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Pop superstar Beyoncé will appear with Vice President Kamala Harris at her event in Houston, Texas on Friday evening, according to three sources familiar with the plans. Beyonce is also expected to perform, according to one of the sources, who has direct knowledge of the preparations. The pop star is from Houston and her appearance comes as the Harris campaign has welcomed other musicians, like Bruce Springsteen and Eminem, to the campaign trail. The vice president's other prominent celebrity endorsements include Taylor Swift, Charli XCX and Billie Eilish. Beyonce is not often involved in politics but famously sang the national anthem at former President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2008.

Persons: Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, Beyonce, Harris, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Barack Obama’s, Harris ’, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Colin Allred Organizations: Republican, Democratic Locations: Houston , Texas, Houston, Though Texas

In the final days of the race, Harris is expected to stress that she still believes she and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are the “underdogs” in the race and that “nothing can be left on the field,” a Harris aide said. Harris has also started to use video clips of Trump’s comments at her rallies, a pattern that is expected to continue. A Harris campaign aide said the strategy is viewed as a “smart way to force a conversation about him.”“A huge part of our thinking is that we need to show his lack of fitness,” the person said. “Donald Trump’s comments continue to become more bizarre and more strange, and that’s something that should concern the American people and, in these closing days,” Garcia told NBC News on Wednesday, “Kamala Harris will make that argument.”

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Donald Trump, Tim Walz, Trump, ”, Joe Biden, “, ” Harris, Robert Garcia, “ Donald Trump’s, ” Garcia, “ Kamala Harris Organizations: WASHINGTON, Democratic, Minnesota Gov, ”, Trump, Harris, NBC News Locations: Georgia, Michigan, American

PITTSBURGH — Inside Acrisure Stadium, home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Gov. “The Steelers are largely a cultural identity for the whole region,” said state Rep. Nick Pisciottano, a Democrat from Allegheny County. “I mean, Brown is the Pittsburgh Steelers’ [second] all-time leading receiver. “Former Pittsburgh Steelers are split on the Presidential election,” Ryan Clark, an ESPN personality and former Steelers safety, posted on X. For Pisciottano, the difference between Trump’s and Harris’ Steelers backers is that Harris’ have much more substantial ties to Pittsburgh and the region than Trump’s do.

Persons: Tim Walz, Will Allen, ”, Antonio Brown, Allen, deriding Walz, Donald Trump, ” Brown, Trump, Kamala Harris, Brown, Harris, Walz, Bell, Nick Pisciottano, Joe Greene, Jerome Bettis, Franco Harris, Mel Blount, Le'Veon Bell, Jim Watson, Mike Wallace, Jack Lambert, couldn’t, —, ” Allen, “, Tim ”, “ Trump, MAGA Memecoin, Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump Jr, Alex Bruesewitz, ” Bruesewitz, It’s, he’s, Bruesewitz, Maxx Crosby, Lawrence Taylor, He’s, ” Ryan Clark, Troy Polamalu, Clark, ” Dave McCormick, ” Gregg Paladina, Josh Shapiro, Antonio Brown’s, ” Dok Harris, Franco Harris ’, they’re, Lynn Swann, Dan Rooney, Barack Obama, Rooney, … Organizations: PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Gov, Steelers, “, Super, Trump, Democrat, New York Jets, Democratic National Committee, Getty, Fame, ’ Steelers, ”, Daily, Pittsburgh Steelers ’, Kodak, NFL, Las Vegas Raiders, New York Giants, Steeler, “ Former Pittsburgh Steelers, ESPN, GOP, NBC News, Democratic Gov, Trump Steelers, Harris ’ Steelers, Pittsburgh Locations: Latrobe , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Latrobe , Pa, AFP, Latrobe, R, Ohio, Acrisure, Trump, Florida, “, New Castle , Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Ireland

☆ Former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model says Trump groped her to show off for Jeffrey Epstein
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jeremy Herb | Sunlen Serfaty | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

New York CNN —A former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model is alleging that former President Donald Trump groped her in the 1990s, in what she believes was an attempt to show off for Jeffrey Epstein. “These accusations, announced on a Harris Campaign call two weeks before the election, are false,” said Trump campaign spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt. Trump and EpsteinWhen she and Epstein left Trump Tower, Williams said that he was silent while they rode down the elevator. After Epstein was charged, Trump told reporters that he did not know about his misconduct. “I was not a fan of Jeffrey Epstein,” Trump said.

