Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech

NPR  

Harris tries to flip the script on Trump on the border during raucous Georgia speech toggle caption John Bazemore/AP ATLANTA — Vice President Harris used the biggest event of her campaign thus far to take on one of her biggest political liabilities: the reoccurring surges in migration at the southern U.S. border during the Biden administration. Harris pledged to bring back border security bill Harris was only a few months into her time as vice president when Biden gave her a politically treacherous assignment: to find ways to deal with the deep-seated economic and societal problems driving tens of thousands of Central American people to try to seek asylum in the United States. toggle caption Megan Varner/Getty Images "Donald Trump does not care about border security — he only cares about himself," Harris said. “As president, I will bring back the border security bill that Donald Trump killed, and I will sign it into law, and show Donald Trump what real leadership looks like," she said.

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Trump confirms plan to to declare national emergency on border security, use military for mass deportation
1 month ago

Trump confirms plan to to declare national emergency on border security, use military for mass deportation

Hindustan Times  

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he plans to declare a national emergency on border security and use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. Immigration was a top issue in the election campaign, and Trump has promised to deport millions and stabilize the border with Mexico after record numbers of migrants crossed illegally during …

Trump’s victory: What worked for him, what failed for Harris
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump’s victory: What worked for him, what failed for Harris

Live Mint  

In a closely watched election, Donald Trump emerged victorious, capitalizing on strategic messaging, policy promises, and voter dissatisfaction with the current administration. Despite various legal challenges and divisive rhetoric, Trump’s message resonated with a significant portion of the electorate, while Kamala Harris, struggled to overcome her association with President Biden’s administration and a disillusioned electorate. What worked for Trump Economic …

Harris vs. Trump: Two Visions for America's Future
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris vs. Trump: Two Visions for America's Future

India Today  

In a highly charged closing argument, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump clashed on the eve of the 2024 presidential election. Harris emphasized her commitment to unity and pledged to address the country's challenges, including high grocery prices and the border. Trump, on the other hand, focused on his record of economic prosperity and vowed to restore American manufacturing and fix …

Harris vs. Trump: A Battle of Visions for America's Future
Top News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Harris vs. Trump: A Battle of Visions for America's Future

Associated Press  

The 2024 presidential election is nearing its final stretch, with the two major candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, delivering their closing arguments in stark contrast to their earlier campaigns. Trump's rally, marked by crude and racist rhetoric, highlighted the divisive elements of his base, while Harris' formal speech at the White House underscored her commitment to unity and addressing …

Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Two closing arguments show the stark choice between Trump and Harris

The Independent  

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At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign
1 month, 3 weeks ago

At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign

NPR  

At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty Images A week before Election Day, Vice President Harris used the spot where her opponent held his Jan. 6, 2021 rally to give a sweeping speech laying out her priorities and excoriating her opponent for his character and past actions. …

Rightward Shift on Immigration: Trump and Harris Clash on Border Security
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Rightward Shift on Immigration: Trump and Harris Clash on Border Security

Al Jazeera  

US presidential candidates join global shift rightward on immigration, with both parties shifting their stances on the issue. Trump focuses on fears of invasion and conquest, while Harris pledges stricter border control measures, including increased staffing and stricter control of undocumented immigrants.

Election 2024: Why isn't Kamala Harris hitting Trump for his worst idea?
54 years, 11 months ago

Election 2024: Why isn't Kamala Harris hitting Trump for his worst idea?

