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Trump ‘likelier winner’ unless Harris fixes two issues, says ex-ambassador
A former British ambassador to Washington said on Sunday that Donald Trump would remain the "likelier winner" of the US presidential election on November 5 until Democratic contender Kamala Harris tackles significant flaws in her campaign. Kim Darroch claims that, despite decisively outperforming Trump in last week's televised head-to-head debate, Harris risks making two critical missteps in the campaign's last weeks, implying that the former Republican president remains the favorite.
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.
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.
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."
Angered Trump visits swing states on court break
Following a day of rest from his Manhattan criminal trial, Donald Trump resumed his campaign schedule by holding consecutive rallies in two crucial states. In court, the Republican presidential candidate has exhibited signs of agitation or lethargy at times during his arraignment on charges of falsifying business records; he allegedly fell asleep at one point.