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VP Kamala Harris is back in Pa. for her 12th time, stopping in Johnstown before a rally in Wilkes-Barre

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Vice President Kamala Harris made her way to Pennsylvania Friday for the 12th time this year, this time to galvanize support in counties that went for former President Donald Trump in the 2020 election.

During her second stop, in Wilkes-Barre in Luzerne County, Harris announced for the first time a pledge to lower barriers to entry for federal ...Read more

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Maryland lawmakers backing Angela Alsobrooks recount abortion battle with Larry Hogan

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BALTIMORE — More than 50 current or former state lawmakers supporting Democrat Angela Alsobrooks’ U.S. Senate bid issued a statement Friday recounting their battle with then-Gov. Larry Hogan over abortion access, saying the Republican “cannot be trusted to defend women’s freedoms.”

The statement signed by the group members — all ...Read more

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Maryland elections boards put out the call for judges as Election Day approaches

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BALTIMORE — With under 60 days to go before the Nov. 5 election, several local jurisdictions across central Maryland are still in need of volunteers to serve as election judges.

The need is greatest in Baltimore City, where city Election Director Armstead Jones said he could use another 2,000 judges. Baltimore typically requires about 2,500 ...Read more

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Continued threats force school evacuations in Springfield, Ohio

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Threats against the Ohio town where Donald Trump accused Haitian immigrants of stealing and eating people’s pets continued Friday, forcing the evacuation of several schools and public facilities.

Cliff Park High School, Roosevelt Middle School, Perrin Woods Elementary and Snowhill Elementary were all closed as a precaution, according to ...Read more

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Trump says Garvey making 'big mistake' by not seeking MAGA endorsement in Senate race

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LOS ANGELES — Former President Trump declined to endorse Republican candidate Steve Garvey in California's U.S. Senate race during a stop in the state Friday, saying the former Los Angeles Dodger has not asked for his support.

"I don't know much about Steve Garvey," Trump said. "I think he's made a big mistake because he hasn't reached out to...Read more

Sudan is burning and foreign powers are benefiting – what’s in it for the UAE

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The United Nations has accused foreign players of prolonging the war in Sudan, making it harder for the country to find peace. The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces started in April 2023. It was sparked by two generals competing for power after a failed political transition.

Since then, the ...Read more

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Laura Loomer's history in Florida politics, explained

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“Really toxic.”

Someone who airs “nasty, racist, and divisive rhetoric.”

A “proud Islamophobe.”

These are just some of the things that conservatives call Laura Loomer. That last quote is Loomer talking about herself.

So why has she become former President Donald Trump’s travel companion in recent days?

The Trump campaign didn�...Read more

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Trump on running for president: 'I don't like doing this'

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Former President Donald Trump on Friday said he does not enjoy running for president and criticized state and federal prosecutors for not offering him plea deals, capping a rough seven days for the Republican presidential nominee.

The former president was nearly 90 minutes late to a press appearance at his Los Angeles-area golf club. Once he ...Read more

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In Johnstown, Pa., Harris pledges support for small businesses

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JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Vice President Kamala Harris arrived in Johnstown Friday, visiting a small business in the downtown area as she continued her barnstorming of the Keystone State.

Harris, talked with the owners of Classic Elements, a cafe and bookstore, about their business for several minutes, according to pool reports. She was joined by U.S....Read more

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Pittsburgh had highest viewership of Tuesday night's debate, according to early data

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Many Pittsburghers were no doubt interested in the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

Early Nielsen rating data released by Michael Mulvihill, a television insight and analytics executive for Fox, suggests that Pittsburgh was the metropolitan area with the highest number of viewers watching ABC ...Read more

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California's Rancho Palos Verdes is known for landslides. It's also home to Trump's golf course

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LOS ANGELES — A mile west of Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, a road sign warns: "Use Extreme Caution. Constant Land Movement."

A few blocks away, a sign just off Palos Verdes Drive South touts The Estates at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, where potential residents can "build your custom dream home."

Those signs sum ...Read more

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Trump talks landslides, calls California 'a mess' at golf club press conference

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On a cloudy Friday morning, former President Donald Trump took to the microphone at his golf course on the cliffs of Ranchos Palos Verdes to lambast Gov. Gavin Newsom and Vice President Kamala Harris for their handling of local landslides, crime and immigration.

Trump called California “a mess” and said that the state and federal government...Read more

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Biden hits back at Trump's false claims about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating pets

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden condemned a racist smear circulating online falsely accusing Haitian immigrants of eating dogs and cats in Springfield, Ohio, telling Black guests at the White House on Friday that the rhetoric had no place in America.

Alluding to his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, whose campaign first promoted ...Read more

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Hillary Clinton was 'exhilarated' to learn Harris would take baton from Biden

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NEW YORK — Hillary Clinton says she was “exhilarated” to learn that Vice President Kamala Harris would pick up the Democratic 2024 baton and take a shot at becoming the first woman president.

The trailblazing failed 2016 presidential candidate said she felt a powerful rush of emotions when Harris called on July 21 to tell her that ...Read more

Donald Trump to hold rally today in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS — Presidential candidate Donald Trump will hold a rally today at the Expo World Market Center, where he is expected to highlight his economic policies.

The rally comes just days after the first and possibly only presidential debate with Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidates, and just a day after Trump announced ...Read more

In closely divided Nevada, Harris and Trump battle for economic hearts

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LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris has never met Maria Rodriguez. She probably never will. But the Democratic presidential nominee should be worried about Rodriguez, and voters like her.

The single mother of three from Henderson, Nev., is a onetime Democratic voter who frets about the economy (meaning: the price of just about everything...Read more

Trump's Haitian immigrant comments create a storm in Florida

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LOS ANGELES — When a group of 50 Democrats of Caribbean descent gathered to watch the presidential debate in a South Florida suburb this week, the room filled with stunned laughs as former President Trump repeated a baseless rumor that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were stealing dogs and cats so they could eat them.

"How can this person be a ...Read more

Women know showing emotion at work is risky. Harris proves otherwise

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LOS ANGELES — Her microphone may have been muted when it wasn't her turn to speak, but Vice President Kamala Harris' facial expressions spoke volumes during her debate against former President Trump.

There was the arched brow, the hand on chin. Her pitying glance and dismissive head shake were particularly effective in communicating disgust ...Read more

California: Rancho Palos Verdes is known for landslides. It's also home to Trump's golf course

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LOS ANGELES — A mile west of Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, a road sign warns: "Use Extreme Caution. Constant Land Movement."

A few blocks away, a sign just off Palos Verdes Drive South touts The Estates at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles, where potential residents can "build your custom dream home."

Those signs sum ...Read more

Supreme Court's zeal to curb agency power looms in new term

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Fresh off a blockbuster U.S. Supreme Court decision that rolled back the power of federal agencies to regulate business, big-government foes are pressing an even bolder agenda.

As the court prepares to start its new term next month, conservatives are laying the groundwork to further gut governmental authority. More issues are steaming toward ...Read more

 

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