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Where to watch as JD Vance, Tim Walz meet for vice presidential debate

Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets. The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as the September 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers their top lieutenants a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and fulfil a time-honoured role of a running mate: attack dog. It will involve the biggest television and online audience either No. 2 will see before Election Day. Walz, the 60-year-old Minnesota governor, and Vance, a 40-year-old US senator from Ohio, have previewed potential approaches for weeks. Walz, before Harris selected him, was the Democrat who coined weird as a go-to pejorative for the Republican ticket. Vance assails the governor's progressive ...

Harris trolls Trump at LA fundraiser, says her crowds 'are pretty big'

US Vice-President Kamala Harris poked at Republican Donald Trump during a fancy fundraiser on Sunday, telling donors that as she campaigns around the country her "crowds are pretty big" -- before heading to Nevada for a rally at the same venue where the GOP nominee appeared two weeks ago. During the presidential debate, Harris appeared to get under Trump's skin when she said people were leaving his rallies early because of his rambling speeches. And she's kept it up on the campaign trail. She also has moved into what Trump considers his terrain -- immigration -- with a Friday visit to the border town of Douglas, Arizona. It was her first trip to the US-Mexico border since taking over for President Joe Biden atop the Democratic presidential ticket. Harris' four-day West Coast trip has been crafted with dual purposes: She was opening and closing with stops in Sun Belt battlegrounds -- Arizona and Nevada -- where the vice-president is trying to shore up support as Trump pounds her ...

Trump escalates attacks on Harris' mental fitness, suggests prosecution

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump escalated his personal attacks on his Democratic rival Kamala Harris on Sunday by repeating an insult that she was "mentally impaired" while also saying she should be "impeached and prosecuted". Trump's rally in Erie, Pennsylvania, took on similar themes as an event one day earlier that he described himself as a "dark speech". He told a cheering crowd that Harris was responsible for an "invasion" at the US-Mexico border and "she should be impeached and prosecuted for her actions". "Crooked Joe Biden became mentally impaired," he added. "Sad. But lying Kamala Harris, honestly, I believe she was born that way. There's something wrong with Kamala. And I just don't know what it is but there is definitely something missing. And you know what, everybody knows it." With just over a month until the election, Trump is intensifying his use of personal and offensive attacks, even as some Republicans say he'd be better sticking to the issues. His ..

Tuesday's vice presidential debate may hold more significance than usual

Tim Walz and JD Vance might have the chance to reshape the political landscape on Tuesday in their first and only debate. Vice presidential picks have traditionally taken on the role of political attack dog, laying into opponents so that their running mate can appear above the political fray. That's generally been less true since former President Donald Trump scrambled political norms. But Walz, the Democratic governor of Minnesota, made it to national prominence by labelling rival Republicans weird. Vance, the Republican junior senator from Ohio, has torn into Vice President Kamala Harris' party on immigration, notably by spreading a false story about Haitian immigrants in his home state that Trump then cited during his own debate with Harris. Here's a look at past vice presidential debates and the larger role of the office Walz and Vance are both seeking. What is the vice president's job? The vice president presides over the Senate and is empowered to break ties, as Harris has

Trump lays into Harris on illegal migrants during Wisconsin rally

Former President Donald Trump sought again to link Vice President Kamala Harris to illegal border crossings, speaking in a western river town where he said she could never be forgiven for erasing our border. A day after Harris discussed immigration at the US-Mexico border, Trump spoke to a crowd in the Wisconsin town of 5,000 people just across the Mississippi River from Iowa, claiming the Democratic nominee was responsible for migrants who have come into the country illegally and have committed crimes. Kamala Harris can never be forgiven for her erasing our border and she must never be allowed to become president of the United States, Trump said. She's letting in people who are going to walk into your house, break into your door, he said. Trump is hoping frustration over illegal immigration will translate to votes in Wisconsin and other crucial swing states. The Republican nominee has denounced people who cross the US-Mexico border as poisoning the blood of the country and vowed to

