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☆ Opinion | Why Trump Can’t Shake Project 2025
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ezra Klein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

That, after all, is what Project 2025 was actually meant to be. When he said, during his debate with Kamala Harris, that he hadn’t read Project 2025 and has no intention of doing so, I believed him. But Project 2025 — and much else like it that has gotten less press — is more than a compendium of policy proposals: It is an effort to build a deep state of Trump’s own. This is the problem groups like Project 2025 set out to solve. Behind the policy playbook sits a database of around 20,000 applicants ready to be part of the next Trump administration.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris, Coke, It’s, Mike Pence, Reince, MAGA, Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Nikki Haley, Jared Kushner, Gary Cohn, Read, Katy Talento, playbook, ” Organizations: Fox, Friends, H.R, McMaster, Council, Republican Locations: Washington

☆ Quad group expands maritime security cooperation at Biden's farewell summit
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) prepares to pose for a group photo with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong (2nd R), Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (2nd L) and India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L) at the start of their Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. The leaders announced joint coast guard operations next year that will include Australian, Japanese and Indian personnel spending time on a U.S. coast guard vessel. The leaders' joint statement included sharp language about North Korea, condemning its ballistic missile launches and "malicious cyber activity." "But I think China's recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India and could be prompting India to become a bit more open to the idea of Quad security cooperation," she said. Before the summit, Albanese met with Biden at his home and discussed bilateral cooperation between the two close allies across defense and security, including in the Indo-Pacific.

Persons: Antony Blinken, Penny Wong, Yoko Kamikawa, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Joe Biden, Biden, Fumio Kishida, Narendra Modi, Anthony Albanese, Xi Jinping, he's, Lisa Curtis, Kishida, Modi, Albanese, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris Organizations: Australia's Foreign, Japan's, India's, of, Indian, Australian, Pacific Partnership, Maritime Domain, House, Analysts, East China Seas, East China, U.S, China, Center, New, New American Security, congressional Locations: Tokyo, of Australia, India, Japan, United States, China, Delaware, U.S, Beijing, South China, South, East, Taiwan, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, North Korea, Islands, Southeast Asia, Asia, New American, Australia, Philadelphia

☆ What the top 2024 election issues are for these young voters
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Elise Hammond | Shania Shelton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +19 min

Along with the economy, young voters also name abortion, immigration, foreign policy, climate and gun control as other priorities. A recent GenForward survey conducted by the University of Chicago supports what dozens of young voters told CNN. Foreign policyAmerica’s position on the world stage is also top of mind for young voters. The Israel-Hamas war has proved to be a key sticking point for progressive and young voters, as well as Arab American and Muslim communities. Regardless of what issues are galvanizing young voters to head to the polls, many say they think their turnout in November will surprise some people.

Persons: N’Dea Gordon, ” Gordon, Gordon, who’ve, ”, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris –, they’ve, Logan Paul, Adin Ross, Harris, Vivek Rallabandi, Joe Biden, “ I’m, I’m, ” Rallabandi, Trump, Rallabandi, he’s, “, hasn’t, she’s, Vivek, Darius Diggs, Biden, Diggs, –, Darius Dupri Diggs, Darius Dupri Diggs Chaim Birzen, Birzen, “ That’s, Tyler Sands, Beyton Owens, Finn Gaensler, Finn, “ It’s, ” Gaensler, Roe, Wade, Ava Pallotta, Pallotta, Gen, Erin Clark, Kalkowski, Katelyn, Sebastien Ostertag, Sebastien Ostertag That’s, Ostertag, we’re, Jacob Telenko, ” Telenko, Jean Kojali, ” Kojali, Harris doesn’t, Harris ’, Noe Nunez, Nunez, ” Nunez, “ it’s, Jed Lyons, Joseph Yang, Yang, Joseph Yang “, “ We’re, CNN’s Kate Sullivan, Dana Elobaid Organizations: CNN, Western Governors University, University of Chicago, Trump, Federal Reserve, White, Republican, Marquette Law School, Senate, Trump’s, Harvard University, Boston Globe, Young, America, Democratic, US, Republican Party, Immigration, state’s Young Republican, United States Postal Service Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rockland County , New York, America, Montana, California, Idaho, Santa Cruz , California, “, Port Chester , New York, Chapel Hill , North Carolina, Dearborn , Michigan, Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Henderson , Nevada, United States, Cobb County , Georgia, Mexico, Zebulon , North Carolina, Mexican American, Gilbert , Arizona, Phoenix, Korean, Chandler , Arizona

