly storm has also roiled the political calendar just over a month from Election Day. Harris will visit Georgia on Wednesday and will survey damage in North Carolina in the coming days, the White House said. Her team has been working to coordinate her travel plans to avoid impacting local disaster response efforts.… Continue Reading