Slate  

On Tuesday, the New York Times published a long interview with Donald Trump’s former chief of staff John Kelly, who Googled an online definition of fascism before saying of his former boss: Certainly the former president is in the far-right area, he’s certainly an authoritarian, admires people who are dictators—he has said that. Instead, Democrats and their supporters once again …

Harris’s Fox interview starts off with fireworks as she gets into heated exchange over border security
2 months, 1 week ago

Harris’s Fox interview starts off with fireworks as she gets into heated exchange over border security

The Independent  

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Where Trump and Harris stand on 5 key issues as the 2024 race heats up
2 months, 1 week ago

Where Trump and Harris stand on 5 key issues as the 2024 race heats up

Daily Mail  

In what is expected to be one of the closest elections in history, the candidates could not be further apart when it comes to the key issues. Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have laid out two drastically different visions for America during the unprecedented 2024 campaign for the White House. But their grand plans are a crucial indicator of what …

Kamala Harris’s Fox interview: our experts are united in their verdict
2 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris’s Fox interview: our experts are united in their verdict

The Telegraph  

Kamala Harris’s big Fox gamble did not pay off Kamala Harris’s interview with Fox News on Wednesday night was never expected to be a friendly affair. On almost every subject, Ms Harris batted away policy questions and opportunities to push her plan for the White House in favour of slamming Donald Trump. Ms Harris described border security as a “topic …

Ground Game: Trump suggests more use of military at home, Harris calls out Trump for Hurricane misinformation
54 years, 11 months ago

Ground Game: Trump suggests more use of military at home, Harris calls out Trump for Hurricane misinformation

Associated Press  

Coming soon from the AP: In our new Beyond the Story newsletter, Executive Editor Julie Pace is your guide inside the newsroom, with intel and answers to your questions. THE HEADLINES Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz. Trump posits going further …

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on immigration
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Your guide to the presidential candidates’ views on immigration

LA Times  

Former President Trump calls migrants invaders and criminals who are stealing jobs, “poisoning the blood of our country” and eating people’s pets, among other unfounded and inflammatory claims. Vice President Kamala Harris, the child of immigrants from India and Jamaica, celebrates the immigrant story as central to the country’s promise. Harris, who once supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings, has responded …

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris heads to US-Mexican border as Trump sharpens migrant rhetoric

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: US Vice President Kamala Harris travels to the US-Mexican border Friday to try to show she is tough on migration, a key election issue on which Donald Trump has dramatically stepped up his incendiary rhetoric in recent weeks. Harris's visit to Douglas in Arizona is her first to the border since she replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic …

Harris answers critics with detailed economic plan and sharp criticisms of Trump
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Harris answers critics with detailed economic plan and sharp criticisms of Trump

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. Harris said Trump, a wealthy former real estate …

Trump criticizes the way Joe Biden looks in a swimsuit in freewheeling speech
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Trump criticizes the way Joe Biden looks in a swimsuit in freewheeling speech

Raw Story  

Former president Donald Trump came to Savannah Tuesday to make an economic pitch to Georgia voters. In a freewheeling speech that touched on topics ranging from immigration to the July attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally and how President Joe Biden looks in a swimsuit, the Republican presidential candidate said he would be better for the economy than …

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Harris plans to campaign on Arizona’s border with Mexico to show strength on immigration

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Friday as her campaign increasingly tries to make the issue of immigration more of a strength, countering a line of political attack from former President Trump. Trump has built his campaign partly around calling for cracking down on immigration and the southern border, even endorsing using police and …

'Comrade Kamala just lost': Trump makes wild Harris claim in midnight Truth Social spree
3 months ago

'Comrade Kamala just lost': Trump makes wild Harris claim in midnight Truth Social spree

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump took to social media early Monday morning to claim a Fox News story about previously reported information would spell doom for Vice President Kamala Harris in a key swing state. Trump shared on Truth Social about 12:40 a.m. a Fox News report about an "unearthed" video Trump claimed would cost the Democratic presidential nominee the Keystone …

More than 100 ex-Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
3 months ago

More than 100 ex-Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter

The Independent  

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Trump-Harris presidential debate, explained in key lines
3 months, 1 week ago

Trump-Harris presidential debate, explained in key lines

CNN  

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. She copied Biden’s plan, and it’s like four sentences like, ‘Run Spot, Run.’ - Trump He’s talking here about Harris’ “opportunity economy” plan, but it is a line, replete with insult, that expresses Trump’s theme for the night – which was to tie Harris to Biden and also make …

