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☆ McConnell says ‘MAGA movement is completely wrong’ and Reagan ‘wouldn’t recognize’ Trump’s GOP
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Morgan Rimmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell delivered a scathing assessment of the modern Republican Party in an upcoming biography, saying the “MAGA movement is completely wrong” and that Ronald Reagan “wouldn’t recognize” the party today. The Republican leader eventually voted to acquit Trump during the second impeachment trial, focused on the former president’s involvement in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. However, Tackett reports that McConnell had leaned towards voting to convict at certain points. However, McConnell has endorsed Trump, and met with him back in June of this year during Trump’s meeting with Senate Republicans off the Hill. McConnell also expressed support for special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s actions around the 2020 election and the insurrection.

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Democratic House and Senate candidates raised eye-popping sums from July through September, according to new reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Democrats outraised Republicans in all 11 competitive Senate races and in all but one of the 26 “toss-up” House races. Three Senate Democratic candidates — Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks and Michigan Rep. Elissa Slotkin — raised more than four times as much as their Republican opponents during that period. Senate Democratic candidates spent a combined $244 million to Republicans’ $91.5 million. And House Democratic candidates in races rated as “toss-ups” or “leaning” toward one party spent $132 million to Republicans’ $61.6 million.

Persons: Kamala Harris, —, Amy Walter, — Ohio Sen, Sherrod Brown, Maryland’s Angela Alsobrooks, Elissa Slotkin —, Donald Trump, Harris, ” Slotkin, Democrats ’, David Bergstein, Michelle Chan, J.B . Pritzker, Ken Griffin, Paul Singer, Steve Schwartzman, Tim Mellon, Miriam Adelson, Michael Bloomberg Organizations: Democratic House, Federal, Commission, GOP, Democratic, House, Democrats outraised Republicans, — Ohio, Michigan, Republican, Republicans ’, Senate, ’, Republicans, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican, NBC News, Democratic Senatorial, Democrats, Congress, PAC, Illinois Gov, Fund, Congressional, New, New York City, Sunday Locations: Michigan, New York

☆ Trump pitches plan to hire more border agents after sinking a bipartisan bill that would have boosted staffing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Raquel Coronell Uribe | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after he thwarted a bipartisan measure that included staffing increases. Trump this year opposed a bipartisan measure that was the most aggressive border security bill in decades, one that would have imposed measures aimed at cutting the number of border crossings and tightening asylum rules. "That’s why he killed the bipartisan border bill that would’ve secured the border, despite the fact that it was endorsed by the Border Patrol," Corridoni said in a statement. Trump announced his plan to beef up border security shortly after members of the National Border Patrol Council, the labor union for Border Patrol agents and staff members, joined him onstage to voice their support for him. The same union, under a different president, endorsed the bipartisan bill that Trump helped block.

Persons: Donald Trump, “, ” Trump, Trump, Biden, Harris, Matt Corridoni, would’ve, Corridoni, Kamala Harris, Karoline Leavitt, Donald J, Paul Perez Organizations: Trump, U.S . Customs, Senate Democrats, Republicans, Border Protection, Border Patrol, National Border Patrol Council, NBC Locations: Prescott Valley , Arizona, U.S, United States

☆ Despite Trump’s embrace of Orbán, Senate Republicans sound alarms over Hungary’s democratic backsliding
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Morgan Rimmer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —If there is one area where senior Senate Republicans have chosen to break with former President Donald Trump, it is his embrace of Hungary’s far-right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He added, “Hungary also continues to disregard the concerns raised by its allies and partners about deepening its ties with China. Orbán has endorsed Trump, and Trump has touted the prime minister’s backing, even noting it during September’s presidential debate. GOP Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina restarted the U.S. Senate NATO Observer Group in 2018, co-chairing the group alongside Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire. This led Tillis and Shaheen to introduce a Senate resolution condemning Hungary’s democratic backsliding and its delay in allowing Sweden to join the alliance.