US elections: Kamala Harris vows to fix America's broken immigration system

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has vowed to impose tougher security measures at the border and fix America's broken immigration system, as she sought to counter frequent political attacks on the issue from her Republican rival Donald Trump ahead of the November election. Vice President Harris' comments came during her visit to the US-Mexico border in Douglas, Arizona, on Friday. Despite taking a hardline stance on border security, Harris said she also supports a "pathway to citizenship" for undocumented migrants currently in the US. As President, I will work with Congress to create, at long last, a pathway to citizenship for hardworking immigrants who have been here for years, Harris said. Harris was in Arizona to get a first-hand assessment of the security situation at the southern borders. Slamming former president Trump, she said politicians have refused to come together and fix the broken immigration system. Illegal immigration is an issue that Americans have g

Harris visits US-Mexico border to show her record more than Trump criticism

Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at Arizona's border with Mexico, making her first visit to the international boundary since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee as she confronts one of her biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the November election. Harris on Friday stepped out of her motorcade on a dusty desert road outside Douglas, Arizona, and shook hands with two men from the US Border Patrol. Harris, wearing sunglasses, slacks and a black coat, chatted with the uniformed agents as they walked along the rust-colored border wall in temperatures that neared 100 degrees. Later, she was expected to call for further tightening asylum restrictions, breaking from President Joe Biden's policy on an issue where her rival, former President Donald Trump, has an edge. Trump and his fellow Republicans have pounded Harris relentlessly over the Biden administration's record on migration and fault the vice president for spending little time visiting the border during her time in the Whi

Amid election fever, Trump launches diamond watches worth up to $1 lakh

Latest Trump bling unveiled: Former US President Donald Trump launched Official Trump Watch Collection, priced up to $100,000, just 40 days ahead of his election showdown with Kamala Harris

Biden's new order hopes to curb 3D guns, improve shooter drills in schools

The order, signed by Biden at a White House event, sets up a new federal task force to assess the threat posed by machine gun

US elections: Harris leads Trump in several battleground states, say polls

US Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead over her Republican presidential rival Donald Trump in several key battleground states like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania, according to various polls released here. Harris, the Democratic presidential candidate, enjoys a slight lead over former president Trump in Michigan, as per the latest poll released by UMass Lowell's Center for Public Opinion and YouGov. Harris is slightly leading 48 per cent to 43 per cent in the Great Lakes State against Trump, it said. "For a swing state, this margin is good news for the vice president's campaign," Rodrigo Castro Cornejo, UMass Lowell political science assistant professor and Center for Public Opinion associate director, said. If Trump wants to beat this margin, he has an uphill battle to fight in the Great Lakes State. "The Trump campaign," Castro Cornejo said, "has a negative favorability in Michigan that needs to be overcome if they want to remain competitive in the state." Harris .

Calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia 'unacceptable': Kamala Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris has said calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia were "dangerous and unacceptable" as she met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy here. The comments from the Democratic nominee for president were thinly veiled criticism of suggestions from Republican candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, that Ukraine should quickly cut a deal to end the war. They are not proposals for peace," Harris said on Thursday. Instead they are proposals for surrender. Zelenskyy is in Washington to bolster US assistance for his country's defence. The Ukrainian president huddled with US leaders on Thursday to shore up American support for his country's fight against Russia as the war faces a partisan reckoning in this year's presidential election. Harris has pledged to continue sending military assistance to Ukraine if she's elected. She'll have her own meeting with Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader sat down with President Joe Biden, wh

US Steel says arbitration board in favor of Nippon Steel's $14.9 bn buyout

Nippon Steel had paid a hefty premium to clinch the deal for US Steel on a bet that it could benefit from US President Joe Biden's infrastructure spending bil

Trump warns of expelling migrants under key Biden immigration programmes

Former President Donald Trump, who has made anti-immigration rhetoric a key part of his reelection campaign, has warned that he would kick out hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have entered the country under two key Biden administration programmes if he is reelected. Speaking to Fox News on Wednesday, Trump railed against two immigration programs created by the Biden administration to encourage migrants not to come directly to the southern border to seek asylum and make the region less chaotic. Trump said he would make the more than 1 million people who have entered the US under the two programmes leave: Get ready to leave because you're going to be going out real fast." Trump has already promised a vast crackdown on immigration if he's reelected, including a vow to carry out mass deportations of migrants. He made similar pledges during previous campaigns, but during his time as president, deportations never topped 350,000. Under one Biden administration programme, migrants a

