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☆ RFK Jr. must be removed from North Carolina ballots, state Supreme Court rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Zoë Richards | Zoë Richards Is A Politics Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday to remove former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from state ballots ahead of the general election. The 4-3 ruling upholds an appeals court ruling Friday that said Kennedy’s name should be taken off the ballot. A lower court had previously denied Kennedy’s effort to be removed. “But that is a price the North Carolina Constitution expects us to incur to protect voters’ fundamental right to vote their conscience and have that vote count.”Justices Anita Earls, Richard Dietz and Allison Riggs dissented. A spokesperson for the North Carolina State Board of Elections did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the court's decision or the new timeline for ballots.

Persons: Robert F, Kennedy Jr, “, Trey Allen, Anita Earls, Richard Dietz, Allison Riggs, Kennedy, Donald Trump, Monday's Organizations: North Carolina Supreme, State, North, Michigan’s, NBC News, North Carolina State Board, Trump Locations: North Carolina

Former President Donald Trump said he plans to vote yes on a ballot measure in Florida to legalize marijuana, his clearest stance so far on the issue. He wrote that arrests for marijuana possession of "personal amounts" waste taxpayers' dollars and suggested that the ballot measure would help prevent deaths from fentanyl-laced marijuana. If passed, the ballot measure would permit residents over 21 to possess, buy or consume marijuana recreationally. Ron DeSantis opposes the marijuana ballot measure and most congressional Republicans have in recent years voted against bills to reform U.S. policy on marijuana. Trump last month seemed to signal some support for another ballot measure in Florida: one that would expand abortion access.

Persons: Donald Trump, ” Trump, “, Ron DeSantis, Sen, John Kennedy, I’m, Kennedy, Kevin Cramer, ” Cramer, Trump, Harris, Joseph Costello, Costello, ” Organizations: Florida Gov, Republicans, Trump, Newsmax, NBC News, Fox News Locations: Florida, North Dakota

WASHINGTON — Allies of Donald Trump see Tuesday's debate as a pivotal moment for the Republican presidential nominee — a chance to shore up support and turn the corner from Kamala Harris' post-nomination "honeymoon." Trump allies are hopeful that the debate will cap a turnaround from the recent weeks of tumult and help him enter the fall on a competitive footing. “Everyone on Team Trump firmly believes that we’re better-positioned to win,” said a source close to Trump. Harris poses a different set of challenges for Trump on the debate stage. “The Democrats and the Harris campaign have done an amazing job at messaging and hitting at the right time.

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☆ Harris braces for the most critical moment of her political career at debate with Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Kamala Harris’ joyful campaign will Tuesday be hit by the blunt force of reality — a debate with Donald Trump — the most menacing political foe of modern times. The vice president transformed the 2024 election after President Joe Biden’s abject debate showing against Trump on CNN in June led him to end his reelection bid. Haris will be ‘fully prepared’But to succeed in the debate, the vice president faces three difficult tasks. The conceit, however, allowed the Trump campaign to argue she’d return to her original stance if she won power. “I believe the vice president will be fully prepared to do that.”

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☆ Fact check: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris debate on ABC News
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

CNN —Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are facing off for the first time Tuesday during ABC’s presidential debate. “I had no inflation, virtually no inflation,” Trump said. Harris introduced herself by name and said, “Let’s have a good debate.” Trump responded: “Nice to see you. Have fun.” Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Trump and Harris stand on stage at the start of the debate. “But understand if Donald Trump were to be elected, he will sign a national abortion ban.

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Nikki Haley said Monday that former President Donald Trump and running mate Sen. JD Vance should change the way they speak about women and focus instead on policy positions. "I think it's because Donald Trump and JD Vance need to change the way they speak about women. Haley said that when Republicans call Democratic women "dumb," "Republican women get their backs up, too." Speaking to a New Hampshire-focused podcast last week, Trump said Harris is “not smart enough.”“Something’s wrong,” Trump said. "I think that’s exactly what we don’t need a strong leader to be," she said on NBC News' Meet the Press" in January.

