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Kamala Harris has pledged to appoint a Republican to her cabinet, if elected president, and has brushed off Donald Trump’s attempts to question her biracial identity in her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee.
In an interview with running mate Tim Walz in Georgia, Harris told CNN that his “values” have not changed despite some reversals on key policy positions around immigration and fracking.
The vice president has made significant gains among key voting groups and has a five-point lead nationally over Donald Trump, according to the latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll, the first conducted by the group since the Democratic National Convention.
Meanwhile, her Republican rival continues to face backlash over her recent visit to Arlington National Cemetery after her campaign team filmed at the graves of fallen US soldiers for a TikTok video.
JD Vance, Trump’s running mate – who said Harris should “get out of hell” for withdrawing the Biden administration’s military from Afghanistan – denied that any staff abused and removed grave officials during a wreath-laying ceremony for 13 fallen service members. killed in a terrorist attack at Kabul airport in 2021.
Mike BediganAugust 30, 2024 00:40
Watch Live: Trump holds a town hall event in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mike BediganAugust 30, 2024 00:30
Watch: Trump says Florida’s six-week abortion ban ‘too short’
Mike Bedigan30 August 2024 00:13
Kamala Harris is booed by Gaza protesters during a Georgia campaign speech
Mike BediganAugust 29, 2024 11:45 p.m
Why Trump might have trouble paying Truth Social billions
Donald Trump could have trouble paying for his $2.3 billion stake in Truth Social when he releases it next month, a new report reveals.
Katie Hawkinson find out why it might be:
Mike BediganAugust 29, 2024 11:20 p.m
Harris and Walz to sit down for their first unscripted campaign interview on CNN tonight
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will sit down for the first unscripted interview together since the pair stepped on the Democratic ticket.
Harris has been on the campaign trail for several weeks and has yet to give an official interview or press conference.
But tonight (August 29), the vice president and his running mate will appear at the Dana Bash.
The interview will be broadcast at 9pm ET from Georgia, as Walz-Harris campaign bus plows the Peach State.
It marks the next major test in their bid for the White House as the pair rallied behind last week’s Democratic National Convention and, separately, offered a chance to kill dissenters.
The vice president has faced flak from a sea of ​​Republicans – with a line of attacks often spearheaded by former President Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance.
Earlier this month at a rally in Wisconsin, the governor of Ohio called it “deceitful” that Harris “refused to take a single question from the American media”.
Mike BediganAugust 29, 2024 11:00 p.m
Watch: Kamala Harris speech interrupted by Gaza protesters
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 22:51
Fox News cut from Trump to Harris
Fox News, the normally pro-Donald Trump network, has dropped the former president’s comments in Michigan to cover Kamala Harris,
The vice president began speaking in Savannah, Georgia, shortly after Trump began speaking and began wrapping up his remarks as he continued.
Mike BediganAugust 29, 2024 10:35 p.m
Trump says he needs insurance to cover IVF or the government will pay for it
At a rally in Michigan, Donald Trump said his administration would mandate that insurance companies cover the cost of IVF treatment, and that new parents would be able to deduct the cost of having a baby from their taxes.
“I announced today, in the main statement. that according to Turmp’s ad your government will pay or your insurance company will be required to pay all the costs related to IVF treatment for women,” he said.
“Because we want more babies, to put them well. We will also allow new parents to deduct the cost of babies from their taxes so that parents with beautiful babies can …
He added: “IVF treatment is expensive, it’s very difficult for people to do it and get it, but I have voted for IVF from the beginning. If you talk to them (Democrats), they will see ooh … like I’m against it. It’s just the opposite .In comparison, he is against it, I totally agree.
Mike BediganAugust 29, 2024 10:30 p.m
Watch live: Kamala Harris holds rally on Georgia battlefield
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 22:22
