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NBC Gives Trump 'Equal Time' After Harris' Appearance on SNL

Republican FCC commissioner had complained about what he saw as a rules violation

(Newser) - After a commissioner claimed Kamala Harris' surprise appearance on Saturday Night Live violated the Federal Communications Commission's "equal time" rules, NBC offered Donald Trump equal time. Brendan Carr, a Republican appointed to the FCC by Donald Trump, posted on X Saturday that Harris' SNL appearance seemed to be...

Live From New York, It's Kamala Harris

VP briefly leaves campaign in swing states to appear in Cold Open opposite Maya Rudolph

(Newser) - It was just another Saturday night with SNL trotting out Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris, Dana Carvey as Joe Biden, James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump, and ... Kamala Harris as Kamala Harris. The vice president made an unannounced appearance on the Cold Open of the final episode of Saturday Night ...

'Appalling' Halloween Float Mars Pennsylvania Parade

Critics say float showing shackled Kamala Harris evoked racist Jim Crow-era lynchings, slavery

(Newser) - A Halloween parade in Pennsylvania this week was meant to inject a little bit of fun into a tense election season—but instead, one float that got political has now sparked an outcry over its "racist and offensive" content, per the Hill . Videos and photos from the event Wednesday...

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Trump Sues CBS for $10B

First Amendment professor calls lawsuit over Harris interview 'ridiculous junk'

(Newser) - Former President Trump is suing CBS for $10 billion over the network's interview with Kamala Harris earlier this month. Trump's lawsuit claims that "deceitful" editing of the 60 Minutes interview "amounts to a brazen attempt to interfere in the 2024 US Presidential Election," the Washington ...

In Response to 'Garbage' Comment, Trump Rides in Garbage Truck

He claims Biden's remark 'blows deplorables out of the water'

(Newser) - Donald Trump made the most of President Biden's controversial "garbage" comment , going so far as to don an orange safety vest and ride in an actual garbage truck Wednesday during a campaign appearance in Green Bay, Wisconsin. "How do you like my garbage truck? This truck is...

Harris Delivers 'Closing Argument' at DC Rally

She says fear and division sowed by Trump is 'not who we are'

(Newser) - Kamala Harris told Americans on Tuesday that Donald Trump's efforts to sow division and fear are "not who we are" as she reinforced her campaign's closing argument by delivering it from the same site where the Republican former president spoke before the Capitol riot in 2021. One...

Daughter of George W. Bush Picks Her Candidate

Barbara Pierce Bush is endorsing—and campaigning for—Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Former Republican President George W. Bush's daughter isn't just endorsing the Democratic candidate for president, she's campaigning on her behalf. Barbara Pierce Bush, 42, backed Vice President Kamala Harris in an exclusive statement to People on Tuesday, adding she spent time over the weekend campaigning for the...

Harris Readies 'Closing Argument' at Key Locale

She speaks Tuesday night from the Ellipse, where Trump spoke before Capitol riot

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris is making the "closing argument" for her presidential campaign Tuesday from the same site where Donald Trump spoke before the Capitol riot in 2021, and the choice is no accident. "It's a place that certainly we believe helps crystallize the choice in this...

Anita Hill: Facing Disrespect, Harris Chooses Dignity

With unwavering respect for others, Kamala Harris 'creates chances for more dignity for everyone'

(Newser) - No matter what happens next Tuesday, Kamala Harris can pat herself on the back for having kept her dignity through an election campaign in which she faced "various and sundry racist, misogynist and sexist insults" as well as efforts to deny her "integrity, competence and accomplishments," Anita...

Kamala Harris Challenges Trump to Cognitive Test

Vice president is making his age a larger part of her closing message

(Newser) - Donald Trump has been taking shots at Kamala Harris' intelligence on the campaign trail, and the vice president tells CBS News she'd be happy to take a cognitive test—and "would challenge him to take the same one." In the interview, Harris says Trump is "increasingly...

Beyonce at Harris Rally: 'I'm Here as a Mother'

Singer appears in Houston to stump for VP

(Newser) - "I'm not here as a celebrity, I'm not here as a politician. I'm here as a mother," Beyonce said at a Houston rally for Kamala Harris' presidential campaign on Friday night. "A mother who cares deeply about the world my children and all of...

In Surprise, Washington Post Won't Endorse

Newspaper follows the lead of Los Angeles Times , and not everyone is happy

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times isn't the only major US newspaper steeped in Election 2024 controversy . Now, the Washington Post has also stepped into the fray, like its West Coast counterpart refusing to endorse a presidential candidate—something the paper hasn't done since the late '80s. "We...

Harris' Closing Message Takes a Turn

She's depicting Trump as a dictator, a shift from more optimistic tone when she entered race

(Newser) - Kamala Harris' message about Donald Trump has gotten darker as Election Day nears. She has embraced the Trump-is-a-fascist message—on a podcast , by supporting comments made by former Trump chief of staff John Kelly to that effect, and at a televised town hall . The outlet Vox sees it as a...

In 2 New Polls, Some Worrying Signs for Harris

WSJ finds unfavorable views of her prevail, as NYT finds limited support for her administration

(Newser) - If Kamala Harris is still feeling the party vibe , this might end it. The vice president and former President Trump are neck-and-neck in the final New York Times/Siena College national poll of the election, released Friday, which the Times casts as a "not encouraging" sign for Harris. The poll...

LAT Loses Subscribers, More Staff After Endorsement Uproar

2 more members of editorial board step down after paper's owner refuses to let it endorse Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Fallout from the news that the owner of the Los Angeles Times blocked the paper's endorsement of Kamala Harris continues, with further resignations and a slew of canceled subscriptions. The Guardian reports that on Thursday, a day after editorials editor Mariel Garza stepped down over the commotion, two other...

The Stars Come Out for Harris in Georgia

Barack Obama, Tyler Perry, Bruce Springsteen among those to bash Trump at Thursday rally

(Newser) - Bruce Springsteen entertained the crowd, then former President Obama fired it up Thursday at a star-studded rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, marking the first time Harris and Obama's paths have crossed on the campaign trail. "This is a leader who has...

4 Memorable Moments From Harris' Town Hall

Including her blunt response to the question of whether she thinks Trump is a fascist

(Newser) - Kamala Harris went to a Philadelphia suburb on Wednesday night for a CNN town hall , where she faced questions from undecided voters. The event was arranged after Donald Trump declined to participate in a second debate with her, the AP reports. With less than two weeks to go until the...

LA Times Editor Resigns After Harris Endorsement Is Blocked

'I am not OK with us being silent,' the former editorials editor says

(Newser) - The editorials editor of the Los Angeles Times resigned Wednesday after the newspaper's owner apparently barred the editorial board from endorsing Kamala Harris for president. "I am resigning because I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent," Mariel Garza tells...

LA Times Is Missing One Big Endorsement

Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, the paper's owner, has decided there will be no presidential pick

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Times dropped its Election 2024 endorsements last week, giving the green light to various propositions, charter amendments, and candidates for local and state offices, including a "yes" for Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff for the US Senate. But despite noting that "this may be the most...

Eminem Rallies for Harris in Detroit

Rapper introduces Barack Obama

(Newser) - Detroit rapper Eminem stepped into the political arena Tuesday in his hometown, where he spoke briefly at a rally for Vice President Kamala Harris ' presidential campaign before welcoming former President Barack Obama to the stage, the AP reports. "As most of you know, the city of Detroit and...

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