☆ Foreign leaders jostle for meetings with Trump and Harris, even as Biden ramps up his diplomacy
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Kevin Liptak | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Trump may hold meetings with world leaders that his campaign does not announce in advance, explained sources close to the campaign. “While President Biden will be there, he will be there as a lame duck. Since leaving office, Trump has held regular conversations with foreign leaders. Foreign leaders are among the most ardent consumers of American political news, looking for clues of what the future may hold through polls, private conversations and diplomatic information gathering. It’s not unprecedented for presidential candidates to line up meetings with foreign leaders ahead of an election.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Volodymyr Zelensky, Biden, Trump, It’s, ”, Jon Alterman, “ It’s, ” Alterman, it’s, Mohamed bin Zayed, hasn’t, Zelensky, ’, He’s, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Narendra Modi, Modi, Trump’s, Andrzej Duda, Duda, Namaste Trump, Howdy Modi, Hillary Clinton, Shinzo Abe, Petro Poroshenko, Clinton, Abdel Fattah el, Barack Obama Organizations: Washington CNN —, United Nations General Assembly, White, UN, Trump, United, United Arab Emirates, Harris, Middle, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Indian, Japanese, Ukrainian Locations: Delaware, combatting, Washington, United Arab, New York, Switzerland, Michigan, India, Brazil, China, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Gujarat State, Houston

☆ More than 700 former military and national security officials endorse Harris, say Trump is 'impulsive and ill-informed'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-22 | by ( Ece Yildirim | In Ecedyildirim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That is how we know Vice President Harris would make an excellent Commander-in-Chief, while Mr. Trump has proven he is not up to the job," they added. More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by National Security Leaders for America. "President Trump is the only President in the modern era not to get our country into any new wars." Sunday's endorsement comes after 111 Republican former national security and foreign policy officials endorsed Harris in a letter Wednesday, saying that Trump is "unfit to serve again." Since then, the vice president has received endorsements from various high-profile Republicans, including Dick Cheney, former vice president to George W. Bush.

Persons: Peter Chiarelli, Paul Selva, Eric Thorne Olson, Trump, Harris, Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, of Defense Chuck Hagel, William Cohen, Hagel, Cohen, impulsiveness, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Steven Cheung, Dick Cheney, George W, Bush Organizations: Trump, U.S . Army, Joint Chiefs, Staff, of Defense, Democratic, National Security Leaders, America, Trump Campaign Communications, CNBC, Republican, Republicans Locations: United Kingdom, Israel, Australia, Canada, Germany, Kurdish, Syria

Senior Biden administration officials told reporters ahead of the meeting that the leaders would announce plans to expand an Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, launched two years ago to include the Indian Ocean region. Analysts said the expected outcomes would mostly build on work that has already been done within the Quad, which Biden elevated to summit level in 2021. It is true in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, South China, South Asia and the Taiwan Strait,” Biden continued. “But I think China’s recent maritime aggression could be changing the equation for India and could be prompting India to become a bit more open to the idea of Quad security cooperation,” she said. Albanese told reporters on Thursday that Canberra and Washington share concerns about China’s security ambitions in Pacific islands countries where Beijing is seeking a growing policing role.

Persons: Joe Biden, Biden, Anthony Albanese, Narendra Modi, Fumio Kishida, Saturday’s, “, ”, Antony Blinken, he’s, ” Biden, Xi Jinping, Jake Sullivan’s, Sullivan, ” Sullivan, “ It’s, Lisa Curtis, Kishida, “ We’re, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Albanese, “ We’ll Organizations: United States, Australian, Anthony Albanese , Indian, Japanese, Biden, Pacific Partnership, Maritime, Indian, U.S . Coast Guard, Journalists, China’s, People’s Republic of China, Analysts, East China Seas, Center, New, New American Security, White House, CIA, State Department, congressional Locations: Australia, India, Japan, China, Anthony Albanese ,, Wilmington , Delaware, Southeast Asia, South China, East China, South Asia, Taiwan Strait, People’s Republic of, South, East, Beijing, Asia, New American, U.S, Canberra, Washington, Pacific

