Kamala Harris delivers major economic pitch as Trump’s edge on the issue wanes: Live updates
Vice president seen gaining ground in perceived economic competency in latest polls as issue remains at forefront of voters’ concerns
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Kamala Harris is set to deliver a major policy speech on the economy today in Pittsburgh as Donald Trump’s longtime lead on the issue wanes with voters. Aides for the vice president said she will pitch herself as a policy pragmatist with a populist bent.
The former president still holds the lead on perceived economic competency but that has halved in recent weeks, according to analysis by The Washington Post.
Trump and Harris are essentially deadlocked among likely voters according to a new CNN poll, with the Democrat leading by a one percent margin.
A new Quinnipiac University poll shows the same neck-and-neck result, only with Trump ahead by one percent. Other projections have shown Harris leading by a larger margin. The latest Reuters poll has Harris up six points nationally.
Meanwhile, Trump revealed Iran has threatened to assassinate him and “will try again,” he said, after being briefed by US intelligence officials.
“Big threats on my life by Iran,” the Republican presidential nominee wrote on X. “The entire US Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again.”
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Everything we know about Iran ‘threats’ on Trump
Yesterday Donald Trump was briefed by US intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him, his campaign said.
The Trump campaign said in a statement: “President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States.”
The former president wrote on Truth Social: “Big threats on my life by Iran. The entire U.S. Military is watching and waiting.
“Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again. Not a good situation for anyone. I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before.”
In a rare display of unity, he added: “Thank you to Congress for unanimously approving far more money to Secret Service - Zero ‘NO’ Votes, strictly bipartisan. Nice to see Republicans and Democrats get together on something. An attack on a former President is a Death Wish for the attacker!”
It is not clear when the alleged threats were made.
Iran has yet to respond but has previously denied claims of interfering in American politics.
Trump claims Harris ‘has bigger cognitive problems than Biden’
Trump, whose cognitive state has been scrutinized in recent weeks, tried to turn the tables by wildly claiming Harris “has bigger cognitive problems” than Joe Biden.
The former president, 78, was speaking in Savannah, Georgia on Tuesday when he made the claims about Harris, 59.
Trump told the crowd how world leaders are “laughing at us.”
“We have to be respected. They laugh at us. All over the world, they’re laughing at us,” he said. “And you know what they’re really laughing at? Kamala. Because they can’t believe that she’s going to be president. They can’t believe.”
He then referenced the criticism of his own cognitive faculties. “You talk about cognitive problems? She’s got bigger cognitive problems than he has, in my opinion,” Trump said, referring to Biden.
Trump responds to Senator Joe Machin refusing to endorse Harris
Trump has responded on Truth Social to reports Harris has lost the support of Senator Joe Machin.
On Tuesday, Harris told Wisconsin Public Radio that she is in favor of axing the Senate filibuster in order to codify abortion protections that were previously guaranteed under Roe v Wade.
When asked if he would back her president, Machin said: “That ain’t going to happen. I think that basically can destroy our country, and my country is more important to me than any one person or any one person’s ideology. … I think it’s the most horrible thing.”
Former Clinton adviser has a ‘feeling’ Harris will win
Former Clinton campaign adviser, James Carville, has said he has a “feeling” Harris will win the presidency in November.
Carville told CNN’s Anderson Cooper: “I don’t like to predict elections. I would just say, this just doesn’t feel like a race that Harris is gonna lose.”
“But that’s just a feeling,” he added.
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Trump reveals ‘assassination threats’ from Iran
Donald Trump says Iran has tried to have him assassinated and “will try again” after he was briefed by US intelligence officials on alleged threats from Tehran.
“Big threats on my life by Iran,” the Republican presidential nominee wrote on X. “The entire US Military is watching and waiting. Moves were already made by Iran that didn’t work out, but they will try again.
“Not a good situation for anyone,” he continued. “I am surrounded by more men, guns, and weapons than I have ever seen before. Thank you.”
Trump’s campaign confirmed on Tuesday night he had been briefed by US intelligence officials.
“President Trump was briefed earlier today by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) regarding real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him in an effort to destabilize and sow chaos in the United States,” his 2024 presidential election campaign said in a statement.
Arpan Rai reports.
Trump says ‘big threats on my life’ from Iran after being briefed on US intelligence
Trump campaign says he has been briefed on ‘real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him’
Haitian rights group calls for Trump and Vance to be arrested over bogus ‘pet-eating’ slurs
Donald Trump and JD Vance should be arrested for spreading baseless claims that Haitian immigrants are eating pets and neighborhood animals in an Ohio town, according to an affidavit filed by a Haitian advocacy organization.
The complaint from the Haitian Bridge Alliance, filed Tuesday in Clark County Municipal Court, accuses the pair of working together to “knowingly spread a false and dangerous narrative.”
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Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party have “enthusiastically” endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the race against former President Donald Trump, joining hundreds of Republicans and former GOP administration officials in backing the Democratic nominee.
Robert Monks, Ken Cole and Ted O’Meara made the announcement in an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News.
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Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley gave some biting feedback to a GOP Senate candidate who questioned why women voters over the age of 50 care about the issue of abortion, suggesting it would cause him to lose support.
Bernie Moreno, a candidate in Ohio who made headlines with a shiny Trump endorsement, told a group of voters during a town hall last week that “a lot of suburban women” are “single-issue voters” on abortion.
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Everyone is being dishonest about the filibuster — including Kamala Harris
Eric Garcia writes:
During her speech at the Democratic National Convention some weeks ago, Vice President Kamala Harris imparted some wisdom from her later mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris. “Never do anything half-assed,” she said, insisting: “That is a direct quote.”
But on Tuesday, she seemed to betray that virtue when she told Wisconsin Public Radio that she would support eliminating the filibuster to restore abortion rights enshrined in Roe v Wade. To be clear, that would mean getting rid of the filibuster only in the case of reproductive access — and not for other issues.
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Everyone is being dishonest about the filibuster — including Kamala Harris
From Joe Manchin to the vice president to a good chunk of Republicans, no one can admit where they really stand
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