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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, August 8, 2024
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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In a long and, at times, rambling news conference on Thursday, former President Donald Trump repeated numerous falsehoods as he lashed out against Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the presidential race.
Trump led the event, his first open news conference since Gov. Tim Walz was named Harris' running mate, by announcing he agreed to ABC News' Sept. 10 debate against Harris. Trump did not mention Walz by name during the news conference at Mar-a-Lago, which went on for over an hour.
Trump responded to several questions from the press but went off-topic several times to push false claims on several topics, including the outcome of the 2020 election. Here are some of the major takeaways. ...
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Aug. 8, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
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Trump lashes out about Harris crowd size, attacks her intelligence
In a long and, at times, rambling news conference on Thursday, former President Donald Trump repeated numerous falsehoods as he lashed out against Vice President Kamala Harris, his opponent in the presidential race.Trump led the event, his first open news conference since Gov. Tim Walz was named Harris' running mate, by announcing he agreed to ABC News' Sept. 10 debate against Harris. Trump did not mention Walz by name during the news conference at Mar-a-Lago, which went on for over an hour.
Trump responded to several questions from the press but went off-topic several times to push false claims on several topics, including the outcome of the 2020 election. Here are some of the major takeaways. ...
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Trump lashes out at Harris and Biden, pledges there will be a peaceful transfer of power: 5 takeaways
Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden and pledged there will be a peaceful transfer of power even if he loses the 2024 election.
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Trump and Harris will debate on Sept. 10, as Trump proposes two more dates
Former President Donald Trump proposed three debates against Democratic nominee Kamala Harris on three different networks.
www.cbsnews.comHarris and Walz head to Arizona, where a VP runner-up could still make a difference
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate are campaigning in Arizona as the latest stop on their tour of battleground states.
apnews.comEarly voting means 'election season' has already begun
Early voting is expected to begin for some eligible Americans, and if the last two election cycles are any indication, many will have already voted before Election Day.
Trump agrees to ABC News debate with Harris
Former President Donald Trump says he has agreed to an offer from ABC News to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 10.
Iran steps up influence campaign aimed at US voters with fake news sites, Microsoft says | CNN Politics
Iranian operatives have ramped up their attempts to influence and monitor the US presidential election by creating fake news outlets targeting liberal and conservative voters and by trying to hack an unnamed presidential campaign, Microsoft said in research published late Thursday.
www.cnn.comDemocrats and Republicans descend on western Wisconsin with high stakes up and down the ballot
Vice President Kamala Harris’ first campaign stop in Wisconsin with her newly minted running mate this week put her in a critical swing part of a swing state, a largely rural area bordering Minnesota known for backing moderates from both parties.
apnews.com'A fever dream': Trump's comparison of Jan. 6 crowd size to MLK march breeds skepticism
Ex-President Donald Trump comparing the crowd during his Jan. 6, 2021, rally to Martin Luther King's March on Washington has social media skeptical.
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Trump said he ‘went down’ in helicopter ‘emergency landing’ with former San Francisco mayor, who says it never happened | CNN Politics
Former President Donald Trump recounted a story to reporters on Thursday about being involved in a helicopter emergency landing with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.
www.cnn.comHow do Latinos feel about Tim Walz? In Minnesota, mostly positive
There are fewer Latinos in Minnesota than in some of the other swing states Harris will need to win, but Hispanic supporters say Walz looked out for their interests as governor.
www.nbcnews.comUkraine continues major incursion into Russia, with reports of advances amid heavy fighting
A Ukrainian adviser to the head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, Mykhailo Podolyak, on Thursday said one goal was to alter Russia’s perception of the war.
Bodycam video from Trump rally shows moment when officer first sees gunman on roof
One of the videos released from the Trump rally shows the moment when a Butler Township Police officer is hoisted onto the roof where the gunman, Thomas Matthew Crooks, had taken position.
www.cbsnews.comDonald Trump heads to Montana rally after plane was diverted but landed safely
Donald Trump is visiting Montana for a rally in support of Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy. He also hopes to remedy some unfinished business from 2018.
apnews.comJan. 6 defendant jailed over alleged threats against Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, others
A Nevada man awaiting trial on Jan. 6-related charges has been jailed after allegedly making threats toward Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and others.
www.cbsnews.comPelosi has ‘never been that impressed’ with Biden’s political operation - Washington Examiner
“I’ve never been that impressed with his political operation,” Pelosi told the New Yorker Radio Hour.
www.washingtonexaminer.comHarris campaign changes Walz’s military biography after backlash - Washington Examiner
Kamala Harris’s campaign quietly updated Gov. Tim Walz’s online biography after Republicans slammed its representation of his military record.
www.washingtonexaminer.comPresident Maduro suspends X social network in Venezuela for 10 days after exchange with Elon Musk
President Nicolás Maduro ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela, accusing Elon Musk of using the social network to promote hatred after the country’s disputed presidential election.
apnews.comHarris and Walz show their support for organized labor with appearance at Detroit union hall
Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are showing their support for organized labor by appearing at a Detroit-area union hall.
apnews.comTexas Gov. Abbott instructs hospitals to collect data on patients' immigration status
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott claimed that his state was shouldering the economic burden of providing medical services to migrants entering the country illegally.
www.cbsnews.comJustice Department ordered to answer for Jan. 6 killing of Ashli Babbitt - Washington Examiner
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to “answer” charges in a $30 million wrongful death suit on behalf of Ashli Babbitt.
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