Trump calls Walz ‘moron’ as betting odds show him favored over Vance ahead of high stakes VP debate: Live
While his campaign manages expectations ahead of vice presidential debate, Trump lashes out at Kamala Harris’s running mate
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The Trump campaign appears to be trying to manage expectations ahead of tonight’s vice presidential debate between Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, but Donald Trump doesn’t seem to be on message, calling Kamala Harris’s running mate “a moron”.
Earlier, during a campaign call with reporters, senior Trump adviser Jason Miller said: “Walz is very good in debates. I want to repeat that: Tim Walz is very good in debates. Really good. He’s been a politician for nearly 20 years. He’ll be very well-prepared for tomorrow night.”
Walz will square up to Vance on the debate stage on Tuesday evening in what promises to be a hugely consequential and fiery encounter in New York. Betting odds currently favor the Democrat.
Meanwhile, Trump has continued to try to attack Harris and Joe Biden over the federal response to Hurricane Helene, which has wrought havoc in states including Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. State governors tell have said they have received the support they need.
Finally, Trump has been attacked by the daughter of his former personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, who says he “destroys everything he touches” in an article for Vanity Fair in which she implores voters to support Harris instead.
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Worrying news for Ted Cruz as Texas Senate race tightens
Ted Cruz’s chances of winning reelection to the Senate are narrowing, with a pair of recent polls showing that his Democratic challenger Colin Allred holds a chance of defeating the Republican incumbent in a tighter-than-expected race.
A recent survey of Texas voters, from Public Policy Polling/Clean and Prosperous America, shows Allred leading with 47 percent to Cruz’s 46 percent, after an August poll showed Cruz leading Allred by two points.
Those results have a margin of error of 3.5 percent, putting the candidates in a virtual tie.
Alex Woodward reports.
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Texas man smashes ‘autographed’ Taylor Swift guitar with hammer after paying $4,000 for it at auction
A man in Texas paid $4,000 for what was described as an “autographed” Taylor Swift guitar, only to immediately smash it to pieces with a hammer.
Footage of the incident at the Ellis County Wild Game Dinner in Waxahachie, Texas has since gone viral.
Kevin E G Perry reports.
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Whoopi Goldberg calls Donald Trump a moron and claims former president is unhinged
The View’s Whoopi Goldberg hit back at Donald Trump for mispronouncing Kamala Harris’s name calling him a “moron” and claiming he is “unhinged”. The presenter told viewers on Monday (30 September) that she is “exhausted” by Trump’s antics after several clips of his campaign rallies from the weekend were played. “It is exhausting,” she said. “It’s exhausting. Do we say, ‘Hey, listen, pronounce her name right, you moron.'” She then told the panel she’s “getting tired” of Trump’s antics. “I’m tired of being threatened by lies and things that don’t make sense, and I want more people to pay attention who do stuff in the media, because this man is unhinged.”
Biden says Trump lying about Hurricane response
The Independent’s Andrew Feinberg asked President Joe Biden about Donald Trump’s accusation that his administration was ignoring Republican areas hit by Hurricane Helene.
Fed chair says the US economy in ‘solid shape’, more rate cuts coming
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled Monday that more interest rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed would depend on the evolution of the economy.
Wall Street investors and economists are weighing whether the Fed will follow its larger-than-usual half-point cut made earlier this month with another hefty reduction at either of its upcoming meetings in November or December. At their meeting Sept. 18, Fed officials penciled in two more quarter-point rate cuts at those final meetings this year.
In remarks before the National Association for Business Economics in Nashville, Tennessee, Powell said the U.S. economy and hiring are largely healthy and emphasized that the Fed is “recalibrating” its key interest rate, which is now at about 4.8%.
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Fed Chair Powell says the US economy is in 'solid shape' with more rate cuts coming
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that more rate cuts are in the pipeline, though their size and speed would depend on the evolution of the economy
Watch: Harris says she will visit Hurricane impacted areas soon without disrupting emergency response
Democrats have a plan for Florida and Texas. Is that a sign they’re worried about Montana?
While Vice President Kamala Harris’s replacement of President Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket has given the party a chance at beating Donald Trump and they increasingly look likely to flip the House of Representatives, they face one problem: they still look likely to lose the Senate.
Eric Garia takes a look at what’s happening in the fight to keep hold of the upper chamber.
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Tim Walz’s brother donated to Trump in 2016 and is ‘100% opposed’ to his sibling’s political ideology
In 2016, Jeff Walz donated to Donald Trump’s campaign.
Now, eight years later, the 67-year-old’s brother Tim Walz is taking on the former president having joined Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democraticparty’s 2024 ticket.
And Jeff Walz appears to be far from happy with his sibling’s political aspirations.
Rachel Sharp has the story.
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Judge invokes The Handmaid’s Tale in order striking down Georgia’s six-week abortion ban
A state judge in Georgia has blocked the state from enforcing a ban on abortion at roughly six weeks of pregnancy, finding that state law criminalizing care is unconstitutional.
The 26-page opinion from Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ordered that abortion access must be regulated as it was before Georgia lawmakers passed the state’s anti-abortion in 2019.
That ban under the state’s “LIFE Act” was effectively blocked under Roe v Wade, which the Supreme Court struck down three years later in 2022.
Monday’s ruling will allow Georgia abortion patients to seek care past six weeks of pregnancy, for now, potentially turning the state into a crucial refuge for abortion access across the deep south, where every state has outlawed most forms of abortion care at any point in a pregnancy.
Alex Woodward has the details.
Georgia judge invokes Handmaid’s Tale in order striking down six-week abortion ban
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