Oct 11 In an already unpredictable year, back-to-back hurricanes reshape 2024 presidential campaign By Josh Boak, Associated Press The unprecedented back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their Thursdays to tackling questions about the storms. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Biden and Harris discuss federal response after Helene and Milton strike U.S. By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris held a briefing Friday at the White House on the federal response and recovery in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 2:08 Trump pitches new tax incentives in Detroit as Harris pushes to reach voters in new places By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan Former President Trump made big promises to the American auto industry in a wide-ranging speech at the Detroit Economic Club. Meanwhile, team Harris embraced new campaign strategies. Laura Barrón-López reports. Continue watching
Oct 10 WATCH: Obama ribs Trump for ‘ranting and the raving about crazy conspiracy theories’ at Harris rally By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press Speaking at a rally at the University of Pittsburgh, former President Barack Obama painted former President Donald Trump as out-of-touch and not the choice to lead the country to change, calling him a “bumbling” billionaire “who has not stopped whining about… Continue reading
Oct 10 Harris holds campaign rally in Phoenix as early voting gets underway in Arizona By Isabella Volmert, Will Weissert, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris is visiting Nevada and Arizona on Thursday while former President Donald Trump talked economic issues in Michigan, as presidential campaigning continues even with Hurricane Milton hitting Florida. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks at Detroit Economic Club event By Will Weissert, Associated Press Speaking at the Detroit Economic Club, Donald Trump on Thursday again complained about the federal response to natural disasters that have damaged much of the Southeast as he seeks to gain a political advantage from the tropical weather. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 3:07 Harris and Trump focus on Arizona as early voting starts there By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan As another hurricane barrels towards Florida, Kamala Harris criticized Donald Trump for spreading disinformation about Hurricane Helene. But in Pennsylvania, the former president continued to spread false information about the federal response. It comes as early voting started in Arizona… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 3:51 Only one county has voted for the winner of every presidential election since 1980 By Tela Moss, Lauren Gallup, Annie Warren, Northwest Public Broadcasting As Donald Trump and Kamala Harris make their case to voters, they spend most of their time in a handful of battleground states. But hundreds of miles from those campaign stops, the Pacific Northwest is where you'll find a true… Continue watching
Oct 09 Fact-checking Harris and Trump’s interviews with AARP By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact The presidential candidates spoke by phone with Robert Love, vice president and editor-in-chief of AARP Publications. Continue reading
Oct 09 Social Security is due for another cost of living increase. It ‘won’t make a dent’ for some retirees By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The annual Social Security and Medicare trustees report in May that the program's trust fund will be unable to pay full benefits beginning in 2035. If the trust fund is depleted, the government will be able to pay only 83%… Continue reading