Persons: Nikki Haley, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Haley, Harris, Kamala, She's, Trump, Joe Biden, ” Trump, “, Haley hasn't shied, Vance, ” Haley, That’s, that’s Organizations: Fox News, Fox &, Republicans, Democratic, Republican, NBC, GOP, Republican National Convention, United Nations, CBS, NBC News Locations: South Carolina, New Hampshire, Russia, China, Iran

A shutdown would close federal agencies and national parks, while limiting public services and furloughing millions of workers just weeks before the election. House Republicans have now settled on some lines of attack, which they'll highlight in politically charged GOP hearings and investigations into both Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. House GOP probesAfter spending much of the 118th Congress focused on investigating Biden, House Republicans are now shifting their focus to Democrats’ new presidential ticket. Republicans are also focusing on the botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, which the Trump campaign has criticized Harris over. The Trump campaign responded by calling the story "fake news."

Persons: Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Harris, Tim Walz, Mike Johnson, it’s, Johnson, Republicans ’, Chuck Schumer, Patty Murray, Biden, Walz, Trump, McCaul, Antony Blinken, ” There’s, The, Jamie Raskin, Robert Garcia, Abdel Fattah El, —, Schumer Organizations: WASHINGTON, Capitol, Republicans, Harris . House Republicans, Minnesota Gov, Republican, SAVE, GOP, noncitizens, Democratic, House Republicans, Education Department, Chinese Communist Party, The Biden, Energy, Biden, Harris Energy, Veterans Affairs Committee, Harris Administration, Democrats, Trump, Washington Post, Justice Department, NBC News Locations: Afghanistan, Trump, Minnesota, China, Egypt

It was 2019, and the second Democratic presidential primary debate was unfolding in Detroit when then-Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii went for the jugular. Still, it turned into a major moment for Gabbard — even though Harris forcefully responded — and it was a standout episode in her short-lived 2020 presidential campaign. It’s coming into view again now in the run-up to Tuesday’s second presidential debate after Donald Trump tapped Gabbard to assist him in his debate preparations. “Tulsi Gabbard whipped Kamala Harris’ butt on the debate stage,” Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said. Raising that prospect in the first place at the time rankled the Biden campaign.

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☆ Gaza hostage families urge Trump and Harris to bring Americans home
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Matthew Chance | Yon Pomrenze | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

We want to hear that both candidates understand and acknowledge there are seven Americans still in captivity, and that the US is fully committed to bringing them back,” Ronen Neutra, a US-Israeli dual citizen from New York, told CNN. His 22-year-old son, Omer, is a serving Israeli soldier and was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attacks. His body is still being held by Hamas in Gaza. “We want to hear new ideas from both candidates and for them to commit to adopting a fresh approach to all the players,” Chen told CNN. Yon Pomrenze/CNNOver 100 hostages remain in Gaza today, as living conditions in the Palestinian enclave crumble under Israeli forces’ months-long siege.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, ” Ronen Neutra, Omer, ”, Adi Alexander, Edan, Joe, Biden, Harris, Ronen Neutra, Ruby Chen, Jonathan Dekel, Chen, Liz Naftali, Orna Neutra, Yael Alexander, Chip Somodevilla, Itay, ” Chen, Evan Gershkovich, Brittney Griner, ” Alexander, “, Benjamin Netanyahu, Netanyahu, Bibi Netanyahu, I’m, Trump, Yon Pomrenze, ’ Organizations: Tel, Tel Aviv CNN —, CNN, Trump, White, Wall Street Locations: Tel Aviv, Gaza, New York, Israel, Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Qatar, Gulf, Washington, Moscow, Germany

☆ Trump campaign and JD Vance promote false rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Michael Williams | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Several prominent Republicans, including the party’s vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, promoted false claims on Monday that Haitian migrants in Ohio are killing and eating family pets. Those rumors were picked up by conservative media and then spread on X, where they gained widespread traction on Monday. “President Trump will deport migrants who eat pets,” a Trump campaign account posted to X. Make your choice, America.”Texas Sen. Ted Cruz posted a meme showing two kittens embracing. They spread widely on X, whose owner, Elon Musk, has embraced the false rumors and posted several memes that promoted them.

