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Harris is traveling to North Carolina to resume campaigning in a state hit hard by Hurricane Helene

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris Her campaign says she will meet with black leaders in North Carolina on Saturday, go to church and hold a rally in the state on Sunday. The weekend trip is their second to the embattled state after it was hit Hurricane Helenewith Harris returning to campaign mode at […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Peggy Flanagan says she is a first-time gun owner

Minnesota Gov. Peggy Flanagan acquired a pheasant hunting license Monday and said she owned a gun for the first time last week. In an audio recording provided by the governor's office after purchasing her license Monday morning, Flanagan explained that she had hunted many times before, but never with her own weapon – and that […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Election 2024: Harris releases report on her health

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental stamina” required to serve as president, her doctor said in a letter A report summarizing her medical history and health status was released on Saturday. Dr. Joshua Simmons, a U.S. Army colonel and physician to the vice president, […]

By Andrew Jack

October 12, 2024October 12, 2024

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Harris leads Trump in new presidential poll

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is making some of the Republican Party's old surrogates her own as she gains ground against her Republican rival Donald Trump, pollster Frank Luntz said Tuesday. “Harris is taking pages from the Republican playbook,” Luntz said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” The political strategist meant this as a compliment to the […]

By Andrew Jack

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024

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Harris campaign floods the zone in the final stretch

Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris reacts as she speaks about Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at a fire station in Redford Charter Township, Michigan, U.S., October 4, 2024. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris will hit the media in full force […]

By Andrew Jack

October 6, 2024October 6, 2024

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Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Blocked Again by Missouri Judge

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the new administration's efforts to cancel student debt and support borrowers at the White House on October 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images The Biden administration's sweeping student loan forgiveness plan was again temporarily blocked by a Missouri judge on Thursday, just a day […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Student loan forgiveness plan can move forward, federal judge says

A federal judge will let a temporary restraining order expire against the Biden administration's sweeping new student loan forgiveness plan that could provide relief for tens of millions of Americans. An estimate from the Center for American Progress suggests the plan, combined with the administration's previous efforts, could benefit as many as three out of […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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Tina Peters, Trump's election conspirator, is sentenced to nine years in prison

Tina Peters, Mesa County Clerk and Republican candidate for Secretary of State from Colorado, reacts to early election results during a Night Watch primary party at the Wide Open Saloon on June 28, 2022 in Sedalia, Colorado. Marc Piscotty | Getty Images Tina Peters, a former Republican county clerk in Colorado who pushed the false […]

By Andrew Jack

October 3, 2024October 3, 2024

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The markets are paying attention to the risk of further escalation

Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system intercepts missiles, seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024 Amir Cohen | Reuters The Israeli government has announced a tough response to Iran's unprecedented rocket fire on Tel Aviv, keeping the Middle East on tenterhooks as fears grow of a possible all-out war between the two long-time enemies. On […]

By Andrew Jack

October 2, 2024October 2, 2024

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Trump speaks in Georgia as the aftermath of Hurricane Helene turns political

Republican presidential candidate former U.S. President Donald Trump makes brief statements as he arrives at Valdosta Regional Airport to visit areas affected by Hurricane Helene in Valdosta, Georgia, on September 30, 2024. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will give a speech and help distribute aid in the hurricane-hit swing […]

By Andrew Jack

September 30, 2024September 30, 2024