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Early Harris-Walz rallies feature big crowds, talk of 'joy' and unsolicited GOP counterprogramming

Aug. 11, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Big crowds, go-to applause lines, talk of joy — and some unsolicited Republican counterprogramming. These were common themes during the first big campaign swing for Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, as the new Democratic...

Vance hails Trump's Fed idea and pushes back against criticism over past words on American families

Aug. 11, 2024 14:08 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance used a round of Sunday news show appearances to disparage the Democratic ticket and promote Donald Trump's record and second-term plans and defend himself from criticism over past remarks that have become a campaign issue. ...

Latinos are excited about Harris, but she has work to do to win the crucial voting bloc, experts say

Aug. 11, 2024 08:06 AM EDT

Latino voters and leaders say they are enthusiastic about Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, but for her to win their crucial support, they want to know where she stands on issues like the economy, immigration and education. Vanessa Cruz Nichols, an assistant...

Former students and colleagues recall high school teachers Tim and Gwen Walz as allies and advocates

Aug. 11, 2024 07:33 AM EDT

MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Jacob Reitan said he told Gwen Walz he was gay before he told his parents. Reitan was a student in 1999 at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, where Walz and her husband, Tim, were teachers. In her classroom, Gwen Walz had announced at the start of his...

Harris pledges to work to end taxes on tips for service industry employees, echoing Trump vow

Aug. 11, 2024 02:15 AM EDT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris promised Saturday to work to eliminate taxes on tips paid to restaurant and other service industry employees, echoing a pledge that her opponent, Republican Donald Trump, has made, and marking a rare instance of political overlap from both sides. ...

Walz 'misspoke' in 2018 reference to 'weapons of war, that I carried in war,' Harris campaign says

Aug. 10, 2024 16:26 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic candidate for vice president, “misspoke” in a 2018 video about "weapons of war that I carried in war,” a Harris-Walz campaign spokesperson said Saturday. Republicans, including the vice presidential nominee, Ohio Sen. JD...

Donald Trump headlines Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely

Aug. 10, 2024 01:42 AM EDT

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Donald Trump traveled to Montana for a Friday night rally intended to drum up support for ousting the state's Democratic senator, but the former president's plane first had to divert to an airport on the other side of the Rocky Mountains because of a mechanical issue,...

Kamala Harris makes an immigration pitch in Arizona as she fights to gain ground in the Sun Belt

Aug. 09, 2024 23:09 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris drew on her prosecutorial background to make her first expansive pitch on immigration to border-state voters as she and her new running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, attracted thousands to a campaign rally in Arizona during their tour of...

The Latest: Harris and Walz hold rally in Arizona, while Trump visits Montana

Aug. 09, 2024 23:06 PM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris and her new running mate held a rally in Arizona as part of their tour of electoral battlegrounds, visiting a state where Harris passed over a prominent Democrat in favor of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a former astronaut and gun control advocate,...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Aug. 09, 2024 11:33 AM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 2 The Washington Post says high interest rates could be killing job gains The post-pandemic hiring surge is over. Job seekers in nearly every industry are having a harder time finding...