Latest Kamala Harris News

The Latest: Harris to visit Michigan while Trump heads to Georgia

Oct. 04, 2024 10:56 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year’s election. Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S. dockworkers...

Harris and Trump battle for labor support as dockworkers suspend strike

Oct. 04, 2024 10:48 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will visit the union stronghold of Flint, Michigan, on Friday as she battles with Donald Trump for working-class voters who could tip the scales in this year's election. Her appearance in the battleground state comes the day after U.S....

Obama will campaign with Harris in key swing states next week

Oct. 04, 2024 09:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is planning to hit key swing states to boost Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for the White House, starting next Thursday in Pittsburgh. The Harris campaign says Obama will travel around the country over the final 27 days...

Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns

Oct. 04, 2024 07:41 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he'd spotted over his shoulder. “I thought this was a wise guy coming up,” he explained, joking that he was getting his elbow...

Dockworkers' union suspends strike until Jan. 15 to allow time to negotiate new contract

Oct. 04, 2024 06:51 AM EDT

DETROIT (AP) — Some 45,000 dockworkers at East and Gulf coast ports are returning to work after their union reached a deal to suspend a strike that could have caused shortages and higher prices if it had dragged on. The International Longshoremen’s Association is suspending its...

Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP's birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

Oct. 03, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the pair delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a dire threat to democracy. With some people hoisting...

Casey, McCormick hammer home attacks in debate for Pennsylvania's battleground Senate race

Oct. 03, 2024 22:24 PM EDT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick met Thursday for their first debate in the pivotal race for a swing-state seat, with each candidate repeatedly accusing the other of lying and turning questions about energy, the sale...

Melania Trump says she supports abortion rights, putting her at odds with the GOP

Oct. 03, 2024 21:05 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Melania Trump revealed her support for abortion rights Thursday ahead of the release of her upcoming memoir, exposing a stark contrast with her husband, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, on the crucial election issue. In a video posted to her X account...

The Latest: Harris campaigns in Wisconsin and Trump in Michigan in battle for 'blue wall' states

Oct. 03, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is opening a two-day stay in Wisconsin and Michigan, and Republican candidate Donald Trump will be in Michigan on Thursday as the two candidates grapple for wins in the “blue wall” battleground states, which also include Pennsylvania. ...

Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign

Oct. 03, 2024 15:25 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after the issue lingered on the margins for months. Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia Wednesday to see hard-hit areas, two days...