Vance Talks Deportations, Walz Gives Pep Rally to Voters In Swing States

Busy schedule this weekend for the candidates

Friday will see former President Donald Trump addressing the Fraternal Order of Police in Charlotte, North Carolina at the University City Hilton. The order’s president, Patrick Yoes, said Trump “led our nation admirably through some very tough times.”

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will be in Chicago for his second day of delivering remarks at a campaign reception. He was in Los Angeles today.

On Saturday, Trump will hold a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin at 2 p.m.
Gov. Tim Walz will deliver a keynote remark at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, annual national dinner on Saturday.

The organization recently endorsed the Harris-Walz ticket. Walz served as a faculty sponsor while he was a teacher for his school’s first gay-straight alliance. As Governor, he he enacted policies to ban conversion therapy and protect access to health care for LGBTQ+ people in Minnesota.

–Monica Sager

Vance urges voters to cast those ballots

Vance ended his rally by asking supporters to “get out there and vote 10 times” adding that he did not mean voter fraud, but for those supporters to take nine others with them to the polls.

“We’re going to give this country an president it deserves,” he said.

— Dan Gooding

Vance responds to question about Georgia high shooting

Asked about Wednesday’s shooting in Georgia, Vance says school shootings happen in states with and without strict gun laws, claiming this showed extra laws were not the answer.

To solve the problem, Vance said school security needed to be increased to prevent “psychos” from carrying out further shootings.

— Dan Gooding

Vance on McCain’s son: ‘Who cares what somebody’s family thinks’

Vance was asked about the late John McCain’s son endorsing Kamala Harris and said he knew that the 2008 Republican presidential candidate did not let personal disagreements get in the way of serving the country.

Vance said that he did not believe for a second that McCain would have supported Kamala Harris because of issues at the U.S.-Mexico border.

“Who cares what somebody’s family thinks about the presidential race?” Vance said, before gesturing at the audience. “I care about what these people care about the presidential race.

He then countered his point, saying: “I don’t know if anybody noticed, but pretty much every single member of Tim Walz’s family came out and endorsed Donald Trump. Is that a bigger story than what John McCain’s son said? I think so.”

— Dan Gooding

Walz ends speech with a ‘pep talk’

Walz finished his speech in Erie as always in Coach-fashion with a “pep talk because we’re about at kick-off time here.”

“Pennsylvania and Minnesota have a lot in common. We have a lot of beautiful lakes. We get a lot of snow. Super Bowl rings we do not have in common, but we will get one some day,” Walz said. “But we share a history. It was our people that built this country. It was the miners of the Iron Range of Minnesota who pulled that taconite from under the ground that fueled the gas furnaces of the steel mills that built the steel that built the tanks that liberated Europe from Nazi tyranny. That was our people.”

Walz talked about how both Pennsylvanians and Minnesotans are optimistic

“For Christ’s sake, you get 10 feet of snow here and you just plow it and smile. That’s what you do,” Walz said. “It’s about pushing back the pessimism and pushing forward the optimism. Here’s our deal. We are in the big game, all of us fourth quarter. We’re down a field goal. Clock is ticking. We’re the underdogs at this point, but that’s ok. Our people have always been the underdogs. Our people have always known how to do the work. Our people have always gone against the odds.”

But Walz said the “ball’s in our hands” and it is Erie’s time to vote.

“Our job’s to do the blocking and tackling of politics – an inch at a time, a yard at a time, phone call at a time, door knock at a time, $5 donation at a time, a rally at a time, whatever it takes,” he said. “We’re in the game. The momentum’s behind us.”

He said everyone throughout the country should care because “politics is into you.” No matter if it’s in Erie or somewhere else, Walz encouraged the attendees to “do the work” in the next 61 days.

“People are coming out across this country saying enough with the pessimism, enough with the shit talking in this country and let’s find a new way forward,” Walz said. “We believe in a hopeful future. We get to make this happen.”

— Monica Sager

Vance on voting rights

Vance was asked about voting rights and monitoring election day.

