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Harris’ interview with Fox News is marked by testy exchanges over immigration and more​

By ZEKE MILLER
Updated 8:35 PM CDT, October 16, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a combative interview with Fox News on Wednesday, sparring with anchor Bret Baier on immigration and shifting policy positions while asserting that if elected, she would not represent a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.

Harris’ interview marked her first foray onto the network, which is popular with conservative viewers, as she looked to broaden her outreach to GOP-leaning voters with less than three weeks until Election Day. Her nearly 30-minute sit-down with Baier repeatedly grew heated, with the two talking over each other.

When Baier kept talking as Harris tried to respond to his challenges on immigration, Harris said: “May I please finish? ... You have to let me finish, please.”

Harris tried repeatedly to pivot the conversation to attacking Donald Trump. But she also had plenty to say about herself.

A week after saying she couldn’t think of any move made by Biden that she would have done differently, Harris asserted, “My presidency will not be a continuation of Joe Biden’s presidency.” ...

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U.S. Charges Indian Official in New York Assassination Plot

  • News source: Devlin Barrett
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The United States and Canada have worked together to investigate what they say is the Indian government’s campaign against Sikh separatists.
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Biden, Harris say Yahya Sinwar's death offers chance to end Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about how to use this opportunity to "bring the war to a close," the White House said.
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Independent report outlines several failures by Secret Service in Trump rally shooting

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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An independent bipartisan panel released a report Thursday that examined the Secret Service failures that led up to the attempted assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a July campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The panel also said the Secret Service has become bureaucratic, complacent and static. Nicole Sganga has more.
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Harris works to reach young voters

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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As Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign spends tens of millions of dollars across social media to reach young voters, Harris campaigned in Wisconsin Thursday, trying to convince college students in La Crosse she has a plan to boost the economy. Ed O'Keefe reports from the campaign trail.
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Why Latino Voting Rights Activists Are Worried About Election Disinformation

  • News source: Jazmine Ulloa
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Activists say the nefarious material is more widespread, sophisticated and complex than ever.
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Trump lashes out at Harris for missing traditional NYC Catholic charity event

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The New York Archdiocese's star-studded gala has been a staple in election years since 1960. But only one candidate is showing up in person this year.
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Widow of Jan. 6 officer testifies at rioter's sentencing

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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The widow of a Washington, D.C., police officer who died by suicide in the days after January 6, 2021, asked a judge on Thursday for a stiff sentence against a rioter who harassed her husband amid the mob at the U.S. Capitol.

Erin Smith, whose husband Jeff Smith suffered a traumatic brain injury and a fracture while repelling the rioters, said Dana Bell, 66, contributed to her husband's attack.

"Because of Dana Bell, (my husband) didn't get the chance to keep serving as a police officer," Smith said. "At 35, instead of becoming a mother, I became a...
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WATCH: BTS member J-Hope discharged from military

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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K-pop star J-Hope, a member of the boy band supergroup BTS, was greeted by one of his bandmates and cheering fans as he was discharged from South Korea's military on Thursday after 18 months of duty.
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WATCH: Man almost hit by train while staring at phone

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Surveillance footage captured a terrifyingly close call as a pedestrian crossed train tracks while staring at his phone in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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WATCH: Torrential rain inundates parts of France

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Heavy rain across France caused widespread flooding that turned roads into rivers and strong currents that carried cars away — including the Mini Cooper seen here being swept away downstream.
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Trump again questions Harris' racial, ethnic identity in podcast interview

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Former President Donald Trump once again falsely questioned Vice President Kamala Harris' racial and ethnic identity during an interview.
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In Rambling Interview, Trump Blames Zelensky, Not Putin, for Ukraine War

  • News source: Michael Gold
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The war began when Russia invaded Ukraine, but Donald J. Trump said on a podcast that the Ukrainian president “should never have let that war start.”
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Trump to attend Al Smith dinner while Harris appears in pre-recorded video

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Former President Donald Trump will be headlining the annual Al Smith charity dinner Thursday night, where he was jeered eight years ago as he delivered a pointed speech targeting his 2016 opponent, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Vice President Kamala Harris isn't attending the event in person, declining to leave the campaign trail in the battleground states, where polls show the presidential race is very tight. But she will appear on screen in a recorded video, organizers said.

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Former Olympic snowboarder accused of running large drug trafficking group

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Ryan Wedding, 43, a former Olympian from Canada who now resides in Mexico, is among 16 people charged in a federal indictment.
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Harris Denounces Trump for Saying Jan. 6 Was a ‘Day of Love’

  • News source: Reid J. Epstein
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Campaigning in Wisconsin, the vice president said her Republican rival was “gaslighting” Americans with his effort to rewrite the history of Jan. 6, 2021.
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