Persons: New York CNN —, Donald Trump groped, Jeffrey Epstein, Stacey Williams, Epstein, Williams, Trump, “, didn’t, ” Williams, ”, “ Stacey, Donald, Kamala ”, Kamala Harris ’, Harris, Karoline Leavitt, Doug Emhoff ‘, ’, Emhoff, Epstein “, “ Donald, Epstein –, –, she’s, Jean Carroll, Jeff, ” Trump, she’d, CNN’s Scott Glover Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, Trump, New York Magazine, Sports, Democratic, Tech, Obama Locations: New York, Trump, New York City, Beach, Lago, City

Clarkston, Georgia CNN —Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama used their first joint campaign appearance, on Thursday night in this Atlanta suburb, to issue parallel warnings about the dangers facing the country if Donald Trump is elected again to lead it. Battleground Georgia is the latest stop in a late-campaign sprint by Obama, who has leveled at Trump increasingly passionate attacks and rounds of mocking. After Obama’s speech, Harris came onstage, where they embraced before the vice president delivered a nearly identical message. “What I can’t understand is why anyone would think that Donald Trump will shake things up in a way that is good for you. On Saturday, Harris is also set to appear with former first lady Michelle Obama in Michigan.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Obama, Harris, “, ” Harris, wouldn’t, ” Obama, John Kelly, ”, Trump, “ It’s, stewing, That’s, MAGA, ‘, ’, Kelly, Bruce Springsteen, ” Springsteen, Michelle Obama, CNN’s Elise Hammond Organizations: Georgia CNN —, Trump, United, New York Times, CNN, Obama’s, Democratic Locations: Clarkston, Georgia, Atlanta, United States, America, Iowa, Michigan

☆ Beyoncé is rallying with Kamala Harris in Houston. Will it make a difference?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Beyoncé is finally hitting the trail with Kamala Harris, The Washington Post reports. The internet was abuzz with false reports of a DNC appearance in August — but Beyoncé is finally hitting the trail with Harris on Friday in Houston. AdvertisementBut with all eyes on Taylor Swift and Beyoncé this year, do celebrity endorsements even matter? Cayce Myers, a public relations professor at Virginia Tech, told BI that celebrity endorsements tend to have "minimum impact." Democrats have more and higher-profile celebrity endorsements, Harvey said.

Persons: Beyoncé, Kamala Harris, —, Beyoncé Knowles, Carter, Harris, Tina Knowles, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Mark Harvey, Al Jolson's, Warren Harding, Harvey, Cayce Myers, Myers, Oprah Winfrey, Barack Obama, Loren Kajikawa, doesn't, Julia Roberts, Kajikawa Organizations: The Washington Post, Service, Beyoncé, Virginia Tech, Democrats, George Washington University, Eminem Locations: Houston, The, Detroit, Georgia

☆ Justice Department to defend DEI policy that threatens to derail Boeing deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Evan Perez | Hannah Rabinowitz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

O’Connor set a deadline of Friday for the administration to explain its use of so-called DEI policies in that program. The diversity language used in the Boeing criminal plea deal has been around since at least 2018 – during the Trump administration, according to a person familiar with the policy. Still, it has become a key holdup as O’Connor mulls whether to approve the plea deal. Now, the court battle playing out in Texas will decide whether to allow Boeing to plead guilty as part of a deal with the Justice Department to resolve a criminal investigation stemming from plane crashes that killed 346 people. The issue first arose at an October 11 hearing in Fort Worth, where O’Connor worked through the routine details of the plea deal before taking a sharp detour to ask why the Justice Department included DEI considerations in choosing a monitor.

