Donald Trump
Harris attacks Trump in Pennsylvania as election heats up
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris accused Republican rival Donald Trump of endangering democracy as the two held opposing rallies in Pennsylvania, a critical battleground state. On Monday evening, Harris spoke to his fans in Erie while Trump hosted a town hall in Oaks, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia. "A second term for Trump would be a major risk to America - and dangerous. "Donald Trump is increasingly unstable and unhinged," Harris told the audience, referring to previous remarks in which Trump warned that the United States faced an "enemy from within."
Pelosi claims she hasn’t spoken to Biden since pressing him to drop out
Nancy Pelosi has acknowledged that she has yet to speak with Joe Biden since her pivotal intervention in July. This intervention resulted in his decision to withdraw from the presidential campaign after a disastrously feeble performance in a debate against Trump. The former speaker of the House told the Guardian's Jonathan Freedland on the Politics Weekly America podcast that, while she still considers the president of the United States to be a great friend and longtime political ally, she felt a cold political calculation was required in light of the evidence of Biden's declining mental capacity.
Coachella rally shooter nabbed in new Trump assassination plot
Donald Trump appears to have faced yet another threat to his life when a man claiming false VIP credentials was apprehended after a shotgun, high-capacity magazine, and a loaded handgun were discovered in his truck during a rally over the weekend. Vem Miller, 49, was arrested after being stopped at a checkpoint near the former president's rally in Coachella, California, on Saturday. Local law police said the incident was 'possibly' a third assassination attempt after Trump was shot in the ear in Butler, Pennsylvania, in July and an armed suspect pointed a gun at him in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September.
Advocates call Trump and Republicans’ anti-trans ads ‘hate and chaos’
Donald Trump and the Republican Party are promoting "division, chaos, and hate" by spending tens of millions of dollars on advertising assaulting transgender people, according to advocates, as the right wing's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric escalates. According to the New York Times, the GOP has spent more than $65 million on commercials attacking trans people, with the former president's most frequently aired ad hitting Kamala Harris for supporting gender-affirming care. Television commercials have also been running in competitive statewide races further down the ballot, including Ohio, Montana, and Wisconsin, with Republicans resorting to hyperbolic, far-right talking points that were ineffective in the 2022 midterm elections.
First-time US voters face a high-stakes option
For millions of Americans, November 5 will be their first time voting for president in a US election. With polling data indicating a close race, first-time voters say they are under enormous pressure to pick between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris despite a sharp ideological split. Seven people from various political parties were interviewed about their first experience participating in a US election.
Trump’s foul-mouthed migrant diatribe in private donation pitch
During a private fundraising dinner last summer, Donald Trump launched a foul-mouthed tirade against undocumented immigrants. He predicted this "could be the last election we ever have" if Kamala Harris wins. The Guardian received a 12-minute tape of the Republican presidential nominee's speech at a dinner on August 10 in Aspen, Colorado, where attendees were obliged to donate between $25,000 and $500,000 per pair. Trump spent most of his speech on border security and immigration, repeating xenophobic comments heard at his rallies. "Radical leftwing lunatics" want people to come in from prisons, mental institutions, and insane asylums, he claimed without evidence, adding that the US was harbouring "a record number of terrorists".
Project 2025 Mastermind Allegedly Told Colleagues He Killed a Dog with a Shovel
Kevin Roberts, the architect behind Project 2025—a right-wing policy manifesto advocating for increased immigrant deportations if Donald Trump is re-elected—allegedly told university colleagues two decades ago that he killed a neighbor’s dog with a shovel. This claim comes from former colleagues who worked with Roberts when he was a history professor at New Mexico State University (NMSU) around 2004.
Suspect Wrote About Trump Assassination Attempt in Pre-Written Note
A suspected gunman, arrested near Donald Trump’s golf course, had written a note months earlier stating his intent to kill the former president, according to a recent court filing. The note explicitly read, “This was an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.” Prosecutors revealed the letter on Monday and plan to charge 58-year-old Ryan Routh with the attempted assassination of a political candidate. Routh has been in custody since his arrest on 15 September in Florida. U.S. Federal Judge Ryon McCabe ordered Routh to remain detained without bail, citing the strong evidence against him.
How are Harris and Trump preparing for the US presidential debate?
On one side of the stage, the prosecutor will attempt to dismiss her opponent as a threat to democracy and a relic of the past. On the other side, the real estate magnate will accuse his opponent of being an ultra-liberal politician who will cause the economy to stagnate. Tuesday's presidential debate will be the first opportunity for Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump to meet face-to-face as they debate the future of the United States.
Special counsel Jack Smith revises Trump election indictment
Federal prosecutors accusing former U.S. President Donald Trump of election interference have issued a revised indictment in reaction to a recent Supreme Court decision. The indictment issued on Tuesday narrows the scope of the case, removing interactions between Trump and the Department of Justice and focusing on his role as a political candidate. Nonetheless, the core claim remains the same: Trump attempted to disrupt the 2020 presidential election and reverse his defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump has long maintained, incorrectly and without evidence, that major voter fraud plagued the 2020 election.
Claims that RFK Jr ripped off the head of a dead whale are under scrutiny
Environmentalists are calling for an investigation into Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s claim that he once cut the head off a dead beached whale with a chainsaw and transported it home on the roof of his vehicle. A group supporting Kamala Harris for president claims Mr Kennedy's purported removal and transfer of the whale's skull may have violated the law. Mr Kennedy, 70, has not commented on the incident, which his daughter described in an interview 12 years ago.