After Donald Trump, Kamala Harris' campaign office targeted, police say

Kamala Harris' campaign office in Arizona, was shot on Monday, the police said. A probe was launched into the incident, which occurred days after Donald Trump was targeted while golfing in Florida

US elections: Harris has bigger cognitive problems than Biden, claims Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has claimed that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris has a "bigger cognitive problem" than President Joe Biden, who pulled out of the White House bid after a disastrous debate performance. Fears over 81-year-old Biden's age and mental state grew after the June 27 debate between him and Trump. Addressing an election rally in the battleground state of Georgia, Republican Party presidential candidate Trump said the world is "laughing" at 59-year-old Vice President Harris. You know what they're really laughing at? Kamala, because they can't believe that she's going to be president. They can't believe it," Trump, 78, said. "You talk about cognitive problems? She's got bigger cognitive problems than he (Biden) has, in my opinion, Trump alleged. This is how we're going to end the era of inflation and mayhem, misery. Under Kamala and Crooked Joe, we had such misery. Think about what we've been through with inflation, with the wars all over the

Harris leads Trump by 38 points among Asian American voters: Survey

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is leading by 38 points among Asian American voters against her Republican challenger Donald Trump, according to the results of a poll. The poll was conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago, and its results were released on Tuesday. This is the first survey since President Joe Biden dropped out of the race in July and Vice President Harris became the Democratic Party's presidential nominee. According to the poll, Harris, 59, leads 78-year-old Trump by 38 percentage points among Asian American voters, expanding Biden's 15-point lead by 23 percentage points since spring. As many as 66 per cent of Asian American voters plan on voting for Harris, compared to 28 per cent who say they back former president Trump. Those who say they will support another candidate or are undecided account for six per cent. In the 2024 Asian American Voter Survey (AAVS), conducted in April-May, 46 per cent of Asian American voters backed Biden, and 31 pe

PM Modi's US visit: Why did he return without meeting Trump, Kamala Harris?

The agenda of PM Modi's trip to the US included discussions with US President Biden, attending the Quad Leaders' meeting, addressing the Summit of the Future at the UNGA, and meeting prominent CEOs

Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train' drivers over 2020 bus encounter

A federal jury in Texas on Monday cleared a group of former President Donald Trump supporters and found one driver liable in a civil trial over a so-called Trump Train that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus days before the 2020 election. The two-week trial in a federal courthouse in Austin centred on whether the actions of the Trump Train participants amounted to political intimidation. Among those aboard the bus was former Democratic lawmaker Wendy Davis, who testified she feared for her life while a convoy of Trump supporters boxed in the bus along Interstate 35. The jury awarded USD 10,000 to the bus driver. No criminal charges were filed against the six Trump supporters who were sued by Davis and two others aboard the bus. Civil rights advocates hoped a guilty verdict would send a clear message about what constitutes political violence and intimidation. On October 20, 2020, a Biden-Harris campaign bus was travelling from San Antonio to Austin for an event when a group of c

'Man accused in assassination bid left note with intentions to kill Trump'

The man accused in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump at a golf course in Florida left behind a note saying that he intended to kill the former president and kept in his car a handwritten list of dates and venues where Trump was to appear, the Justice Department said Monday. The new allegations were included in a detention memo filed ahead of a hearing Monday at which the Justice Department was expected to argue that 58-year-old Ryan Wesley Routh should remain locked up as the case moves forward. The details are meant to buttress prosecutors' assertions that Routh is a threat to public safety with a premeditated plan to kill Trump a plot officials say was thwarted by a Secret Service agent who spotted a rifle poking out of shrubbery on the West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing. The note was placed in a box dropped off months earlier at the home of an unidentified person who did not open it until after last Sunday's arrest. The box also contained ...

US elections: Trump, Harris to turbocharge economic pitches at events

Americans' angst over the economy has been a political liability for Harris - and President Joe Biden - that's souring voter perceptions of their administration's record