Kamala Harris says she’d shoot an intruder in her home during star-studded interview with Oprah Winfrey: Live
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on cost of living, reproductive rights, and immigration during event with Oprah Winfrey
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Kamala Harris said during an event alongside Oprah Winfrey on Thursday evening that she would shoot an intruder in her home.
During a discussion about gun violence, Winfrey brought up the fact that Harris revealed herself to be a gun owner during the debate against former President Donald Trump on September 10.
“I did not know that,” Winfrey said to laughter from the in-studio audience at the event entitled “Unite for America.”
“If somebody breaks into my house they’re getting shot,” Harris said, laughing, and added: “I probably should not have said that... my staff will deal with that later.”
A star-studded cast took part in the event in Michigan, including Bryan Cranston, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jennifer Lopez, Tracee Ellis Ross, Julia Roberts, and Meryl Streep.
Harris took the stage in Michigan alongside Winfrey to address the cost of living, reproductive rights, immigration, and gun violence during an event calling on people to register to vote.
Meanwhile, the latest AP/NORC poll shows Harris pulling ahead of Donald Trump as the candidate of whom voters have a more positive view.
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More than 100 former Republican national security officials back Harris over Trump
A group of more than 100 prominent former officials who served in Republican administrations have endorsed Kamala Harris, in a scathing letter that claims Donald Trump is “unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office of public trust.”
The letter, obtained by The New York Times, counts signatories including former defense secretaries Chuck Hagel and William Cohen; former C.I.A. directors Michael Hayden and William Webster; and former Trump administration officials Miles Taylor and Olivia Troye, among others.
Josh Marcus reports.
More than 100 ex-Republican officials back Harris over Trump in damning letter
Signatories include former cabinet secretaries, intelligence leaders, and members of Congress
Analysis: Three states will essentially decide the 2024 presidential election
Joe Sommerlad writes:
The 2024 US presidential election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump looks set to be an extremely close contest, with the next occupant of the White House all but certain to be chosen by a few thousand swing voters in key battleground states.
The conventional wisdom asserts that there are seven all-important swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Georgia — and that Harris can emerge victorious on November 5 if she wins at least the first three to the north.
But, drilling down even further, there’s a case to be made that just three of the seven battlegrounds will actually decide the outcome: Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.
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These three states will essentially decide the 2024 presidential election
What happens in Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia on November 5 could determine whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump secures the keys to the White House
Trump appears to believe there was an audience at Harris debate
[Spoiler: there was not]
Myriam Page reports.
Trump claims audience ‘went crazy’ at debate with Harris – but there was no audience
Former president often claims his crowd sizes are huge – even wildly claiming he drew in a bigger crowd than Martin Luther King Jr during the March on Washington – but this time, he appeared to go even further by claiming there was one at all
Confirmed: Harris and Biden to meet with Zelensky
Per White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre:
On Thursday, September 26, President Biden will meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine at the White House. Vice President Harris will also meet separately with President Zelenskyy at the White House. The leaders will discuss the state of the war between Russia and Ukraine, including Ukraine’s strategic planning and U.S. support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. The President and Vice President will emphasize their unshakeable commitment to stand with Ukraine until it prevails in this war.
White House: Biden will make ‘a declaration of victory’ on the economy
Andrew Feinberg reports from Washington, DC:
With the Federal Reserve trimming interest rates for the first time since before the Covid-19 pandemic and inflation rates slipping to pre-Covid levels, President Joe Biden is taking a moment to savor the victory with a speech to the Economic Club of Washington on Thursday.
White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told reporters on a briefing call late Wednesday that Biden would be using the address to “speak to a new milestone” being reached, with interest rates and inflation dropping while wages and America’s GDP are simultaneously going up.
By any measure, those statistics represent a massive win for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Biden will make ‘a declaration of victory’ on the economy, White House says
Interest rates going down ‘will provide relief by making things more affordable’
What does the Fed’s 0.5% interest rate cut mean for the US economy?
This morning, Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner took time to walk viewers through what the Federal Reserve slashing the benchmark interest rate means for the US economy.
And how the Fed comes to its decisions regarding rate cuts. It’s worth bearing in mind the Fed Chair Jerome Powell was appointed by Donald Trump.
Here’s our coverage of the news from yesterday:
Fed slashes interest rates for first time in years. Here’s what that means for you
The major move signals end to inflation fight while shoring up job market for ‘soft landing’ as borrowing to get cheaper
Trump vows to visit city where pet-eating rumors originated, despite GOP mayor warning against it
Donald Trump has revealed he will be visiting Springfield, Ohio in the next two weeks after spreading a baseless rumor that Haitian residents are eating pets.
The former president made the announcement at a rally in Uniondale, New York on Wednesday night.
Earlier that day, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, a Republican, revealed he would be “fine” if Trump skipped a visit as “it would be an extreme strain on our resources.” Mayor Rue, City Manager Bryan Heck and Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine have all repeatedly debunked the claim.
Katie Hawkinson reports.
Trump pledges to visit site of pet-eating rumors despite GOP mayor warning against it
At least 33 bomb threats have been made in Springfield, Ohio since conspiracy theory has spread
Watch: Hillary Clinton as bemused as anyone over Republican allegiance to Trump
UPDATE: Trump’s Brooklyn visit called off, report says
Per PIX11 News:
Former President Donald Trump is no longer expected to make a campaign stop in Brooklyn Wednesday after the visit was canceled.
The presidential hopeful was slated to visit Gottlieb’s Restaurant in Williamsburg at some point Thursday, police sources told PIX11 News. The visit was canceled after the owner of the restaurant died, according to reports.
1010WINS reports:
Trump had planned to visit the long-running kosher eatery before the death of R' Shulem Yosef Gottlieb.
Gottlieb, 75, died of a heart attack Thursday, Williamsburg 365 reported.
Vance makes the press part of his show as he doubles down on his attacks on migrants in North Carolina
Eric Garcia writes:
A dirty secret about Senator JD Vance that probably would not endear him to the MAGA faithful is that on Capitol Hill, Donald Trump’s running mate is fairly friendly to reporters of all stripes.
The bestselling author is more than comfortable talking to the press and frequently lets reporters ride the elevator with him on his way to votes. Indeed, he’s shown himself willing to go on the Sunday shows to defend Trump and his lie about pets being eaten by Haitian migrants.
But on the campaign trail as Trump’s top surrogate, the Ohio senator does something different.
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JD Vance does a delicate dance with the press--as he doubles down on Haitian migrants
Trump’s running mate likes to say he’ll ‘take as many questions as we have time for,’ to create a contrast with Kamala Harris. But reporting in Raleigh, Eric Garcia notes the other purpose
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