He said that Republicans have a bill in Congress which would ensure only U.S. citizens would be able to vote, despite that being the case at many levels of local, state and federal elections.

Vance: ‘Every citizen controls his own destiny’

“In America, every citizen controls his own destiny, every woman controls her own future,” Vance said, adding that Trump wanted to rebuild the American promise.

The GOP wants to stop sending money overseas to “tinpot dictators”, Vance said, and end jobs heading abroad, also.

He also said Democrats had been raising taxes to give immigrants benefits while also sending that cash to other countries.

“Donald Trump says that is bogus, we’re not doing that anymore,” Vance said.

“If America first means anything, it means we’re prioritizing the American worker, we’re prioritizing the American citizen, and we are rebuilding a country where wherever you came from, whatever your background is, whoever your parents were, liberty and justice for all.”

— Dan Gooding

Walz tells the crowd to pull out their phones

Gov. Tim Walz asked the audience to pull their phones out and record a message to send to their “undecided” friends, laying out the tax cuts, unions, Social Security and Medicare.

“Kamala Harris is here to make sure you make the decisions in your life that’s right for your life for the choices that you and your family make,” Walz said.

“It’s not about name calling. It’s weird to be obsessed with people’s personal lives. It’s weird to be obsessed with people’s health care choices. It’s weird to continue to talk about sharks and batteries and boats and things like that. What’s not weird is telling us what you’re going to do about health care, tell us who’s going to get a tax cut, tell us that you’re going to protect reproductive rights, tell us how you’re going to tackle climate change.”

“You’re going to decide the direction that we go in,” Walz said. “This divisiveness, this anger, we get to decide that we’re tired of it. I’m sick of it every day. Remember when you used to go weeks or months without talking about the damn president? Because people were doing their job. They were getting things done. That’s the way we want to be.”

— Monica Sager

Vance takes swipe at Harris’ campaign slogan

Donald Trump’s Vice Presidential pick took a swipe at Harris’ campaign slogan “We’re not going back”, asking “to what?”

“To low inflation? Rising take home pay? We’re not going back to a secure Southern border?” Vance said.

He claimed Harris wanted to take the country back to a time when Americans needed to be rich to enjoy safety, to be able to buy a home and “enjoy a nice steak on a Friday night”.

— Dan Gooding

Vance talks about his mom’s struggle with drug addiction

Vance one again spoke of his mother’s struggle with opioid addiction during his childhood, after starting to say she was addicted to fentanyl and then correcting himself.

The senator said fentanyl was coming across the southwest border, smuggled by immigrants, and once more placed the blame on Harris for this problem.

He spoke of drug cartels hiding the lethal drug in bags of candy and that this was going to cost children their lives.

“Our children’s leadership has failed them,” Vance said. “What kind of a person lets drug cartels do business in their country? What kind of a person allows the drug cartels to disguise fentanyl as candy? And what kind of a person invites these people to get rich of of this country while its own citizens die?
“I don’t want to answer that question, but she sure as hell should not be President of the United States.”

— Dan Gooding

Walz talks about Georgia HS shooting: ‘That community will never be the same’

Walz took a moment in his speech to talk about the school shooting that took place in Georgia yesterday.

“Kids were going to school, the first week of school, excited,” Walz said. “Now we have four dead. Our hearts go out to the two students and the two teachers that were killed and their families being in mourning. There’s many injured in Winder and that community will never be the same.”

As a teacher and father, Walz said he loves back to school because of the hope and opportunity it brings.

“Now for those kids it will always be a time of sheer terror,” Walz said. “That will be a memory that they’ll hold forever. It’s a reminder for the rest of the country that we have work to do. I for one am sick and tired of hearing about thoughts and prayers rather than actually doing something.”

— Monica Sager

Vance and Trump united on ‘common sense’

The Ohio senator said he and Trump were united on “common sense” policies around tackling immigration, as well as bringing down the cost of housing and groceries.

“And we’re going to fire that crazy person Kamala Harris, we’re not going to give her a promotion,” Vance added.

