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Trump calls radical-left 'enemy within'
After this upcoming election, the U.S. will be facing a bigger electoral security threat from ‘radical-left lunatics’ than that posed by foreign actors, even those found on the terrorist watch list or who might be accused murderers or rapists, according to former president Donald Trump.
The danger we face is already lurking among us, the ...Read more
'A dead heat': Trump gains in news round of polls, 'Harris honeymoon' over
The “Harris honeymoon” has ended and the presidential race is locked in a tie with just over three weeks to go before the polls close on the 2024 election, according to polling from three major news networks.
According to an NBC News poll released Sunday, Trump has regained his footing after seeing a small slip in support following his lone...Read more
5 takeaways from Trump Hispanic roundtable in North Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS — Former President Donald Trump told a North Las Vegas audience Saturday that he is winning over more Latino voters, something that “nobody ever thought possible.”
“It’s an incredible group of people. It’s an honor to have you on my side,” Trump said during a roundtable discussion at a warehouse in North Las Vegas.
The ...Read more
Clinton's campaign foray in Georgia for Harris had shades of 'Bubbas for Bill' energy
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Standing near a towering pecan tree, former President Bill Clinton stumped for Vice President Kamala Harris at a Middle Georgia fish fry Sunday that brought memories of his own campaign strategy when he ran for president more than three decades ago.
Clinton knocked former President Donald Trump and mocked vice presidential ...Read more
Trump to call for border agent hiring spree with new pay hikes
Republican nominee Donald Trump plans to call for raises and bonuses for border agents in an attempt to recruit 10,000 new people to secure the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a senior campaign adviser.
Trump will call on Congress to pass a 10% pay increase for border patrol agents and approve $10,000 retention and signing bonuses, according ...Read more
Man arrested outside SoCal Trump rally with illegal guns: cops
A man was arrested outside one of former President Donald Trump’s campaign events with illegal guns, authorities said Sunday.
Vem Miller, 49, drove to Coachella, Calif. with a shotgun, a loaded handgun, and a high-capacity magazine, the Riverside County sheriff’s office announced in a Sunday press release.
Miller, a Las Vegas resident, was...Read more
Lauren Boebert harnesses new district's GOP advantage, while rival raises hopes -- and money -- off chance of upset
DENVER — In a typical election year, Colorado’s 4th Congressional District would be all but written off.
The Eastern Plains district, on paper, is the most Republican-leaning in the state. In 2022, U.S. Rep. Ken Buck won reelection by nearly 24 percentage points, about in line with the advantage Republicans should expect given the 4th’s ...Read more
National party leaders descend on California, where voters could determine control of Congress
LOS ANGELES — In the Antelope Valley and Orange County this weekend, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is rallying Democrats who are volunteering and raising money for Congressional candidates George Whitesides and Derek Tran.
And in Riverside County on Sunday, House Majority Leader Mike Johnson will appear at an event with incumbent Rep....Read more
'Trump 2024' logo on water tower causes stir in Massachusetts town
BOSTON — The Hanson town administrator is condemning a “Trump 2024” logo projected on a water tower, saying the action could “cost a significant amount of taxpayer dollars.”
Officials in the South Shore town are slated to issue a cease-and-desist order to the resident who they say is “projecting the image of a political sign from ...Read more
A 'demure' Colin Allred vs. Ted Cruz '3.0': What to expect from the Texas Senate debate
FORT WORTH, Texas — On Tuesday, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrat U.S. Rep. Colin Allred will debate for the first — and possibly last — time this election cycle.
For months Texans have seen the candidates on social media and in commercials, but for many potential voters, the face-off will be the only time they hear from Cruz and ...Read more
A crazier path to 270: Can Harris wrest Alaska away from Trump?
Under a cold drizzle that hints at the region’s long winter, Beverly Hoffman is busy putting up campaign signs in Bethel, a city 400 miles west of Anchorage, Alaska, only accessible by boat or plane and perhaps best known for its dog race that winds along the Kuskokwim River.
Bethel's streets are already dotted with placards for Democrat Mary...Read more
Trump returns to California for a rally in the Coachella Valley
LOS ANGELES — With just 23 days left until election day and voters already casting ballots, former President Donald Trump rallied supporters in the California desert while railing against the state’s Democratic leadership, notably his presidential rival, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Trump blasted California for having “the highest ...Read more
In their sole TV debate, Alaska US House candidates differ on resources, abortion and grocery chain merger
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The two front-runners for Alaska's sole U.S. House seat met in a televised debate Thursday evening and discussed topics ranging from resource development to abortion access and whether President Joe Biden fairly won the 2020 election.
The hourlong debate featured Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola and Republican businessman...Read more
NYC Mayor Adams fundraiser called out in federal indictment drew cash from 'Turkish Trump'
NEW YORK — A real estate developer who calls himself “Turkish Trump” was among a group of businessmen who gave money to Mayor Eric Adams’ reelection campaign as part of a 2023 fundraiser that’s emerging as a focus in the federal corruption case against the mayor, the New York Daily News has learned.
Mukemmel Sarimsakci, a Turkish-born...Read more
Trump returns to California for a rally in the Coachella Valley
LOS ANGELES — With just 23 days left until election day and voters already casting ballots, former President Donald Trump is returning to California on Saturday for a rally in the Coachella Valley.
The event is scheduled to take place at 5 p.m. on a polo field at Calhoun Ranch, located just outside the desert city of Coachella.
Trump’s ...Read more
Harris narrowly leads Trump in Pennsylvania's closest presidential contest
PHILADELPHIA — Vice President Kamala Harris has maintained a narrow lead against former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a state whose importance continues to loom large and where the margin of victory looks like it will be razor thin.
A Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll released Saturday shows Harris with a ...Read more
All politics are local? Not in this election
WASHINGTON — Asked at a candidate debate this week about President Joe Biden’s border policies, Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez didn’t hesitate.
“My seriousness in taking on the Biden administration’s failed border security policies” has been key to congressional action on the subject, she said. “It’s not racist to want...Read more
Mike Pence's story is crucial to the Jan. 6 case against Trump. Can Jack Smith still use it?
Even before special counsel Jack Smith submitted his extensive and revealing recent brief in the Jan. 6 case, it was evident that Donald Trump’s statements to then-Vice President Mike Pence would become a crucial legal battleground.
The brief plows through every snippet of the evidence Smith proposes to use to prosecute Trump for his efforts ...Read more
Bucks County, the last purple part of Philly's suburbs, could swing the race for Trump or Harris -- and they know it
PHILADELPHIA — Emily Moskaitis voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016. But eight years later, she’s voting for former President Donald Trump, and she’s spent dozens of hours each week over the last 10 months working to convince her Bucks County neighbors to do the same.
Moskaitis, 37, said she’s encountered a “tremendous amount of support�...Read more
Donald Trump rails against migrants at Aurora rally, vowing to 'hunt down' gang members
AURORA, Colo. — Addressing thousands of supporters in a cavernous Aurora ballroom, former President Donald Trump on Friday described the migrant challenges faced by his host city in near-apocalyptic terms.
His solutions to what he portrayed as lawlessness amid a national crime wave by undocumented immigrants — by exaggerating the “limited...Read more
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- A 'demure' Colin Allred vs. Ted Cruz '3.0': What to expect from the Texas Senate debate