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Historian Allan Lichtman forecasts Kamala Harris' win in US elections

Lichtman developed the system in collaboration with Russian geophysicist Vladimir Keilis-Borok in 1981 adapts prediction methods that Keilis-Borok designed for earthquake prediction

Mike Johnson lays out agenda for Republicans as they fight to hold majority

Speaker Mike Johnson laid out on Tuesday a policy agenda should Republicans take the majority next year that extends the tax cuts approved when Donald Trump was president, reduces the size of the federal workforce and gives parents more choice on where they can send their children to school. Johnson emphasised five main policy points during a speech at the New York Stock Exchange. He talked of extending and building on the Trump tax cuts, confronting China, boosting oil and gas production, expanding school choice and cutting the size and scope of the federal government. "The survival of the American dream depends upon our victory," Johnson said. The speaker and House Republicans are fighting this election season to hold their narrow House majority, with just a handful of seats to spare. Republicans are hopeful that a Trump victory over Vice-President Kamala Harris in the election will help propel them to majorities in the House and Senate, which would give them unified control of ..

Tighter security planned for US election certification after Capitol attack

Trump lost the 2020 election to Democratic President Joe Biden but falsely claimed victory. For weeks after his loss, he urged Congress not to certify the election result

While Trump touts his debate performance, allies and advisers lament it

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a prominent Trump ally, was one of the few party leaders to publicly say Trump's performance was poor

Kamala Harris accuses Donald Trump of plotting 'Project 2025': What is it?

US elections 2024: Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of planning to control Americans' lives through 'Project 2025'-an agenda that allegedly seeks to bring hard-right policies if Trump is re-elected

Trump ropes in Tulsi Gabbard to prepare for debate with Kamala Harris

Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for Trump, confirmed Gabbard's involvement in an email, NYT reported

VP's campaign launches 'Republicans for Harris' to win over GOP voters

Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign on Sunday was launching Republicans for Harris as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump's candidacy. The programme will be a campaign within a campaign, according to Harris' team, using well-known Republicans to activate their networks, with a particular emphasis on primary voters who backed former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. The programme will kick off with events this week in Arizona, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Republicans backing Harris will also appear at rallies with the vice president and her soon-to-be-named running mate this coming week, the campaign said. The Harris campaign shared the details of the programme first with The Associated Press before the official announcement. Her team is trying to create a permission structure for GOP voters who would otherwise have a difficult time voting for Harris. The effort will rely heavily on Republican-to-Republican voter contact, with the belief that the best way

Prosecutions and politics don't mix

If Mr Trump is elected, he probably will not follow through on his threats to order prosecutions of half the Democratic leadership and a good number of Republicans as well

Harris a far worse, radical presidential candidate than Biden: Trump

Former president and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called his likely Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, a worse candidate than President Joe Biden, who she replaced more than a week ago. I think she (Harris) is the worst candidate than him (Biden). She is far more radical left, Trump told Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview on Monday, his first after Harris, 59, became the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party. Harris officially declared her candidacy after incumbent President Biden withdrew from the race for a second term on July 20. She is expected to be officially declared as the presidential candidate by the Democrats next month. I thought she was a little younger. I mean, she's 60 years old. I didn't realise she was 60. She's talking a big game. But her game is pretty bad. She was the border czar. She's trying to pretend that she wasn't, Trump said. She was for defunding the police. She was for open borders. She was for havin

US Congress creates bipartisan task force to probe Trump assassination bid

The US House of Representatives has announced the creation of a 13-member bipartisan congressional task force on the attempted assassination of former president and Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump. Trump, 78, survived the attempt on his life on July 13 when a 20-year-old shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear. The shooting left one person attending the rally dead and two others in serious condition. The suspected shooter was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. We have the utmost confidence in this bipartisan group of steady, highly qualified and capable Members of Congress to move quickly to find the facts, ensure accountability, and help make certain such failures never happen again, said House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday. The task force has been formed to understand what went wrong on the day of the attempted assassination, to ensure accountabil

Harris campaign says it raises a record high $ 200 mn in less than a week

Kamala Harris' campaign on Sunday announced that it has raised an unprecedented USD 200 million in less than a week after she entered the race for the White House, reflecting the groundswell of support in her favour. The campaign also acknowledged that the November 5 election will be very close and decided by a small number of voters in just a few states. Vice President Harris, 59, is now the presumptive presidential nominee of the Democratic party after incumbent President Joe Biden on July 20 announced that he was withdrawing from the race. Team Harris has raised USD 200 million since President Biden's endorsement last Sunday -- a record-shattering haul. Of that amount, 66 per cent came from first-time donors, further proof of the tremendous grassroots support for the Vice President, said Harris for President Communications Director Michael Tyler. Vice President Harris has been a candidate for less than a week, but she's already coalesced the entire Democratic Party around her ..

