Trump accuses Harris of ‘FAKE and STAGED’ photo as Walz and Vance prep for debate showdown: Live
Tim Walz and JD Vance are preparing to go head-to-head in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday
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Donald Trump has accused Kamala Harris of staging a photo she posted of her speaking on the phone with the director of FEMA about the response to Hurricane Helene.
The vice president is seen sitting aboard Air Force Two with an iPhone on the table in front of her and an earpiece in one ear. The former president claims the headset is not connected to the phone.
At the weekend Trump ramped up his campaigning and is being mocked online for suggesting a concept to tackle crime that mirrors the horror movie franchise The Purge.
In a wild rally speech in Pennsylvania on Sunday, the former president proposed “one really violent day” could put an end to crime across the US: “One rough hour and I mean real rough, the word will get out and it will end immediately.”
During the rambling speech, Trump also admitted he “hated” paying workers overtime at his businesses – and would replace workers who asked for it. “I shouldn’t say this,” he admitted.
Harris’s campaign quickly seized on the comments, branding Trump a “scab.”
Meanwhile, Tim Walz and JD Vance are preparing to go head-to-head in the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.
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‘A moral force’: Biden celebrates Jimmy Carter a day before his 100th birthday
President Joe Biden has sent a heartfelt birthday message to Jimmy Carter, one day ahead of his 100th birthday.
“Put simply, Mr President, I admire you so darn much,” Biden wrote.
Carter, the longest-lived president in the country’s history, hits the milestone on October 1. The 39th president has recently started “talking about politics again” after Kamala Harris took over the Democratic ticket and he plans to vote for her, according to his eldest grandson Jason.
Kelly Rissman reports.
Biden celebrates Jimmy Carter a day before his 100th birthday
‘You’re a voice of courage, conviction, compassion, and most of all, a beloved friend of Jill and me and our family,’ President Biden wrote
Democrats sue Georgia election board over new hand-counting ballots rule
Democrats have sued the Georgia State Election Board over its new requirement for counties to hand-count ballots cast on Election Day. They argue that the last-minute change in the rules is unlawful and could cause “chaos” across what is a highly-contested state in the presidential election.
The board voted 3-2 earlier this month passing the new rule which Democrats argue “changes the rules of the game in the ninth inning”.
The suit was filed by the Democratic National Committee and the Democratic Party of Georgia. Kamala Harris’s campaign has also given its support to the suit
“In sum, the Hand Count Rule is contrary to the Election Code, exceeds the Board’s rulemaking authority” and “violates foundational limits on agencies that are intended to avoid precisely the scenario here — an unelected body unilaterally making significant changes to the law without notice or explanation,” the suit says.
“To protect the sanctity of the state’s laws and to prevent election night chaos, this Court should declare that the Hand Count Rule exceeds SEB’s statutory authority and enjoin that rule from going into effect,” it adds.
Donald Trump praised the three board members who voted in favor of the new rule. However, there is also opposition from other Republicans, including Georgia’s secretary of state and attorney general. They question the legality of the rule.
Election workers are now required to count the number of ballots cast on Election Day but not every vote on the ballot. The ballots are then delivered to the county for counting and tabulation. The main concern is that there could be an unnecessary delay in reporting results.
Watch: Trump challenged over baseless claim aid being denied to Republican parts of Georgia
Unmarried? Childless? Running for Congress? This GOP candidate has found a workaround
A Republican congressional candidate posed for a photo with a woman and three young girls in an image that could be mistaken for a family holiday card.
But the picture — posted on the National Republican Campaign Committee website to promote Derrick Anderson’s campaign, and included in a video on his campaign’s YouTube account — is not a family photo at all.
Alex Woodward has the bizarre story.
Child-free Republican candidate borrows friend’s wife and children for campaign photo
Anti-abortion congressional candidate Derrick Anderson poses with friend’s wife and kids
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Trump slams US response to Helene, even as supporters urge cutbacks to federal disaster agencies
Former President Donald Trump criticized the Biden administration’s response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities.
As president, Trump delayed disaster aid for hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico and diverted money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to finance an effort to return undocumented migrants to Mexico. And Project 2025, backed by Trump supporters, would restructure FEMA to limit aid to states and says that the National Weather Service, which provides crucial data on hurricanes and other storms, “should be broken up and downsized.”
Trump claimed without evidence Monday that the Biden administration and North Carolina‘s Democratic governor were “going out of their way to not help people in Republican areas.”
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Trump slams US response to Helene, even as supporters urge cutbacks to federal disaster agencies
Former President Donald Trump is criticizing the Biden administration’s response to widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene, even as his supporters call for cuts to federal agencies that warn of weather disasters and deliver relief to hard-hit communities
Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed for attending football game with Trump as Georgia ravaged by Hurricane Helene
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been slammed for traveling to attend a football game with Donald Trump while her home state of Georgia was ravaged by the impacts of Hurricane Helene.
The Republican lawmaker shared a photo of her and Trump grinning with their thumbs up at the Georgia v Alabama college football game in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday.
“A MAN OF THE PEOPLE!!... Great to see President Trump tonight in Tuscaloosa! 100K strong to Make America Great Again!!!” she captioned the photo on X.
Kelly Rissman reports.
MTG slammed for attending football game after Hurricane Helene hit Georgia
‘Marjorie Taylor Greene officially gets the Ted ‘Cancun’ Cruz Award for abandoning her state during a crisis,’ one X user noted
Harris ‘underwater’ in critical swing state, Democratic rep warns
Vice President Kamala Harris’s polling in the key battleground state of Michigan is “underwater,” a Democratic state representative has warned.
Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin has voiced growing concerns about the vice president’s chances of clinching the Wolverine State just weeks from the presidential election.
“I’m not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris in a place like Michigan,” Slotkin said alongside New Jersey Senator Cory Booker at a fundraising event last Wednesday, according to a video obtained by Axios.
“We have her underwater in our polling.”
James Liddell has the details.
Harris is ‘underwater’ in critical swing state, Democratic rep warns
‘I’m not feeling my best right now about where we are on Kamala Harris,’ Democratic Michigan Senate challenger Elissa Slotkin says
Watch: Walz visits farm in between vice presidential debate prep sessions
How to watch tomorrow’s VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz
Democrat Tim Walz and Republican JD Vance will go head-to-head on Tuesday in the first — and most likely the only — vice presidential debate before the election on November 5.
Tuesday’s highly anticipated debate between the two running mates is expected to bring fireworks as the Midwesterners have been duking it out on the campaign trail.
Vance has attacked Walz’s military record, claiming the Minnesota Governor dodged deployment to Iraq, while Walz has questioned Vance’s background, highlighting that the Ohio Senator is a Yale graduate who palled around with “Silicon Valley billionaires” while writing a bestseller about his “hillbilly” roots.
Here’s all you need to know about the vice presidential debate.
What are the rules and when to tune in for the VP debate between Vance and Walz
The 90-minute debate is expected to be watched by most Americans, according to a poll for The Independent
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