Persons: Reed O’Connor, Trump, Biden, O’Connor, Sean Tonolli, interjecting, Tonolli, ” O’Connor, George W, Bush Organizations: CNN, The Justice, Boeing Co, Justice Department, Boeing, Department, DOJ, Democratic, Supreme Locations: Texas, Whites, Fort Worth

☆ Anna Kendrick says she had to pitch herself twice to direct Netflix hit 'Woman of the Hour' because she wasn't confident enough the first time
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Anna Kendrick made her directorial debut with Netflix's new true crime movie, "Woman of the Hour." She told "The Late Show" that she was "beyond terrified" when she first pitched to direct the film. "Woman of the Hour" is Netflix's latest true crime thriller. The producers wanted someone with experience as they planned to start shooting soon, but Kendrick told Colbert she had other ideas. "It was a fascinating example of just how phony Hollywood is because then I did it again the next day," Kendrick continued.

Persons: Anna Kendrick, —, Anna Kendrick's, Stephen Colbert, Jeffrey Dahmer, Anna, Kendrick, Colbert, We're, Chris Pine, Dev Patel, Jerry Seinfeld, Michael B, Jordan, let's, Leah Gallo, Netflix Kendrick, Let's, Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Valerie Young, Young Organizations: Service, Netflix

☆ Beyoncé to appear alongside Harris at Houston rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Beyoncé will appear alongside Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally Friday in Houston, a person familiar with the planning tells CNN, the first joint appearance with the music icon whose anthem has been the soundtrack of the Harris campaign. The appearance, in which Beyoncé will appear with Willie Nelson, is designed to be one of the biggest closing acts of the campaign. Beyoncé all but gave her endorsement to Harris months ago, giving her permission to use her song “Freedom” as her official campaign anthem, CNN first reported in July. At one point, rumors of Beyoncé appearing at the Democratic convention threatened to overtake Harris’ acceptance speech. During her remarks, the vice president is expected to warn of the threat a second Trump term poses to women’s reproductive freedom.

Persons: CNN —, Kamala Harris, Harris, Willie Nelson, Beyoncé’s, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift —, —, “, Swift, Barack Obama, Jay, Hillary Clinton, ”, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Colin Allred, Republican Sen, Ted Cruz, Brené Brown Organizations: CNN, Democratic, Democratic National Convention, Biden, Trump, Harris, Republican Locations: Houston, Harris, Chicago, New Orleans, Cleveland , Ohio, Texas

☆ Bayesian Health CEO Suchi Saria Leads Healthcare Data Revolution
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Rebecca Torrence | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Saria, part of Business Insider's 2024 AI Power List, directs the machine learning and healthcare lab at Johns Hopkins University and is the founder and CEO of the AI startup Bayesian Health. Related storiesSaria has continued to research healthcare AI at Johns Hopkins. For her work in healthcare AI, the World Economic Forum named her a Young Global Leader in 2018. In 2022, Saria cofounded the Coalition for Health AI, which brings federal agencies and healthcare organizations to discuss best practices for using healthcare AI. She also helped the National Academy of Medicine develop its code of conduct for AI deployment, released earlier this year.

Persons: Saria, Barack Obama, Andreessen Horowitz, Oracle's Cerner, It's, Johns, She's, — she's Organizations: Johns Hopkins University, Stanford, Bayesian, Nature Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Northwell, Johns Hopkins, Economic, Global, Coalition for Health, National Academy of Medicine

☆ Watch Obama rap Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ at Michigan rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Democrats seize on Trump’s extremism amid latest reporting about him and Hitler
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Trump’s alleged fixation with Hitler was also supported by material in several books, including one by CNN’s Jim Sciutto. Trump’s campaign denied the exchange about Trump and Hitler reported in The Atlantic. President Trump never said this,” campaign adviser Alex Pfeiffer said. I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know, I have no idea,” he said. And the 44th president reinforced Democratic warnings about Trump’s age and cognition — turning his successor’s former strategy against Biden on him.