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☆ Jessica Leeds: Trump accuser said she ‘laughed out loud’ when she heard him again deny her assault allegation
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Jack Forrest | Kara Scannell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Jessica Leeds, who previously accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and was a trial witness in a high-profile case against the former president, said Monday that she “laughed out loud” when she heard he recently disputed her allegation and said she “would not have been the chosen one.”“I laughed out loud. She said she was seated in first class on an airplane next to Trump in the 1970s when he suddenly began groping her. Leeds said she fought off Trump and moved to the back of the airplane. Earlier this year a separate jury found Trump defamed Carroll when in 2022 he repeated several of the statements he initially made in 2019. Her attorneys argued to the jury that the only way to stop Trump from repeating the statements was to hit him in his pocketbook.

Persons: Jessica Leeds, Donald Trump, “, ” “, ”, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Trump, Leeds, Cooper, Steven Cheung, Kamala Harris, Jean Carroll, Carroll, Trump’s, she’ll, CNN’s Kate Sullivan Organizations: CNN, ” Leeds, Trump, Leeds, Democratic, E, Carroll Locations: ”

☆ The White Stripes sue Trump campaign over use of ‘Seven Nation Army’
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Trump campaign may be “goin’ to Wichita” before the November election, but The White Stripes would prefer former President Donald Trump stop traveling with their music as part of his playlist. The two artists stopped performing together as The White Stripes in 2011. Last month, Jack White said he would seek legal action after Margo Martin, a deputy director of communications for the Trump campaign, shared on social media a since-deleted video of Trump boarding a plane with “Seven Nation Army” playing. They are the only living artists to file a lawsuit against Trump in 2024. The estate of soul singer Isaac Hayes also sued the Trump campaign for copyright infringement.

Persons: Trump, ’, Donald Trump, Meg White, ”, “, Defendant Trump, Jack White, Margo Martin, ” Jack, Celine Dion, Foo, Isaac Hayes Organizations: CNN, Wichita ”, Stripes, Nation Army, ” CNN, Trump, Seven Nation Army ”, Whites, Foo Fighters Locations: Wichita, New York

☆ Trump tax cuts expire after 2025. Here's how the presidential election could affect your taxes
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Charlotte Morabito | In Charlottemorabito | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

With the presidential election approaching, experts are sounding alarms about the upcoming expiration of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, or TCJA. Without action from Congress, trillions in tax breaks enacted by former President Donald Trump via the TCJA will expire after 2025. "If the 2017 tax cuts are allowed to expire after 2025, about 62% of taxpayers would see their tax bills go up," said Erica York, senior economist and research director at the Tax Foundation. "That's because the TCJA provided tax cuts for the vast majority of taxpayers." Both Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, have called for tax changes that could affect millions of Americans.

Persons: Donald Trump, Erica York, Kamala Harris, Stephen Moore, Trump, Harris Organizations: Tax, AP, Trump, Republican, Democratic, CNBC, White

And we will stop the fentanyl,” Trump said during a recent campaign appearance in Michigan. But fentanyl activists say Trump is at least drawing attention to the issue, whereas the Biden administration, they say, is not. By 2017, the year Trump took office, there were 28,000 deaths from fentanyl. In 2021, during Biden’s first year of office — when many Americans were still stuck at home amid the pandemic — fentanyl deaths rose by 23% to more than 70,000. Trump repeatedly blames the increase in fentanyl deaths on the influx of 10 million migrants who crossed the border during the Biden.

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☆ Former President George W. Bush has no plans to endorse in the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-07 | by ( Kelly O'Donnell | Megan Lebowitz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President George W. Bush speaks during the Struggle for Freedom Conference at George W. Bush Presidential Center on November 16, 2022 in Dallas, Texas. TFormer President George W. Bush does not plan to endorse a candidate for president, his office told NBC News on Saturday. "President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago," the office added. A spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign declined to comment but pointed to the campaign's Republican outreach efforts. The elder Bush president died in 2018, but the younger said in 2021 that he wrote in former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for president in 2020.

