FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris’ debate

Associated Press  

In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in distinctly different ways. Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025 HARRIS: “What you’re going to hear tonight is a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025 that the former president intends on implementing if he were elected again.” What to know about the 2024 Election Today’s news: Follow live updates Ground Game: Sign up for AP’s weekly politics newsletter AP’s Role: The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848. Trump falsely claims China is building ‘massive’ auto plants in Mexico TRUMP: “They’re building big auto plants in Mexico, in many cases owned by China.” THE FACTS: It’s not the first time Trump has claimed the Biden administration is allowing Chinese automakers to build factories just across the border in Mexico. Trump claims Putin endorsed Harris TRUMP: “Putin endorsed her last week, said ‘I hope she wins.’” THE FACTS: Russian President Vladimir Putin did wryly claim last week that Harris was his preferred candidate, but intelligence officials have dismissed the comment as not serious. Trump inflates numbers around new military equipment left in Afghanistan TRUMP, on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan: “We wouldn’t have left $85 billion worth of brand new, beautiful military equipment behind.” THE FACTS: That number is significantly inflated, according to reports from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, which oversees American taxpayer money spent on the conflict.

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'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'
1 month ago

'That's not true': CNN anchor presses Republicans who downplayed Project 2025 as a 'lie'

Raw Story  

Whether the controversial Project 2025 will officially wind up on Donald Trump’s next administration’s agenda led to a confrontation between a CNN host and two Republicans who continued to defend it. The moment came Friday during CNN’s “NewsNight” with Abby Phillip when the host asked her guests’ thoughts on Trump’s selection of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought as the next …

What is Project 2025 and does Trump support it?
Trending News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is Project 2025 and does Trump support it?

The Telegraph  

Kamala Harris, the US vice-president, has described the ultra-conservative instruction manual known as Project 2025 as an “assault on democracy”. Trump has eschewed the 922-page document, which called for the appointment of vetted Trump loyalists as civil servants, enabling them to enact sweeping tax cuts and other proposals. The Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind the project, says that it …

What Project 2025 Means For A Trump Presidency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What Project 2025 Means For A Trump Presidency

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Donald Trump’s second term will differ from his first in one key aspect: He and his team are prepared to take power. Justice Department positions are largely career civil servant roles, meaning they are not politically appointed and would likely be recategorized as “Schedule F.” Project 2025 proposes ways for federal prosecutors to intervene in local prosecutors’ …

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What is Project 2025? Everything we know about the ‘dystopian’ manifesto for Trump’s second term

The Independent  

A 900-page plan drawn up by former Donald Trump aides and endorsed by a powerful right-wing think tank has long been seens as giving the former president a roadmap for his second administration. House Democrats led by California Rep. Jared Huffman created a Stop Project 2025 Task Force to coordinate with members of Congress, pro-democracy and civil rights groups and …

Project 2025: A Persistent Force in the Presidential Election, But Not Without a Trump Connection
2 months ago

Project 2025: A Persistent Force in the Presidential Election, But Not Without a Trump Connection

India Today  

The article discusses the ongoing presence of Project 2025 in the 2024 presidential election, despite Trump's campaign distancing itself from the policy proposal. The Heritage Foundation's proposal to gut the federal workforce and dismantle federal agencies aligns closely with Trump's vision, highlighting the potential impact of Project 2025 on the Republican ticket. While Trump's campaign has actively rejected Project 2025, …

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World
2 months ago

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World

New York Times  

The Many Links Between Project 2025 and Trump’s World Former president Donald J. Trump has repeatedly claimed that he had nothing to do with Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s conservative policy initiative to reshape the federal government. The Heritage Foundation’s president, Kevin D. Roberts, and a co-founder, Edwin J. Feulner, have each personally met with Mr. Trump. And the analysis …

How Project 2025 could doom Donald Trump with key voter group in battleground state of Pennsylvania
2 months ago

How Project 2025 could doom Donald Trump with key voter group in battleground state of Pennsylvania

Daily Mail  

On Sunday the Democratic Party flew a banner over the Philadelphia Eagles football game reading: 'Go Birds! Donald Trump may have tried to distance himself from Project 2025, a hardline conservative manifesto setting out a program for government written by his allies, but our new poll reveals just how damaging it could be for him in the critical swing state …

MAGA congressman: Harris should nix Project 2025 ads in swing states for Trump's safety
3 months, 1 week ago

MAGA congressman: Harris should nix Project 2025 ads in swing states for Trump's safety

