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Harris criticizes Trump, Vance in Michigan speech for risking EV auto jobs

Vice President Kamala Harris leaned into the political battle over the future of the automotive industry during a campaign speech in one of Michigan's auto towns, accusing Republican nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, of putting hundreds of auto jobs at risk.

Republicans flee from abortion restrictions in final weeks of campaign

In the final stretch before Election Day, Republicans are ramping up efforts to distance themselves from the restrictive abortion positions that have defined their party since the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade - scrambling to soften, or appear to soften, their hard line positions.

No, Biden didn’t take FEMA relief money to use on migrants — but Trump did

Donald Trump has been trying to weaponize the Hurricane Helene relief efforts, accusing the Biden administration of failing to provide adequate assistance. As part of his critique, he claims that there is no money available for hurricane relief because it was spent already to handle the surge of migrants at the southern border.

Liz Cheney to campaign with Kamala Harris in Wisconsin

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to campaign Thursday in Wisconsin with Republican former congresswoman Liz Cheney as Harris looks to emphasize her cross-party support in the final weeks before the November election.

5 takeaways from the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate

Republican Sen. JD Vance of Ohio and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota faced off Tuesday night in what is expected to be the only debate between the two vice presidential nominees and, most likely, the last debate of the presidential election.

Harris is reimagining Democrats’ approach to immigration

Until Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign, most Democratic presidential contenders have treated immigration as a matter of legalizing undocumented immigrants. They focused on “bringing people out of the shadows” and a “pathway to citizenship.” Harris, the former prosecutor, takes a different approach. She now treats illegal immigration as a law enforcement issue at the border. In doing so, she helps move the party where it needs to go on the politics and policy of immigration.

VA staff got into Vance, Walz medical files, sparking investigation

At least a dozen employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly accessed the medical records of vice-presidential nominees JD Vance and Tim Walz this summer, VA investigators found, in a violation of federal health privacy laws that is under criminal investigation.

Republicans criticize Trump over his insults of Harris

Former President Donald Trump drew criticism from several fellow Republicans on Sunday for his demeaning insults of Vice President Kamala Harris, a day after he called her "mentally disabled" and "mentally impaired" at a rally.