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☆ Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a Republican, will vote for Kamala Harris in November, his daughter Liz Cheney says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Josephine Rozzelle | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Liz Cheney arrives with her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, to vote at the Teton County Library during the Republican primary election, in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Aug 16, 2022. Republican former Vice President Dick Cheney will vote for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, his daughter Liz Cheney said Friday. A former member of the House from Wyoming, Liz Cheney broke with Trump over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. When Liz Cheney was up for reelection the following year, Trump successfully worked to defeat her in the state's Republican primary. Liz Cheney on Wednesday became the latest Republican to back Harris when she delivered a surprise endorsement of the Democratic vice president during an event at Duke University.

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☆ Trump hush money sentencing postponed past Election Day, judge rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-06 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former President Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his New York criminal hush money case until after the Nov. 5 presidential election, a judge ruled Friday. The sentencing, which was set for Sept. 18, will instead take place on Nov. 26, Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan ruled. The Supreme Court's ruling had already spurred Merchan to delay Trump's sentencing, which was originally scheduled for July 11, by more than two months. Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung in a statement Friday said, "There should be no sentencing in the Manhattan DA's Election Interference Witch Hunt." "As mandated by the United States Supreme Court, this case, along with all of the other Harris - Biden Hoaxes, should be dismissed," Cheung said.

Persons: Donald Trump, Juan Merchan, Trump, Merchan, Trump's, Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, Cohen, Alvin Bragg's, Steven Cheung, Harris, Biden, Cheung, Bragg, Joe Biden Organizations: U.S, New York, Court, Manhattan, Trump, Republican, United States Supreme, NBC News Locations: New York, Manhattan

☆ The Trump policy that freaks out economists the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Former President Donald Trump wants to spend trillions of dollars on tax cuts. “It’s enormously protectionist and terrible economic policy,” said Holtz-Eakin, who served as an economic adviser to former President George H.W. The cost of the Trump tax cutsTrump has called for extending his signature 2017 tax cuts, which expire next year if no action is taken by Congress. Trump has argued that extending the tax cuts will boost the economy, create jobs and help families. The Trump campaign has not detailed significant spending cuts or tax hikes to offset these tax cuts.

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☆ Trump adopts Elon Musk plan for government reform, lays out economic blueprint ahead of debate with Harris
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Former President Donald Trump and GOP Presidential Nominee speaking at the New York Economic Club in New York on Sept. 5, 2024. He added that Musk could be a "good one" to lead the commission "if he has the time." Hughes added that details on how the efficiency commission would be staffed and operated are yet to come. But Musk has repeatedly raised his hand to helm such a commission: "I look forward to serving America if the opportunity arises. The government efficiency commission plan also gives Trump a concrete proposal to attach to his attacks on what he sees as frivolous spending in the Biden-Harris administration.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon, Harris, Trump, Brian Hughes, Hughes, Musk Organizations: New York Economic, Tesla, Biden, Economic, of New, Trump Locations: New York, of New York, America

☆ Harris raised over $300 million in August, extending cash windfall
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Natasha Korecki | Carol E. Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The next campaign finance disclosure deadline for Harris' campaign is Sept. 20. NBC News has asked the Harris campaign for comment. After the convention, Harris campaign officials said they had raised more than $540 million since Harris took the reins of the campaign. The whopping fundraising numbers for Harris come just after the Trump campaign reported it and related entities raised $130 million in the month of August, with nearly $300 million cash on hand. Trump's campaign reported that 98% of the month's donations came in at less than $200.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump's, Harris, Joe Biden's, Tim Walz, Trump, Trump's, Biden, Brian Hughes Organizations: NBC News, Democratic, Minnesota Locations: Savannah GA, United States, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Trump's America

The addition of Gabbard is particularly notable given the tense exchanges she had with the vice president during their 2020 race that left Harris rattled. Trump’s team has been sketching out potential responses on reproductive rights with the expectation Harris will make that a focus during the debate. The Trump campaign has insisted the matter is settled. Thus far, no one is expected to sit in for Harris, just as no one played Biden ahead of the June debate. It’s the second time the vice president will visit the city this week after campaigning with Biden on Labor Day.

