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Russia, Iran, and China seek to shape US election by recruiting Americans

Some US citizens have been helping foreign govts seed, promote and add credibility to narratives that serve the foreign actors' interests, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said

Kamala Harris narrows gap with Donald Trump in polls from her first week

The major polling averages from RealClearPolitics and FiveThirtyEight can be slow to react to news as fresh polls gradually come in and replace older ones in the sample

US prez election: Can Harris turn Biden's economic record to her advantage?

A key question is looming for Vice President Kamala Harris as she edges closer to gaining the Democratic presidential nomination: Can she turn the Biden-Harris economic record into a political advantage in a way that President Joe Biden failed to do? In some ways, her task would seem straightforward: The administration oversaw a vigorous rebound from the pandemic recession, one that shrank the US unemployment rate to a half-century low of 3.4 per cent in early 2023 far below the painful 6.4 per cent rate when Biden and Harris took office in 2021. The rate stayed below 4 per cent for more than two years, the longest such stretch since the 1960s. Boosted by the administration's USD 1.9 trillion stimulus package, robust economic growth sent demand for workers soaring, forcing employers to jack up wages. Paychecks rose particularly fast for lower-paid workers, thereby narrowing income inequality. Soon, though, clogged supply chains caused parts shortages, as demand for furniture, cars,

VP Kamala Harris joins TikTok following meme surge on her candidature

Harris unveiled her TikTok account, @kamalaharris, on Thursday

Trump asks Kamala Harris to wait until Democratic Convention for debate

Former US president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Thursday refused to debate with his Democratic rival and Vice President Kamala Harris until the Democrats formally decide on their nominee, whereas the latter said that she is ready for a debate. You have been asking me about the debate and I'll tell you I'm ready to debate Donald Trump. I have agreed to the previously agreed upon September 10 debate, Harris told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on her return from Houston. He (Trump) agreed to that previously. Now here he is backpedaling and I'm ready and I think the voters deserve to see the split screen that exists in this race on a debate stage. And so I'm ready to go, Harris said. Trump was declared the Republican party nominee at its convention in Milwaukee this month, Harris is all set to be declared the party's nominee at its convention in Chicago in August. Given the continued political chaos surrounding Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrat Party, general

It's time for 'younger voices', says Biden in his Oval Office address

Biden acknowledged the difficulty of his decision, saying he revered the office. But ultimately, the president said he believed he needed to unite his party and put aside personal ambition

Harris' endorsement has created burst of energy in Democrats: Congressman

President Joe Biden's decision to endorse Kamala Harris as the presidential nominee has generated a burst of energy and enthusiasm within the party and it now has the chance to win back the White House, prominent Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has said. Over the weekend, Vice President Harris was endorsed by Biden, who announced his decision to drop out of the race for the White House. On Wednesday he told the nation that he did this to unite the party. Following Biden's dismal performance at the debate against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, there was a sense of disappointment in the party. It's exciting. I mean, I think there's no other word for it. It's exciting. It created a burst of energy and enthusiasm, positivity within the Democratic Party, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi told PTI in an interview. Krishnamoorthi, a 51-year-old Democratic Party lawmaker from Illinois, said he plans to campaign for Harris in the key battleground state of .

FBI Director Wray grilled by lawmakers on Trump rally shooting incident

The shooting at Trump's rally on July 13 shocked the nation, resulting in the death of one attendee and leaving two others seriously injured

US election: Trump attacks Harris on abortion, an issue he rarely discusses

The former president focused on abortion in a winding speech in which he spent much of his energy attacking Harris and seeking to neutralise her strengths as a candidate

Democrats to virtually nominate Kamala Harris, her running mate by Aug 7

Democratic National Convention delegates can make Vice President Kamala Harris their presidential nominee and even start approving her yet-to be-named running mate in online voting beginning next week, as the party races to coalesce around a new top of its ticket heading into November. The convention's rules committee on Wednesday passed a proposal where delegates from around the country will be able to vote on potential presidential nominees to replace President Joe Biden, who abandoned his reelection bid last weekend. But Harris is the only major Democrat to announce publicly that she's seeking the nomination, meaning she'll almost-certainly be approved in a single round of virtual balloting beginning Aug. 1 some 18 days before the party's convention opens in Chicago. Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison referenced the unprecedented shakeup in the presidential race left by Biden's bowing out, telling a virtual meeting of the convention's rulemaking arm, In the ...

