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Political News Compilation - Weekend Updates - Sept. 28 & 29, 2024

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What to watch as JD Vance and Tim Walz meet for a vice presidential debate​

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will meet Tuesday in the lone vice presidential debate of the 2024 election, bringing together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the opposing nominees who top the major-party tickets.

The matchup, hosted by CBS News in New York, might not carry the same stakes as the Sept. 10 debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it offers their top lieutenants a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses and fulfill a time-honored role of a running mate: attack dog. It will involve the biggest television and online audience either No. 2 will see before Election Day.

Walz, the 60-year-old Minnesota governor, and Vance, a 40-year-old U.S. senator from Ohio, have previewed potential approaches for weeks. Walz, before Harris selected him, was the Democrat who coined “weird” as a go-to pejorative for the Republican ticket. Vance assails the governor’s progressive record as proof Democrats are too far left for voters.

Vance has mocked his fellow veteran’s military service record. Walz hammers Vance’s opposition to abortion rights and his views on family life. Both men have played up their small-town, middle-America credentials — contrasts to Trump, the billionaire native New Yorker, and Harris, the California Bay Area native. ...

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Vance criticized an infrastructure law as a candidate then embraced it as a senator

JD Vance once criticized a bipartisan 2021 law that invested billions in America’s crumbling infrastructure.
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Trump, using extreme rhetoric, calls Harris 'mentally impaired' and says she should be 'prosecuted'

At two rallies this weekend, Trump called the vice president "mentally impaired" in comments that were criticized by some members of his own party.
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Fact check: 12 election lies Trump is using to set the stage to dispute a potential 2024 defeat | CNN Politics

Former President Donald Trump has escalated his long-running assault on the integrity of US elections as the 2024 presidential campaign enters its final stretch, using a new series of lies about ballots, vote-counting and the election process to lay the groundwork to challenge a potential defeat...
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Biden says he hopes to visit Helene-impacted areas this week if it doesn't impact emergency response

President Joe Biden says he will visit Hurricane Helene-impacted areas this week as long as it does not disrupt rescue and recovery operations.
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Donald Trump suggests police being 'extraordinarily rough' would end retail theft

At a rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday, former President Donald Trump suggested "one rough hour" of law enforcement would deter retail theft.
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Larry Hogan again vows not to vote for Trump - Washington Examiner

Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan reiterated his criticism of Trump on Sunday, saying that he will not cast his ballot for the former president in November.
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Poll: Democrats' advantage with Latino voters continues to shrink

Harris leads Trump nationally among Latinos, 54% to 40%, but Democrats’ edge is at its lowest level in the last four presidential cycles.
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Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here's what they show

Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S.
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Trump repeats insults about Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urge him to stick to issues | CNN Politics

Donald Trump on Sunday repeated his personal insults about Vice President Kamala Harris’ mental state as some GOP allies urged him to stay on message and avoid such attacks after he made similar remarks at a rally the night before.
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Will Vance and Walz draw audiences like the record-breaking Biden-Palin debate?

One recent VP debate brought a bigger audience than the presidential debate: Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in 2008. What to know on ratings ahead of Tues.
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Key Senate race in Arizona could hinge on voters who back Trump and the Democratic candidate

If Ruben Gallego is going to give Democrats their fourth straight U.S. Senate victory in Arizona, he’s probably going to need support from an unlikely group: Donald Trump voters.
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Trump calls for Harris to be 'impeached and prosecuted' at Pennsylvania rally

With less than 40 days left until the election, Trump continues to escalate his personal attacks against Harris, calling for her to be "impeached and prosecuted."
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Analysis: Kamala Harris may be the first Democratic presidential nominee to win seniors since Al Gore | CNN Politics

We’ve heard a lot about the groups of voters that Kamala Harris seems to be struggling with – or at least not doing as well as Joe Biden did with them four years ago. Yet, the vice president has a small national edge over Donald Trump. How is that possible?
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Trump attacks Harris on immigration and doubles down on mass deportations

Donald Trump attacked Vice President Kamala Harris on immigration during a campaign stop in Michigan Friday, saying “blood is on her hands.” Harris is visiting the U.S.
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Harris says she would 'double' DOJ resources to crack down on drug cartels

Her comments follow Trump's false claims that she wants to legalize fentanyl.
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Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into shops in Germany

Authorities say a man has been arrested after allegedly setting two fires in the western German city of Essen that left 30 people injured and driving a van into two shops
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