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AP-NORC poll: Americans are more likely to see Harris’ gender as a hurdle than they were for Clinton
Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris ' chances in the November election, compared to eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running. And they are more likely to believe that Donald Trump 's gender will help him.
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The Secret Service is investigating a report that an agent groped a Harris staff member
A U.S. Secret Service agent has been accused of groping and sexually harassing a member of Vice President Kamala Harris' official staff during a trip last week, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Harris is making a ‘capitalist’ pitch to boost the economy as Trump pushes deeper into populism
Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday pledged to build an economy that is both pro-business and helps the middle class as she pushed back against Republican nominee Donald Trump 's claims that she's advancing "communist" ideas.
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Trump says Ukraine is ‘demolished’ and dismisses its defense against Russia’s invasion
Former President Donald Trump described Ukraine in bleak and mournful terms Wednesday, referring to its people as "dead" and the country itself as "demolished," and further raising questions about how much the former president would be willing if elected again to concede in a negotiation over the country's future.
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A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. "What I saw made me ashamed," Ronald Rowe Jr. said. "I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured."
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Democratic opponent to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green makes campaign stop in Summerville
A Democratic rancher and retired Army general is asking Georgians to send him to the U.S. House of Representatives, pointing to his military experience and work as a teacher and principal.
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Trump tells women he ‘will be your protector’ as GOP struggles with outreach to female voters
From former President Donald Trump to Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, male Republican candidates are struggling to speak to female voters, using language criticized as tone deaf and patronizing as they try to win support from women and speak to issues important to them.
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Harris is more popular than Trump among AAPI voters, a new APIA Vote/AAPI Data survey finds
Vice President Kamala Harris is viewed more favorably by Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander registered voters than former President Donald Trump, according to a new poll. AAPI voters are also more likely to believe that she is the candidate who better represents their background and policy views.
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Trump calls for 100% tariffs on cars made in Mexico as part of US manufacturing plan
Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to stop U.S. businesses from shipping jobs overseas and to take other countries’ jobs and factories by relying heavily on sweeping tariffs to boost auto manufacturing — despite warnings that domestic consumers would pay more and a lack of specifics about how his plans would work.
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Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination
A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge.
