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Kamala Harris reveals in CNN interview her 'day one' priorities

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris revealed what she'll do on "day one" in the White House, should voters elect her on Nov. 5.

In her first sit-down interview as the candidate at the top of the ticket, Harris told CNN anchor Dana Bash she has a "number of things" she'd like to accomplish.

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Trump support of Republican with 'lunatic beliefs' must be questioned: columnist

Donald Trump has made it clear that he fully supports North Carolina lieutenant governor and GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson — who has a "long history of wildly radical and unhinged moments," according to The New Republic's Greg Sargent.

During a June 30 speech at a White Lake, North Carolina church, the first Black lieutenant governor of the state said: "Some folks need killing. It's time for somebody to say it. It's not a matter of vengeance. It's not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It's a matter of necessity."

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Trump spokeswoman tries to walk back boss' claim on major ballot initiative

Former President Donald Trump appeared to suggest in a Thursday interview that he would vote in favor of Florida's amendment to restore the Roe v. Wade abortion standard, overturning the extreme six-week ban passed by the legislature and signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

But a spokeswoman for his campaign walked back his statement shortly thereafter.

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'Quite punitive': Harris donors reportedly balk at plan to hike taxes on wealthy Americans

Donors of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris are reportedly pushing her to give up her support of a plan that would tax wealthy Americans and increase federal revenue by $5 trillion over 10 years.

Last week, the vice president quietly unveiled her proposal to increase taxes. Notably, no one earning less than $400,000 would see their taxes increase, according to The New York Times.

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Watch live: Trump takes voter questions at Wisconsin town hall event

Former President Donald Trump is set to hold a town hall-style campaign event in the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin, on Thursday evening.

This comes after Trump gave a speech on manufacturing in the city of Potterville, Michigan, earlier in the day. It also comes as Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, sit for their first interview as a presidential ticket with CNN's Dana Bash.

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'Rambled incoherently': Trump tries to flip script on Harris over excerpt of CNN sit-down

Former President Donald Trump was not impressed by an excerpt from Vice President Kamala Harris' first major sit-down interview on CNN — and took to his Truth Social account to attack his Democratic opponent.

"I just saw Comrade Kamala Harris’ answer to a very weakly-phrased question, a question that was put in more as a matter of defense than curiosity, but her answer rambled incoherently, and declared her 'values haven’t changed,'" wrote Trump. "On that I agree, her values haven’t changed - The Border is going to remain open, not closed, there will be Free Healthcare for Illegal Aliens, Sanctuary Cities, No Cash Bail, Gun Confiscation, Zero Fracking, a Ban on Gasoline-Powered Cars, Private Healthcare will be abolished, a 70-80% tax rate will be put in place, and she will Defund the Police."

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'The one thing I get is plenty of publicity': Trump slams critics over cemetery appearance

Former President Donald Trump took a break from attacking his Democratic opponent at his rally Thursday to defend his widely criticized appearance at Arlington National Cemetery.

Trump and his campaign have faced fierce backlash over his visit this week to the cemetery, in which he may have violated federal laws banning the creation of campaign material in specific sections, and also in which an official reportedly declined to press charges against multiple staffers following a physical altercation.

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Trump doubles down and tells fans he'd 'rather get' Medal of Freedom than Medal of Honor

Former President Donald Trump once again suggested the Medal of Honor is somehow inferior to the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a campaign event in Potterville, Michigan, on Thursday — right in the middle of honoring James McCloughan, a war hero who received the Medal of Honor in the first year of Trump's presidency.

During the speech, Trump once again incorrectly referred to the award as the "Congressional Medal of Honor," a common but wrong term often used by laypeople.

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'Absurd': Ex-Trump staffer unloads on old boss' 'Bernie Sanders-like' proposal

A former staffer of Donald Trump's White House slammed her old boss on Thursday afternoon over his comments that he would have the government or insurers foot the bill for in vitro fertilization treatments.

"Under the Trump administration your government will pay for or your insurance company will be mandated to pay for all costs associated with IVF treatment," he told supporters at a Thursday rally in Michigan, to a smattering of applause.

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Kamala Harris pauses speech as thunderous crowd drowns out shouting protester

A pro-Palestine protester interrupted Vice President Kamala Harris' rally in Savannah, Georgia, on Thursday, but was quickly shouted down by the crowd and thrown a bone by the Democratic nominee for president.

As Harris talked about "hard-fought and hard-won fundamental freedoms," a protester shouted behind her. Harris continued speaking, but the audience then tried to shout down the protester and loudly chanted "Kamala" as she briefly turned to see what was happening.

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Watch: Excerpt drops of Kamala Harris' much-anticipated sit-down interview with CNN

The first excerpts have dropped of a much-anticipated CNN sit-down interview with Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz, in which Harris is asked about her evolving views.

The vice president's campaign to appeal to the consensus of America has put her at odds with some positions she took in the 2020 Democratic primary, when she espoused positions like Medicare for all and fracking prohibitions, which she is no longer running on. Former President Donald Trump continues to hit her over some of these policies.

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'Who wants to sleep in public?' Trump attacks Biden beach nap despite courtroom snoozes

Former President Donald Trump, who was caught several times apparently dozing off at his criminal hush money trial over the summer, hurled an attack at President Joe Biden on Thursday in which he asked MAGA supporters, "Who the hell wants to sleep in public?"

Trump and his team vehemently denied reports from inside the Manhattan courtroom that the MAGA leader dozed off at his trial, but that didn't stop social media users from cracking jokes and coming up with nicknames such as “Don Snoreleone,” “Donnie Nappleseed” and “Sleepy Don.”

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'Most damning evidence': Expert details what Jack Smith slashed from his Trump indictment

The dust has settled around special counsel Jack Smith's new superseding indictment against Donald Trump — and legal experts have been surprised to discover what's been changed.

Lisa Rubin wrote for MSNBC on Thursday that a key piece of the new indictment is that some of the "most damning evidence" from the previous one has been "removed."

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