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Today's Political News Compilation - Monday, Sept. 9, 2024

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Harris and Trump offer worlds-apart contrasts on top issues in presidential race​

By JOSH BOAK, JILL COLVIN and SEUNG MIN KIM
Updated 11:32 PM CDT, September 9, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s presidential race is a genuine contest of ideas between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump — with clear differences on taxes, abortion, immigration, global alliances, climate change and democracy itself.

Since replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, Harris has pledged to chart a new way forward even as she has embraced many of his ideas. She wants middle class tax cuts, tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations, a restoration of abortion rights and a government that aggressively addresses climate change, among other stances.

Seeking a return to the White House, Trump wants to accomplish much of what he couldn’t do during a term that was sidetracked by the global pandemic. The Republican wants the extension and expansion of his 2017 tax cuts, a massive increase in tariffs, more support for fossil fuels and a greater concentration of government power in the White House. ...

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Retired military leaders defend Harris while placing blame on Trump for Afghanistan withdrawal in letter | CNN Politics

Several retired military officials issued a letter in support of Vice President Kamala Harris as Republicans attempt to tie her to the chaotic 2021 US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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AP-NORC/USAFacts poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results

Republicans are more likely to trust Donald Trump and his campaign over government certified election results, according to a new survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and USAFacts.
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Feds say white supremacist leaders of "Terrorgram" group plotted assassinations, inspired attacks

Two people are accused of leading an online group of white supremacists that maintained a list of high-profile targets to assassinate and urging group members to commit hate crimes.
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Justice Kagan reinforces her support for enforceable ethics code at Supreme Court | CNN Politics

Justice Elena Kagan pushed back on Monday against critics of an enforceable code of ethics for the Supreme Court, telling an audience in New York that it would help ensure confidence in an institution that polls show has lost the trust of many Americans.
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Harris presses a more forceful case against Trump than Biden did on abortion, economy and democracy

Kamala Harris has pressed a forceful case against Donald Trump in their first and perhaps only debate before the presidential election.
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Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding plan already crumbling with at least 6 GOP no votes | CNN Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s government funding plan is already crumbling with enough Republicans opposed to the resolution to sink it, and more warning the speaker will have to abandon his initial proposal to keep the government open.
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Trump is increasingly vowing to prosecute political foes and others he says are 'corrupt'

Over the weekend, the Republican nominee pledged to jail anyone involved in 2024 election "cheating." A recent Supreme Court decision could help make it possible.
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Trump ‘fine-tuning theatrics’ before Harris debate

The vice-president, meanwhile, is practising how to handle Trump's attacks while trying out lines designed to rattle him.
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Congress honors 13 troops killed during Kabul withdrawal as politics swirl around who is to blame

House Speaker Mike Johnson is hosting a ceremony to posthumously present Congress’ highest honor — the Congressional Gold Medal — to 13 U.S. service members who were killed during the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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Nebraska, Missouri abortion rights ballot measures face legal challenges ahead of certification deadlines

Abortion rights ballot measures in Nebraska and Missouri are facing legal challenges ahead of looming ballot certification deadlines.
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Harris, Trump campaigns spin expectations ahead of ABC News debate

Both the Harris and Trump campaigns work to spin expectations for the upcoming debate.
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FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump and Harris' debate

In the first debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, their highly different views of the country provided a distinct contrast between their agendas.
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Harris and Trump to get cornered on policy at Philadelphia debate - Washington Examiner

The debate could be the first and only time the two candidates will explain their policies to voters side by side.
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Speaker Johnson's government funding strategy is on life support as defections mount

Congress must act by Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown just a month before the election.
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JD Vance repeats baseless claim Haitian immigrants are eating pets as Ohio officials say there is no evidence

The viral claim about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, has garnered millions of views on X.
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Former Project 2025 director downplays Trump ties, but says he hopes he’d implement the plan | CNN Politics

Paul Dans, the former director of the group behind the conservative policy roadmap Project 2025, said on Monday he’s not worried about Vice President Kamala Harris invoking the proposal against Donald Trump in Tuesday’s debate and said he’d like to see the former president implement the plan if...
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Key questions ahead of first presidential debate between Harris and Trump

Voters will watch the first presidential debate on Tuesday between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump as they are locked in a tight race.
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North Korea's Kim vows to put his nuclear force ready for combat with US

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies
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Tuberville puts hold on military promotion for top Austin aide | CNN Politics

Sen. Tommy Tuberville has placed a hold on the promotion of Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark, a top aide to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, a spokesperson for the Alabama Republican confirmed to CNN.
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