Raw Story  

In the wake of the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, his allies are once again demanding that Democrats stop calling Trump a "threat to democracy," claiming this incites violence. But Rep. Byron Donalds took it a step further in a Fox News interview on Monday: he demanded Vice President Kamala Harris take down any campaign ad mentioning …

Trump Vs Harris: 3 Major Takeaways From The Big US Presidential Debate 2024
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump Vs Harris: 3 Major Takeaways From The Big US Presidential Debate 2024

ABP News  

Trump Vs Harris: Republican former President Donald Trump and Democrat Vice-President Kamala Harris just had their first presidential debate, and it is being seen as one that will go on to have a big impact on the 2024 US election scheduled to be held on November 5. Body Language: Confident Harris And Defensive Trump Harris, who was named the Democrat …

US jobs, soaring crimes, immigrants: Fact-checking Trump and Harris' false, misleading claims during first face-off
3 months, 1 week ago

US jobs, soaring crimes, immigrants: Fact-checking Trump and Harris' false, misleading claims during first face-off

Hindustan Times  

In their first and perhaps only debate, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris described the state of the country in starkly different terms. Trump has distanced himself from Project 2025 HARRIS: “What you’re going to hear tonight is a detailed and dangerous plan called Project 2025 that the former president intends on implementing if he were elected …

Fact Focus: A Look At False & Misleading Claims As Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Meet For US Presidential Debate
3 months, 1 week ago

Fact Focus: A Look At False & Misleading Claims As Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Meet For US Presidential Debate

News 18  

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris will meet face-to-face for the first time in a highly-anticipated debate Tuesday night. Trump often paints a dark picture centered around issues such as immigration and high inflation, while Harris focuses on optimism for the future, promising that “we’re not going back.” The first debate of the 2024 election in June …

Harris, Trump trade barbs in heated, high-stakes debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Harris, Trump trade barbs in heated, high-stakes debate

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump squared off Tuesday evening in what may be their only debate before November’s election, answering an array of domestic and foreign policy questions while trading barbs and repeatedly accusing each other of lying. Tim Walz, often use on the campaign trail: “We’re not going back.” Harris said that, as president, she would …

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Election 2024 Latest: Trump and Harris focus on tax policy ahead of next week’s debate

Associated Press  

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will debate for the first time next Tuesday as the presidential candidates fight to sway voters on the biggest stage in U.S. politics. ▶ Trump suggests that tariffs on imported goods can help with high child care costs in US Former President Donald Trump has suggested that his plans to increase tariffs on foreign imports …

12 misleading or lacking-in-context claims from Harris’ DNC speech
3 months, 4 weeks ago

12 misleading or lacking-in-context claims from Harris’ DNC speech

NPR  

12 misleading or lacking-in-context claims from Harris’ DNC speech toggle caption Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images There were about a dozen statements that Vice President Kamala Harris made during her roughly 40-minute acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago that were either misleading or lacking in context. Trump has disavowed parts of Project 2025, and a campaign official …

Trump again distances himself from Project 2025
4 months ago

Trump again distances himself from Project 2025

NPR  

Trump again distances himself from Project 2025 toggle caption Rebecca Noble/Getty Images The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago throughout the week bringing you the latest on the Democratic National Convention. Earlier today at the Arizona-Mexico border, former President Donald Trump defended himself against a series of attacks Democrats have lobbed at him during the Democratic National Convention. …

Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought talks Trump in secret video
4 months, 1 week ago

Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought talks Trump in secret video

CNN  

CNN — Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. But in private, Vought said that those disavowals were merely “graduate-level politics.” Vought said his group, the Center for Renewing America, was secretly drafting hundreds of executive orders, regulations, …

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire
4 months, 1 week ago

Republicans tell Trump to focus on issues, not "crowd sizes." Project 2025 shows that will backfire

Salon  

Donald Trump beat Nikki Haley in the Republican primary by repeatedly calling her "birdbrain," and even driving home the insult by sending a birdcage and bird food to her hotel room. Fox News pundits like Sean Hannity and even Jesse Watters are imploring Trump to stop "talking about nationality or background" of his opponent and tell himself "it's not about …

Harris offers ‘freedom’ and contrast to Trump, but not many policy details
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris offers ‘freedom’ and contrast to Trump, but not many policy details

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris has developed a crowd-pleasing line for when she campaigns against Project 2025, the 887-page policy agenda written for former President Trump by his Republican allies. But it also reveals what has so far been Harris’ tendency to campaign in broad themes on “ freedom ” and her contrast with Trump without exposing her own vision to …

