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Harris focused on results, being as inclusive as possible, says official

Vice President Kamala Harris is focused on being as inclusive as possible and on practical results, a top Indian American adviser to President Joe Biden said on Monday, observing that she is a tremendous leader. She is focused on practical results and being as inclusive as possible, Neera Tanden, Domestic Policy Advisor to the US President told PTI in an interview. Tanden, a close aide of the president, has known Harris, who is now the Democratic presidential candidate since she was the Attorney General of California and the two interact quite frequently. We have talked about ensuring that we're engaging Indian American leaders in the White House, that we are hearing from them about their concerns, the community's concerns. Also, she's very practical, though, when she's talking about small businesses and economic development. She wants to know how it's going to impact real families throughout the country, Tanden said. But I will also tell you that I have talked with her about what

Joe Biden casts 2024 Presidential election ballot near his Delaware home

President Joe Biden has cast an early ballot in the 2024 general election. It's a bittersweet moment for Biden, who decided to end his reelection campaign in July because of growing concerns about his health and Democrats' worries about his chances of defeating former President Donald Trump. Biden voted on Monday at the state of Delaware Department of Elections, not far from his home outside Wilmington, Delaware at an early voting site, where voters were lined up down the street to cast ballots. Biden chatted with voters as he waited in line to cast his ballot, and helped push an older woman in a wheelchair who ahead of him. The president waited in line for about 40 minutes before he cast his ballot. He handed his identification to the election worker, who had him sign a form and announced: Joseph Biden now voting. As the president cast his ballot behind a black drape, some first-time voters were announced and the room erupted in cheers for them. For all but a few years since 1970

Trump's campaign faces backlash for racist jokes, anti-immigration push

Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden criticised for harsh anti-immigrant push, racist jokes, misogyny, and fear-mongering a week ahead of US polls

Two major US newspapers refuse to endorse Trump, sparking democracy debate

At stake is whether the United States remains a functioning democracy or descends into a corrupt plutocracy

US election: Why did LA Times, Washington Post skip candidate endorsement?

Editors at both legacy media outlets have resigned following the billionaire owner's decision to shun endorsing any candidate in this presidential election

Global economy chiefs fret over Trump's return as US election nears

Financial markets are seeing a return of "Trump trades" in assets from stocks to bitcoin to the Mexican peso that bet in favor of a Trump victory as his poll numbers have improved

US election 2024: Which celebs are endorsing Trump & who's backing Harris?

Celebrities are shaping the 2024 US presidential election, inspiring voters as stars from music, movies, and sports back Kamala Harris or Donald Trump

Decline in Indian-American support raises concerns for Democrats in 2024

In a warning sign for the Democrats, Indian-Americans' attachment to the party is declining in the US while the share of Republican identifiers held steady. A new survey, the "2024 Indian-American Attitudes," conducted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in partnership with the research and analytics firm YouGov, says Indian-Americans remain solidly behind the Democratic Party but a modest uptick is seen in support for Republican candidates and former president Donald Trump. The analysis is based on a nationally representative online survey of 714 Indian-American citizens between September 18 and October 15. The survey has an overall margin of error of +/- 3.7 per cent. According to the survey, 61 per cent of registered Indian-American voter respondents plan to vote for Harris while 32 per cent intend to vote for Trump. It said a modest increase in the share of respondents willing to vote for Trump had been seen since 2020. On the other hand, 67 per cent of ...

US elections: Musk says he can cut $2 trillion from Budget at Trump rally

Trump has said he would ask Musk, the world's richest person and a major donor to the Republican nominee's campaign, to head up an effort to cut government spending

Elon Musk claims critics of Donald Trump pose real threat to democracy

Tech mogul Elon Musk, speaking at a town hall Saturday night in Pennsylvania to support Republican Donald Trump, played down the January 6 attack on the US Capitol and exhorted supporters to cast votes early in the presidential swing state while describing mail ballots as a recipe for fraud." The freewheeling session inside a ballroom at a hotel in downtown Lancaster touched on a dizzying range of topics, from space exploration and the Tesla cybertruck to immigration and the efficacy of psychiatric drugs. The town hall was part of Musk's efforts through his super PAC to help boost Trump in swing states ahead of the November 5 presidential election against Democrat Kamala Harris. Musk, whom Trump has vowed to give a role in his administration if he wins next month, spent nearly two hours taking questions from town hall participants. While most were laudatory and covered a variety of topics, one was particularly pointed: A man wanted to know what Musk would say to concerns from voters

Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment

Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage at one of the country's most iconic venues, hosting a hometown rally to deliver his campaign's closing message against Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris. Madison Square Garden is the centre of the universe," said Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller, noting the venue's storied history hosting events including the 1971 Fight of the Century." The rally is one of a series of detours Trump has made from battleground states, including a recent rally in Coachella, California best known for the famous music festival named after the town and one over the summer on the Jersey Shore. This summer he campaigned in the South Bronx. While some Democrats and TV pundits have questioned Trump's decision to hold what they dismiss as vanity events, the rally guarantees Trump what he most craves: the spotlight, wall-to-wall coverage a

US elections: Michelle Obama seeks support from men for Kamala Harris

Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America's first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women's lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women. Some men may be tempted to vote for Trump because of their anger at the slow pace of progress, Obama said, but your rage does not exist in a vacuum. If we don't get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage, Obama said. So are you as men prepared to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and tell them you supported this assault on our safety? The rally in Kalamazoo was Obama's first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention over the summer, and her remarks were searing and passionate in their support of

Trump's lawyers urge court to uphold dismissal of classified documents case

Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have urged a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of the classified documents case against him, saying a judge was correct in ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed. The case charging Trump with hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida had long been seen as legally perilous for the Republicans' White House nominee, but US District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed it in July after concluding that special counsel Jack Smith's appointment to the job was unlawful. The ruling brought an abrupt halt to the case, ensuring there would be no trial before the November presidential election. Another case brought by Smith, this one charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, was delayed by a Supreme Court opinion conferring broad immunity on former presidents. Smith's team has appealed the documents decision, calling the ruling by Cannon, who was nominated

Trump accused of groping woman in 1993 while Jeffrey Epstein watched

Stacey Williams alleged this week that former President Donald Trump groped her at Trump Tower in early 1993 as disgraced hedge fund manager Jeffrey Epstein watched. The former model made the allegation during a video chat of sexual violence survivors supporting Vice President Kamala Harris ' campaign. Williams' allegation is the latest in a lengthy list of accusations made against Trump, including by E. Jean Carroll, who has been locked in a legal battle with the businessman-turned-president after a jury found him liable in 2023 for sexually assaulting the advice columnist in 1996 and later for defaming her. The allegations against Trump go back decades and include those described in the Access Hollywood tape, a 2005 video made public weeks before Election Day 2016 that showed the then-reality television star bragging about grabbing, forcibly kissing and sexually assaulting women. Williams said on the video call that she met and began seeing Epstein in 1992. Epstein died by suicid

US elections: Latest poll shows Trump, Harris tied at 48% for popular vote

The results of the poll are not encouraging for Harris as it comes just less than two weeks ahead of the elections

Chinese hackers targeted phone communication of Donald Trump, JD Vance

According to one of the sources, the Chinese hackers also targeted senior Biden administration officials

US Elections: Survey shows Trump taking narrow national lead over Harris

A poll conducted by Washington Post of those states released on Monday revealed Trump and Harris each with narrow leads within margin of error, Politico reported

Elon Musk sends more money to back Trump, giving $44 mn to super PAC

America PAC, which is focused on turning out voters in closely contested states that could decide the election, also disclosed spending more than $47 million in the first half of October

Donald Trump says China's leader will bully Kamala Harris 'like a baby'

Donald Trump said Thursday that China's leader would handle Vice President Kamala Harris like a baby if she's elected to the White House, as the former president and his top allies increasingly have moved to infantilise the Democratic nominee. If somehow Kamala wins, she'd have to deal with Xi Jinping," conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt said of the Chinese president. How would he handle her? Trump replied, Like a baby. He'd take all the candy away very quickly, Trump continued. She wouldn't have any idea what happened. It would be like a grand chess master playing a beginner. Trump has built his political career around name-calling, inventing jeers for his opponents going back to his first run for president in 2016, when he slammed Republican primary rivals like Low Energy Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, and Little" Marco Rubio, the Florida senator. The former president also has a long history of belittling women. But Trump has unleashed a special array of personal of

BS Decoded: How the US elects its President

As the United States gears up for its next presidential election on November 5, the stakes couldn’t be higher.