Trump posts deepfakes of Swift, Harris and Musk in effort to shore up support_l
Presidential nominee shares AI-generated images, contributing to spread of online election disinformation Donald Trump shared several AI-generated images of Taylor Swift and her fans vowing their support for his presidential campaign on Sunday, reposting them with the caption “I accept!” on his Truth…
Biden urges voters to elect Harris in order to ‘preserve democracy’ in hopeful speech_l
US president delivers reflective and optimistic address on first night of the Democratic national convention Just one month after making the historic choice to withdraw from the presidential race, Joe Biden took the stage at the Democratic national convention on Monday to deliver a…
Trump posts AI-generated image of Harris speaking at DNC with communist flags_l
Donald Trump has taken a last-minute swipe at Kamala Harris ahead of the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Chicago, as he posted an AI-generated image of the vice president speaking to a jam-packed crowd of Communists. Harris has been on the receiving…
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….
The evolution of Kamala Harris: from activist in pigtails to presidential candidate_l
The daughter of civil rights activists has an unbroken history of working to change ‘anything that wasn’t right’, friends say It was the first week of July. News of the presidential election had been mired, for eight days, in alarming…
‘Resurrected’ Democrats look toward 2024 convention with renewed hope_l
Kamala Harris’s ascent in the race for the White House has imbued the party with joy and galvanized Ranking Tens of thousands of Democrats are expected to descend on Chicago this week for their party’s convention, bubbling with a feeling…
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…
‘The world is watching’: 1968 protests set stage for Democratic convention
National guard soldiers face off with demonstrators at Grant Park in Chicago on 26 August 1968. Photograph: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group/Getty Images On Monday Democrats return to Chicago to prepare to anoint Kamala Harris as their candidate – amid striking…
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…