Project 2025 Is Serving A Crucial Role In Trump’s Campaign.
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Project 2025 Is Serving A Crucial Role In Trump’s Campaign.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Even in the chaos of his 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump did a few things by the book. “They should have been preparing since the spring of this year.” Stier worked closely with Trump’s team in 2016, which he recalled as “an early, aggressive transition-planning process.” The failure to name an official transition team offers more evidence …

House Dems demand Heritage leader come clean on Project 2025's secret 180-day plan
4 months, 2 weeks ago

House Dems demand Heritage leader come clean on Project 2025's secret 180-day plan

Raw Story  

Dozens of House Democrats on Tuesday called on the president of the Heritage Foundation to disclose the details of Project 2025's so-called "Fourth Pillar," a section of the far-right agenda that has been kept under wraps as Republican nominee Donald Trump attempts—unconvincingly—to distance himself from the unpopular project. Project 2025's website provides a brief summary characterizing the Fourth Pillar as …

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Don’t be fooled: Project 2025 is already happening

Raw Story  

Project 2025, Donald Trump’s authoritarian playbook on Christian nationalism, is already in motion. As Politico reported, Project 2025 is the brainchild of Trump’s closest advisers, who helped write the plan’s main components to protect fossil fuels : Bernard McNamee, who served in Trump’s Energy Department, urges the repeal of climate laws; Perry Pendley, who led Trump’s Bureau of Land Management, …

'Project 2025' raises genuine concerns: China Daily editorial
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Project 2025' raises genuine concerns: China Daily editorial

China Daily  

The Heritage Foundation unveiled its so-called Project 2025: Presidential Transition Project as early as April last year. In her first public remarks as the leading Democratic presidential candidate, US Vice-President Kamala Harris vowed to defeat two enemies: Trump and "his extreme Project 2025 agenda". That the director of the Project 2025, Paul Dans, who was previously chief of staff at …

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025 shakes up leadership after criticism from Democrats and Trump, but says work goes on

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The director of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal government stepped down Tuesday after blowback from Donald Trump’s campaign, which has tried to disavow the program created by many of the former president’s allies and former aides. At a rally in Michigan earlier this month, he said Project 2025 was …

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on

NPR  

Project 2025's director steps down, but the think tank says work will go on toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Heritage Foundation announced Tuesday that the top official behind Project 2025, the conservative think tank’s far-reaching plan to overhaul the U.S. government, is stepping down, but that the project’s remaining work would be led by its president. Susie Wiles and …

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Project 2025 summary: What's in the blueprint for a second Trump term?

Slate  

There are plenty of reasons to fear a second Donald Trump presidency, but one of the most demonstrably extreme things his administration could do is implement Project 2025, an ultraconservative policy manifesto that seeks to make drastic changes to how the U.S. government has operated for the past century. He wrote the chapter for HUD, recommending it prioritize keeping “noncitizens …

'Liar!' Trump faces revolt even from some Truth Social users for Project 2025 denials
4 months, 4 weeks ago

'Liar!' Trump faces revolt even from some Truth Social users for Project 2025 denials

Raw Story  

Donald Trump inadvertently admitted Wednesday that his connection to the notorious Project 2025 agenda is "fact" and triggered an eruption of rage on his own social media site. "I have nothing to do with, and know nothing about, Project 25," Trump wrote. "Yet so many of your former staff members are part of the Heritage Foundation," Truth Social user @Nachodaddy64 …

Kamala Harris links Trump to Project 2025 in first presidential campaign rally
5 months ago

Kamala Harris links Trump to Project 2025 in first presidential campaign rally

The Independent  

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Trump calls Project 2025 ‘seriously extreme,’ claims he knows nothing about plan
5 months ago

Trump calls Project 2025 ‘seriously extreme,’ claims he knows nothing about plan

The Independent  

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'He was lying': Trump's own niece says he 'knows exactly what's in Project 2025'
5 months, 1 week ago

'He was lying': Trump's own niece says he 'knows exactly what's in Project 2025'

Raw Story  

Mary Trump minced no words Friday: Project 2025 is a "fascist playbook" — and her lying uncle absolutely knew what was in it, despite his desperate attempt at distancing himself from it. Former President Donald Trump recently wrote that he knew "nothing about Project 2025" and had "no idea" who was behind it." And, as Mary Trump notes in her …

Senate GOP On Project 2025: Huh? Project What Now?
5 months, 1 week ago

Senate GOP On Project 2025: Huh? Project What Now?

