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From Biden to Gabbard, what Harris' past debates show before Trump faceoff

Vice President Kamala Harris has repeatedly taunted her opponent's seeming reluctance to debate, telling a series of raucous audiences about Donald Trump's criticisms of her: As the saying goes, if you've got something to say, say it to my face. After first backing out of an agreement, Trump reversed himself and said he'd meet Harris on September 10 for an event hosted by ABC. That sets up a long-anticipated faceoff between the Democratic and Republican nominees and, indeed, the chance for both of them to deliver their attack lines directly at one another. Sharing a stage with Trump presents a critical chance for Harris to define herself and her opponent in a truncated campaign, with many open questions about her policy positions. But it also sets up a major test one that President Joe Biden failed badly enough that he ended his campaign and made way for her. A former San Francisco district attorney and California attorney general, Harris has long presented her debating prowess as

US elections: Won't interfere with Fed in rebuke to Trump, says Harris

The Fed is an independent entity, and as president, I would never interfere in the decisions that the Fed makes, said Kamala Harris

Harris echoes Trump, vows to end taxes on tips for service industry staff

Vice President Kamala Harris vowed Saturday that, if elected, she'd eliminate federal taxes on tips paid to restaurant workers and scores of other service employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent in November, Donald Trump, has made in a rare moment of political overlap from both sides. Harris made the announcement at a rally on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where the economy relies heavily on the hotel, restaurant and entertainment industries. Trump made a similar promise at his own rally in the city in June though neither he nor Harris are likely to be able to fully do that without actions from Congress. It is my promise to everyone here, when I am president, we will continue our fight for working families, Harris said, pledging to raise the minimum wage and eliminate tips for service and hospitality workers. The Democratic presidential nominee and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, came to Nevada as the final stop of a battleground blitz in which

Kamala Harris leads Trump in three key states ahead of US elections: Polls

Kamala Harris has transformed the 2024 presidential elections as it shows a major shift from previous Times/Siena polls

Harris, Tim Walz campaign in Arizona, seek to gain ground in Sun Belt

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands of supporters to a campaign rally as the new Democratic ticket continued their tour of battleground states. As Beyonce's Freedom blasted throughout the arena, Harris walked onto the stage to cheers and roars from the crowd of more than 15,000 people. As exciting as this is, we cannot lose sight of a really important fact: we are definitely running as the underdog, Harris said. We are the underdog. We are out in great numbers, but we got a lot of work to do. The rally was held in a state represented by Democrat Mark Kelly in the US Senate, whom Harris passed over as a running mate. The former astronaut and gun control advocate had been a top contender for running mate. He's won two tough races in politically divided Arizona. In passing over Kelly, Harris may have also lost the chance to win over people like Gonzalo Leyva, a 49-year-old landscaper in Phoenix. Leyva plans to vote for ..

Trump-Harris debate set for Sept 10, says report; Trump proposes two more

Republican nominee Donald Trump had previously dropped out of the ABC News debate after President Joe Biden announced that he would not seek reelection

US election: Kamala Harris 'disrespectful' of her ethnicity, says Trump

Trump also mentioned his past support for Harris, noting, I've known her for a long time

Group of about 1,200 tech workers signs letter backing Kamala Harris

The letter called Harris an 'archetypical innovator' and 'champion of technology'

Trump proposes three debates in September, Harris' campaign yet to confirm

Donald Trump said on Thursday he is proposing three presidential debates with three television networks, saying he agreed on certain dates in September while acknowledging that Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign had not yet accepted those terms. The former president suggested there were agreements with Fox News, ABC News and NBC News as he held a news conference at his Florida beachside compound. It was his first public appearance since Harris became the Democratic presidential nominee and selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. I think it's very important to have debates, Trump said. I look forward to the debates because I think we have to set the record straight. The Harris campaign had no immediate comment. Trump had teased an announcement about the presidential debate earlier this week after pulling out of an ABC News debate scheduled for September 10 after President Joe Biden ended his reelection campaign. Trump had said he would prefer that Fox News sponsor t

US Elections 2024: Who is Tim Walz, and why did Kamala Harris pick him as VP?

In a major development for the 2024 US presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate.

