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Will there be a second debate between Harris and Trump?
It remains unclear whether Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will debate again before Election Day on Nov. 5.
Immediately following Tuesday night's debate in Philadelphia, the Harris campaign said it would welcome a second event with Trump.
"Under the bright lights, the American people got to see the choice they ...Read more
Trump falsely claims CHOP protesters took over a big part of Seattle
SEATTLE — Former President Donald Trump referenced Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest during the presidential debate Tuesday night, falsely claiming protesters took over a big portion of the city and have not been prosecuted.
During the debate, Trump was asked if he has any regrets about what he did on Jan. 6, 2021, when he had asked ...Read more
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'Disgrace.' 'He hates her.' 12 zingers from the Harris-Trump debate
Yes, they discussed policy. Sort of. But former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris also had plenty to say about each other during their debate Tuesday night.
The presidential debate didn't generate an immortal line — think Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle in 1988: "Senator, you are no Jack Kennedy" — though Trump did echo Ronald ...Read more
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Trump claims he did a 'great job' at debate. Some Republicans aren't buying it
After a presidential debate in which Vice President Kamala Harris baited former President Trump and put him on the defensive, Trump insisted Wednesday morning he did a "great job," slammed the debate as "a rigged deal" and called for ABC to be shut down.
The GOP nominee, who was widely criticized even by Republicans for his weak performance in ...Read more
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Trump, Harris offer conflicting visions for auto industry in debate
WASHINGTON — Tuesday's presidential debate turned to a key issue in battleground Michigan as the candidates shared competing visions for how to keep the auto industry strong.
Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, in response to a question about climate change, said that "part of building a clean energy economy includes investing in American-made ...Read more
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Editorial: Debate absence highlights Biden's diminished capabilities
Joe Biden is still president, but it’s unclear if he’s still running the country.
On Tuesday night, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off in a presidential debate. Given how close the race is, that clash deserves every bit of media coverage and analysis it received. But it shouldn’t distract the public...Read more
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Editorial: At debate, Trump took the bait and resorted to misinformation on abortion and migrants
It took a short moment for Donald Trump to take the bait and go off script and unhinged during his first presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday evening.
We lost count of the former president’s fabrications, exaggerations and outright lies in Philadelphia. Where do we begin?
He continued pushing his lies that he won ...Read more
Did Tuesday's presidential debate change the dynamics of the race?
ATLANTA — Georgia partisans saw what they wanted to see in Tuesday night’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.
But at least one independent observer thinks the debate may not change the dynamics of a race that surveys show is incredibly close — with Georgia and a handful of other swing states ...Read more
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Kamala Harris’ message to women on ‘freedom’ helps explain why Black and white Christians are deeply divided over support for Donald Trump
Just days after President Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the annual meeting of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority in Indianapolis, where she emphasized the importance of both religious faith and political freedom.
Harris contrasted her stance on abortion rights with that of ...Read more
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Harris baits and batters Trump: 3 takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate
The last presidential debate in June filled Democrats with dread and ultimately forced the sitting president to pull the plug on his candidacy.
Tuesday’s night’s face-off in Philadelphia produced a more evenly matched fight, but Kamala Harris acquitted herself successfully over the 90-minute showdown, putting to bed Democratic Party anxiety...Read more
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Why Trump kept going back to immigration again and again
The first question of Tuesday night's debate between former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was about the economy, but Trump quickly pivoted to scapegoating immigrants.
Trump claimed migrants are "pouring" into the country from jails and mental institutions overseas and taking jobs from Black and Latino Americans.
Trump has ...Read more
On a night of fierce exchanges, Harris sets the tone
Vice President Kamala Harris repeatedly put former President Donald Trump on the defensive during their debate Tuesday, depicting the Republican nominee for president as a divisive and distracted leader who would take the country backward.
Harris, who set the tone for much of the discussion, depicted herself as the leader of a "new generation,"...Read more
Kamala Harris stopped by a Philadelphia watch party following a raucous debate night
PHILADELPHIA — They ate penne alla vodka and smoked salmon and guacamole, and then, as millions of other Americans, they partook of the political feast they’ve been waiting for — the debate between presidential nominees, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald J. Trump.
While raucous watch parties ...Read more
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5 takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump exchanged harsh insults for more than 90 minutes in Philadelphia on Tuesday, meeting for the first time ever during a debate at the National Constitution Center.
The forum came at a crucial time — 56 days before the Nov. 5 election that polls show is virtually tied....Read more
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Suburbs of small cities like Harrisburg are shifting blue -- and could help Kamala Harris win Pa.
LOWER ALLEN, Pa. — Joseph Swartz began identifying himself as a disaffected Republican in 2008, over what he saw as a more adversarial Sarah Palin-esque brand of GOP politics.
Come 2016, Swartz voted for Hillary Clinton — the first time he ever supported a Democratic presidential candidate.
Soon after, he left the party altogether.
“I ...Read more
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Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed
As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate.
Trump, appearing to grow angrier through the night, stuck to his well-trodden themes of American decline and reminded viewers that...Read more
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Five big takeaways from the Harris-Trump debate
Tuesday night’s debate was another major milestone in a historic American election year that has already seen the sitting president of the United States announce he won’t seek reelection, and the former president hit with a conviction for 34 felonies, and then survive an assassination attempt.
Tens of millions of voters watched the high-...Read more
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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump spar in Philadelphia debate: She landed punches, and he took the bait
PHILADELPHIA — Harris went on the offensive from the beginning of the night, casting the former president as the extreme candidate and baiting him by talking about issues known to irk him.
The most highly anticipated 90 minutes of the presidential campaign are over and the mics are off — for good.
Here’s what stood out from the debate ...Read more
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Trump says crime is soaring, and immigrants are to blame. The data tell another story
Former President Donald Trump repeated claims during Tuesday's debate that crime is "through the roof" and that much of it is being caused by immigrants. Data suggest both claims are incorrect.
Asked about his proposal for "the largest deportation operation" in the nation's history to remove millions of people in the U.S. without documentation,...Read more
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Harris says Trump 'sold us out' to China, slams his praise of Xi
Vice President Kamala Harris slammed her presidential rival Donald Trump for not protecting American interests against China, and criticized his public praise for Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the global pandemic.
“Under Donald Trump’s presidency, he ended up selling American chips to China to help them improve and modernize their ...Read more
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