Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates_l
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from the Independent’s data correspondent. Vice President Kamala Harris is making a bid for the White House with running mate Tim Walz after replacing President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket just a few months before Election Day….
Lindsey Graham warns Trump ‘the provocateur’ in danger of losing election_l
Republican senator urges Trump to focus on policy issues instead of making personal attacks against Harris The Republican senator and Donald Trump loyalist Lindsey Graham has warned that Trump is in danger of losing the US presidential election if he continues to…
Trump rally shooting: local Swat officer fired first shot knocking gunman down_l
Congress report says shot hit would-be assassin’s weapon, wounding him before he was killed by Secret Service sniper The first shot back at the would-be assassin who was firing at Donald Trump last month was from local law enforcement and hit the…
Trump taps Tulsi Gabbard for help preparing for debate with Kamala Harris_l
Former Democratic Hawaii representative, who fell out of favor with party, to be rehearsal stand-in for vice-president Donald Trump has tapped Tulsi Gabbard, the former Democratic Hawaii representative, to help prepare him for next month’s presidential debate with Kamala Harris. The…
Trump campaign reset goes awry in Pennsylvania as he attacks Harris_l
Ex-president quickly broke away from prepared speech to accuse vice-president of being a communist and a fascist Donald Trump tried to reset his campaign at a rally in battleground Pennsylvania on Saturday as polls show Kamala Harris pulling ahead in key swing…
FBI raids US home of Russian-born analyst who advised Trump in 2016
Dimitri Simes, whose name appeared prominently in Mueller report, ‘puzzled and concerned’ by raid in Virginia The Hoover FBI building in Washington. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/Reuters FBI agents have raided and searched the Virginia home of Dimitri Simes, an author and policy…
Harris vows to build ‘opportunity economy’ and attacks Trump on tax
Democratic nominee unveils proposals to lower cost of living and advocates ban on price-gouging by big companies Kamala Harris speaks in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday. Photograph: Mike Stewart/AP Vice-president and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris unveiled her economic campaign proposal in…
Trump adds five new advisers as he tries to find attack lines against Harris
Former president also says in press conference he is ‘entitled to personal attacks’ against Democratic rival Donald Trump campaigns in Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP Donald Trump expanded his circle of senior advisers on Thursday, adding five new…
Fake electors from 2020 giving thousands to Trump-Vance campaign
‘Trump and Vance are keeping extremist election-deniers in the fold to challenge the fall election,’ warns watchdog JD Vance and Donald Trump campaign in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in July. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters The people who served as fake electors in an…
“Trump Requests Delay in Gag Order Sentencing Until After U.S. Election: A High-Stakes Move Before the Vote?”_l
Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations on May 30.Credit: AP Trump is asking the judge in his New York hush money criminal case to delay his sentencing until after the November presidential election. The former US president and current…