☆ Putin was joking about election support for Harris, Kremlin says; Zelenskyy hopes to meet with Trump next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

“President Putin has a good sense of humor. The Ukrainian leader said he also hoped to meet Trump, the Republican presidential candidate. Zelenskyy said in August he wanted to present his plan to Biden, Harris, and Trump. While Trump and Zelenskyy talked over the phone in July, they have not met in person since Trump’s 2017-2021 term. At a critical juncture in the war, Zelenskyy is seeking to strengthen Ukraine with more weapons, and military, economic, and diplomatic support from the U.S., Kyiv’s key ally.

Persons: Vladimir Putin, Kamala Harris, Sergei Lavrov, Putin, Harris, Donald Trump, ” Lavrov, “, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Zelenskyy, Joe Biden, ” Zelenskyy, Biden, ’ Organizations: Democratic, Sky News Arabia, Republican, Russia, . Security, General Assembly, Trump Locations: Moscow, November’s, Russia, United States, Ukraine, U.S, Washington, Russian, Russia’s Kursk, Zelenskyy

Russian intelligence services are building up their presence in Mexico for spy operations targeting the United States, a return to Cold War tactics by an increasingly aggressive regime, according to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers. The Mexican Embassy and the Russian Embassy did not respond to a request for comment. “Part of this is a function of the fact that so many Russian intelligence officers have been kicked out of Europe. Those are Russian intelligence personnel, and they keep an eye very closely on their opportunities to have influence on U.S. opportunities and access,” VanHerck said. Russian intelligence could conceivably also take advantage of Mexico’s proximity to target Putin’s political enemies inside the U.S., former intelligence officers said.

Persons: Biden, William Burns, ” Burns, ”, Vincenzo Circosta, “, Paul Kolbe, Glen VanHerck, ” VanHerck, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Trotsky, —, ideologues, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Vladimir Lenin, Ramon Mercader, John Sipher, ” Sipher, Christopher Boyce, Andrew Daulton Lee, Lee, Boyce, Harold “ Jim ” Nicholson, Hector Cabrera Fuentes, Fuentes, Douglas London, enforcement’s, Natalia Sedova's, Claudio Cruz, ” Kolbe Organizations: U.S, NBC News, Mexican Embassy, Russian Embassy, CIA, “, Kremlin, Getty, . Air Force, U.S . Northern Command, Senate Armed Services Committee, TRW, Soviet Embassy, Bettmann, Museum Locations: Mexico, United States, Russia, Mexico City, Moscow, Washington, Ukraine, Mexican, Russian, Europe, London, Pokrovsk, Donetsk Oblast, Anadolu, Balkans, U.S, “, Cuba, Soviet Union, Spanish, Los Angeles, Soviet, manacles, Seattle, surveilling, Miami, American, AFP, Colombia

☆ United Nations General Assembly: World leaders will debate its future in New York next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Richard Roth | Tara John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

United Nations CNN —It’s time for UNGA 79! Quick explanation: the United Nations General Assembly is an annual world leaders’ summit that has gone on for nearly eight decades since the international body’s founding in San Francisco. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to give a speech next Wednesday and appear at a special Security Council meeting. Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City in 2023. Climate change will be one of the biggest issues being discussed, with the General Assembly expected to hold a meeting on sea level rise on Wednesday.

Persons: United Nations CNN —, It’s, Antonio Guterres, ” Guterres, can’t, Samuel Žbogar, Sergey Bobok, United Nations Linda Thomas, Greenfield, “, ” Slovenia’s Žbogar, Volodymyr Zelensky, Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, Mike Segar, Benjamin Netanyahu –, Richard Gowan, Netanyahu “, ”, Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Donald, Trump, ” Gowan Organizations: United Nations CNN, United Nations General Assembly, UN, Hamas, The Security Council, West, Security Council, United Nations, Reuters Israel, Assembly, Crisis, British, General, Rapid Support Forces, Sudanese Armed Forces, SAF, General Assembly Locations: San Francisco, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Israel, United States, China, Russia, France, United Kingdom, UN, Lebanon, That’s, Kharkiv, AFP, Africa, York, U.N, New York City, El Fasher, Sudan’s North Darfur, New York

☆ Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system almost didn't get built
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-21 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Some of the IDF brass feared that missile defense would lead to a defensive mentality, rather than taking the war to the enemy. Ran Kochav, the former head of Israel's air and missile defense system. Indeed, there were similar criticisms in the US as to whether President Ronald Reagan's "Star Wars" missile defense would work. Israel's missile defense system faced its most difficult test in April, when Iran launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel. Ultimately, the virtue of missile defense may be that it is the least bad alternative.

