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Raising Arizona’s status as toss-up; teams focus on views of Trump

Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and their running mates all set foot in Arizona in the last five days. So did First Lady Jill Biden. Former President Barack Obama plans to visit later this week.

October 13, 2024

Walz knocks Trump over his China-made Bibles: ‘This dude even outsourced God to China’

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz said Friday that he wasn't surprised if Donald Trump didn't realize his Trump-brand Bibles were made in China because he would have had to open them to find out.

October 11, 2024

Maryland Senate debate turns into battle over Hogan’s independent credentials

Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan vowed Thursday in his first Maryland Senate debate with Democrat Angela Alsobrooks to be an independent voice in an increasingly polarized Washington and to support federal legislation affirming a right to abortion.

October 10, 2024

Trump promises to make interest payments on car loans tax-deductible

Republican nominee Donald Trump says he plans to make interest on car loans tax deductible and negotiate the signature trade deal he signed as president, as part of an effort to strengthen domestic auto production.

October 10, 2024

Trump plans Madison Square Garden rally, seeks to expand electoral map into blue states

Former President Donald Trump plans to hold a campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, unusual territory for a Republican candidate, even one who made a name for himself in the Democratic bastion.

October 9, 2024

Trump hurls more insults at Harris, rejects advice to be nice to woo women voters

Donald Trump is confident the personal insults he hurls at Vice President Kamala Harris are not going to cost him the support of women voters who have turned out more than men in recent elections.

October 9, 2024

Undecided holdouts getting pressured from every side in final weeks of the Harris-Trump race

Tiffany Irwin peeked out her front door on a recent morning to see her neighbors' yards populated with Trump and Harris signs as nearly everyone has already declared their allegiance in this must-win battleground state.

October 9, 2024

J.D. Vance seizes on Kamala Harris on ‘The View’ endorsing all of Biden’s decisions

Sen. J.D. Vance said Kamala Harris showed her true colors Tuesday when she said she would not change anything from President Biden's term in office.

October 8, 2024

For Trump, Butler is now a powerful symbol of both his 2024 campaign and his life

For his supporters, Donald Trump's triumphant return Saturday to the site where a would-be assassin's bullet came within inches of ending his life perfectly encapsulated the grit and tenacity that has made the Republican presidential nominee a political savior in the eyes of millions.

October 6, 2024

Back in Butler, Trump says, ‘I will never yield — not even in the face of death itself’

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday reinforced his fighter image by rallying supporters in the same place where a gunman came within inches of taking his life, eschewing lingering concerns about his safety and sending a clear message to his supporters that he will never stop fighting for them

October 5, 2024

Team Trump honors firefighter killed in Butler rally

Donald Trump's presidential campaign in Saturday's return rally sectioned off part of the stands to honor Corey Comperatore, the volunteer firefighter who died during the July assassination attempt while shielding his wife and daughter from the bullets.

October 5, 2024

Trump’s Butler return hits celebratory note as supporters eschew safety worries

Mary Ann Haugh celebrated her 66th birthday and another personal milestone Saturday by turning out to see Donald Trump at the same rally site where the Republican standard-bearer was almost killed three months ago.

October 5, 2024

Voter registration gains provide a good omen for Trump in pivotal Pennsylvania

Democrats have been losing voters in Pennsylvania over the past four years, leaving Republicans salivating over the prospect of former President Donald Trump recapturing the biggest swing state in the Nov. 5 election.

October 3, 2024

Walz, Vance clash over the importance of ‘experts’

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance have different views on whether the nation's next president should rely more on "experts" or "commonsense wisdom."

October 1, 2024

Warfare in Middle East sends shock waves all the way to Harris’ presidential campaign

Iran's missile attack against Israel roiled the U.S. presidential race, pushing the White House -- and Vice President Kamala Harris -- to take a firmer stand on the chaos in the Middle East.

October 1, 2024

Vance, Walz take the stage for high-stakes debate

Republican Sen. J.D. Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz met Tuesday in a Manhattan TV studio for the first -- and only -- scheduled vice presidential debate.

October 1, 2024

Trump blames ‘nonexistent’ Biden-Harris leadership for emboldening Iran to attack Israel

Donald Trump on Wednesday said the Iranian missile strike against Israel had pushed the world closer to a "global catastrophe" and exposed the lack of leadership from the Biden-Harris administration.

October 1, 2024

Harris, Trump turn focus to Hurricane Helene relief efforts

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shifted their attention Monday away from standard campaigning to focus on the emergency response to the fallout from Hurricane Helene, which devastated a region that includes the election battleground states of North Carolina and Georgia.

September 30, 2024

Trump arrives in Georgia to survey storm damage, questions Biden-Harris response

Donald Trump arrived in Valdosta, Georgia, on Monday for a firsthand look at the damage and to deliver relief supplies after Hurricane Helene devastated the region and left more than 100 people dead across the Southeast.

September 30, 2024

Trump team raises expectations for Tim Walz ahead of vice presidential debate

Looking to set the tone for the vice presidential debate, Donald Trump's campaign on Monday called Democrat Tim Walz a "liar" and "chameleon" and dubbed him "traitor Tim" and "turncoat Tim."

September 30, 2024