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Harris in debate takes aim at Trump’s rallies, saying attendees leave early
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at former President Donald Trump's political rallies, calling into question both the content and the atmosphere. She said attendees often leave early "out of exhaustion and boredom."Harris during Tuesday night's presidential debate said she was inviting voters to attend one of the…
During debate, Harris reminds Trump and Americans that she is a gun owner
(PHILADELPHIA) -- After former President Donald Trump said during Tuesday's debate that Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democrats will take people's guns away, the vice president pushed back with a little-known fact about herself: She is a gun owner.Harris briefly pivoted from a question on healthcare to respond to…
Trump in debate again denies involvement in Project 2025
(PHILADELPHIA) -- During Tuesday evening's consequential ABC News presidential debate, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump for what she says is his involvement in Project 2025, a 922-page playbook of controversial policy proposals put together by the Heritage Foundation intended to guide the next conservative administration.Trump denied…
Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s first presidential debate
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump met for the first time Tuesday in their first presidential debate of the 2024 election, hosted by ABC News.The high-stakes, 90-minute debate is being held at Philadelphia's National Constitution Center, with Trump and Harris arguing their case for the…
Trump pushes false claim that Haitian migrants are stealing and eating pets
(PHILADELPHIA) -- During the presidential debate Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump doubled down on the false claim that migrants from Haiti are stealing and eating people's pets in Springfield, Ohio."In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. The people that came in, they're eating the cats, they're eating, they're eating the…
Trump does not commit to vetoing national abortion ban
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump presented different visions for the future of abortion rights during their presidential debate Tuesday.Harris promised to sign a bill that reinstates protections for abortion rights that existed under Roe v. Wade if it reaches her desk as president while…
Melania Trump questions security failure at Donald Trump assassination attempt in video post
(WASHINGTON) -- Former first lady Melania Trump described the July 13 assassination attempt on her husband, former President Donald Trump, as "a horrible, distressing experience" in a new video.She also questioned official accounts of the security failure at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, suggesting there's "more to this story."Melania Trump has…
Debate day is here: Five things to watch for in the high-stakes Harris-Trump faceoff
(PHILADELPHIA) -- Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump square off Tuesday at what could be their only presidential debate, setting high stakes for an event expected to be viewed by millions of Americans and a key sliver of undecided voters.Harris' momentum -- after her unusual rise as…
Justice Clarence Thomas faces new recusal demand after wife’s alleged message to conservative group
(WASHINGTON) -- An alleged private message from Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' wife Ginni to the leader of First Liberty Institute, which describes itself as the nation's largest religious liberty organization, has triggered a wave of criticism from top Democrats, including a new call for the justice to recuse himself…
Vance magnifies false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio
(WASHINGTON) -- GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance on Monday magnified a false claim that Haitian immigrants are abducting and eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.In a post on X, Vance published a video of himself at a July Senate Banking Committee hearing, reading a letter from Springfield City Manager…