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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Jon Cherry/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Jon Cherry/Getty Images North America Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork to withdraw his name from Arizona’s ballot, a sign his long-shot candidacy may be ending. Kennedy had already planned to give remarks Friday in Arizona, on his “path forward.” Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will also be in Arizona Friday, and Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, recently said that she and Kennedy may “walk away right now and join forces with Donald Trump.” Trump told CNN in an interview…
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Mexico border on Aug. 22 south of Sierra Vista, Ariz. Rebecca Noble/Getty Images hide caption 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. That includes repeated accusations of Trump ties to Project 2025, a Heritage Foundation blueprint for a second Trump term. “They’ve been told officially, legally, in every…
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott has handily won Florida’s Republican primary against two other opponents, moving on to face Democratic former U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell in November. Mucarsel-Powell also won her election comfortably against three other candidates. This November, Scott has to first win a second term in the U.S. senate before reaching his larger goal — winning Senate leadership, after retiring U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell steps down. Scott acknowledged his win by posting on the social platform X, “Thank you, Florida! Looking forward to a BIG win in November.” Mucarsel-Powell — who ran a campaign for the past year focused…
Kamala Harris officially accepts the Democratic presidential nomination. Donald Trump calls for mass deportations during a visit to the southern border. And the Bennifer divorce receives notably less attention than their early 2000s uncoupling.Here’s what to know today.Key takeaways from the DNC as Harris accepts nominationVice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic presidential nomination on the final night of the party’s convention in a historic speech that weaved her life story into a vision for America if she is elected.Harris spoke about her upbringing in San Francisco and her “unlikely journey” to becoming a prosecutor, senator and vice president. She…
Former President Donald Trump praised Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp for supporting his election effort in the key battleground state after previously slamming the Peach State’s executive as “disloyal.””Thank you to @BrianKempGA for all of your help and support in Georgia, where a win is so important to the success of our Party and, most importantly, our Country,” Trump posted to Truth Social on Thursday evening. “I look forward to working with you, your team, and all of my friends in Georgia to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”The comments come after Trump repeatedly slammed the popular Georgia governor across the last…
On Thursday night, it was up to Kamala Harris to make the closing argument for why Democrats deserved another four years in the White House. In her headlining speech of the Democratic National Convention, which had been as festive, and at times as frivolous, as a giant block party, Ms. Harris spoke of standing up to global tyranny, and of lessons she learned from her single mother. She blasted the former President Donald J. Trump as an “unserious man” and spoke of the “awesome responsibility” that comes with the privilege of being an American.It all left Democrats on the convention…
Beyonce sent a cease-and-desist order to Donald Trump’s presidential campaign over their use of her 2016 track Freedom in a social media clip posted on Tuesday, according to British media.A source told Rolling Stone that the Trump campaign had not received permission to use the track and that they had been contacted to remove the post in question.The post was removed by Wednesday afternoon, following the superstar’s label issuing a cease-and-desist order to the campaign. The track has been used in Kamala Harris’s campaign for weeks, with Beyonce’s permission. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign…
Vice President Kamala Harris promised Thursday to sign sweeping border security legislation into law that was opposed by most Republicans this summer. “After decades in law enforcement, I know the importance of safety and security, especially at our border,” Harris said. Kamala Harris speaking on the border at the 2024 DNC. Ron Sachs – CNP for NY Post Migrants walk along the highway through Suchiate, Chiapas state in southern Mexico, July 21, 2024, during their journey north toward the US border. AP “Last year, Joe and I brought together Democrats and conservative Republicans to write the strongest border bill in decades,”…
CNN — Vice President Kamala Harris capped one of the most extraordinary months in modern political history Thursday night with a speech that rallied Democrats around themes of patriotism — and cast Donald Trump as the enemy of classic American principles. “In the enduring struggle between democracy and tyranny, I know where I stand. And I know where the United States belongs,” she said. With the cadence of a courtroom prosecutor, Harris delivered on the promise many Democrats saw in her when she launched her first presidential campaign five years ago, and when Joe Biden chose her as his running…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican push that could have blocked more than 41,000 Arizona voters from casting ballots for president in the state that Democratic President Joe Biden won by less than 11,000 votes four years ago. But in a 5-4 order, the high court allowed some enforcement of regulations barring people from voting if they don’t provide proof of citizenship when they register. WATCH LIVE: Trump delivers remarks during campaign visit to Arizona border town The justices acted on an emergency appeal filed by state and national Republicans that sought to give full…