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November 3, 2024
Harris mocks Trump as she makes surprise Saturday Night Live appearance
6 hours ago Kamala Harris poked fun at Donald Trump's garbage truck struggles as she made a surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live just days before America goes to the polls. The vice president, who has been played on the 50th season of the comedy show by Maya Rudolph, flew to New York City on Saturday evening after a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina. Harris made the unscheduled stop while on her way to Detroit, Michigan, with Air Force Two landing at LaGuardia Airport in Queen ...
Go to discussionWalz predicts women will send Trump a message on Election Day 'whether he likes it or not'
11/02/24 7:32 PM ET Vice President Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), predicted Saturday that women will send former President Trump a message on Election “whether he likes it or not.” “Now here’s the good news, I kind of have a feeling that women all across this country, from every walk of life, from either party, are going to send a loud and clear message to Donald Trump next Tuesday, November fifth, whether he likes it or not,” Walz said at a campaign event in Flagstaff, ...
Go to discussionConservative group's 'watch list' targets federal employees for firing
November 2, 2024 at 5:27 p.m. EDT An organization funded by the conservative Heritage Foundation has compiled an online “watch list” of federal employees it claims cannot be trusted to secure the U.S. border and should be fired, a sign that supporters of Donald Trump’s immigration policies are preparing to help him neutralize the administrative state they believe tried to thwart his first presidency. The “DHS Bureaucrat Watch List” — a website unveiled in the final weeks of a presidential cam ...
Go to discussionNorth Carolina is making the Trump campaign nervous
Nov. 2, 2024, 8:53 PM EDT With just three days until the election, former President Donald Trump’s campaign remains unsettled about his prospects in North Carolina, a Sun Belt state that he’s claimed in two consecutive presidential elections. When asked why, a Trump campaign official put it bluntly. “If there’s one state that could bite you in the a--, it’s North Carolina,” the official said. At the same time, Vice President Kamala Harris’ team, which less than two weeks ago feared the Tar ...
Go to discussionTrump says it's 'tough' for Republicans to win the popular vote
11/02/24 7:58 PM ET Former President Trump argued that Republicans winning the popular vote is “tough” because of Democratic strength in certain strongholds ahead of Election Day on Tuesday. Trump said at a rally in Virginia that votes need to turn out on Tuesday because he wants to win “everything,” including the popular vote. But he said states like California make winning the popular vote tough. “When you have New York, Illinois and California, you have automatically, it’s like ridicul ...
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