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☆ Los Angeles Times editor Mariel Garza resigns after newspaper owner blocked plans to endorse Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —The leader of the Los Angeles Times’ editorial board said Wednesday she has resigned from her post in protest after the newspaper’s owner blocked a decision to endorse Kamala Harris in the presidential election. “I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not okay with us being silent,” Mariel Garza told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview. Garza told CJR the editorial board had intended to endorse Harris, who previously served as a US Senator from California and the state’s attorney general. “I didn’t think we were going to change our readers’ minds—our readers, for the most part, are Harris supporters,” Garza told CJR. “This is a point in time where you speak your conscience no matter what,” Garza told CJR.

Persons: Kamala Harris, “, Mariel Garza, ”, Patrick Soon, Barack Obama, Garza, CJR, Harris, ” Garza, Shiong, we’ve, Semafor, Trump, she’s, Terry Tang, ” “, don’t, Donald Trump Organizations: New, New York CNN, Los Angeles Times, Columbia, CNN, White, Editorial, Times, Trump Locations: New York, California

☆ 'Turning the page': Harris says America is ready for a female president of color
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Harris would be the first female president in American history and only the second nonwhite one. “My challenge is the challenge of making sure I can talk with and listen to as many voters as possible and earn their vote. On abortion rights, Harris said she is not interested in finding a potential compromise with Republicans to restore some abortion rights nationwide after the end of Roe v. Wade. Harris said the support from Cheney and other Republicans should not be taken as a sign of her softening her commitment to abortion rights. "Joe Biden is an extremely accomplished, experienced and capable in every way that anyone would want if they’re president," Harris said.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Hallie Jackson, ” Harris, Harris, Liz Cheney, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, “, ”, Donald Trump, Roe, Wade, Cheney, Dobbs, ” Cheney, Joe Biden's, Trump, Joe Biden, Donald Trump’s Organizations: NBC News, Naval Observatory, Washington , D.C, Republican, Republicans Locations: Washington ,, Michigan, Wyoming, United States

The “blue wall” states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania have paved the path to the White House for the last two Democratic presidents. Recent discussions have centered on the possibility of an anomaly happening this year with just part of the blue wall breaking its way. “We absolutely are competing to win Michigan,” Harris campaign spokeswoman Lauren Hitt said, noting Harris’ presence there this week. The blue wall states have been pivotal to elect presidents in the last several elections. “Those three, the blue wall states, almost always stay together, but this year it’s an extraordinarily tight race.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, ”, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, —, “, ” Harris, Lauren Hitt, Mark Robinson’s, Josh Stein, Joe Biden, Biden, Dan Kanninen, Helene, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Harris ’, Michael Dukakis, Tad Devine, Devine, Elissa Slotkin, Dane County, Tim Walz, Obama, Bill Clinton, Matt Baretto, Republicans —, ” Baretto Organizations: White House, Democratic, Pennsylvania, White, Detroit News, Washington Post, Michigan, Trump, Republican, Republicans, Wisconsin, Biden, Democrats Locations: Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Nevada, Hurricane, Arizona , Nevada, Georgia, Nevada , Arizona, Arizona, Gaza, In Wisconsin, Dane, Milwaukee

As Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance campaigns across the country, his wife, Usha Vance, has been a near-constant presence by his side. Reporters huddled under the wing of JD Vance’s campaign plane often get a glimpse of a book's dust cover as Usha Vance climbs the towable stairs or stands on the tarmac. Though she’s a fixture on the campaign trail, Vance has not occupied a forward-facing public role like other political spouses. As JD Vance has noted on the campaign trail, she left her corporate law firm following the senator’s nomination for vice president in July. Usha Vance, an undergraduate student of history at Yale, went on to study early-modern history at the University of Cambridge.

