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Kamala Harris has pledged to appoint a Republican to her cabinet, if elected president, and has brushed off Donald Trump’s attempts to question her biracial identity during her first interview since becoming the Democratic nominee.
In the joint interview with her running mate Tim Walz in Georgia, Harris told CNN that her “values” have not changed despite some reversals on key policy positions surrounding immigration and fracking.
The vice president has made significant gains among key voting groups and holds a five-point lead nationally over Donald Trump, according to the latest USA Today/Suffolk University poll, the first conducted by the group since the Democratic National Convention.
Meanwhile, her Republican rival continues to face backlash over his recent visit to the Arlington National Cemetery after his campaign team filmed around the graves of fallen US soldiers for a TikTok video.
Trump’s running mate JD Vance — who said Harris should “go to hell” over the Biden administration’s military withdrawal from Afghanistan — denied that a staff member verbally abused and pushed aside a cemetery official during a wreath-laying ceremony for the 13 fallen service members who were killed in a terror attack at the Kabul airport in 2021.
Trump claims IVF will be paid for under his administration: ‘We want more babies’
Donald Trump has claimed that his administration will force insurance companies or the federal government to cover the costs of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for all Americans – after Democrats have sought to tie him to anti-abortion groups that want to ban the fertility procedure.
John Bowden has the full story:
Mike Bedigan30 August 2024 01:10
Harris campaign responds to Trump’s IVF comments in Michigan
Donald Trump claimed on Thursday evening that his adminstration would make it mandatory for insurance companies to cover the cost of IVF treatement.
“Donald Trump’s own platform could effectively ban IVF and abortion nationwide,” said Sarafina Chitika.
“Trump lies as much if not more than he breathes, but voters aren’t stupid. Because Trump overturned Roe v. Wade, IVF is already under attack and women’s freedoms have been ripped away in states across the country.
“There is only one candidate in this race who trusts women and will protect our freedom to make our own health care decisions: Vice President Kamala Harris.”
Mike Bedigan30 August 2024 00:50
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Watch Live: Trump holds a town hall event in La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Watch: Trump says Florida abortion ban at six weeks is ‘too short’
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Kamala Harris heckled by Gaza protester during Georgia campaign speech
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 23:45
Why Trump might have trouble cashing in on Truth Social billions
Donald Trump could have trouble cashing in on his $2.3 billion stake in Truth Social when it frees up next month, a new report reveals.
Katie Hawkinson examines why that might be:
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 23:20
Harris and Walz to sit for first unscripted campaign interview on CNN tonight
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will sit down for their first unscripted interview together since the pair stepped on the Democratic ticket.
Harris has been on the campaign trail for weeks and has yet to give a formal interview or press conference.
But tonight (August 29), the vice president and her running mate will make a primetime appearance as they are quizzed by Dana Bash.
The interview will be aired at 9pm ET from Georgia, as the Walz-Harris campaign tour bus ploughs throw the Peach State.
It marks the next major test in their bid for the White House as the pair ride high of the back of the Democratic National Convention last week and, separately, offers an opportunity to shut down dissenters.
The vice president has faced flak from a sea of Republicans – with lines of attack often spearheaded by former President Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance.
Earlier this month at a Wisconsin rally, the Ohio governor called it “disgraceful” that Harris “refuses to take a single question from the American media”.
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 23:00
Watch: Kamala Harris speech interrupted by Gaza protester
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 22:51
Fox News cuts from Trump to Harris
Fox News, a network typically pro-Donald Trump has cut away from the former president’s remarks in Michigan in order to cover Kamala Harris,
The vice president began speaking in Savannah, Georgia, shortly after Trump began speaking and has since wrapped up her remarks, while he continues.
Mike Bedigan29 August 2024 22:35
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