Persons: Sidharth Kaushal, Ran Kochav, Israel Defense Forces —, Critics, Kochav, Ronald Reagan's, Yitzhak Rabin, Saddam Hussein, Israel, JALAA MAREY, RUSI, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Israel Defense Forces, Royal United Services Institute, Business, Cricket, Israeli Air Force, General Staff, Getty, Arrow, Israel, Iron, IDF, Forces, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: Israel, British, Iran, Brig, Lebanon, Israeli, AFP, Gaza, Hezbollah, Britain, Jordan, Ukraine, Russia, Forbes

☆ Trump presses to change Nebraska election law, in fight for a sole electoral vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Jeff Zeleny | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Jim Pillen to discuss the feasibility of overturning a 30-year law, which awards electoral votes by congressional district, rather than statewide winner-take-all. The former president called into the meeting briefly, a GOP official told CNN, hoping to win support and impress upon them the importance of a single electoral vote. It’s yet another sign of just how close the election against Vice President Kamala Harris could be, with one electoral vote from an Omaha-area congressional district emerging as potentially pivotal. Democrats are less optimistic about a Maine sweep, party officials say, than winning one of Nebraska’s electoral votes. Time has run out for Maine to change its law, state officials have said, with 90 days required for any legislation to take effect.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jim Pillen, Republican Sen, Lindsey Graham of, Kamala Harris, Harris, “, ” Graham, ” Trump, Joe Biden, Pillen, ” Pillen, Sen, Mike McDonnell, Barry Rubin, “ Sen, McDonnell, ”, Tony Vargas, Don Bacon, ” Bacon, Jane Kleeb, ” Kleeb, CNN’s Alayna Treene, David Wright, Morgan Rimmer Organizations: CNN, Republican, Nebraska GOP, Republican Gov, GOP, White, Nebraska, The Washington Post, Nebraska Legislature, “, WTA, Democratic, GOP Rep, Nebraska Democratic, Trump, Nebraskans, Republicans Locations: Nebraska, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, Omaha, Wisconsin , Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maine

Trump is “immensely happy with JD’s performance,” said a person who speaks with Trump and is familiar with his thinking. “I didn’t discuss it with JD, in all fairness,” Trump said when pressed on the issue during his debate last week with Vice President Kamala Harris. “I know from experience, nobody speaks for Donald J. Trump except for Donald J. Trump, right?”“Vice President Pence viewed his role as a translator for President Trump to traditional Republican audiences,” a Trump ally said. 2Short also believes the relationship between Vance and Trump is different than the one Pence and Trump had prior to their falling out. “He loves that he has a smart person with balls who doesn’t only do Fox,” a person close to the campaign said.

Persons: Sen, JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, “, Trump, ” Vance, Vance weren’t, Vance, ”, Vance “, Garrett Ventry, Elise Stefanik, ” Trump, Mike Pence, Pence, Trump’s mildest, Kamala Harris, Marc Short, ‘ JD, ’ ” Vance, Dana Bash, “ He’s, Kari Lake, Marjorie Taylor Greene, podcaster Shawn Ryan, Joe Biden’s, Barack Obama, Brian Hughes, ” Hughes, Harris, Biden, recapping, obsequious Trump, —, Donald J, ” “, ” Trump’s, Mike, I’m, he’s, septuagenarian Trump, brags, Vince Lombardi —, JD, “ ‘ Lombardi, ’ Organizations: NBC News, Republican, Trump, U.S, Capitol, Press, CNBC, Arizona GOP, JD, NATO, Yale Law School, Green Bay Packers Locations: ‘, Springfield , Ohio, Raleigh , North Carolina, Springfield, “ State, Kari, Ukraine, Russia, America, Raleigh, Ohio

WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden’s primary residence is still the White House for another few months, he plans to host world leaders at another home this weekend: his house in Wilmington, Del. NBC News is the first to report that he will host those meetings at his Delaware home. Biden first discussed hosting the summit in his hometown after Kishida brought leaders of the G7 alliance to his hometown of Hiroshima in 2023. “The prime minister is rightly very proud of Hiroshima and his experiences there. Biden has also had each prime minister to the White House for an official state visit, an honor reserved for the closest allies.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Biden, Anthony Albanese, Narendra Modi, Fumio Kishida, ” John Kirby, Kishida, ” Kirby, —, Kamala Harris Organizations: White House, NBC, Archmere Academy, Anthony Albanese , Indian, Japanese, White, National Security Communications, United Nations General Assembly, Economic Cooperation, U.S Locations: WASHINGTON, Wilmington, Del, Australia, India, Japan, Delaware, Anthony Albanese ,, Hiroshima, South China, New York, U.S, Africa, Angola, Asia, Peru, Brazil

☆ The detonation of pagers used by Hezbollah shows the depths of supply-chain infiltration
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Go to newsletter preferencesSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read previewThe Tuesday attack in Lebanon, where hundreds of pagers used by the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah simultaneously detonated, points to a highly sophisticated operation that likely required months of planning and an infiltration of a global supply chain, experts told Business Insider. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Spokespeople for the Israel Defense Forces and the US Department of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Business Insider was not able to reach BAC Consulting for comment.

Persons: —, Jones, Israel, Sean McFate, McFate, Robert Khachatryan, Cristiana Organizations: Service, Associated Press, Lebanese Health Ministry, AP, Business, New York Times, Israel Defense Forces, US Department of Defense, Armament Research Services, Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship, Public Affairs, Freight, Global Logistics, NBC News, Consulting, The New York Times, Taliban Locations: Lebanon, Iran, Israel, Taiwan, Hungary

"You support Hamas, do you not?" "Let me ask one more time, you support Hamas, don't you?" "I think it's exceptionally disappointing you're looking at an Arab American witness before you and saying you support Hamas. You can't bring yourself to say don't support UNWRA, you don't support Hamas, you don't support Hezbollah and you don't support Iran. "The introduction of foreign policy is not how we keep Arab Americans or Jewish Americans or Muslim Americans or Black people or Asian Americans, anybody safe.

Persons: Sen, John Kennedy, Maya Berry, Kennedy, gasps, Berry, Dick Durbin, Durbin Organizations: Arab American Institute, Democratic, Hamas, United, Jewish, Muslim Locations: America, Israel, Iran, United Nations

☆ Gold has rallied ahead of Fed rate cuts. Here's why there could still be more upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Gold is already near the top of the 2024 range of outcomes projected by BlackRock Investment Institute, for example. Emerging market central banks have about 6% of their FX reserves in gold, and developed markets have about 12%. "Weaponizing dollar-based systems, including SWIFT , has led to more people, more countries specifically — more sovereign wealth funds and central banks — not trusting dollar-based assets as much. ETF flows As central banks have been bidding up gold, smaller investors were selling for much of this year. The VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ) and the Abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF (SGOL) are the other funds with at least $100 million in net inflows this year, according to FactSet.

Persons: there's, Robert Minter, Minter, SWIFT, Lauren Goodwin, we're, Chris Verrone Organizations: Federal, Nasdaq, BlackRock Investment Institute, Abrdn, World Gold Council, U.S ., FX, United, Russia, New York Life Investments, MiniShares, Federal Reserve Locations: U.S, Abrdn . Central, Central, United States, Ukraine

☆ 111 Republican former officials endorse Harris, say Trump is 'unfit to serve'
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Kevin Breuninger | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on September 12, 2024. More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, while warning that their own party's candidate, former President Donald Trump, is "unfit to serve again." The group, which includes former Trump administration officials as well as those who served under former Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. They acknowledged many Republicans' concerns about Harris and preference for Trump. Eight former members of Congress also endorsed the Democratic ticket of Harris and Minnesota Gov.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Trump, Ronald Reagan, George H.W, Bush, George W, William Webster, John Negroponte, Carla Hills, Robert Zoellick, Donald Trump's, irresponsibly, Tim Walz Organizations: Democratic, Bojangles, Republican, U.S . Capitol, Trump, New York Times, CIA, FBI, Minnesota Gov Locations: Charlotte , North Carolina, U.S, Harris

