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Today's Political News Compilation - Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024
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Harris will campaign in Texas to highlight state’s abortion ban in a pitch to battleground voters
By ZEKE MILLER and COLLEEN LONGUpdated 8:17 PM CDT, October 22, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris will head to reliably Republican Texas just 10 days before Election Day in an effort to refocus her campaign against former President Donald Trump on reproductive care, which Democrats see as a make-or-break issue this year.
Her campaign says Harris will visit Houston for an event Friday with women who have been affected by the state’s restrictive abortion laws, which took effect after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. She’ll be going there after spending time in Georgia, another state with a restrictive law.
Since that 2022 high court decision, most Republican-controlled states have new abortion restrictions in effect, including 14 that ban the procedure at every stage of pregnancy. Harris has argued that Trump — who nominated three conservative justices to the Supreme Court who later voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — is responsible for worsening medical care for women and that he would seek further restrictions. ...
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Trump hurls a string of insults at Harris including 'lazy,' a racist trope against Black people
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday hurled a series of personal attacks at Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her “lazy” — a word long used to demean Black people in racist terms — and repeatedly questioning her intelligence and stamina.
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Obama rallies Democrats in Wisconsin's liberal bastion as they fret over 'coin flip' election
The former president held an event in Madison with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, calling Trump extreme, dangerous and "shameful."
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Trump’s former chief of staff says he fits ‘fascist’ definition and prefers ‘dictator approach’ | CNN Politics
John Kelly, the retired Marine general who was Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff, entered the 2024 fray in stunning fashion, saying the former president fits “into the general definition of fascist” and wanted the “kind of generals Hitler had” in a series of interviews published Tuesday.
www.cnn.comHarris speaks about creating economic opportunity for Latino men; Trump airs familiar grievances
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris says she would work to bring more funds to community banks to help Latino men secure small business loans, while Republican Donald Trump’s economic roundtable aimed at Latino voters devolved Tuesday into a tirade of insults against his opponent.
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Russian disinformation groups promoting false claims about Gov. Tim Walz, experts say
Experts say Russian disinformation groups are behind the baseless claims targeting the Harris-Walz campaign.
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'Turning the page': Harris says America is ready for a female president of color
In a sit-down interview with NBC News’ Hallie Jackson, the vice president said she doesn’t feel the need to highlight her history-making potential: “Well, I’m clearly a woman.”
www.nbcnews.comHarris says she's ready if Trump tries to prematurely declare victory, isn't worried about sexism
Kamala Harris says her team is prepared to challenge Donald Trump if he tries to prematurely declare victory in the 2024 election — but first she’s focused beating the Republican nominee.
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Full transcript: Vice President Kamala Harris interviewed by NBC News' Hallie Jackson
The interview was conducted Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
www.nbcnews.comRussia is behind viral disinformation targeting Walz, intelligence official says
A senior U.S. intelligence official says viral online content spreading baseless attacks on Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz was created by Russia.
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Buying a house gets easier in key battleground counties — but voters may not feel it before the 2024 election
Competition for homes has cooled in some of the most populous battleground counties, but it may be too early for voters there to feel it before casting ballots.
www.nbcnews.comIsrael says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader
The Israeli military says one of its airstrikes in early October killed a top Hezbollah official who had been widely expected to be the group’s next leader.
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Muslim Michigan Democrat removed from Harris event wants an explanation - Washington Examiner
Prominent Michigan Democrats who are angry at President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris over the war in the Middle East are demanding an apology.
www.washingtonexaminer.comRussia and Iran may fuel violent post-election protests in the US, intelligence officials warn
Intelligence officials warn that Russia and Iran may encourage violent protests in the United States after next month's election.
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The House and Senate could make history this election | CNN Politics
Recent polling, including new surveys out Tuesday, shows that 2024 may produce something never seen before in American history: The House could flip from Republican to Democratic control, while the Senate may flip from Democratic to Republican control.
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Harris says ‘of course’ her team is prepared if Trump declares victory before votes are counted
In an interview with NBC News’ Hallie Jackson, the vice president said her campaign has the "resources and the expertise" to handle a challenge from Trump.
www.nbcnews.comThose early Zoom meetings got people fired up for Harris. Now they're trying to get them to vote
Kamala Harris' candidacy generated a burst of enthusiasm through Zoom meetings this summer. Now organizers are trying to transform that into traditional get-out-the-vote efforts to help the Democratic nominee.
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Where the polls of the Harris-Trump race could be off: From the Politics Desk
Plus, Harris sits down with NBC News, and Democrats fear a potential crack in the blue wall.
www.nbcnews.comHow Project 2025 started and where it aims to go next
For a year, Project 2025 has endured as a persistent force in the presidential election. It’s rare for a complex 900-page policy book to figure so dominantly in a political campaign.
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