Persons: Donald Trump, Viktor Orbán, –, Sen, John Cornyn of, Jerry Moran, ” Moran, Cornyn, Republican appropriator, Susan Collins of, John Hoeven of, John Boozman of, Orbán, ”, Trump, “, Mitch McConnell, ” McConnell, Josh Hawley, Kari Lake, Orbán “, Andy Harris of, Paul Gosar, Orbán’s, McConnell, ’, GOP Sen, Thom Tillis, Democratic Sen, Jeanne Shaheen of, Tillis, Shaheen, ” Tillis Organizations: Washington CNN, Republicans, GOP, Conservative, “, Republican, European Union, Parliament, Kentucky Republican, NATO, ., Trump, Caucus, “ Republicans, CNN, Reagan Republicans, Senate, U.S . Senate NATO Observer Group, Democratic Locations: Budapest, John Cornyn of Texas, Hungary, Kansas, Russia, China, “, “ Hungary, Susan Collins of Maine, Sens, John Hoeven of North Dakota, John Boozman of Arkansas, Ukraine, Mar, Lago, Germany, France, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Andy Harris of Maryland, Arizona, U.S, Washington, North Carolina, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Sweden, NATO

☆ How Harris could secure a historic winning record for Democrats in November – and still lose
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-08 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

By contrast, the modern day Democrats’ historic success at winning the popular vote hasn’t translated into nearly as much governing power for them. Over this record run of popular vote success, Democrats have already twice lost the Electoral College – and thus the White House – while winning more votes. Amazingly, Republicans won unified control of government in two elections when Democrats won a plurality of the national presidential vote: 2000 and 2016. The Democrats’ popular vote winning stretch began in 1992 with Clinton’s victory over George H.W. The highest share of the popular vote Democrats have won over this period is the 52.9% that Obama garnered in 2008.

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Assuming the Senate continues confirming pending nominees when it returns in November, the next president is poised to inherit the smallest number of judicial vacancies since when George H.W. 'Set their sights on getting judges confirmed'The amount of judicial vacancies at any one time is fluid and can rise or fall based on circumstances. During his four years in office, Trump appointed 234 federal judges, the second-highest amount by a one-term president. “If Trump is elected, the judiciary becomes the Trump judiciary,” said Maggie Jo Buchanan, managing director of Demand Justice. Some Republicans believe that tradition will continue in the coming years, which could limit the amount of judicial vacancies the next president is able to fill.

Persons: WASHINGTON, Republican Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, hasn’t, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Amy Coney Barrett, It’s, IIl judgeships, Joe Biden’s, George H.W . Bush, Biden, Chuck Schumer, “, ” Schumer, Schumer, ”, Thomas Jipping, —, Jipping, they’ve, Trump, Russell Wheeler, McConnell, Barack Obama’s, Wheeler, ” Wheeler, Ronald Reagan, Maggie Jo Buchanan, Harris, we’re, John P, Collins Jr, Dick Durbin, Sen, John Kennedy, Durbin Organizations: Republican, Congress, Senate, NBC News, Republicans, Supreme, The Heritage Foundation, Biden, Brookings Institution, “, Committee, Trump, Demand, Appeals, The George Washington University Law School, Administrative, U.S, Courts

☆ How politicians got comfortable sounding desperate when asking for money
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

You may have noticed how desperate some politicians' fundraising appeals can sound. AdvertisementIf you're a person who's at all involved in politics, from the most seasoned operative to the casual observer, you're undoubtedly familiar — and perhaps a bit annoyed — with the desperate fundraising appeals uttered in the voice of politicians. AdvertisementWe weren’t quite able to reach our most recent re-election campaign fundraising goal. If the candidate is inspiring to voters on their own, there's less need to scare people into sending them money. "There's an assumption that the more desperate the appeals become the better the fundraising works," Pennington said.

