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Polls tighten in key swing states as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump set to end busy day of campaigning with events in Waukesha County, Wisconsin and Concord, North Carolina respectively
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Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are still virtually tied in the seven key battleground states according to the latest Washington Post/Schar School poll.
Harris has a narrow lead in the Blue Wall states of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, as well as in Georgia. Trump is ahead in Arizona and North Carolina, while they are tied in Nevada.
Trump visited Swannanoa, North Carolina, which was devastated by floods from Hurricane Helene, and repeated the baseless conspiracy theory that Federal Emergency Management Agency money had instead been sent to “illegal migrants”. He reiterated the accusation later at a rally in Greenville and called Harris a “cognitive mess”.
Harris joined former Republican Rep Liz Cheney on Monday for a tour of suburban districts in three states that could swing the election to her by encouraging GOP voters, unhappy with Trump, to vote for the Democratic ticket instead.
Cheney, who has opposed abortion in the past and praised the Supreme Court ruling that overturned Roe v Wade argued it is OK to vote for Harris even if you oppose abortion, as women are not getting the care they need and that has to change.
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Donald Trump called the host of his Pennsylvania town hall by the wrong name after months of mocking President Joe Biden for his own gaffes.
Former ESPN host Sage Steele moderated the former president’s town hall in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on Sunday, with the former president making the slip-up almost immediately.
Kelly Rissman has the story.
Trump, who often mocked Biden’s slip-ups, gets town hall host’s name wrong
Not long after getting the moderator’s name wrong, Trump boasted of having ‘aced’ multiple cognitive tests
A GOP senate candidate says he was shot while serving in Afghanistan — but is it true?
A former Park Service ranger said Friday that U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan — going public with an accusation that has nagged the Republican’s campaign for months.
The claim from former ranger Kim Peach that Sheehy in fact shot himself on a family trip in Montana was immediately dismissed by Sheehy and his allies as a smear campaign engineered by Democrats in a race that’s expected to help decide control of the Senate.
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GOP Senate candidate has claimed he was shot at war. People are questioning his story
A former Park Service ranger says U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy of Montana has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan
Watch LIVE: Harris participates in a campaign event in Birmingham, Michigan
Watch: Trump baselessly claims FEMA money spent on ‘illegal migrants'
Harris and Trump are taking two different strategies in final stretch of campaign
Eric Garcia writes:
Both Harris and Trump know that just like in college basketball, the path to victory runs through North Carolina. If Trump wins North Carolina, he will only need to win Georgia and either pick up Wisconsin and Michigan or win Pennsylvania to win. If Harris wins North Carolina, Trump would need to sweep Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and pick up either Pennsylvania or win Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Why is Ivanka Trump not campaigning for her father
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former president Donald Trump, made it clear two years ago that she would not be part of her father’s presidential campaign and she’s sticking to that promise even as the polls indicate it will be a tight race.
After Trump announced his 2024 presidential campaign, Ivanka said she planned to support her father “outside the political arena”.
Ariana Baio and Sravasti Dasgupta report.
Why Ivanka is notably absent from Trump’s campaign trail
Ivanka said she is ‘choosing to prioritize’ her children this time around
Watch LIVE: Trump holds a campaign rally in Greenville, North Carolina
McConnell supported Jack Smith’s charges against Trump
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell backed the federal charges against former President Donald Trump in connection to the January 6 Capitol riot and said he hoped Trump would “pay a price” for the attack, according to an upcoming biography.
McConnell has been critical of the former president for years - while also still somehow backing him publicly - stating his support for Special Counsel Jack Smith in 2023.
Gustaf Kilander reports from Washington, DC.
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