Kamala Harris needs to flip GOP's most vehement attack to hurt Trump at debate: columnist
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris needs to flip GOP's most vehement attack to hurt Trump at debate: columnist

Raw Story  

Kamala Harris needs to flip the Republican’s most vehement attack at Tuesday’s debate — and use it to hammer Donald Trump, an MSNBC columnist wrote Monday. But, wrote Sheppard, Tuesday’s ABC News event is a chance for Harris to turn that around “Vice President Kamala Harris ought to approach this issue more shrewdly, playing to her party’s strengths and framing …

With crime a key issue for voters, Harris and Trump both tout law enforcement support
3 months, 2 weeks ago

With crime a key issue for voters, Harris and Trump both tout law enforcement support

LA Times  

On a stage festooned with American flags and Fraternal Order of Police banners in North Carolina on Friday, former President Trump accepted the backing of the country’s largest police union. “Boy, that’s a lot of protection.” Prior to Trump’s event, the campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris held a call with her own law enforcement supporters. The event followed a …

Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: 'Trump killed border bill'
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris fires back over failed border czar jab: 'Trump killed border bill'

India Today  

US Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday strongly rebuked former President Donald Trump’s recent attacks on her handling of border security, accusing him of undermining a bipartisan effort to strengthen the US-Mexico border. "Donald Trump got word of this bill that would’ve contributed to securing our border," Harris told CNN. Harris fired back, pointing out that the border bill Trump …

The interviews Harris bombed as VP — and why her CNN appearance might be different
3 months, 3 weeks ago

The interviews Harris bombed as VP — and why her CNN appearance might be different

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. It took place just a few months after …

Trump 'disoriented' because 'nothing seems to be working' to slow Harris: analysis
4 months ago

Trump 'disoriented' because 'nothing seems to be working' to slow Harris: analysis

Raw Story  

Vice President Kamala Harris has put Donald Trump in a box, and the former president so far has been unable to escape, according to an analysis. "As Harris has glided through the past month, Trump has taken to social media or to friendly media interviews in hopes of setting the terms of the conversation, but that has backfired," wrote Balz, …

Arizona Dems say Trump's trip to the border today is nothing more than a photo-op
4 months ago

Arizona Dems say Trump's trip to the border today is nothing more than a photo-op

Raw Story  

Arizona Democrats are calling former President Donald Trump’s planned visit to the Arizona border Thursday nothing more than a photo op, after he blew up a bipartisan border security bill earlier this year. “President Trump will Make America Great Again by stopping the migrant invasion and carrying out the largest deportation operation in American history.” But Kelly and Bisbee Mayor …

Harris campaign hits back at Trump's 'unhinged' plan to empower police for deportations
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris campaign hits back at Trump's 'unhinged' plan to empower police for deportations

Raw Story  

Kamala Harris' campaign hit back at her Republican opponent on Tuesday night, slamming his latest "unhinged policy" of seeking to empower local police officers to carry out his plan for mass deportations. In a statement shared on the social media app X, the Harris-Walz campaign jabbed Donald Trump, noting it's been more than 10 days since he visited a battleground …

Opinion: Trump and other Republicans call Kamala Harris a failed ‘border czar.’ Here’s the truth
4 months, 1 week ago

Opinion: Trump and other Republicans call Kamala Harris a failed ‘border czar.’ Here’s the truth

LA Times  

Migrants beginning their journey to the U.S.-Mexico border on a highway in El Salvador in 2019. Donald Trump, JD Vance and other Republicans incessantly disparage Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as the Biden administration’s “failed border czar.” That seriously distorts and shortchanges both the immigration policy she pursued and her record in implementing it. So investments in addressing root causes …

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 …

Largest deportation, vows Trump. Where do he, Harris stand on immigration
4 months, 1 week ago