Persons: Vance, Usha Vance, Emily Wilson —, ” Vance, “, Daniel Mason’s “, Tana French’s “, Woods, Helene, JD, Alec Hernandez, Anthony Doerr’s, Donald Trump, Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Doug Emhoff, Kamala Harris, Lynne Cheney, Laura Bush, It’s, I’ve, ”, Usha Vance —, clerkships, Vance “, JD Vance, ” JD Vance, ” Usha Vance, ” JD Vance nodded, Usha, Usha Vance’s, “ Usha, Homer’s, ” Alec Hernandez, Zadie Smith, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, “ It’s, —, Herbert Butterfield’s “ Organizations: University of Pennsylvania, NBC, Republican, JD, White, National Endowment, Humanities, New York Times, Yale University, University of Cambridge, Yale Law School, Yale, Fox News, GOP, Cambridge Locations: Pennsylvania , Arizona , Michigan, Colorado, California, Woods, New England, America, Virginia, Florida, Cincinnati, China, Pennsylvania

☆ The electorate is changing. Here’s what that means for Trump and Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Ronald Brownstein | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +21 min

He also found that women will comprise nearly 52% of all eligible voters, which should help Harris. (North Carolina is the sole swing state where he found that they had increased as a portion of eligible voters since 2020.) The groups that Harris needs to give her winning margins are the non-White and college-educated White voters (especially women in each case). “I think Gen Z women, including White women, are very committed to an inclusive democracy,” she said. But this history clearly shows it is likely that the changes in the composition of the eligible electorate Frey has documented will closely track the shifts in the configuration of the actual electorate.

Persons: CNN —, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, demographer William Frey, Frey, Whites, Liz Cheney, Trump, Ronald Reagan, Reagan, Harris, Harris ’, Trump’s, don’t, ”, Manuel Pastor, Pastor, “, White, she’s, Joe Biden, Biden, Patrick Ruffini, Republican pollster, “ Trump, ” Ruffini, Gen, millennials, Melissa Deckman, ” Deckman, Michael McDonald, McDonald, Barack Obama, NORC, Catalist Organizations: CNN, GOP, White, Trump, Whites, Keystone State, Harris, Metro, Nevada . College, Equity Research, University of Southern, Republican, “ Party of, Religion Research Institute, College, University of Florida, Center for American Women, Rutgers University, Rutgers Center, Pew Research, Democratic, Pew, Edison Research Locations: Philadelphia, Detroit, Milwaukee, Arizona, Nevada, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, In Michigan, In Pennsylvania, Arizona , Georgia, North Carolina . Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and Arizona, University of Southern California, “, ’, ”, White, Michigan , Pennsylvania, Trump

☆ Kamala Harris: A jittery campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Edward-Isaac Dovere | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

To get there, the campaign is finalizing marquee, attention-grabbing events showcasing Harris, with symbolic backdrops aimed at driving home the message. JB Pritzker, a Harris campaign co-chair. Harris supporters wear custom “Kamala is brat” shirts at a rally in Milwaukee on August 20, 2024. The Harris aides CNN spoke to expressed a jittery self-confidence, but they also kept using phrases such as“jump ball” and “down to the wire” and the occasional emoji with nauseous green cheeks. But some Harris voters and even some on-the-ground operatives and volunteers are.