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans have long had ties to the Heritage Foundation, one of the most influential conservative think tanks based in Washington, D.C. with deep connections to the Republican Party, congressional lawmakers and the broader conservative movement. Among other things, Project 2025 calls for limiting the use of the abortion drug mifepristone; basing government social services …

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides
5 months, 1 week ago

Trump Running Away From Project 2025, An Autocracy Manual Written By His Own Aides

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Facing blowback against Project 2025, Donald Trump is now claiming he doesn’t know anything about the right-wing policy and staffing manifesto — even though it was founded by his own former aides to prevent a repeat of the start of his first term when a lack of competent staff led to chaos. “We’re bringing back …

Video shows Trump cheering on Heritage Foundation 'plans' he claims he didn't know about
5 months, 1 week ago

Video shows Trump cheering on Heritage Foundation 'plans' he claims he didn't know about

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has been caught on video praising a think tank whose plans he now says he didn't know existed. The right-wing Heritage Foundation brought together several MAGA thought leaders from Trump's orbit to craft their "Project 2025," a plan to radically expand the powers of the executive branch under a second Trump administration. “This is a great …

What is Trump's Project 2025? Things you need to know about the conservative blueprint
5 months, 1 week ago

What is Trump's Project 2025? Things you need to know about the conservative blueprint

Hindustan Times  

A potential Donald Trump presidency in November could lead to the implementation of Project 2025, a sweeping policy plan crafted by the Heritage Foundation, a prominent conservative think tank, which outlines a vision for radical changes to the federal government and its policies. Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Trump National Doral Miami, …

'Mask coming off': Dem celebrates as Trump's Project 2025 gambit comes back to haunt him
5 months, 1 week ago

'Mask coming off': Dem celebrates as Trump's Project 2025 gambit comes back to haunt him

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump scrambled last week to distance himself from Project 2025, the radical right-wing plan to dramatically expand the powers of the executive branch under a second Trump term. Rep. Mark Pocan on Wednesday spiked the football and taunted Trump for helping Democrats put Project 2025 on the mainstream media's spotlight. MUST READ: Trump’s ‘secretary of retribution’ has …

Kamala Harris blasts Trump for Project 2025
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris blasts Trump for Project 2025

Raw Story  

During a campaign event in Las Vegas Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Donald Trump over his connections to Project 2025, a plan crafted by a right-wing think tank to dramatically expand presidential powers and restructure the federal government. “Trump’s advisors have created a 900-page blueprint — called ‘Project 2025’— detailing everything else they plan to do in …

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025
54 years, 11 months ago

There’s a Reason Trump Is Suddenly Lying About Project 2025

Slate  

With all the focus in recent weeks on President Joe Biden’s age-related limitations, it’s worth remembering that Donald Trump’s incessant falsehoods and self-proclaimed desire to be a dictator on Day 1 make him far more unfit for the presidency. The president of the Heritage Foundation, Project 2025’s parent organization, Kevin Roberts, said, “We are in the process of the second …

'This is false': Trump's denial of Project 2025 involvement torn to pieces
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'This is false': Trump's denial of Project 2025 involvement torn to pieces

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump last week frantically denied that he had any knowledge or involvement in Project 2025, the radical right-wing plan to completely dismantle the administrative state and vastly expand the power of the executive branch. However, progressive journalist Judd Legum has written a lengthy takedown explaining why Trump's denials of all knowledge about Project 2025 are simply not …

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025
5 months, 2 weeks ago

'Harmlessly stupid': Report claims to reveal why Trump is distancing from Project 2025

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's public distancing from Project 2025 on Friday — a group led by his own advisers and aides — came as some of the group reportedly overstepped — purporting to have more influence than it has. The group reportedly earned Trump's ire because Project 2025 leaders talked about cabinet-level and sub-cabinet-level positions that they had “zero authority …

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump wants to distance himself from far-right Project 2025 plan while his PAC pushes ads promoting it

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Project 2025’s 900-page manifesto for nearly every detail …

Trump denies knowing about Project 2025, his allies’ plan to transform U.S. government
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump denies knowing about Project 2025, his allies’ plan to transform U.S. government

LA Times  

Former President Trump, shown at a campaign rally last month, said on Truth Social that he knows “nothing about Project 2025.” Donald Trump says he knows “nothing about Project 2025,” a massive plan to overhaul the federal government drafted by longtime allies and former officials in his administration, days after the head of the think tank responsible for the program …

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