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 ...

Trump allies looking to sue democrats for choosing anyone other than Biden

Even before President Joe Biden's long-speculated withdrawal from the 2024 presidential race, allies of former President Donald Trump floated the possibility of suing to block Democrats from having anyone other than Biden on the ballot in November. But election administration and legal experts said the timing of Biden's exit on Sunday makes it unlikely that any Republican ballot access challenges will succeed, with some calling the idea ridiculous and frivolous. Democrats are on safe legal ground as they identify a new standard-bearer, they say, because the party hasn't officially chosen its nominee. That typically occurs with a vote of delegates at the party's convention. It's ridiculous for people to talk about replacing Biden.' He hasn't been nominated yet, said Richard Winger, a leading expert on state ballot access laws and the longtime editor of the Ballot Access News newsletter. Talk of possible Republican legal challenges has been swirling since Democrats began discussing

J D Vance makes solo debut at rally as GOP VP candidate amidst Biden exit

To move overnight to set up Monday rally. Republican JD Vance will make his first solo appearances on the campaign trail Monday, a day after the 2024 presidential race was thrown into upheaval as President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, making the Democratic candidate an open question. Vance, an Ohio senator, is scheduled to hold a rally in his hometown of Middletown on Monday afternoon, followed by a second rally Monday evening in Radford, Virginia, fresh off his rally debut with Donald Trump over the weekend. Vance was expected to eventually face Vice President Kamala Harris in a debate. But with Biden dropping out and the Democratic ticket unsettled, the senator is following Trump's lead and focusing on attacking Biden and Harris jointly. President Trump and I are ready to save America, whoever's at the top of the Democrat ticket, Vance said Sunday in a post on X. Bring it on. Trump's campaign plans to use Vance, who became the Republican vice presidential nominee last week

Trump holds first rally after assassination bid with Vance by his side

Donald Trump is holding his first campaign rally since he survived an attempted assassination, returning to the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate. It was exactly one week ago, even to the hour, even to the minute," Trump said, reflecting on the July 13 shooting in Pennsylvania that left him with a bloodied ear, killed one supporter in the crowd and left two others injured. I stand before you only by the grace of almighty God, he said, the white gauze on his ear now replaced by a skin-coloured bandage. I shouldn't be here right now," he went on. Something very special happened." Trump was joined by Ohio Sen. JD Vance at the pair's first event together since they became the GOP's nominees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. I find it hard to believe that a week ago, an assassin tried to take Donald Trump's life, and now we have got a hell of a crowd in Michigan to welcome him back on the campaign trail, Vance said, speaking before Trump's

Trump recounts attempt on his life, abandons unity theme in RCN speech

Trump and his advisers had suggested throughout the week he would offer a message of unity after a gunman's bullet grazed his ear at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday

JD Vance will make a great Vice President, says his Indian-American wife Usha

JD Vance would make a great vice president for America, his Indian-American wife Usha Chilukuri Vance has said, as she introduced him at the Republican National Convention

Ramaswamy's fiery speech at Convention brings applause from US Republicans

Making his maiden appearance before the Republican National Convention, Indian-American entrepreneur-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy has asked Americans to vote for former president Donald Trump to revive national pride and reignite the economy. Ramaswamy, 38, a former presidential aspirant who dropped off from the race in the early stages of the Republican primary, said Trump is the president who will unite America not through empty words but through action. If you want to seal the border, vote Trump. If you want to restore law and order, vote Trump. If you want to reignite our economy, vote for Trump. If you want to revive national pride, vote for Trump. If you want to make America great again, vote for Trump, he said. Ramaswamy's fiery speech attracted multiple standing ovations and the biggest applause from the thousands of delegates and party leaders who have gathered in this city to nominate Trump as their nominee for the November 5 presidential election. Success is unifyin

RNC's 1st day to focus on economy; here's what to know about Trump's plans

Donald Trump goes into the Republican National Convention with bold promises about the U.S. economy, but he has sketched out notably few details about how his plans would actually work. The convention's first day is still expected to focus on the economy even after Saturday's shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was injured. If the program goes ahead as planned, expect speakers to argue that Trump's agenda of sweeping tariffs and lower taxes would jump-start the economy. The former president says he wants tariffs on trade partners and no taxes on tips and would like to knock the corporate tax rate down a tick. The Republican platform also promises to defeat inflation and quickly bring down all prices, in addition to pumping out more oil, natural gas and coal. The platform would address illegal immigration in part with the largest deportation program in American history. And Trump would also scrap President Joe Biden's policies to develop the marke

Doug Burgum on shortlist to be veep, gains support from Trump, donors

Burgum's allies paint him as a savvy business executive whose attention to detail and deep understanding of energy, agriculture and tech could help the former president's ambitious second-term agenda