Persons: —, Nancy Pelosi's, It's, I’m, Tim Kaine, Mike Nellis, Barack Obama's, Ted Cruz’s, it’s, Donald Trump's, I've, Kenneth Pennington, There's, Nellis, Pennington, aren't, that's, John Hall, Kamala Harris, Joe Biden Organizations: Service, Democratic, Citizens United, FEC, Bloomberg, Tech, Republicans, Washington Post, Trump, RNC

Political organizations supporting Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are touting both campaigns' messages of “freedom” as they woo Latinas, a key voting bloc. Against Hillary Clinton in 2016, Trump won just 28% of Hispanic women voters compared to Clinton’s 67%, according to Pew. Also, at least 13 states saw increases in Latina voter registrations when Biden left the race and endorsed Harris, according to TargetSmart CEO Tom Bonier. Republican Mercedes Schlapp, one of the “Latinas for Freedom” organizers, said the issue of abortion is one for states to decide. The group is defining freedom for Latinas as freedom from economic policies they say are "socialist."

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Latinas, Harris, they’ve, Hillary Clinton, Trump, Joe Biden’s, Pew, Stephanie Valencia, Equis, Biden, Tom Bonier, Mercedes Schlapp, Walz, It’s, ”, Ingrid Pino Duran, —, Nydia Velázquez, Kamala, Zoom, Wade, Duran, “, ” Harris, Schlapp Organizations: Pew Research Center, Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, Trump, GOP, Conservative, Pew, Equis Research, Democratic, News, Latinas, Freedom, NBC, Associated Press, PODER PAC, Rep, Republicans, Latino Entrepreneurship, Stanford, Conservative Political, Conference, Trump White House Locations: Latina, Texas, Florida, it’s

Washington CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris’ vow to gut the Senate’s filibuster rule to pass a bill codifying abortion rights has cost her an endorsement from a leading Senate moderate: Joe Manchin. Asked about Harris’ past support for gutting the filibuster, Manchin said: “Well, she said she supported banning fracking too, and she changed that. Senate GOP Whip John Thune attacked Harris over her filibuster comments and vowed to preserve the delay tactic if he is elected as majority leader. “I think they’re willing to change the filibuster over a whole range of issues,” Thune said of the Democrats. I think the same is true for women’s rights, workers’ rights, so common sense gun measures to reduce gun violence.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, Joe Manchin, ” Manchin, Harris, Manchin, wouldn’t, ”, “, Roe, John Thune, Mitch McConnell, ” Thune, Thune, ” Sen, Bob Casey, ” Casey Organizations: Washington CNN —, The West, CNN, year’s, Wisconsin Public Radio, Representatives, GOP, Republicans, Pennsylvania Democrat Locations: The, The West Virginia, Pennsylvania

☆ Exclusive: American held for 8 years in notorious Iranian prison tells of ordeal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-23 | by ( Ben Kirby | Claire Calzonetti | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

Namazi previously spoke with Amanpour by phone in March 2023 from inside Iran’s notorious Evin Prison, in what was an unprecedented interview. “That is the smell of freedom.” Forty years later, Siamak Namazi emerged into the night air after eight years in prison. The logistics of his prison interview weren’t complicated. And it’s not just an American problem: Evin Prison is “a dystopian United Nations of hostages,” Namazi says, with many countries’ citizens behind bars. Emotion in his voice, Namazi tells Amanpour that, eventually, he’d like to meet the man who freed him.

Persons: Siamak, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, ”, Namazi, Amanpour, Babak, ” Namazi’s, Siamak Namazi, “, Jonathan Ernst, …, Joe, Biden, ” ‘, ” Namazi, Dave, I’m, “ unutterable, Namazi’s, Saddam, Hussein, ’, Zahra Kazemi, I’d, Jared Genser, Genser, he’d, could’ve, Christiane Amanpour, Neil Hallsworth, crackly, Emad, Morad Tahbaz, Donald Trump, –, Antony Blinken, Janet Yellen, wasn’t, Biden’s Organizations: CNN, Obama, Trump, Getty, State Department, New York Times, Evin, Republicans, United Nations, United, Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Locations: American, Iran, United States, AFP, ”, Evin, America, Vienna, Austria, United States of America, Republic, White Plains , New York, Islamic Republic, Iranian, New York, United Nations

