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‘Take our lives seriously,’ Michelle Obama pleads as she rallies for Kamala Harris in Michigan
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, CHRIS MEGERIAN and AAMER MADHANIUpdated 8:08 PM CDT, October 26, 2024
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ' bid to be America’s first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women’s lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House.
The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights as the harbinger of dangerous limitations on healthcare for women. Some men may be tempted to vote for Trump because of their anger at the slow pace of progress, Obama said, but “your rage does not exist in a vacuum.”
”If we don’t get this election right, your wife, your daughter, your mother, we as women will become collateral damage to your rage,” Obama said. “So are you as men prepared to look into the eyes of the women and children you love and tell them you supported this assault on our safety?”
The rally in Kalamazoo was Obama’s first appearance on the campaign trail since she spoke at the Democratic National Convention over the summer, and her remarks were searing and passionate in their support of Harris.
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Donald Trump has promised to stage the largest mass deportation in U.S. history if elected. The move would disrupt families with relatives living in the U.S. illegally.
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Trump supporters who bought his lies about the last election face reality in court
The FBI arrested several new Jan. 6 defendants this week, and a Trump supporter who testified in the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy trial apologized for his “foolish” actions.
www.nbcnews.comElon Musk says the real threat to democracy is the people who accuse Trump of endangering it
Tech mogul Elon Musk is playing down the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. At a town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night, he said people “who say Trump is a threat to democracy are themselves a threat to democracy."
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Trump argues Smith unlawfully appointed in documents and election cases
Former President Donald Trump urged two separate courts to toss out the cases brought against him by special counsel Jack Smith.
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Michelle Obama makes fiery pitch on abortion as Trump courts support from Muslim leaders - US Election 2024 live updates
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Trump veers away from swing states for his Madison Square Garden moment
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apnews.comPalestinian officials say Israeli strikes have killed 22 people in northern Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, mostly women and children, Palestinian officials said Sunday, as its offensive in the hard-hit and isolated north entered a third week and aid groups described a humanitarian catastrophe.
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Trump floats ending the federal income tax. Here’s what that would mean | CNN Politics
After promising to eliminate taxes on tips, Social Security benefits and overtime pay, former President Donald Trump is taking aim at the largest levy of them all — the federal income tax.
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Trump makes closing pitch to young voters in Pennsylvania college town - Washington Examiner
Donald Trump addressed a younger crowd in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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Elon Musk’s X is boosting election conspiracy theories with AI-powered trending topics
The misinformation boosted by X’s AI model Grok has included conspiracy theories about voter fraud and unsubstantiated smears about Vice President Kamala Harris.
www.nbcnews.comTrump again denigrates Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of Michigan's largest city
Donald Trump has further denigrated Detroit while appealing for votes in a suburb of the largest city in swing state Michigan.
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Katty Kay: The social changes fuelling the men v women election
With polls showing a stark gender divide, the race is shaping up to be a battle of the sexes. Why?
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Ex-model who accused Trump of groping her in 1990s says Epstein mentioned Trump 'every time we spoke'
The ex-model who has accused Donald Trump of groping her in front of Jeffrey Epstein in the 1990s shares her observations about Trump and Epstein's relationship.
Biden formally apologizes for 'sin' inflicted on Native Americans at federally-run boarding schools
Biden formally apologizes for 'sin' inflicted on Native Americans at federally-run boarding schools
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Michelle Obama blasts Trump at Harris' Michigan campaign rally: 'No honesty, no decency'
Former first lady Michelle Obama delivered a forceful speech contrasting Kamala Harris to former President Donald Trump at a Michigan rally.
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Wisconsin’s critical Senate race devolves into bitter feud as GOP targets partner of gay senator | CNN Politics
Sen. Tammy Baldwin seemed to be in a comfortable spot in August.
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Viral video of ripped-up Pennsylvania ballots is fake and Russian-made, intelligence agencies say
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