Largest deportation, vows Trump. Where do he, Harris stand on immigration

India Today  

As the 2024 US presidential election approaches, immigration has become a hot-button issue, with Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump and Democratic candidate and current Vice-President Kamala Harris presenting different approaches. Harris, in her first take on the issue of immigration after being officially nominated the Democratic candidate, emphasised her commitment to "strong border security". TRUMP CRITICISES KAMALA HARRIS …

'She's all talk!' Trump lashes out after Harris blames him for border deal's collapse
4 months, 1 week ago

'She's all talk!' Trump lashes out after Harris blames him for border deal's collapse

Raw Story  

Donald Trump attacked Kamala Harris for pledging to improve border security and blaming Republican lawmakers for the failure of a bipartisan immigration bill. The vice president promised to sign similar legislation into law if elected to succeed President Joe Biden and touted her own record as California attorney general, saying she had prosecuted "transnational gangs, the drug cartels and the …

Harris and Walz draw massive crowd of 15,000 in AZ as they blast Trump: campaign
4 months, 1 week ago

Harris and Walz draw massive crowd of 15,000 in AZ as they blast Trump: campaign

Raw Story  

A massive and enthusiastic crowd gathered Friday evening at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale to cheer on Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. “Now, in over 20 states in our nation, there is a Trump abortion ban — many like Arizona, with no exceptions even for rape or incest,” Harris said. “When …

Sections of GOP turn on Trump as ‘Republicans for Harris’ launches with backing from Stephanie Grisham
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sections of GOP turn on Trump as ‘Republicans for Harris’ launches with backing from Stephanie Grisham

The Independent  

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J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border
4 months, 3 weeks ago

J.D. Vance slams Kamala Harris during visit to the southern border

Daily Mail  

Vance made his first visit to the border as Donald Trump's running mate where he went on the attack against Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to paint her as the Biden administration's failed 'border czar.' His visit to the border comes as Republicans have seized on border security as they go after the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Harris …

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration'

NPR  

Vance focuses his border attacks on the 'Harris administration' toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images For more on the 2024 election, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. On a three-day campaign swing through Nevada and Arizona, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance repeatedly pinned what he considers the border security failures of the Biden administration on Vice President Harris. …

Harris’ views on key issues over the years
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris’ views on key issues over the years

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In her campaign against Republican Donald Trump, Vice President Kamala Harris says that she will “proudly put my record against his any day of the week.” The proposition isn’t so simple. Republicans are resurfacing Harris’ previous positions from her failed presidential campaign four years ago, and they’re blaming her for controversies on President Joe Biden’s watch. When Harris …

Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris is calibrating her policy pitch for going to battle with Trump

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris is facing the delicate task of calibrating her policy pitch to American voters, a standard task for any White House hopeful but one that comes with additional challenges this year. Second, Harris has baggage from her own failed campaign for president before she became Biden’s running mate four years ago. “You’re building the plane …

Harris assails Trump on killing border bill at star-studded rally featuring Megan Thee Stallion
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris assails Trump on killing border bill at star-studded rally featuring Megan Thee Stallion

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Vice President took the stage after Grammy-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion whipped up …

Kamala Harris channels rapper Quavo to slam Trump: 'He does not walk it like he talks it'
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Kamala Harris channels rapper Quavo to slam Trump: 'He does not walk it like he talks it'

Raw Story  

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a packed crowd at her Atlanta rally Tuesday night, alongside rap stars Quavo and Megan Thee Stallion — and even quoted Quavo as she attacked former President Donald Trump for talking out of both sides of his mouth on the border security issue. Harris, who for much of President Joe Biden's administration was tasked with …

'Greatest failure': Harris handed chink in Trump's armor by ex-GOP campaign strategist
4 months, 3 weeks ago

'Greatest failure': Harris handed chink in Trump's armor by ex-GOP campaign strategist

Raw Story  

Former Republican presidential campaign strategist Stuart Stevens had some key advice for Vice President Kamala Harris as she tries to drag down former President Donald Trump and map out her path to victory in the fall. "If I were on the Harris campaign, I would attack Donald Trump on his record with immigration," said Stevens. On most other policy issues, …

Did Joe Biden make Kamala Harris ‘border czar’ to tackle illegal immigration?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Did Joe Biden make Kamala Harris ‘border czar’ to tackle illegal immigration?

