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Trump's VP nominee JD Vance's tryst with many names before sticking to his

When it comes to Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance's name, it's complicated. The senator from Ohio introduced himself to the world in 2016 when he published his bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, under the name J.D. Vance like jay-dot-dee-dot, he wrote, short for James David. In the book, he explained that this was not the first iteration of his name. Nor would it be the last. Over the course of his 39 years, Vance's first, middle and last names have all been altered in one way or another. As Vance is being introduced to voters across the country as Donald Trump's new running mate, his name has been the source of both curiosity and questions including why he no longer uses periods in JD. He was born James Donald Bowman in Middletown, Ohio, on Aug. 2, 1984, his middle and last names the same as his biological father, Donald Bowman. His parents split up around the time I started walking, he writes. When he was about 6, his mother, Beverly, married for the third time. H

Attacking Harris on basis of gender, race is not helpful, says Nikki Haley

Attacking Vice President Kamala Harris, presumptive nominee of the Democratic party, is not helpful, Republican leader Nikki Haley said on Thursday and insisted that she needs to be criticized based on her policies. It's not helpful. It's not helpful. I mean, we're talking about a liberal senator who literally has not accomplished very much and what she was given she didn't do much with. You don't need to talk about what she looks like or what gender she is to talk about that. The American people are smarter than that, Haley told CNN in an interview. She was responding to a question on the attack on Harris based on the colour of her skin and gender. Talk about the fact that she doesn't believe in fracking. Tell that to the voters in Pennsylvania. Talk about the fact that she doesn't want to talk about paying down debt. She wants to increase taxes. Tell that to the American people. Talk about the fact that consumer prices have gone up 19.5% since Joe and Kamala were in office, she ..

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

Harris energised Democratic base, says confidential Trump campaign memo

A confidential Trump campaign memo Tuesday acknowledged that the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris has energized the Democratic base and that given what has happened over the past couple of days there is no question that she will get her bump earlier than the Democrat's Convention. The confidential memo from Trump Campaign pollster Tony Fabrizio, however, tried to assure the Trump base that things would change in favour of the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as the campaign gains momentum. So, while the public polls may change in the short run and she may consolidate a bit more of the Democrat base, Harris can't change who she is or what she' done, the pollster said. Harris on Monday became the presumptive presidential nominee, a day after President Joe Biden announced his decision to withdraw from the race and endorsed her to be the party's presidential candidate against Trump. In less than 50 hours of Harris announcing her candidacy, she has ...

US election: Harris energises party base, wins support from top leaders

In less than 50 hours of announcing her presidential bid, US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of both Indian and African origin, has united and energised the support base of her Democratic party. She has been endorsed by almost all the party leaders and have raised a record USD 100 million from thousands of people nationwide. In fact, Harris, 59, has come a long way since the 2020 presidential cycle, when she was forced to drop out of the Democratic party's presidential race even before the primaries as she was polling in single digits. However, this time she has emerged as the only hope for the Democratic party, which till a few ago appeared to be bitterly divided and on the brink of being swept by a Trump wave. I am running to be President of the United States. It has been the honour of a lifetime to serve alongside our Commander-in-Chief, my friend, President Joe Biden -- one of the finest public servants we will ever know. And I am honoured to have his 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 ...

Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service director Cheatle steps down

The director of the Secret Service is stepping down from her job, according to an email she sent to staff, following the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump that unleashed intensifying outcry about how the agency tasked with protecting current and former presidents could fail in its core mission. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. I take full responsibility for the security lapse, she said in the email to staff Tuesday. In light of recent events, it is with a heavy heart that I have made the difficult decision to step down as your director. The 20-year-old shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was able to get within 135 meters (157 yards) of the stage where the former president was speaking when he opened fire. That's despite a

Kamala Harris' village in Tamil Nadu prays for her success in US 2024 race

After Biden's withdrawal, Kamala Harris has emerged as the Democratic nominee for the US presidential race. Post that, her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu started praying for her success

US election: Can Harris win the presidency after Joe Biden's withdrawal?

It's not certain, but very likely Harris will now be the Democratic candidate to face former Republican president Donald Trump in November

US election: Ex-Speaker Pelosi endorses Kamala Harris as prez candidate

Top Democratic leader and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's presidential nominee after President Joe Biden stepped aside amid concerns from within their party that he would be unable to defeat Republican Donald Trump. Harris, 59, is mostly likely to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic party now that she has been endorsed by President Joe Biden, who announced on Sunday that he will not seek re-election, as well as other top party leaders including former president Bill Clinton. Today, it is with immense pride and limitless optimism for our country's future that I endorse Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States, Pelosi said in a statement. The endorsement from Pelosi, 84, is significant given that she is a towering personality within the Democratic Party. Officially, I have seen Kamala Harris's strength and courage as a champion for working families, notably fighting for a woman's right t

Left in policies, views on foreign policy not known: US media on VP Harris

Vice President Kamala Harris, all set to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party, leans towards the left in her domestic policies, a major American financial publication has said while another daily said she would hold former President Donald Trump to account for his lies and destructive policies. Harris, 59, is the only Democratic Party candidate to have announced her candidacy after incumbent President Joe Biden's shocking announcement on Sunday to back out and endorse her. A fair conclusion is that Ms Harris is a standard California progressive on most issues, often to the left of Mr Biden. Perhaps as she reintroduces herself to the public in the coming weeks, she will modify some of those views. She would be wise to do so if she wants to win, the Editorial Board of the Wall Street Journal said Monday, a day after President Biden withdrew from the race and endorsed her as the party's nominee for the November 5 election. Given the rush by Democrats to anoint Ms Harris