☆ Harris isn’t giving the specifics some undecided voters say they want
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

On another intractable issue, the Israel-Hamas war, Harris was strong on aspiration, vague on specifics and seemed to fall on both sides of the issue. Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris debate for the first time at the National Constitution Center on September 10, 2024, in Philadelphia. And Harris might be smart to avoid taking positions that could scare off disaffected Republicans and moderate suburban voters she’s seeking to win over. Voters want to know more about HarrisStill, recent polls show that the vice president has a window of opportunity to court voters who want to learn more about her. … She needs to be more direct.”From left to right, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota first lady Gwen Walz and Minnesota Gov.

Persons: Kamala Harris, Donald Trump —, Harris, “, ”, Biden, she’s, Bill Clinton, Sen, Elizabeth Warren of, Trump, –, chunky, Joe Biden, it’s, Donald Trump, Win McNamee, Getty, —, Harris ’, Dick Cheney, Liz Cheney, “ Kamala Harris, ” Linda Rooney, Nikki Haley, CNN’s John King, Rooney, Antonio Munoz, I’ve, ” Munoz, King, Doug Emhoff, Gwen Walz, Tim Walz, Angela Weiss, She’s, ” Harris, Hillary Clinton scoffed, ” Clinton, Kara Swisher ” Organizations: CNN —, Democratic, Tuesday’s National Association of Black Journalists, Oval, Republican, National Constitution Center, Biden, Wyoming, New York Times, Siena College, CNN, South Carolina Gov, GOP, Trump, Minnesota Gov, Pittsburgh International Airport, Getty Locations: Israel, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Ukraine, doesn’t, Nevada, Minnesota, generalities, Harris

☆ Ryan Routh was camped out for 12 hours and didn't have Trump in his line of sight when Secret Service fired at him
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Corky Siemaszko | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +8 min

The revelations about Ryan Wesley Routh emerged Monday, a day after a Secret Service agent rousted him from a hiding place at the West Palm Beach, Florida, golf course where Trump had been playing. Trump was on the fifth fairway and not in Routh’s line of sight when the agent “engaged” the suspect, said Ronald Rowe, acting director of the Secret Service. In 2002, court records show, Routh was convicted of illegally possessing a machine gun. Court records for a person named Ryan Routh also show a 2003 divorce, along with multiple civil judgments after contractors and individuals sued a roofing company he helped run. Routh disparaged Trump as a “fool” and a “buffoon,” but he credited him for reaching out to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Persons: Donald Trump, Ryan Wesley Routh, rousted, Trump, Sheriff’s, Routh, “, Ronald Rowe, Paul G, Martin, Martin County Sheriff William Snyder, Ryan Routh, Valentyn Ogirenko, unruffled, ”, ” Routh, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Kim Mungo, Mungo, Sen, Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Sleepy Joe, Routh bristled, Kim Jong Un, Biden “ Organizations: Service, Rogers Federal Court House, FBI, Trump, Sheriff’s, Martin County Sheriff, NBC News, Reuters, Global Citizen, Golf Club, Nissan, Twitter, Democratic, Commission, Democrat, Republican, NBC, Newsweek Romania, International Legion, Defense, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Palm Beach , Florida, West Palm Beach, Martin, Martin County, Mariupol, Hawaii, Iran, Taiwan, Afghanistan, North Korea, U.S, Butler , Pennsylvania, Honolulu, Greensboro , North Carolina, Greensboro, Russia, Kyiv

☆ Biden’s national security team has no imminent plans to present an updated ceasefire proposal
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( Mj Lee | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —Joe Biden’s national security advisers have no imminent plans to present the president with an updated proposal in the Israel-Hamas war ceasefire negotiations, two senior administration officials told CNN – the latest indication that talks to end the conflict have seriously stalled. Some US officials had indicated in recent weeks that a so-called bridging proposal was being finalized for Biden’s approval before being shared with the other mediators involved in the ceasefire talks, such as Qatar and Egypt. The recent execution of six hostages in Gaza – including one Israeli American – infuriated administration officials who have been intimately involved in the talks. Meanwhile, there has also been growing skepticism in Washington about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political willingness to end the war. Facilitating an end to the Israel-Hamas war before he leaves office is one of the most important foreign policy priorities for Biden.