Tim Walz poorest of other V-P candidates with net worth of under $1 mn

Walz's most recent disclosure to the Minnesota Campaign Finance Board listed no stocks, real estate or horse racing interests

Harris, Walz say they're 'joyful warriors,' miss confrontation with Vance

Vice President Kamala Harris declared herself and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, joyful warriors" against Donald Trump on Wednesday as they spent their first full day campaigning together across the Midwest. They got an unusual glimpse of how hotly contested the region will be when they overlapped on a Wisconsin tarmac with Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance. The Democrats visited Wisconsin and Michigan, hoping to shore up support among the younger, diverse, labor-friendly voters who were instrumental in helping President Joe Biden win the 2020 election. Harris told the day's first rally in Eau Claire, "As Tim Walz likes to point out, we are joyful warriors. Contributing to that feeling, the Harris campaign said it had raised $36 million in the first 24 hours after she announced Walz as her running mate. The vice president said the pair look on the future with optimism, unlike Trump, the former president and Republican White House nominee, whom she accused

US elections: School teacher to Kamala's bold VP choice - Who is Tim Walz

A former high school football coach, Tim Walz is a military veteran, labelled as a progressive leader, who now has only three months to solidify his image as the next promising US vice-president

US elections: Veteran, author to Trump's bold VP choice - Who is JD Vance?

JD Vance joins Donald Trump as running mate: From his veteran background, Christian belief to 'childless cat ladies' comment, here is all you need to know about Ohio's junior senator

Picking the VP: Inside the 16 days between Harris' launch & her Walz choice

Kamala Harris' whirlwind process to select Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate can be summed up in a word: weird. With President Joe Biden and Harris, his vice president, seeking a second term together, Democrats weren't supposed to have a veep search at all. But as soon as the 81-year-old president ended his campaign and endorsed Harris, it was go time. And there was no playbook for the newly elevated candidate and a vetting team that in a normal campaign would have months, not days, to make such a critical decision. What followed was a 16-day blitz on parallel tracks. There was the behind-the-scenes action: Harris' lieutenants furiously researching contenders, the vice president debating options with top aides and confidants, and, finally, a weekend of interviews with finalists. And there was the public campaign: Contenders found every cable news camera, stumped in battleground states for the prospective boss, tried out attack lines on Republican nominee Donald Trump and h

Harris introduces new mate Walz as 'vice president America deserves'

Vice President Kamala Harris introduced Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to the nation on Tuesday at a raucous rally in Philadelphia just hours after announcing the affable politician as her running mate. I set out to find a partner who can help build this brighter future, Harris said, joking that the past two weeks since she stepped into the race have been something of a whirlwind. I'm here today because I've found such a leader." In choosing the 60-year-old Walz, Harris is elevating a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families. It was her biggest decision yet as the Democratic nominee and she went with a broadly palatable choice someone who says politics should have more joy and who deflects dark and foreboding rhetoric from Republicans with a lighter touch, a strategy that the campaign has been increasingly turning to since Harris

US elections: Harris' VP pick Walz's history with China may prove awkward

His interest in the country has also extended to policy-making, with Walz cosponsoring numerous pieces of legislation in the US House, including the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017

Takeaways from a Harris-Walz ticket as US heads towards Nov prez rac

The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket. Now Vice President Kamala Harrishas tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate to take on Republican Donald Trump and his No. 2, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. As different as they are, Walz and Vance both qualify as picks meant to reassure their party's loyal base voters rather than adding homegrown heft in a critical battleground state. The two No. 2s will also get a chance to square off in almost real time as Walz is traveling this week with Harris to Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and Nevada, while Vance will follow an overlapping itinerary to offer his own counter-programming in some places. Some takeaways on the race now that Harris has settled on Walz: How Walz might help or hurt Harris' chances Opting for the Minnesota governor immediately calms the Democratic Party's left wing, which was worried that another contender, Pennsylvania Gov.

Kamala Harris selects Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for vice president

Vice President Kamala Harris picked Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to be her running mate on Tuesday, according to three people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. In choosing Walz, she is turning to a Midwestern governor, military veteran and union supporter who helped enact an ambitious Democratic agenda for his state, including sweeping protections for abortion rights and generous aid to families. Harris hopes to shore up her campaign's standing across the upper Midwest, a critical region in presidential politics that often serves as a buffer for Democrats seeking the White House. The party remains haunted by Republican Donald Trump's wins in Michigan and Wisconsin in 2016. Trump lost those states in 2020 but has zeroed in on them as he aims to return to the presidency this year and is expanding his focus to Minnesota. Walz, 60, is joining Harris during one of the most turbulent periods in modern American politics, promising an unpredictable campaign ahead. ...

Harris secures Democratic presidential nominee, to face off against Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in US history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday becoming the first woman of colour to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris' coronation as her party's standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and frenetic period for Democrats prompted by President Joe Biden's disastrous June debate performance that shattered his own supporters' confidence in his reelection prospects and spurred extraordinary intraparty warfare about whether he should stay in the race. Just as soon as Biden abruptly ended his candidacy, Harris and her team worked rapidly to secure backing from the 1,976 party delegates needed to clinch the nomination in a formal roll call vote. She reached that marker at warp speed, with an Associated Press survey of delegates