— Dan Gooding

Walz talks economics

Gov. Tim Walz is reiterating Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plan, which is met with loud applause and shouts of “ya.”

“Every single community in this country matters,” Walz said.

“When you grow up in a town like this or a town like Butte, Nebraska, you learn to take care of your neighbors…We have a saying where when we each do better, we all do better,” Walz said.

The Democratic vice presidential candidate spoke of his hometown and how the people in his class did not grow up to be venture capitalists. They became nurses and firefighters or teachers.

“Those are the folks that need to get a tax cut. Those are the folks who need to get a break.”

“He installed three Supreme Court Justices who took away our right to control our own bodies,” Walz said about Trump. “He did all of that before he tried to violently overthrow our democratic government by the way, in an election that he got his butt whipped fair and square and lost. It’s that simple.”

“He openly says these things that we need to talk to our relatives about,” Walz said. “And we all know I need to talk to my relatives too. Trust me on this. Nothing makes you more Midwestern than having your family be on this stuff.”

“They’re talking about cutting Social Security and Medicare, repealing the Affordable Care Act and protections like this,” Walz said. “If you’re a billionaire, you don’t give a damn about Social Security and Medicare. If you’re my mom who has to pay her heat bill and her food with it, it matters a lot. The vast majority of people care about this.”

“If I were him, I’d be hiding down in Mar-a-Lago too. I wouldn’t want to face working people,” Walz said. “I wouldn’t want to look them in the eye and tell them why their work doesn’t matter, why it should be harder for them to unionize, why he and his folks have undermined middle America.”

Walz mentioned is Republican opponent Vance, saying that the Senator says he’s a part of middle America. Vance says there’s “a lot of angst” there, which Walz said is because of him and others who have “gutted Middle America.”
“You go off to Yale, you get a philosophy major. You write a best-selling book, trash the very people you grow up with, just don’t come back to Erie and tell us how to run our lives,” Walz said.

“I don’t think it inspires people to run against something, but I do think it’s important to remind people are because they’re going to try to slip out of it every step of the way,” Walz said. “We need to be clear what we stand for. When Kamala Harris talks about freedom, she believes you should be free to make your own health care decisions. Simple as that. We believe education should be a ticket to the middle class, not a ticket to crippling debt. We believe we should have the freedom to drink clean water and breathe clean air. And yeah, we believe in the freedom to send our kids to school without being shot dead in the hall.”

— Monica Sager

Vance: ‘Going to reimplement deportations in this country’

Vance said Harris supported open border policies and allowed migrants to access free healthcare and other benefits. He promised Donald Trump would reverse these policies and continue building the border wall with Mexico.

“Here’s what we’re going to do on top of it: we’re going to reimplement deportations in this country,” Vance said, despite record deportations recently under President Biden.

The Ohio senator said he and Trump were united on “common sense” policies around tackling immigration, as well as bringing down the cost of housing and groceries.

“And we’re going to fire that crazy person Kamala Harris, we’re not going to give her a promotion,” Vance added.

— Dan Gooding

Tim Walz: ‘This is hopeful’

The Democratic vice-presidential nominee said that his opponents, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance, are trying to convince voters that the election is something made out of fear, that it is a bad thing.

“We’ve got work to do this fall,” Walz said. “This is a joyful thing we’re doing. This is hopeful.”

Walz said Harris is running on a plan “where everybody belongs and everybody can get ahead.”

Walz shared moments from Savannah, Georgia where it was just him, Harris, and their partners. There were former President Donald Trump supporters present, but that didn’t fluster the Vice President.

“She never missed a beat. She turned around and looked at me and she said ‘Don’t ever forget. We work as hard for them and their family and for the things that are right for them as we do for this side,” Walz said. “She’s talking about those folks because we’re trying to get them because our policies will make their lives better.”

— Monica Sager

Vance promises to talk border

Vance is promising to talk about the southwest border, saying Arizonans see the effects of the current administration’s policies firsthand. He then said he would take questions from the media, adding that they would likely not be friendly but it was important to speak to them anyway.