☆ Harris could win the presidency but lose the Senate, giving Republicans a veto over her agenda and judges
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Sahil_Hs.Jpg | Sahil Kapur | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

A Republican-controlled chamber could thwart Harris’ nominees to fill out her administration and the courts, along with her legislative agenda. Top Senate Republicans told NBC News she would need their sign-off to secure votes on any judicial nominees, including for the Supreme Court. The prospect of a split Congress looms over a possible Harris win even if Democrats have a strong year and sweep every swing state. And if it’s a GOP-led Senate, Republicans would control a floor vote. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, would have seniority to be the next Judiciary Committee chair and said he intends to claim the position if Republicans win control.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Harris, “, ”, Frankie Veltri, Biden, ” Sen, John Cornyn, Mitch McConnell, “ They’re, ” Cornyn, Democratic Sen, Jon Tester, “ It’s, you’ve, Nanette Barragán, ” Charlie Veltri, Frankie, Ruben, Gallego, We’ve, She’s, didn’t, Jimmy Carter, it’s, John Thune, Sen, Chuck Grassley, “ I’m, Richard Blumenthal, Conn, Merrick Garland, Barack Obama’s, Blumenthal, Sheldon Whitehouse, they’d, Henry Wade, he’s, ” Louis Olivas, he’s “, “ she’s, ” “ They’re, ” Olivas, Sahil Kapur, Alex Tabet Organizations: Republican, Top, Republicans, NBC News, Supreme, GOP, Senate, Democratic, Pentagon, Republican Party, City Locations: Montana, Goodyear , Arizona, Texas, — West Virginia, Florida, Arizona, Iowa, Maricopa , Arizona, Tempe , Arizona, Washington, Phoenix

☆ Fed interest rate cut expected and global trail behind Hezbollah pager explosions: Morning Rundown
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Elizabeth Robinson | Elizabeth Robinson Is A Newsletter Editor For Nbc News | Based In Los Angeles. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

Fed expected to cut key interest rateChair of the U.S. Federal Reserve Jerome Powell speaks at the U.S. Capitol in July. Bonnie Cash / Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve is poised to cut its key interest rate for the first time since the onset of the Covid pandemic in 2020. But mixed signals from the economy have some Wall Street traders predicting it’s more likely that there will be a 0.5% cut. It’s for Prime members only, so you’ll have to sign up in time if you want to shop. And did you know that in addition to free shipping, members also get benefits like Prime Video and Grubhub+.

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☆ Sarah Huckabee Sanders is latest Trump ally to make dig at Harris over biological kids
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesn’t have anything keeping her humble,” said Sanders, the first female governor of Arkansas and Trump’s former White House press secretary. Unfortunately, she doesn’t.”The comments come as the Trump campaign attempts to narrow the gap with Harris among female voters. “That’s the lack of humility Governor Sanders was referencing.”The Harris and Trump campaigns did not respond to requests for comment. Kamala Harris has spent her entire career working for the people, ALL families,” she wrote on social media Tuesday in response to Sanders’ remarks. “When you have no substance, you have to resort to superficiality,” said Donna Brazile, a Harris ally and veteran Democratic political strategist.

Persons: Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris doesn’t, Sanders, “, ”, Trump, Harris, Trump’s, JD Vance, doesn’t, they’ve, ” Vance, Taylor Swift, Vance, Cat Lady, ” Trump, ” Sam Dubke, ” Dubke, – Cole, Ella Emhoff –, Doug Emhoff, ” Cole Emhoff, Kerstin Emhoff, “ Cole, Ella, Kamala Harris, Sanders ’, Donna Brazile, Brazile, Scott Jennings, ” Jennings, Abby Phillip ”, ” Brian Lanza, Phillip, ” Lanza Organizations: CNN, Arkansas, Trump, White House, Democratic Party, Republican, Biden, Democratic National Convention, Democratic, Republicans, Republican Party Locations: Flint , Michigan, Arkansas, Ohio, Washington, America, Flint