Persons: Kamala Harris ’, They’re, Donald Trump, ”, Arnold Palmer, they’ll, Harris, Jen O’Malley Dillon, ” David Plouffe, Barack Obama’s, ” Plouffe, –, Joe Biden –, Donald Trump wouldn’t, “, JB Pritzker, Kamala, Jovanny Hernandez, Doug, “ Kamala, CNN, ’, Mary, Charlamagne, Julia Roberts ’, “ We’re, Trump, Biden, White, Tim Walz, Charlie Neibergall, ” Walz, Michael Flynn’s, Mike Flynn’s, ’ ” Walz, We’re, Jaime Harrison’s, it’s, Martin Luther King Jr, Harrison, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Frederick Douglass ’, ” Harrison, can’t, Liz Cheney, who’ve, ” Nancy Quarles, ” Quarles, Jennifer Norris, Walz, Blaine McKillip, Ronald Reagan, They’ve, McKillip, ‘, “ I’m, Jim Watson, Chris Deluzio, ” Deluzio, “ They’re, ” Harris, Plouffe, ” CNN’s Alison Main Organizations: CNN, Trump, Democrats, Gov, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA, Jewish, Democratic, Biden, “, Minnesota Gov, Minnesota, Advisers, Democratic National, Pennsylvania Academy, Fine Arts, Supreme, Republican, Wyoming, Republicans, Oakland County Democratic Party, Saunders County Democrats, Harris, Getty Locations: ”, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Southfield , Michigan, Georgia, Minnesota, Papillion , Nebraska, Nebraska, North Carolina, Michigan, Detroit, Wahoo , Nebraska, Omaha, Latrobe , Pennsylvania, AFP, Pittsburgh

☆ BlackRock's Larry Fink says the US election 'really doesn't matter' for markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Larry Fink says the US election won't impact markets long-term. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementLarry Fink doesn't think the US election will affect markets much. The BlackRock CEO doubled down on saying the outcome of the US election, which will be decided in two weeks, won't matter in the long run. Divided Wall StreetFink is not the only Wall Street heavyweight saying the election won't matter to financial markets.

Persons: Larry Fink, Fink, BlackRock, —, Larry Fink doesn't, I'm, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Adewale Adeyemo, Mike Pyle, Harris, Obama, Mike Gitlin, PGIM Organizations: Service, BlackRock, Securities Industry, Financial, The Financial Times, Republican, Republicans, Wall, Capital Locations: BlackRock, China

☆ Inside the efforts to reach young Black men who might stay home instead of voting
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Philadelphia CNN —Dozens of Black motorcyclists drove through north and west Philadelphia over the weekend with a simple message for Black men: Go vote. Younger Black men have received increased attention from the Harris campaign in recent days. Since January, Black Men Vote has been reaching out to its target audience in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, where the group says it has registered more than 100,000 Black men to vote. Black Men Vote has also partnered with barbers, who they’ve trained as voting ambassadors to talk to clients about civic engagement. Ninety-two percent of Black voters in the state backed the president, including 89% of Black men and 94% of Black women, according to CNN exit polls.

Persons: –, ’ ”, Mark Kelly Tyler, Kamala Harris ’, isn’t, Donald Trump’s, Harris, Tyjuan Harris, Al Gore, hadn’t, “, ” Harris, “ America’s, ” Joe Paul, they’ve, Paul, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, she’s, ”, Joe Biden, Biden, Trump, Hillary, surrogates, Jazzy Jeff, Omar Sabir Organizations: Philadelphia CNN, Black, Black Riders, Mother, Mother Bethel AME Church, Republicans, Custom Creations, CNN, Trump, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Locations: Philadelphia, Mother Bethel, Pittsburgh, West, America, Michigan , Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Black, Germantown, Philadelphia County

☆ January 6 riot conviction of ‘Cowboys for Trump’ founder is upheld in precedent-setting case
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Katelyn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

It also strengthens federal protection the Secret Service can offer, by defining more clearly the law around trespassing in areas where public officials are being protected. that a Secret Service protectee was or would be temporarily visiting the Capitol grounds. A judge jettisoned Griffin from his role as a New Mexico county commissioner, and the high court declined to hear his case seeking reinstatement. An attorney for Griffin from the federal public defender service didn’t immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. Trump appointee dissentsThe three-judge panel had one dissenter, Judge Greg Katsas, a Trump appointee.

