Aug 03 Trump plans to skip ABC debate with Harris in September, insists on earlier Fox News faceoff By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the… Continue reading
Aug 02 Harris' campaign raised massive $310 million in July as she looks to reset the race against Trump By Will Weissert, Associated Press The haul by Harris' campaign, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former President Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in $138.7 million for July. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 4:26 Why the Harris campaign and Democrats are leaning into calling Trump 'weird' By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris has secured the number of delegates in a virtual roll call to win the party’s nomination. While on the campaign trail, Harris is calling her opponent Donald Trump “weird.”… Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 9:15 Capehart and Johnson on Harris' running mate shortlist and Trump's latest attacks By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the success of Kamala Harris' campaign launch, Donald Trump's latest attacks on his opponent, the Democratic veepstakes… Continue watching
Aug 02 Harris receives enough virtual delegate votes to be presumptive Democratic nominee By Will Weissert, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough votes from Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as Middle East tensions climb after killing of Hamas leader By News Desk and Associated Press Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh held a news briefing on Friday as tensions escalate in the Middle East after Israel was blamed for the killing of Hamas leaders. Continue reading
Aug 02 WATCH: Secret Service holds news briefing on the Trump assassination attempt By News Desk and Associated Press The U.S. Secret Service held a news briefing Friday on its response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 02 Russia acknowledges Kremlin operatives were among citizens freed in prisoner swap By Dasha Litvinova, Associated Press New details have emerged on the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War, with the Kremlin acknowledging for the first time that some of the Russians held in the West belonged to its security services. Continue reading
Aug 02 Few Americans trust Secret Service following Trump assassination attempt, AP-NORC poll says By Adriana Gomez Licon, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Associated Press Only around three in 10 Americans are extremely or very confident that the Secret Service can keep the presidential candidates safe from violence before the election. Continue reading
Aug 01 Democratic Rep. Johnson wins Tennessee primary, will face GOP Sen. Blackburn in Senate race By Kimberlee Kruesi, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Tennessee state Rep. Gloria Johnson has won the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate and will face off against Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November, pitting a survivor of a Republican-led expulsion effort over a gun control protest against a close… Continue reading