☆ Trump has said he supports IVF. Now, Democrats want him to prove it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewWith less than 50 days until the election, Senate Democrats are putting Republicans — and Trump — in the hot seat on IVF. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats are bringing the Right to IVF Act to a second vote, just 3 months after Republicans in the chamber first shot it down. They want to pressure Trump to stand by his promise to support IVF and urge his Republican colleagues to vote in favor. "If Donald Trump and Republicans want to protect people's right to access IVF, they can vote yes on it," Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth, who sponsored the legislation, told CBS News. Trump jumped in to voice his support of the procedure, and by May, two GOP senators were introducing a package to protect IVF access, though Democrats rejected it, arguing it didn't go far enough.

Persons: —, Trump, Chuck Schumer, Trump's, Kamala Harris, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump, Illinois Sen, Tammy Duckworth, they've, didn't, Schumer Organizations: Service, Republicans —, Trump, Business, CBS News, NBC News, Republican Party, Republicans, Democrats, Alabama Locations: Illinois

☆ Senate GOP blocks IVF bill again as Democrats spotlight issue ahead of elections
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Clare Foran | Ted | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Monday pressed for Republicans to join Democrats in voting to advance the IVF bill. Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon objected, and instead urged their colleagues to support Democrats’ bill during Tuesday’s vote. Another Senate GOP bill aimed at addressing concerns about IVF was introduced earlier this year. On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Patty Murray blocked a uninamous consent request to pass Britt and Cruz’s IVF bill, ahead of the vote on the Democrats’ broader IVF package. “Our bill is the only bill that protects IVF access while safeguarding religious liberty,” Britt said.

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GOP senators 'hesitant' to mandate IVF coverageBut there is scant evidence of a Republican appetite for that plan in Congress. “I don’t know that we need to go so far as to mandate IVF coverage,” Lummis said. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., a former chair of the conservative Republican Study Committee and a Senate candidate, said he hasn’t seen a Trump policy plan on IVF to evaluate. “I don’t know what that would look like — to make it free.”Democrats say Trump is lying and trying to bamboozle voters. “Donald Trump will say anything that he thinks might be one more vote in favor of Donald Trump.

Persons: WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s, Trump, “, ”, Marjorie Taylor Greene, aren’t, Greene, isn’t, Sen, Josh Hawley, “ it’s, ” Hawley, hadn’t, ” Trump, “ We’re, it’s, Thom Tillis, we’ve, We’ve, ” Sen, Joni Ernst, Bill Cassidy, Trump hadn’t, ” Cassidy, that’s, It's, Cynthia Lummis, ” Lummis, Karoline Leavitt didn’t, Rand Paul, it'd, ” Paul, you’re, Tim Burchett, Jim Banks, hasn’t, Elizabeth Warren, ” Warren, “ Donald Trump, Donald Trump, Ohio Sen, Vance, Donald Trump’s, ” “ Trump, Katie Britt, ” Britt Organizations: Trump, NBC News, Republicans, Congress, NBC, Republican Party, Republican, Health, Education, Labor, Pensions, Democratic Party, Alabama Supreme, CBS, Democratic, “, GOP, Committee, Senate, Ohio Locations: Iowa, Alabama, Ky

WASHINGTON — Despite mounting opposition from his own party, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., vowed Tuesday to stay the course and put his government funding package on the House floor on Wednesday. His initial strategy to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month is expected to fail and deal House Republicans an embarrassing blow. Due to their paper-thin majority, Republicans can afford only a handful of GOP defections on the vote, and many more than that have publicly voiced their opposition. “I am in this to win this,” Johnson told reporters at his weekly news conference. Afterward, the speaker added: “We are going to put the SAVE Act and the CR together, and we’re going to move that through the process.