“This campaign, my friends, is about a very simple thing: it’s about taking this country back and taking the great Arizona leadership style to Washington D.C.,” Vance continued. “There’s no way to do that unless we fire San Francisco liberal Kamala Harris and promote Donald Trump to President of the United States.”

— Dan Gooding

Tim Walz: ‘Coach signs warm my heart’

Tim Walz said he met a 94-year-old in the crowd who taught for 45 years. She is at the rally because she believes in the “way forward,” the Governor said.

“The coach signs warm my heart. Thank you,” Walz said. “That state championship is as fresh today as it was 25 years ago.”

Walz said the first days of school shows that there is an “opportunity to build something better,” that “anything is possible.”

— Monica Sager

JD Vance takes the stage in Arizona

Ohio Senator JD Vance took to the stage in Arizona, surrounded by Trump Vance signs.

“I’ve been in politics for all of two years and you meet some really good people and you meet some real scumbags,” Vance began, to a slight pause from the crowd. “You in Arizona, you have some of the best people representing the state of Arizona.”

Shouts of “JD” then rang out from supporters.

— Dan Gooding

Tim Walz starts with jokes

Gov. Tim Walz takes the stage in Erie, Pennsylvania. Attendees are holding “Kamala” and “Coach” signs and shouting “Gov, Gov, Gov.”

“Thank you, Erie,” Walz said. “Erie, you might know, a while back Donald Trump said these crowds are all AI. You know what’s not AI? Your votes.”

— Monica Sager

Tim Walz greets Erie

Newsmax Guest Supports Kamala Harris

Ryan Yonk, with the American Institute for Economic Research, said on Newsmax that Vice President Kamala Harris’s proposal for a $50,000 tax cut for small businesses is a good idea.

“A tax cut like this that would encourage business growth is always a better option that trying to direct where it should go,” Yonk said.

Harris announced her economic plan in New Hampshire to expand tax incentives for small businesses, calling it an “opportunity economy.”

As part of it, she laid out a way to break the financial barrier for entrepreneurs, by raising the tax deduction from $5,000 to $50,000.

— Monica Sager

Harris’ Big Weekend Plans

Ahead of the presidential debate on Tuesday, the Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz campaign are announcing a “historic Weekend of Action to underscore the dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 with battleground voters.”

This will be the campaign’s largest Weekend of Action to date, with over 20,000 volunteer shifts and over 2,000 events to reach more than 1 million voters.

“With hundreds of offices and thousands of staff across the battlegrounds, we are able to harness all the buzz around the debate and break through to hard-to-reach voters on Project 2025,” said Dan Kanninen, battleground states director for Harris-Walz. “We are speaking to those Americans who are turned off by Trump’s extremism and making sure they know there’s a home for them in Vice President Harris’ campaign.”

Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Jon Ossoff and Alex Padilla as well as The Honorable Miguel Cardona will host events throughout the weekend. Celebrities are expected to help as well, including Bill Nye, actor Wendell Pierce and TV personality Shereé Whitfield.

In addition to canvass launches, phone banks and cookouts, the campaign will host Project 2025 message trainings virtually and in-person in the battleground states. To date, the campaign has already held over 60 of these trainings.

Kanninen said the new support from Rep. Liz Cheney and First Lt. Jimmy McCain was “a powerful signal to swing voters.”

This weekend, we are building on that momentum and taking our message directly to the voters who will decide this election in our largest ever campaign mobilization,” Kanninen said.

— Monica Sager

Trump’s Abortion Issue

Joseph Weber, former professor and journalist, wrote for The Big Picture newsletter that former President Donald Trump has a problem with the large turnout the overturn of Roe v. Wade has lit for Democratic voters.

Weber noted that Harris’ bus tour for reproductive freedom is a defense against Trump, and the Republican nominee is “struggling to message on an issue that is rising in importance heading into November.”