Democrats hope Harris' bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins

President Joe Biden might not often use the word abortion when he talks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade, but Vice President Kamala Harris sure does. She's also toured a Planned Parenthood clinic where the procedure is performed, and routinely links the fall of Roe to the larger issue of rising maternal mortality nationwide. Now that Harris is running for president in place of Biden, Democrats and advocates for reproductive rights are hoping that her bluntness on abortion coupled with the administration's policies will help sway voters to deliver them not just the White House but key congressional seats as well. The president on the record was fabulous and the campaign was turning out multiple repro-focused ads a week, and had an army of surrogates, said Mini Timmaraju, president of Reproductive Freedom for All. But, you know, nothing is more compelling than the top of the ticket being the most compelling on the issue, and that's what we have now. In her first official rally a

Trump likely to turn his focus on Harris at first rally since Biden's exit

Donald Trump is holding his first public campaign rally since President Joe Biden dropped out of a 2024 matchup that both major parties had spent months preparing for, leaving the former president to direct his ire toward his likely new opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump is expected to turn his full focus on Harris as he stops Wednesday in North Carolina, a swing state that Trump has carried in the past, but Democrats have seen as pivotal. The former president's trip to the state shows he's still concerned about keeping it in his column this November, even as his team reaches for wins in traditionally Democratic-leaning states like Minnesota, where Trump is set to visit Saturday. With Biden's abrupt departure from the presidential race and Harris edging closer and closer to officially being the Democrats' general election pick, Trump has ramped up his criticism of the vice president, whom he's characterised as the same as Biden but much more radical. He has blamed her for

US election: Biden to address nation on decision to withdraw from race

US President Joe Biden will address the nation on Wednesday to explain to fellow Americans his decision to withdraw from the presidential race and endorse his deputy Kamala Harris to be the nominee of the Democratic Party for the November general elections. Biden, 81, returned to the White House on Tuesday afternoon after spending nearly a week at his Delaware residence, where he had self-isolated after he tested positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas. Tomorrow evening at 8 PM ET (early Thursday morning local India time), I will address the nation from the Oval Office on what lies ahead, and how I will finish the job for the American people, Biden said on Tuesday. During his quarantine period, Biden sent political shockwaves around the country on Sunday with a post on social media announcing that he was not accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, as the Democratic Party's new nominee. The announcement came after

US election: Musk confirms giving 'some' donations to pro-Trump super PAC

In tweets on his X social media platform, Musk acknowledged that he had donated to America PAC, which focuses on get-out-the-vote efforts

US President Biden returns to White House after testing Covid negative

US President Joe Biden returned to the White House on Tuesday, after days of self-isolation at his Delaware House, with his doctors saying that his symptoms of COVID-19 have been resolved. I am feeling well, Biden said when asked how is he feeling. The president took a Binax rapid antigen test and is negative, Dr Kevin O'Connor, Physician to the White House said in a memorandum to the White House Press Secretary. Biden's symptoms have resolved, he said. He did not respond to shouted questions about why he dropped out of the race and whether his deputy Vice President Kamala Harris could beat the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. During his quarantine period, the 81-year-old President sent political shockwaves around the country on Sunday with a post on social media announcing that he was not accepting the Democrat nomination. He added that he would focus all his energies on his duties as president for the remainder of his term and offered his full support and endorseme

US officials fear Postal Service can't handle crush of mail-in ballots

State election directors from across the country voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official Tuesday that the system won't be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election. Steven Carter, manager of election and government programs for the postal service, attempted to reassure the directors at a meeting in Minneapolis that the system's Office of Inspector General will publish an election mail report next week containing encouraging" performance numbers for this year so far. The data that that we're seeing showing improvements in the right direction," Carter told a conference of the National Association of State Election Directors. "And I think the OIG report is especially complimentary of how we're handling the election now. But state election directors stressed to Carter that they're still worried that too many ballots won't be delivered in time to be counted in November. They based their fears on past problems and a disruptive ...

US election: Democrats finalise plan to nominate Harris before convention

President Joe Biden threw his support behind the vice president shortly after announcing he would no longer seek the nomination despite winning 99 per cent of the pledged delegates

GOP attacks against Harris were already bad, they are about to get worse

Even as a candidate for vice president, Harris was the target of an intense barrage of conservative attacks that claimed, among other things, that she slept her way to political prominence

Biden's meeting with Netanyahu on track, despite dropping out: Official

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House this week as planned, despite Biden's withdrawal from the presidential race, a person familiar with Biden's schedule said Sunday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to comment publicly, said the exact timing of the meeting has not been established because Biden is recovering from COVID-19. Netanyahu is scheduled to deliver an address to Congress on Wednesday. He is also expected to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris, who is now seeking the Democratic Party's nomination. An official in Netanyahu's office confirmed that the Israeli leader was set to travel to Washington, as scheduled, on Monday. The official also spoke on condition of anonymity pending a formal announcement. Netanyahu is leaving behind a brutal war to make the politically precarious speech at a time of great uncertainty highlighted by Biden's decision Sunday not to seek ..

Homeland Security names independent panel to review Trump assassination bid

US Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has appointed a bipartisan, independent panel to review this month's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, officials said Sunday. The panel members will have extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review of the planning for and actions taken by the US Secret Service and state and local authorities before, during, and after the rally, and the US Secret Service governing policies and procedures, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. The first people named to the panel are former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano; Frances Townsend, former Homeland Security adviser to President George W. Bush; Mark Filip, a former federal judge and deputy attorney general to President George W. Bush; and David Mitchell, former Secretary of the Department of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the state of Delaware. Additional experts could be asked to join the