Persons: Mike Johnson, Donald Trump, Johnson, “, ” Johnson, ”, Jim Banks, Cory Mills, Matt Rosendale, Montana —, Mills, Dan Meuser, ” Meuser, “ Shutdowns, Sen, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy, “ I’m, ” Cassidy Organizations: SAVE, Democratic, White, GOP, Republicans Locations: WASHINGTON, Jim Banks of Indiana, Florida, Montana, Mexico

I prosecuted them in case after case, and I won.”A day earlier, the Harris campaign released a television advertisement highlighting her pivot. Her stance reflects a change in public opinion since Mr. Trump left the White House in 2021. The decision for the Harris campaign to frame her record as California attorney general as a “border-state prosecutor” stands in contrast to how she ran in the 2020 Democratic primary. “Donald Trump tanked the deal,” Ms. Harris said in Arizona as a crowd of more than 15,000 supporters booed. “Voters want to see folks be serious about actually fixing the broken immigration system and securing the border,” Ms. Cox said in an interview.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Biden’s, Harris, Donald J, Trump, “, Ms, ”, Bill Clinton, Biden, Mr, ” —, Kamala, Chris DeRose, ” Mr, DeRose, “ There’s, “ Donald Trump, ” Ms, ” Jen Cox, Mark Kelly, Cox, Tom Suozzi, Suozzi, ” Harris, Mike Madrid, Harris’s, Obama, Madrid, Donald Trump, ” Michael Gold, Reid J, Epstein Organizations: Republicans, Democratic, Republican, White House, Biden, Trump, America, Democrats, Mr, “, Democrat Locations: Arizona, U.S, United States, California, “, Montana, Maricopa County, New York, Bozeman, Mont, Washington

Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (L), and Republican Vice Presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance (R-OH). Child tax creditMinnesota's new child tax credit is unusual in its narrowness, but it is the most generous in the nation for low-income households. However, a permanent federal child tax credit expansion could be difficult, particularly amid a divided Congress and increasing concerns over the federal budget deficit. Despite the failed procedural vote, Crapo voiced openness to negotiating a "child tax credit solution that a majority of Republicans can support." Vance was not present for the Senate vote, but has expressed support for the child tax credit.

Persons: Tim Walz, Sen, JD Vance, Walz, Vance, Cowen, Seiberg, Jared Walczak, Mike Crapo, Crapo, Vance's Organizations: Democratic, Minnesota, Republican, Getty, Convention, Senate, U.S, Tax, Republicans, Senate Finance Committee, Democrats, Yale Law School Locations: Harris, Idaho, U.S

☆ Harris' running mate search nears the finish line: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In today’s edition, we report on how Vice President Kamala Harris' search for a running mate is nearing the finish line. Harris' VP search nears the endBy Yamiche Alcindor, Julie Tsirkin and Rebecca ShabadThe vetting team for Vice President Kamala Harris has met with six potential running mates as her selection process nears its end, two sources familiar with the campaign said. Shapiro met with Harris’ vetting team on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the meeting. The vice president was not present, the source said. Read more →The Democratic National Committee’s virtual roll call to officially nominate Harris for president began at 9 a.m.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Jonathan Allen, Donald Trump, Harris, Yamiche Alcindor, Julie Tsirkin, Rebecca Shabad, Andy Beshear, Pete Buttigieg Arizona Sen, Mark Kelly Illinois, JB Pritzker, Josh Shapiro Minnesota, Tim Walz, Joe Biden, Shapiro, Manuel Bonder, ” Bonder, Kelly, ” Pritzker, Walz, “ I’m, ” Walz, Read, Allan Smith, →, hasn’t, Ohio Sen, JD Vance, Kamala Harris ’, Trump, ” That’s, ”, Scott Olson, Vance, Joe Biden —, Archie Bunker, Harris doesn’t, that’s, —, Sen, Rea, sid e nt began, m. E, mary day in Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, Mark Kelly Illinois Gov, Hamptons, PAC, NBC News, Democratic, National Association of Black Journalists, GOP, ’, Trump, SC O Locations: Kentucky, Philadelphia, Wisconsin, Detroit, Raleigh , North Carolina, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Savannah , Georgia, Israel, Gaza, Chicago, Indian American, Michigan , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania, Arizona, Georgia, —

