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Former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Kamala Harris
Former US Vice President Dick Cheney, a lifetime Republican, has announced that he will vote for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in the November 5 presidential election. "In our nation's 248-year history, there has never been an individual who is a greater threat to our republic than Donald Trump," Cheney said of the GOP candidate and former US president. Cheney, who was vice president under President George W Bush from 2001 to 2009, reiterated his support for Harris in a statement on Friday, saying Trump "can never be trusted with power again".
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.
Harris defends policy adjustments on major areas in his first interview
In her first interview since entering the presidential campaign, US Vice President Kamala Harris defended her decision to shift her position on essential subjects. The Democratic nominee was pressed on whether her immigration and climate policies have changed since she ran for president in 2019. "I think the most crucial and fundamental component of my policy view and actions is my beliefs have not altered," she stated to CNN's Dana Bash."
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.
Muslim Americans’ votes count and cannot be ignored
The race to recruit voters has heated up as the US presidential election approaches. Among the several constituencies that Democrats and Republicans are fighting over, one sticks out: the Muslim population. Although Muslims account for only about one percent of the American population, they are an essential voting group because they are concentrated in swing states, which are frequently won by tight margins in elections.
Harris to conclude Democratic convention on day four
Democrats will gather in Chicago on Thursday night to hear Vice President Kamala Harris deliver the most important speech of her life as she prepares for the presidential race in November. Ms Harris will formally accept her party's nomination on the final day of the Democratic National Convention, following a ceremonial roll call earlier this week in which state delegates confirmed their support. Her running mate Tim Walz appeared on Wednesday night, pleading to middle America with a "pep talk" in the style of an American football coach.
Barack and Michelle Obama lift Democrats but warn of close contest
On Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle and Barack Obama issued thundering endorsements to Kamala Harris, exhorting party members around the country to vote in November to defeat Donald Trump. "Hope is making a comeback," Mrs. Obama told the crowd at the DNC in Chicago, repeating her husband's campaign pledge of "hope and change." In back-to-back addresses, the Democratic Party's most prominent politicians hailed Ms. Harris while condemning Trump, whose presidency was marked by "bluster and chaos," in the words of Mr. Obama.
Obama: ‘Do not boo – vote’ sequel ‘typically worse’ than first movie as he attacks Trump
As the main acts on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, the Obamas returned to the national stage to promote Kamala Harris and take many punches at Donald Trump. Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have warned that the sequel is "usually worse" than the original film as they try to mobilise their party against Donald Trump. Speaking on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, President Obama stated that the country does not require another four years of "bluster" and "chaos".
‘Let’s get to work!’: Obama supports Harris at DNC
Former US President Barack Obama has taken the stage at the Democratic National Convention to show his support for Kamala Harris in her last-minute effort to become the country's next president in November's election. Obama took the stage in Chicago to a thunderous ovation from a crowd that had already heard from Obama's wife Michelle, Harris's husband Doug Emhoff, and other party stalwarts, as well as Republicans who had left their party due to Donald Trump. 63-year-old Obama, the first Black American elected to the White House, swiftly demonstrated his oratorical abilities, praising President Joe Biden as a guy he was "proud to call president, but even prouder to call my friend."
Harris and Trump target swing state as US election heats up
This weekend, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will host campaign events in Pennsylvania, a vital US swing state, as the fight for president heats up ahead of the November election. Trump will have a rally in the small town of Wilkes-Barre on Saturday, and Harris is scheduled to make numerous stops on a bus tour of Pittsburgh on Sunday. The emphasis on Pennsylvania, one of several battleground states considered to be vital in deciding the election, coincides with recent polling showing a close race between the Republican and Democratic candidates in key sections of the country.
Why do the US political parties hold presidential conventions?
In the run-up to a presidential election, states around the United States have primaries and caucuses one by one, allowing voters to vote for their preferred major-party candidate. However, these state-level votes lead to a single event: the party convention. During these conventions, the Democratic and Republican parties generally affirm their respective presidential nominees depending on the results of the primaries and caucuses.
Harris tells Gaza pro-Palestine protesters ‘now is time for ceasefire’
US Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has told pro-Palestine protestors who disrupted her campaign rally in Arizona that it is time for a truce in Israel's war on Gaza. As Harris spoke to an estimated 15,000 people in Glendale, Arizona, one of the states she is aiming for to beat her Republican opponent, Donald Trump, demonstrators chanted, "Free, free Palestine." On Friday, Harris paused her speech to address the demonstrators directly, saying, "I have been clear: now is the time to reach ceasefirere and complete the hostage deal."