Persons: Joe Biden’s, Yahya Sinwar, Benjamin Netanyahu’s, Israel, John Kirby, “, ”, ” Kirby, Antony Blinken Organizations: Washington CNN, CNN, Hamas, Israeli, Biden, National Security, American Locations: Israel, Qatar, Egypt, Gaza, American, Washington

☆ Von der Leyen names European Commission's new top team
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference, on the day of a European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium March 22, 2024. EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday named Spain's ecological transition minister Teresa Ribera as the bloc's next antitrust commissioner while Estonia's Kaja Kallas will be in charge of foreign policy. All commissioners will report to German conservative von der Leyen, who this summer was handed a second term as EU chief executive by member states after her political camp won the most votes in EU elections. A second Trump presidency could sharply alter Western unity on supporting Ukraine against Russia's invasion and up-end EU trade relations with the world's biggest economy. There was some drama on Monday on the next Commission's line-up, when France picked Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne as its new candidate after the incumbent, Thierry Breton, abruptly quit with tough words for von der Leyen.

Persons: Ursula von der Leyen, Teresa Ribera, Estonia's Kaja, Andrius, Stephane Sejourne, Slovakia's Maros Sefcovic, Ribera, Denmark's, Margrethe Vestager, der Leyen, Trump, Thierry Breton, von der Leyen Organizations: European Union, EU, French, Big Tech, U.S, Ukraine Locations: Brussels, Belgium, China, France

☆ Turkey's 'balancing act' with BRICS may stoke NATO fears, but the West needn't be too worried, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-15 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewEarlier this month, a spokesperson for Turkey's ruling AK Party said that a process was "underway" for Turkey to join the BRICS group of emerging-market nations. He now appears to be seeking to maintain what experts have dubbed a "balancing act" between its relations with the West, Russia, and China. "Even if Turkey does join BRICS, I do not believe it is going to lead to a fundamental redefinition of Turkey's relationship with the West." Advertisement"Understanding and collaborating with Turkey's perspective can enhance US and NATO relations with Turkey, irrespective of potential administrative changes in Ankara," Can wrote in an article for the Wilson Center. For its part, the US has remained relatively quiet following the news that Turkey's BRICS ambitions may be inching forward, which Aydintaşbaş said was likely a savvy move aimed at avoiding a public dispute.

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“Let’s have a good debate,” Harris said. The debate amounted to a missed opportunity for many Trump allies, who hoped that a solid performance would turn the page on Harris' "honeymoon" period. “She failed to meet the moment, with President Trump effectively reflecting the economic anxieties off Americans.”“Kamala’s joy doesn’t pay the grocery bills,” he added. “It is important that transgender individuals who rely on the state for care receive the treatment they need, which includes access to treatment associated with gender transition,” Harris wrote. In an early morning call-in to "Fox and Friends," Trump once again defended his debate performance and predicted Swift would regret her endorsement.

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Here's what Harris and Trump got right and wrong on the debate stage in Philadelphia. Fact check: Trump calls Harris’ dad a Marxist“Her father’s a Marxist professor in economics, and he taught her well," Trump said. Fact check: Trump claims Harris ‘wants to confiscate your guns’“She wants to confiscate your guns,” Trump claimed. We’re not taking anybody’s guns away.”Fact check: Harris says Trump oversaw manufacturing job losses“Donald Trump said he was going to create manufacturing jobs. Fact check: Trump says he has ‘nothing to do with Project 2025’“I have nothing to do with Project 2025.

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☆ Trump-Harris presidential debate, explained in key lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-11 | by ( Zachary B. Wolf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In this debate tonight, you’re going to hear from the same old, tired playbook, a bunch of lies, grievances and name-calling. The Biden administration kept some Trump tariffs imposed on China, but Harris opposes Trump’s plan to impose new tariffs on all foreign goods. But he said he would have done things differently than Biden after Trump struck an agreement with the Taliban. One of the debate moderators asked if Trump thinks it’s appropriate to comment on the racial identity of his opponent. - TrumpHarris, on the other hand, said Trump has a history of trying to divide the country around race.

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