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Let’s see what is happening…
– Vance and Walz to argue October 1st
– R.F.K. Jr. reportedly said seeks out Harris got a place in the cabinet in exchange for being out of the cabinet
– Confirmed by Google Targeting Iran The Trump and Harris campaigns…
Singing a different tune
Vice President Harris She is shifting her stance on a number of far-left policies as she distances herself from President Biden and attempts to make a name for herself as a Democratic presidential candidate.
in his first policy speech North Carolina This weekend and again next week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Harris plans to tell Americans who she is and how she will govern for the first time since essentially withdrawing from Biden’s presidential race and endorsing his presidential campaign.
In recent weeks, Harris has shifted gears on at least five major policy stances: mandatory assault rifle buybacks, fracking, immigration, health care and a federal jobs guarantee.
While campaigning for president in 2019, he supported a mandatory buyback program for assault rifles.
“We have to have a buyback program and I support a mandatory gun buyback program,” Harris said in October 2019, according to NBC News. “It has to be smart, we have to do it the right way. But there are at least 5 million (assault weapons), some estimates are as high as 10 million, and we have to have smart public policy that’s about getting them off the streets, but it has to be done the right way.”
A spokesperson for Harris said she would not push for a mandatory buyback program for assault rifles in 2024. …read more
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Las Vegas on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
white House
No ‘talent’ required: Retired NYPD lieutenant reveals how the Biden-Harris administration fabricated the books on crime records …read more
Late Entry: DOJ obtained Biden transcript at 11th hour: watchdog …read more
Stay on your path: Biden said Harris would not distance herself from his economic policies …read more
Capitol Hill
No ‘magic wand’: Video emerges to reveal longtime Democratic Party leader was lashed out before changing his mind on student loan forgiveness …read more
Points scoring: Tense US-China standoff over Olympic drug testing stirs up House GOP …read more
Degraded and replaced: NJ Governor Phil Murphy has lined up a candidate to fill disgraced Senator Menendez’s seat …read more
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 16: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he leaves Manhattan federal court on July 16, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife Nadine are accused of accepting bribes of gold bars, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using Menendez’s position to help the Egyptian government and other corrupt acts, according to an indictment from the Southern District of New York. The jury found Menendez guilty on all counts. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)
Stories from the Trail
‘Duck and Hide’: Amid growing pressure to face the media, Trump changes strategy on Harris by holding second press conference in a week …read more
‘We don’t believe it’: Vance accuses media of portraying Harris as ‘another incarnation of Abraham Lincoln’ …read more
The stage is set: Vance agreed to debate Walz in New York on October 1 …read more
‘Fully Scripted’: Harris and Walz criticized for interviewing each other before media interviews …read more
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US Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris (left) and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz faced criticism on social media for sharing an “awkward” video of them interviewing each other. (Rhonda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images)
25 days and counting: Harris camp still mum on when the vice president will hold a formal press conference …read more
Retribution: RFK Jr. reportedly asked Harris for a spot in the Cabinet, in exchange for her resignation from the position. …read more
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers a speech during the Freedom Celebration at the Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas. ((Daniel Jacoby II/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))
‘Beyond control’: Trump said a ‘new category’ of crime has emerged in America under the Biden-Harris administration …read more
stamp of approval: More Americans like both Harris and Trump: survey …read more
‘Playing politics’: Harris campaign is ‘playing politics’ by declaring its stance on key issues: strategist …read more
Anti-Semitism exposed
‘Absolutely unimaginable’: Federal judge rules against UCLA in ‘Jewish exclusion zone’ lawsuit …read more
Police clash: Anti-Israel protesters clash with police, set off smoke bombs after Harris rally …read more
![Protesters outside a Harris event in Harlem, New York City](https://a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2024/08/1200/675/Protesters-clash-with-police-after-storm-Harris-rally-afterparty.jpg?ve=1&tl=1)
Protesters set off smoke bombs outside Kamala Harris’ rally in Harlem, New York. (Freedom TV)
All across the US
‘Not my governor’: A Minnesota small business owner criticized vice presidential candidate Harris’ ‘radical’ policies for tackling this important issue …read more
Hostile interference: Google report confirms Iranian hackers targeted Trump, Harris campaigns …read more
‘Pregnant person’: Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown removes the word ‘woman’ from pregnancy bill …read more
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Sherrod Brown removed the word “woman” from a bill relating to the enrollment period for pregnant women. (Getty Images)
‘Suspicious’: Climate Judiciary Project accused of ‘corruptly influencing courts’ through judge training program …read more
‘Naked election interference’: Trump’s legal team seeks delay of sentencing in Bragg case until after election …read more
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