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Donald Trump says he supports legalizing adult marijuana use in Florida
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports a ballot initiative in Florida that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana for adults 21 years and older. The statement, made on social media platform Truth Social late on Sunday, comes after a separate comment in late August in which he implied he was open to legalizing recreational marijuana use in the state. Trump's support of the ballot initiative, known as Amendment 3, comes even as some fellow Republicans, includin
- PoliticsThe Guardian
US House clashes over Harris’s role in 2021 Afghanistan troop withdrawal
Democrats say Republican chairman’s report inflates Harris’s role and overlooks Trump’s for election purposes
- PoliticsWashington Post
The Harris agenda emerges: Populism with a ‘healthy dose of centrism’
When Vice President Kamala Harris endorsed $5 trillion in tax hikes outlined in President Joe Biden’s most recent budget proposal, she sparked a wave of unease among investors and other financial elites who said it tilted too far to the left. Conservatives complained anew about one especially contentious element of the Biden tax plan: a “billionaire income tax” that targets the unsold assets of people who earn more than $100 million a year. Billionaire Mark Cuban warned Harris’s team that their
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Trump’s Calculated Ambiguity On Abortion Is Starting To Fall Apart
Tuesday’s presidential debate is the perfect high-stakes opportunity for moderators to press the GOP nominee on his inconsistent abortion record.
- PoliticsThe Guardian
Trump’s voter turnout operation in swing states is too small, GOP worries
Republican officials see Trump’s campaign as comparable in size to a midterm election rather than a presidential
- PoliticsThe New York Times
Harris’ Debate Challenge: Pushing Ahead Without Leaving Biden Behind
WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris will try to use her debate Tuesday against former President Donald Trump to argue that Americans are ready to turn the page on the politics of the past decade, with its turmoil and social animus. But Trump, standing just feet away, is likely to make a different case: He is expected to try to paint Harris as the candidate of the status quo. The debate will pose a challenge for Harris, who will have to decide how much to embrace or distance herself from Pr
- PoliticsNBC News
Government shutdown looms as Congress returns with just three weeks to avoid it
Congress returns to Washington with three weeks to avoid a government shutdown, no plan in sight and Donald Trump urging Republicans to shut it down over a voting bill.
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Harris-Trump presidential debate: How to watch live as candidates face off and meet in person for the 1st time
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will go head-to-head for the first time on Sept. 10 in a presidential debate hosted by ABC News. Here's when, where and how to watch.
- U.S.The Guardian
‘We’re all sitting ducks’ without more substantial gun control, Warnock says
Georgia senator Raphael Warnock urges Congress to ‘pass laws to deal with this’ after deadly school shooting in his state
- U.S.Associated Press
Trial begins over Texas 'Trump Train' highway confrontation
A federal trial is set to begin Monday over claims that supporters of former President Donald Trump threatened and harassed a Biden-Harris campaign bus in Texas four years ago, disrupting the campaign on the last day of early voting. The civil trial over the so-called “Trump Train” comes as Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris race into the final two months of their head-to-head fight for the White House in November.
- PoliticsBusiness Insider
Here's why the presidential race remains a virtual dead heat
Kamala Harris has shaken up the presidential race, cutting into Donald Trump's margins in swing states. But the contest remains close.
- PoliticsNBC News
Liz Cheney says it's 'not enough' for anti-Trump Republicans to vote for someone other than Harris
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney encouraged anti-Trump Republicans and independents Sunday to consider voting for Vice President Kamala Harris, saying it’s “not enough” to write in someone other than former President Donald Trump in the November election.
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Nikki Haley dodges when asked whether Trump is a good nominee
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley dodged when she was asked whether she thinks former President Donald Trump is a good candidate, instead acknowledging only that she thinks he is "the Republican nominee.”
- PoliticsThe New York Times
How Harris May Take the Fight to Trump on Abortion at the Debate
As Kamala Harris, Donald Trump and their aides scheme out their strategies for this week’s much-anticipated debate, one big question is how the two candidates will approach a great strength for Democrats and a major weakness for Republicans: abortion rights. Harris has made the issue a guiding light, and it has benefited her party at the polls since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. Trump, who for years took credit for that decision, has tried to dodge its political blowback, mak
- U.S.The New York Times
The American Dream Without a House? Believe It
“American Dream Properties” is the name of a McMansion developer in New Jersey. About a decade ago, Arlington, Texas, rebranded itself as “The American Dream City,” promising “diverse neighborhoods where the housing dollar stretches further than most cities.” At a campaign rally in York County, Pennsylvania, last month, Donald Trump said, “We’re going to bring back a thing called the American dream.” The American dream symbolizes many abstract ideals: hard work, assimilation, equal opportunity.
