30 Days Out, the Harris and Trump Campaigns Brace for 'Trench Warfare'
With tight contests in all seven battleground states, the candidates are pressing for a few thousand votes that could sway the outcome of the entire election.
Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Maggie Haberman / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 09:02:57
Supporters Who Saw a Gunman Attack Trump Prepare to Welcome Him Back
Donald J. Trump is returning to Butler, Pa., to hold another rally at the site where he was nearly assassinated in July in an attack that killed a man and wounded two others.
Charles Homans and Maddie McGarvey / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 09:02:24
As Lawmaker Claims Trump's Shooting Was Inside Job, G.O.P. Indulges Him
Representative Eli Crane, a first-term Arizona Republican, has emerged as the chief right-wing voice pushing conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempts.
Annie Karni / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 09:02:02
Biden says he is 'concerned' about election being 'peaceful'
"I'm concerned about what they're going to do," the president told reporters, referring to Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance.
Irie Sentner / Politico | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 08:44:06
Trump's Response To Melania's Abortion Stance Has Critics Saying Same Damning Thing
Lee Moran / Huffington Post | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 08:40:50
Anderson Cooper Struggles To Speak After Watching Weird Melania Trump Clip Live On Air
Josie Harvey / Huffington Post | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 08:32:35
'Bullet For Democracy': Trump Returns To Site Of Rally Shooting
Donald Trump will make a defiant return Saturday to the small town in Pennsylvania where an assassin tried to shoot him dead during a rally attended by thousands of supporters.
IBTimes | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 06:06:13
Trump returns to scene of shooting - and a town trying to heal
The mood in Butler, Pennsylvania, is a mixture of guilt and grief ahead of Trump's return.
BBC | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 05:00:11
Biden's two-pronged plan to protect Ukraine when he's gone
The US president, Joe Biden, is pursuing a last-minute attempt to shore up American support for Ukraine - ahead of a possible victory for Donald Trump in the US election on November 5. Biden feels that US foreign policy on Ukraine is under threat if Trump wins. The US president ...
Michelle Bentley / Asia Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 04:48:18
Behind Trump's Views on Ukraine: Putin's Gambit and a Political Grudge
The roots of Donald Trump's animus toward Ukraine - an issue with profound consequences should he be elected again - can be found in a yearlong series of events spanning 2016 and 2017.
Mark Mazzetti and Adam Entous / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 04:00:18
5 Takeaways From Melania Trump's Book: Abortion Rights, 2020 Election and More
Shining a little more light on her mysterious life, her memoir details her support for abortion rights, her doubts about the 2020 election and her explanation for that "I really don't care" jacket.
Katie Rogers / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 02:58:50
US needs a solution to China's problem
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both promising to preside over a manufacturing renaissance and whoever wins will have the wind at their back. A lot of new factories are already under construction in the United States thanks in part to subsidies provided by the Chips and Science Act, the ...
Urban C. Lehner / Asia Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 02:08:38
Political row erupts overs Hurricane Helene disaster relief
Trump slams Fema for spending money on migrants, but the agency says those funds did not come from its hurricane relief.
BBC | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 01:38:18
Trump urges Israel to strike Iran’s nuclear sites, criticises Biden’s response
‘Hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later,’ the Republican told a campaign event in North Carolina.
Agence France-Presse / South China Morning Post | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 01:28:24
VC power player Ben Horowitz says he'll donate to Kamala Harris. Read the memo.
Ben Horowitz, cofounder of Andreessen Horowitz, showed support for the Trump campaign. An email to A16z employees shows his relationship with Harris.
Melia Russell,Lloyd Lee / Business Insider | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 01:17:55
In North Carolina Town Hall, Trump Makes a Series of Promises to Appeal to Veterans
Donald J. Trump answered preselected questions from a pro-military crowd who echoed his false claims and approved of his vow to conduct massive deportations of undocumented immigrants.
Michael Gold / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 01:02:04
Trump Pledges to Rename Base After Confederate General
"Donald Trump says that North Carolina's Fort Liberty would once again become Fort Bragg if he's reelected - less than two years after the base was renamed to remove the [...]
Taegan Goddard / Taegan Goddard | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 00:59:26
Elon Musk to join Trump for rally at site of first assassination attempt
The tech billionaire and former Republican president have become increasingly close in recent months as election nears.
Al Jazeera | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 00:57:25
Trump Resisted Sending Aid After California Wildfires, Aides Say
He changed his mind after being shown data that his supporters in the state had been affected, the former officials said. One called his approach "red states vs. blue states."
Tim Balk / NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 00:36:13
Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz to make 'significant' donation to Harris
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder previously backed Trump but will make personal contribution to Democratic candidate after Biden dropped out
FT | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 00:18:55
Trump Takes Aim at Legal Immigration
The former president and his allies, who often decry undocumented immigrants, are targeting programs that allow millions of people to enter the country lawfully.
NY Times | Sat, 5 Oct 2024 00:01:34
Harris, in Michigan, Tries to Head Off Trump's Attacks Over Gas Cars
Kamala Harris, who has faced a flurry of Trump ads in Michigan misleadingly arguing that she wants to ban gas cars altogether, promised, "I will never tell you what kind of car you have to drive."
Erica L. Green and Reid J. Epstein / NY Times | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 23:39:41
Months on, Trump shooting witness still stunned by security lapse
Greg Smith went viral with his account of the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. He speaks again to the BBC.
BBC | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 23:08:43
White House Slams Trump's Lies on Hurricane Relief Funding
Yuval RosenbergOctober 4, 2024During a visit to Georgia on Friday, former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration's response...
yrosenberg / Fiscal Times | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 23:02:47
Oklahoma schools could buy $3.3 million worth of Trump-branded Bibles
much for separation of church and to new reporting by state Superintendent Ryan Walters opened bids to purchase 55,000 Bibles for schools. Interestingly, a endorsed by Donald Trump, known as “Lee Greenwood’s God Bless the U.S.A. Bible,” is one of only two that fits the bill—and the other one is ...
Morgan Stephens / Daily Kos | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 23:00:02
Fact-Checking Trump's False Claims About FEMA's Response to Hurricane Helene
The former president falsely accused the Biden administration of spending disaster funding on migrants, neglecting areas that had voted for Republicans and ignoring a call from a Republican governor.
Linda Qiu / NY Times | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:53:59
Trump's volunteers: the 'beautiful ladies' from a cult-like evangelical church
Donald Trump describes the women as "wealthy and beautiful". They all belong to a controversial evangelical Christian church that has drawn criticism for some of its secretive insularity.
Robert Draper, Michael Gold / Sydney Morning Herald | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:52:15
Why Trump Is Lying About Disaster Relief
His usual trash-talking is losing its mojo.
NY Times | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:37:17
Trump Campaign Distributes Raised Funds to Butler Victims
The recipients included the families of those killed and wounded, and a Trump supporter who lost income when his rental cranes were stuck at the site.
David A. Fahrenthold / NY Times | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:18:37
Trump lies: the Biden Administration did not divert FEMA money to immigration. But Trump did.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is suffering a budget shortfall, because the House of Representatives did not fund FEMA disaster relief in its "stopgap" bill; yet hurricane season runs through November. FEMA has not diverted any money - much less a billion dollars - to immigration programs, as Donald ...
KATHY GILL, Associate Editor / Moderate Voice | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:14:56
Hurricane Helene's destruction is also an urgent call to action for Kamala Harris
Research suggests that climate change may have increased the rainfall from Hurricane Helene by up to 50% in some places and made the storm rapidly intensify.
Henna Hundal / MSNBC | Fri, 4 Oct 2024 22:11:24