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☆ House Democrats ask Trump for proof he did not take $10 million 'cash bribe' from Egypt
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, left, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi at the Plaza Hotel in New York, Sept. 19, 2016. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked former President Donald Trump to show proof that he never received any money from Egypt, following a recent report on a nearly $10 million withdrawal from the nation's state-run bank days before Trump became president in 2017. The Democrats in a letter to Trump on Tuesday said they were looking into allegations that Trump took a "cash bribe" from Egypt's president, and that former Attorney General Bill Barr and others blocked a Department of Justice probe into that alleged bribe. Asked about the letter, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung told CNBC in an email, "This is textbook Fake News." The discovery of that withdrawal appeared to bolster the claim that el-Sissi sought to give Trump money.

Persons: Donald Trump, Abdel Fattah el, Trump, Bill Barr, Jamie Raskin, Robert Garcia, —, Raskin, Garcia, Steven Cheung, Cheung, shams, Sissi, Robert Mueller Organizations: of Justice, The Washington Post, DOJ, Republican, CNBC, State Trump, Bank of Locations: New York, Egypt, The, Bank of Egypt

☆ Trump debate prep: Tulsi Gabbard advises Republican to attack Harris on 'hypocrisy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-01 | by ( Rebecca Picciotto | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has endorsed Republican former President Donald Trump's campaign, is advising the GOP nominee to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris' policy pivots in their upcoming debate. Still, Gabbard is uniquely suited to help Trump understand what it would be like to debate Harris, given her firsthand experience during the 2020 Democratic primary contest. "What I pointed out in that debate stage in the 2020 campaign was her hypocrisy," Gabbard said. At the time, criminal justice reform was a very popular issue among Democratic primary voters. The Trump campaign recently added both Gabbard and RFK Jr. to its official transition team, and both are in reported talks for potential cabinet positions if Trump wins the White House.

Persons: Donald Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's, Kamala Harris, Harris, Gabbard, Trump, Biden, Robert F, Kennedy Jr Organizations: Republican, Democratic, ABC, Trump, White, Democrat, RFK Jr Locations: La Crosse , Wisconsin, Hawaii

☆ JD Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to back Trump campaign: 'Get off the sidelines'
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-29 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Republican vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) speaks at a rally at trucking company, Team Hardinger on August 28, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Donald Trump's presidential running mate JD Vance is urging Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel to "get off the sidelines" and financially support the Republican ticket, Vance told the Financial Times. A representative for Thiel did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment on Vance's remarks. The Trump campaign has been contacted for additional comment.

Persons: J.D, Vance, Hardinger, Donald Trump's, JD Vance, Peter Thiel, Thiel, Peter, Kamala Harris, Trump Organizations: Sen, Silicon, Republican, Financial Times Locations: Erie , Pennsylvania, Silicon Valley, Wisconsin, Ohio

On Thursday morning, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told his 90 million followers on X that they would hear his plan to make the U.S. the crypto capital of the planet that same day. But after a rally in Michigan and a town hall in Wisconsin, Thursday ended with no sign of Trump's plan for digital assets. A campaign spokesman did not reply when CNBC asked what happened to the crypto plan rollout. Throughout the day Thursday, CNBC heard from several pro-crypto Trump supporters who were eagerly anticipating what the Republican nominee might say. It was unclear who Trump meant by "they," and a Trump campaign spokesman did not respond to questions from CNBC about the announcement.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Tulsi Gabbard, We're Organizations: Republican, CNBC, GOP, Trump, Liberty Locations: U.S, Michigan, Wisconsin, United States

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