☆ The expanded child tax credit failed in the Senate. Here's what it means for families
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Kate Dore | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked legislation that would have expanded the child tax credit, a key tax break for millions of families. He said that Senate Republicans have concerns about the policy, but are willing to negotiate a "child tax credit solution that a majority of Republicans can support." If enacted, the bill would have improved access to the child tax credit and retroactively boosted the refundable portion for 2023, which could have triggered refund checks from the IRS. Eligible families could have seen an average tax cut of $680 for 2023 taxes, based on estimates from the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. But expanding the child tax credit is still a "top priority for Democrats," particularly as the 2025 tax cliff approaches, he said.

Persons: Chuck Schumer, Mike Crapo, Harris, Joe Manchin, Bernie Sanders, Chuck Marr Organizations: Republicans, Senate Finance, Finance, Fed, Budget, Urban, Brookings Tax, House Republicans, Center Locations: Idaho, Sens

☆ Senate GOP blocks tax bill as Democrats spotlight child tax credit in election-year push
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Clare Foran | Tami Luhby | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a bipartisan tax package that would have temporarily expanded the child tax credit and restored some business tax benefits. The Senate tax bill vote also gave Democrats an opportunity to push back against comments from Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. Vance has falsely claimed that Vice President Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is calling to end the child tax credit. Harris has actually called for years to increase the child tax credit. “Democrats do not oppose the Child Tax Credit whatsoever.

Persons: ”, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Vance, Kamala Harris, Harris, Chuck Schumer, –, Ohio –, ” Schumer, Jason Smith, Ron Wyden, CNN’s Daniel Dale Organizations: Washington CNN —, Republican, Republicans, GOP, Democratic, Tax, Budget, Center, Oregon Democrat, Taxation Locations: Ohio, Missouri, Oregon, East Palestine , Ohio

☆ Live Election Updates: Harris Hits Trail With Delegates, Cash and Energy at Her Back
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-23 | by ( Nicholas Nehamas | Chris Cameron | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

The prosecutor-versus-felon approach may appeal to undecided voters who had been sour on both Mr. Trump and President Biden. Mr. Trump, for his part, has been trying to soften some of his harshest rhetoric about seeking vengeance on his rivals ahead of the general election. In the case of Ms. Harris, the contempt is displayed both in public and private. Since then, Mr. Trump has attacked her savagely, particularly when she became Mr. Biden’s running mate in 2020. On Sunday, Mr. Trump, who has insisted he would debate Mr. Biden anytime and anywhere, appeared to try to change the terms of the second debate.

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☆ How the House GOP campaign arm is pivoting to target Harris: Border, fracking and protests
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-22 | by ( Annie Grayer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

“It’s the Harris-Biden ticket,” GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas told CNN. “The unique problem with picking her is she can’t run away from any of that,” GOP Rep. Kelly Armstrong of North Dakota told CNN. Vice President Harris has dedicated her career to making life better for working people – while Trump only cares about himself. That’s the contrast the American people will see over the next 106 days.”In Pennsylvania, the GOP campaign arm is focusing on Harris’ previous statements as a presidential candidate in 2019 about banning fracking. “The thing about this race is that both Harris and Trump have held office,” Johnson, the House speaker, told CNN.

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☆ Here's where Kamala Harris stands on the issues, from the economy to healthcare
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Presenting herself as a center-left politician, Harris previously ran successful campaigns in California, winning statewide races for the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, the state attorney general, and the US Senate. AdvertisementHere's where she stands on major issues:AbortionHarris has supported abortion rights since her time in the Senate. ClimateHarris previously supported policies to combat climate change, including plans to transition the US to 100% renewable energy and a carbon tax. As vice president, Harris was tasked with handling the root causes of migration to the US from Central America. Harris re-affirmed her support for LGBTQ+ rights as vice president but has not provided specific policies.

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