Trump's VP nominee Vance slams Kamala Harris during his solo campaign debut

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used his first solo campaign rallies Monday to throw fresh barbs at Vice President Kamala Harris a day after President Joe Biden threw the presidential election into upheaval by dropping out and endorsing his second-in-command to lead Democrats against Donald Trump. The Ohio senator campaigned at his former high school in Middletown before an evening stop in Radford, Virginia, two venues intended to play up his conservative populist appeal across the Rust Belt and small-town America that he said the Biden-Harris administration has forgotten. History will remember Joe Biden as not just a quitter, which he is, but as one of the worst presidents in the history of the United States of America," Vance said in Virginia. But my friends, Kamala Harris is a million times worse and everybody knows it. She signed up for every single one of Joe Biden's failures, and she lied about his mental capacity to serve as president. Vance sought to saddle ...

Biden to campaign for VP Harris, justifies decision to opt out of prez race

US President Joe Biden has described his decision to drop out of the presidential race as "the right thing to do" and said he would campaign with his deputy Kamala Harris, whom he has endorsed as the Democratic Party's new nominee, for the November general elections. In a telephonic address on Monday to his former campaign team, which has now been rechristened Harris Campaign, Biden urged the members to "embrace" Vice President Harris (59) while asserting that the name of the campaign has changed but the mission remains the same -- defeating Donald Trump. Biden's decision to nominate Harris follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US President Donald Trump last month. The 82-year-old US president, who is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, called the campaign headquarters on Monday moments before Harris made the maiden address to the team. "If I didn't have

US election: DNC Chair says party will select a president nominee by Aug 7

Earlier on Monday, Vice President Kamala Harris swiftly consolidated support for her presidential bid and secured commitments from hundreds of convention delegates

Trump wants to take US backwards, says Kamala Harris in campaign address

US Vice President Kamala Harris has kicked off her presidential campaign with a scathing attack on her Republican rival Donald Trump, alleging the former president wants to take the country backwards. Addressing her campaign staffers at Wilmington in Delaware on Monday, Harris (59) alleged that Trump's Project 2025 would "weaken the middle class and bring us backwards to the failed trickle-down policies that gave huge tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations and made working families pay for the cost". Biden's former campaign team has been rechristened Harris Campaign, a day after the 81-year-old incumbent president announced that he was withdrawing from the race to be the next president and endorsed Harris, who is of both Indian and African origin, as the Democratic Party's new nominee for the November 5 general elections. The vice president told the campaign staffers on Monday that she was retaining the same team from the Biden-Harris campaign. Targeting her Republican riv

Black voters express a mix of hope and worry as Harris takes centre stage

Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry on Monday over Joe Biden's exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory in the 2020 primaries and ultimately to the White House, and they were among his most steadfast supporters, even as calls for him to quit grew. But as much pride as some Black Americans feel about the possibility of Harris, who is of Black and Indian descent, becoming president, the upending of the race has some voters feeling scared. I felt like we were doomed, said Brianna Smith, a 24-year-old school counselor from Decatur, Georgia, recounting her reaction to Biden's announcement. I don't see America actually accepting the fact that a Black woman is running for president. Cyria Adams, a 37-year-old hairstylist from Smyrna, Georgia, called Biden's decision heartbreaking. As speculation spread last week that the president mig

JD Vance calls Democrats threat to democracy after Biden exits 2024 race

Vance joked that he was upset he doesn't get to debate Harris now because she will face Trump on the debate stage in September

Kamala Harris' presidential campaign raises $81 million in first 24 hours

US Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign has raised USD 81 million in the first 24-hour period since incumbent President Joe Biden stepped aside from the presidential race and endorsed his deputy as the Democratic Party's new nominee. Biden's decision to nominate Harris (59) follows weeks of intense pressure from fellow Democrats after his disastrous presidential debate performance against his Republican rival and former US President Donald Trump last month. Kevin Munoz, the spokesperson for Harris' campaign, said, "There is a groundswell behind Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is terrified because he knows his divisive and unpopular agenda can't stand up to the vice president's record and vision for the American people." "Team Harris raised USD 81 million in its first 24 hours, adding to the near quarter-of-a-billion dollar war chest already amassed this election cycle. This haul reflects money raised across the campaign, Democratic National Committee and joint fundraising ...

Biden's withdrawal from presidential race spells uncertainty for Ukraine

US President Joe Biden's decision to end his campaign for reelection brings a new element of uncertainty for Ukraine, which is struggling to fend off Russian advances even as it worries about the future of American support. The prospect of victory for former President Donald Trump, the Republican contender, has long concerned Kyiv, which fears he would choke off support and force Ukraine to sue for peace on terms that favor Russia. But while the Democrats hope Biden's decision to drop out and endorse Vice President Kamala Harris will inject energy into their campaign, it's unclear whether it makes Trump's defeat more likely. Officials in Moscow, widely thought to favor Trump, were noncommittal. Kyiv resident Yulia Loginova said she found it impossible to predict how Biden's departure would affect Ukraine. I don't know, honestly, she said. Surprises every day. But he did the right thing. Phillips O'Brien, professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland,