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Trump's protests aside, his agenda significantly overlaps with Project 2025

Donald Trump insists that Project 2025, a nearly 1,000-page blueprint for a hard-right turn in American government and society, does not reflect his priorities for a White House encore. I haven't read it. I don't want to read it purposefully, the Republican presidential nominee said September 10 on the debate stage. Yet from economics, immigration and education policy to civil rights and foreign affairs, there are common ideas and shared ideology between Project 2025 and Trump's outline for another term from his official Agenda 47 slate, the Republican platform he personally approved and his other statements. There are also differences: Project 2025, led by the Heritage Foundation and written by many conservatives who worked in or with Trump's administration, offers more particulars on some issues than the former president. Here's a look at how Trump's 2024 campaign and Project 2025 align and deviate: Key tax proposals could benefit the wealthy TRUMP: His tax policies lean broa

Kamala Harris baits Trump on his health records after releasing her own

Harris' line of attack followed the release of a detailed report by her physician that said 59-year-old Democratic nominee is in excellent health

Donald Trump drives his anti-immigration message in Aurora, Colorado

Donald Trump detoured from the battleground states Friday to visit a Colorado suburb that's been in the news over illegal immigration as he drives a message, often using false or misleading claims and dehumanizing language, that migrants are causing chaos in smaller American cities and towns. Trump's rally in Aurora marked the first time ahead of the November election that either presidential campaign has visited Colorado, which reliably votes Democratic statewide. The Republican nominee has long promised to stage the largest deportation operation in U.S. history and has made immigration core to his political persona since launching his first campaign in 2015. In recent months, Trump has pinpointed specific smaller communities that have seen large arrivals of migrants, with tensions flaring locally over resources and some longtime residents expressing distrust about sudden demographic changes. Aurora entered the spotlight in August when a video circulated showing armed men walking .

Trump's campaign requests military aircraft, vehicles after Iran's threats

Donald Trump 's aides have requested a slew of stepped-up security measures, including military aircraft capable of shooting down surface-to-air missiles to transport the former president in the race's final stretch, amid growing concerns over threats from Iran in a campaign already shaken by violence. The campaign's highly unusual request comes as the Republican candidate faces death threats from Iran, which has also targeted other former Trump administration officials and has also been blamed for a widespread hack of top campaign officials. Trump narrowly survived one assassination attempt and U.S. Secret Service agents foiled a second, though neither case has been publicly linked to Iranian actors. Beyond a military plane, the campaign has asked for special armored vehicles typically reserved for sitting presidents, expanded temporary flight restrictions over his rallies and his residences, reimbursements for decoy aircraft, and more money for the U.S. Secret Service and local law

AR Rahman records 30-minute performance, bid to boost Harris' campaign

Legendary music composer A R Rahman has recorded a 30-minute performance video in support of Vice President Kamaal Harris, which is expected to give a big boost to her presidential campaign ahead of the November 5 general elections. Rahman, 57, is the first major international artist from S Asia to have endorsed Harris, who is of mixed Indian and African origin. With this performance, A R Rahman has added his voice to a chorus of leaders and artists who are standing up for progress and representation in America, said Shekar Narasimhan, chairman of the AAPI Victory Fund. This is more than just a musical event, it's a call to action for our communities to engage and vote for the future we want to see, he said after AAPI Victory Fund announced that Rahman, the globally renowned Indian composer and musician, has recorded an exclusive 30-minute performance in support Harris's 2024 presidential campaign. This powerful endorsement by one of the most iconic voices in the South Asian commun

Tariffs, tax cuts core to Donald Trump's economic pitch to voters

Beyond tax cuts and tariffs, Trump has promised he would support the oil and gas industry by backing new pipelines and restoring fracking on federal land in a bid to boost the economy

Joe Biden tells Trump to 'get a life, man,' stop storm misinformation

President Joe Biden on Thursday publicly admonished Donald Trump, telling his predecessor to get a life, man and try to help people impacted by a pair of devastating hurricanes rather than spreading misinformation about the federal response. Speaking at the White House on the government's work to address Hurricanes Milton and Helene, Biden condemned the reckless, irresponsible and relentless disinformation and outright lies that continue to flow." The White House, and Biden personally, have spent days decrying Trump for making false claims about the disaster response, including that federal funding is being diverted for use on people in the country illegally and that such assistance is capped at USD 750. The USD 750 is an immediate need disbursement, Biden explained, to cover urgent requirements like food, diapers and baby formula That USD 750 that they're talking about, Mr. Trump and all those other people know it's a lie to suggest that's all they're going to get, Biden said. "It'

Donald Trump rejects Fox News invite to debate Harris in late October

In a statement, Fox had said a second debate 'would present an opportunity for each candidate to make their closing arguments'

Donald Trump vows to eliminate income taxes on Americans living abroad

No-taxes-on-Americans-abroad pledge is the latest in a series of Trump plans to cut personal tax bills, he's also floated exempting tipped wages, overtime pay and Social Security benefits from taxes

Harris faces urgency to explain how her presidency will differ from Biden's

With less than four weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris is facing new urgency to define how her potential presidency would be different from that of President Joe Biden. Her struggle to present herself both as a candidate of change while demonstrating a loyalty to the politician she serves under was made clear on Tuesday, when she was asked on ABC's The View how she would lead differently than Biden. Harris said, We're obviously two different people and I will bring those sensibilities to how I lead. But when pressed to identify a decision made by Biden that she would have taken another way, she demurred. There is not a thing that comes to mind, she said. She followed up later in the show by saying she would put a Republican in her Cabinet. Two and a half months into her unexpected candidacy, Harris has so far largely relied on her age and biography to signal a break from the 82-year-old Biden and her 78-year-old Republican opponent, former President Donald ...

Early voting begins in Arizona, drawing visits from presidential campaigns

Early in-person voting begins Wednesday in Arizona, making it the first of this year's presidential battleground states where all residents can cast a ballot at a traditional polling place ahead of Election Day. The start of in-person voting in the closely contested state also is drawing the presidential tickets, with both campaigns scheduling visits there this week. Wednesday's voting overlaps with campaign stops by both vice presidential nominees Democratic Minnesota Gov Tim Walz and Ohio Sen JD Vance, a Republican who will hold separate events in Tucson on Wednesday. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, is scheduled to host a rally in Phoenix on Thursday, while former President Donald Trump will hold one Sunday in Prescott Valley, a Republican stronghold about 144 kilometres north of Phoenix. President Joe Biden defeated Trump by just 10,457 votes in 2020, a narrow margin that set off years of misinformation and conspiracy theories among Republicans who refuse

Harris gets personal in media blitz, resists breaking with Biden's policy

Kamala Harris wanted to help voters get to know her better with a cascade of media appearances on Tuesday, but the most lasting impression might have been her unwillingness to break with Joe Biden. Asked on ABC's The View how she would be different from the president she's served under for four years, Harris said we're obviously two different people and I will bring those sensibilities to how I lead. However, she was not able to identify a decision where she would have gone another way. There is not a thing that comes to mind, Harris said. The exchange encapsulated Harris' struggle to portray herself as a candidate who can deliver the change voters crave while also remaining loyal to the current administration. Some Harris aides privately winced as gleeful Republicans swiftly circulated clips of her response and Donald Trump swiped at her in a social media post, calling it her dumbest answer so far. It wasn't until later in the show that Harris named something that she would do ...

Harris still introducing herself as she sets out on media tour amid voting

When Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with podcaster Alex Cooper, the conversation didn't start by parsing policy positions. The goal, Cooper told the Democratic nominee, was to get to know you as a person. And that was just fine with Harris, who said she was on the popular Call Her Daddy podcast because one of the best ways to communicate with people is to be real. Long past the midway point of her unexpected presidential campaign and with voting already underway, Harris is still introducing herself to Americans who will determine her fate in this year's presidential election. On Tuesday, her media blitz will take her to studios across Manhattan as the Democratic nominee tries to reach as many people as possible in the shortest period of time. It's a sharp shift after largely avoiding interviews since replacing President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket, and it's an implicit acknowledgment that she needs to do more to edge out Republican candidate Donald ...

Will weigh Ukraine's Nato membership at some later point, says Harris

Biden administration has so far said such an invitation would be a longer-term proposition that would require Ukraine to shore up its defense capabilities

US elections: Kamala Harris rejects Republican digs at childless women

Harris said the Arkansas governor's views on family were outdated and discussed her own modern family

Trump, with Elon Musk, addresses thousands at failed assassination bid site

Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday returned to Butler, a city in Pennsylvania where he narrowly escaped an assassination bid 12 weeks ago, and addressed thousands of his supporters in this key battleground state, urging them to elect him as the next president of the United States. Joined by high-profile figures like Tesla owner Elon Musk and his running mate, Senator J D Vance, Trump (78) made a passionate plea to "defeat" Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate in the November 5 presidential poll. "We must stop her country-destroying regime, radical-left agenda once and for all. We cannot have it happen. So you must get out and you must vote," Trump said in Pennsylvania, which in this election cycle has emerged as a must-win situation for both candidates. Trump launched a scathing attack on Harris and accused her of being a failure on multiple fronts, including border security and economy. "She imposed a natural gas export ban on Pennsylvania, which is ...

Musk to attend Trump rally in Pennsylvania at July assassination bid site

Musk, the CEO of Tesla and owner of X, called Republican presidential candidate Trump "tough" and officially endorsed him after he survived an assassination attempt in Butler on July 13

Trump's campaign raised $160 mn in Sept, ending with $283 mn in bank

Former President Donald Trump raised USD 160 million for his campaign in September and entered October with USD 283 million in the bank for the campaign's final sprint, his aides announced. The September fundraising figure, which Trump's campaign released on Wednesday, is up from the USD 130 million he reported raising in August. It covers money raised by Trump's campaign and affiliated committees. Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump's Democratic rival, has not yet released her fundraising numbers for the full month, but numbers previously released suggest she'll exceeded Trump's haul. Harris aides have said she raised USD 55 million during a fundraising swing through California last weekend alone, which included stops in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The prior weekend, she raised USD 27 million at a packed New York City fundraiser, which was at the time her largest fundraising haul since she took over at the top of the ticket from President Joe Biden, according to a Harris campaig

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of US election campaign

A trio of new trials -- a devastating hurricane, expanding conflict in the Mideast and a dockworkers strike that threatens the US economy -- are looming over the final weeks of the presidential campaign and could help shape the public mood as voters decide between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. How events shake out -- and how the candidates respond -- could be decisive as they claw for votes in battleground states. The president, Joe Biden, is still the steward of the US economy and foreign policy at this tumultuous moment and may well bear ultimate responsibility for how they play out. But how Harris and Trump approach the three disparate issues could have a rippling impact on how Americans perceive their two choices this November. "Unfortunately, there are going to be events like this, and this is where you see the leadership of a president show up," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Tuesday. "I think this should send a message t

Anti-abortion leaders undeterred as Trump says he would veto abortion ban

Anti-abortion leaders said on Wednesday that they're undeterred after Donald Trump said he would veto a federal abortion ban, the first time he has explicitly said so after previously refusing to answer questions on the subject. During Tuesday night's vice-presidential debate, the Republican presidential nominee posted on his social media platform Truth Social that "everyone knows I would not support a federal abortion ban, under any circumstances, and would, in fact, veto it". He then said that abortion rights should be left up to the states -- his most common response to questions about the issue since Roe v Wade was overturned by a conservative majority that included three of Trump's own appointees to the Supreme Court. In the two years since the ruling, abortion rights have emerged as a major vulnerability for the GOP, which has struggled to find a consistent message on the path forward, while driving turnout for Democrats. With the election less than five weeks away, Trump has