Persons: Mike Pence, Nina Pillard, Couy Griffin, Griffin, protectee, ” Pillard, “, ”, didn’t, Trump, dissents, Greg Katsas, Judith Rogers, Katsas, Pence, ” Katsas Organizations: CNN, Cowboys, Trump, Capitol, Justice, DC Locations: Washington ,, New Mexico

☆ 7 key forces shaping the final days of the election: From the Politics Desk
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( The Politics Desk | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

No matter the poll, voters consistently say that the cost of living is their top concern, usually followed by threats to democracy, immigration and the economy in general. Female voters are backing Harris by 14 points, while Trump is winning men by 16 points, according to the latest NBC News poll. The October NBC News poll showed Harris leading Trump by 5 points, 45% to 40%, on who better represents change. Yet he isn’t all that impressed with Obama, the nation’s first Black president, nor Harris, who would be the second. “He’s only gaining support with Black men.”Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young Black men.

Persons: Mark Murray, Peter Nicholas, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, they’ve, Joe Biden’s, Biden, that’s, Obama, Young, Peter Nicholas TUCSON, Charles Johnson, Johnson, Barack Obama, ” Johnson, “ He’s, Black, he’ll, podcasters, “, ”, Joel Benenson, pollster, ‘ You’ve, ’, Read, Peter → That’s Organizations: NBC, White House, Capitol, NBC News, Trump, Associated Press, Democratic, University of Arizona, Black, Obama Locations: Ariz, Tucson, Las Vegas

Obama focuses his campaign outreach on young Black men. Jeff Swensen / Getty ImagesWill Obama’s outreach to young Black men help Harris?Former President Barack Obama has been on the campaign trail for Kamala Harris, aiming to shore up her support among young Black men. Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young men. One of Obama’s tasks leading up to Election Day is to persuade Black men that voting for Donald Trump would be a grievous mistake. 🙌 Russell Wilson made his Steelers debut on “Sunday Night Football” and led Pittsburgh to a 35-17 win against the New York Jets.

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Yet he isn’t all that impressed with Obama, the nation’s first Black president, nor Harris, who would be the second. “He’s only gaining support with Black men.”Democrats have been unnerved by recent polls that show Harris’ numbers sagging among Black voters, particularly young Black men. At a pair of rallies in Tucson and Las Vegas in recent days, Obama drew thousands of cheering supporters, though the turnout among young Black men appeared sparse. He came to hear Obama speak and as he stood in line for the event on campus, he said he didn’t see Obama as a figure who would be especially influential with young Black men. Trump is a white 78-year-old, but he possesses a “charisma” that some younger Black men find appealing, he added.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Charles Johnson, Johnson, Barack Obama, Obama, Harris, Donald Trump, Trump, ” Johnson, “ He’s, Black, he’ll, podcasters, Ronald Reagan, Joe Biden, David Plouffe, “, ”, Joel Benenson, pollster, ‘ You’ve, ’, It’s, Henry Louis Gates Jr, he’s, Lauren Hitt, Miles Covington, hasn’t, didn’t, ” Covington, “ They’re, He’s, Stephen A . Smith, Obama isn’t, Biden, JB Pritzker, ” Pritzker, “ I’ve, Kalid Meky, Meky, Harris ’, ” “ Obama, “ I’m, Kamala Organizations: Democratic, University of Arizona, Black, Trump, Emerson College, Obama, Black Harvard University, White House, New York Times, Siena College, Harris —, Illinois Locations: TUCSON, Ariz, America, Tucson, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, Harris, “, California, Central Park

☆ It's hard not to be enthusiastic about this macro economy, says Harvard's Jason Furman
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailIt's hard not to be enthusiastic about this macro economy, says Harvard's Jason FurmanJason Furman, Harvard Kennedy School professor and former CEA chair under President Obama, and Kevin Hassett, Hoover Institution distinguished visiting fellow and former CEA chair under President Trump, join 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the economy, 2024 presidential election, whether Trump or Harris has the better economic agenda, and more.

Persons: Harvard's Jason Furman Jason Furman, Obama, Kevin Hassett, Trump, Harris Organizations: Harvard Kennedy School, Hoover Institution, Trump

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