Hindustan Times  

As the US election campaign season heats up Donald Trump and his running mate are gunning for Kamala Harris over rampant illegal immigration from the Mexico border. In their election narrative Republicans are squarely blaming Kamala Harris for oversight of U.S. border security. However, these claims misrepresent the specific responsibilities Harris was assigned, which focused more on addressing the root …

Trumpworld insists the game hasn’t changed with Biden dropping out - and hits Harris on immigration
5 months ago

Trumpworld insists the game hasn’t changed with Biden dropping out - and hits Harris on immigration

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 Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former president Donald Trump and his Republican allies are planning …

Harris slams Trump in first US presidential campaign rally
5 months ago

Harris slams Trump in first US presidential campaign rally

Al Jazeera  

US vice president makes campaign debut in Wisconsin after securing backing of key Democrats and record fundraising. Speaking to a crowd in the battleground state of Wisconsin on Tuesday afternoon, the US vice president pledged to unite the Democratic Party “so that we are ready to win in November”. Reporting from the White House on Tuesday morning, Al Jazeera’s Kimberly …

Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Will Biden’s new border measures be enough to change voters’ minds?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden tried to address a major liability for his reelection campaign by taking executive action to significantly restrict asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. About half of Hispanic adults in March said that Biden’s presidency had done more to hurt the country on immigration and border security — a potentially alarming number as Trump’s campaign works to …

Column: Our immigration problem isn’t what Trump says it is
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Column: Our immigration problem isn’t what Trump says it is

LA Times  

Former President Trump speaks during a visit to an unfinished section of border wall in Texas in 2021. I’ve seen the photos.” And it’s that feeling among even Democratic and undecided voters that is Biden’s real immigration problem. Crisis or political creation, it doesn’t matter, because, “something is necessary to give Americans confidence that borders aren’t open and porous as …

Biden and Trump visit US-Mexico border amid immigration crisis
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump visit US-Mexico border amid immigration crisis

Al Jazeera  

US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump made separate visits to the US-Mexico border in Texas, competing over who has the best approach to tackling immigration. Biden, who visited the Rio Grande Valley city of Brownsville, long the busiest corridor for border crossings, underlined the necessity of a bipartisan border security bill, which was tanked by Republicans on …

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden and Trump arrive in Texas for clashing visit at US border

The Telegraph  

Joe Biden has urged Donald Trump to help him pass his border security package, as his rival blamed him for the deaths of “countless innocent victims”. The president, speaking at the same time as Mr Trump on separate visits to the Texan southern border on Thursday, warned of the dangers of untrammelled illegal immigration and called on Republicans to “show …

Granderson: The border crisis is real. That's why Trump is blocking solutions
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Granderson: The border crisis is real. That's why Trump is blocking solutions

LA Times  

Former President Trump campaigned at the southern border in November, posing with members of the Texas National Guard and the Texas Department of Public Safety. The irony of Donald Trump pressuring House Republicans to kill a border deal is that many of his voters once counted on him to stop the “deep state” from hurting America. Throughout the 2020 general …

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’
1 year, 2 months ago

Biden says he had to use Trump-era funds for the border wall. Asked if barriers work, he says ‘No’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended his administration’s decision to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow for construction of roughly 20 miles of additional border wall, saying he had no choice but to use the Trump-era funding for the barrier to stop illegal migration from Mexico. “I can’t stop that.” Still, the waiving of federal …

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