— Monica Sager

JD Vance Captured Being Mr. Dad

Ahead of his speech in Phoenix, Sen. JD Vance posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, a photo of him carrying his children walking around Scottsdale.

“After 20 minutes in the Arizona heat the Vance kids were done,” he posted.

— Monica Sager

Teamsters Union to Meet with Kamala Harris

Teamsters Union is to meet with Vice President Kamala Harris on Sept. 16 in Washington D.C. at the Union’s headquarters.

The union, which represents over one million workers across industries, has yet to endorse a candidate. They held a roundtable with Trump already.

“We look forward to having a conversation on the direction of the country and the issues that matter to working people,” Teamsters President Sean O’Brien said.

Doug Emhoff Hits Campaign Trail for His Wife

Second Gentelman Doug Emhoff said there’s “such a clear contrast” between his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump.

“Everyone’s life would be remarkably worse if somehow this guy who’s completely unfit for office ever returned,” Emhoff said. “People would be so far worse off, including business folks.”

Emhoff spoke in Los Angeles today.

— Monica Sager

Conservative Activist Charlie Kirk Is Out Registering Voters

Charlie Kirk and Turning Point Action are registering voters at the University of Wisconsin Madison.

The conservative activist and Trump friend said 120 new voters were registered in just 2 hours.

“This is how we win,” Kirk said. “This is how we take back the country.”

— Monica Sager

Pete Buttigieg Raising Funds for Kamala Harris

Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg raised $4 million for Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday, as reported by Politico.

He held five fundraisers in Northern California in his own personal capacity.

— Monica Sager

Tim Walz Speaks in Pennsylvania Tonight

Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’s running mate, will speak an hour later, at 6 p.m. in Erie, Pennsylvania. This will be his second day in the battleground state with other political events in Lancaster and Pittsburgh.

Swifties for Kamala Raise $122K With Merchandise Sales

Swifties for Kamala has announced that its “Voting Era” merch collection has raised $13,000 for “organizations working to register voters and help them have their voices heard and elect Democratic leaders up-and-down the ballot who will protect our democracy and rights.”

The group announced the merch drop on Aug. 27 during its Zoom webinar kickoff call. Over 20,000 Swifties were on the call to hear from big-name Taylor Swift-fans like Representatives Becca Balint and Chris Deluzio, Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren, and Carole King.

On that night, the group raised over $122,000.

— Monica Sager

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu calls out Harris

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic plan, which she announced yesterday in his state, is actually “playing into the hands” of large businesses.

“I don’t think she understands a lot of this when it comes to the economy, how things work,” Sununu said. “When she came out and said price controls, that scared everybody.”

Sununu called Harris’ plan moderate, but “she can’t get away” from the inflation she has “been there” for that has “crushed families.” Sununu is predicting that former President Donald Trump wins New Hampshire by a few percentage points.

“The honeymoon is over,” Sununu said. “People are demanding accountability.”

— Monica Sager

JD Vance Set to Speak in Arizona

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, will deliver remarks in Phoenix, Arizona at 6 p.m. EST. The campaign’s press release indicated Vance will discuss “migrant crime and the flow of deadly drugs.”

Harris’ response to Trump’s idea to lift sanctions

In response to Former President Donald Trump suggesting he will “use sanctions as little as possible” during a speech in New York today, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign retorted that the Biden-Harris Administration has imposed over 600 new sanctions on Iran and “its destabilizing terrorist proxies like Hamas and Hezbollah.”

“Unilaterally lifting sanctions on Iran and Russia is the exact kind of reckless foreign policy we’ve come to expect from Donald Trump, who would make America weak and the world less safe. As president, he emboldened North Korea, Iran, and Russia,” said Morgan Finklestein, national security spokesperson for Harris-Walz 2024.

“If Trump returns to office, he will undermine our security, turn his back on our allies and have America go it alone, strengthen our adversaries, and disrespect the title of commander-in-chief.”

Harris has been a “critical leader” to rally the word for economic pressure on Russia. Trump, however, has “cozy up” to the dictators, the campaign said.

“Even his own former national security advisors have warned of the danger that Trump represents for America and the world,” Finklestein said. “There is one candidate in this race who has the strength and resolve to stand up for America, our service members, and our allies, and defend democracy at home and abroad.”

–Monica Sager

Nikki Haley Lands New Job

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley has found a new job in the private sector.

Haley, who previously served as ambassador to the United Nations under former President Donald Trump, is headed to global communications firm Edelman.

Importance of Economy

38% of voters say economic plans are their top priority while voting this election, according to Fox News.

Today in New York, former President Donald Trump talked about his economy plan. He talked about his term in office and delivering “the largest tax cuts in American history by far.”

Now, Trump said he will promise “low taxes, low regulations, low energy costs, low interest rates, secure borders, low, low, low crime.” The one main example he provided is lower energy prices by half within 12 months of his potential second term.

“We have an economic disaster on our hands,” Trump said. “We have an economic crisis, a failing nation and a Nation in serious decline under the radical policies of my former opponent Joe Biden and my new opponent Kamala Harris.”

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a plan yesterday to expand tax incentives for small businesses, calling it an “opportunity economy.”

She laid out a way to break the financial barrier for entrepreneurs, by raising the tax deduction from $5,000 to $50,000. She wants to see 25 million new small business applications by the end of her first term, and also said her administration will expand access to venture capitals. Harris is also proposing a billionaire tax.

“Billionaires and big corporations must pay their fair share in taxes,” Harris said. “It’s just not right that those who can most afford it are often paying a lower tax rate than our teachers and our nurses and our firefighters.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Trump On Hersh Family

Former President Donald Trump released a video addressing the murder of American Hersh Goldberg-Polin.

“To Hersh’s family, we pray that God will grant you comfort, healing and peace,” Trump said. “As for the evil savages responsible for these murders, may they never know peace and comfort again.”

On Oct. 7, terrorist group Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 people, including over 40 Americans, and kidnapped hundreds of others. This past weekend, Hamas murdered an additional six people they had kidnapped, including Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American.

Goldberg-Polin’s funeral, held at a cemetery in the Israeli capital, drew large crowds, many waving Israeli flags and dressed in the colors of his favorite soccer team.

Goldberg-Polin’s parents spoke at the Democratic National Convention.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Team Harris-Walz Launches Second Ad

Today, Team Harris-Walz launched its second ad in its media blitz against Project 2025.

The ad highlights the “dangers of Trump’s extreme agenda.” The television showing, which is called “Backwards,” is meant to show the “devastating impact” Trump’s plans would have on Black Americans.

“Donald Trump’s Project 2025 makes one thing clear to Black America: he doesn’t give a damn about us,” said Quentin Fulks, principal duty campaign manager for Harris-Walz. “His Project 2025 will take our community backwards; ripping away voting rights protections, reproductive freedom, eliminate the Department of Education, and require states to monitor pregnancies.”

“Backwards” is part of the Vice President and Governor’s $370 million in digital and television advertising between Labor Day and Election Day.

The ad will air during sporting events in battleground states including Michigan vs. Texas on Sept. 7, Falcons vs. Steelers in NFL season opener on Sept. 8, Major League Baseball primetime and more.

It will also air during popular daytime television programming that over-indexes on Black Americans including Sherri, The Jennifer Hudson Show, along with The Today Show.

“This campaign is going to make Trump defend his indefensible Project 2025 and ensure the key coalitions this campaign needs to win in November know exactly how his extreme agenda will take their communities backwards,” Fulks said. “In next week’s debate, the dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 agenda will be on full display, but we won’t waste a minute tying Trump to an extreme agenda that is increasingly toxic and unpopular with the voters who will decide this election.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Geeks and Nerds for Harris-Walz

Wonder Woman actress Lynda Carter will be hosting a Geeks and Nerds for Harris-Walz event to raise funds for the Vice President and Governor’s campaign, teaching fans how to “geek out the vote” this November.

The virtual event will take place on Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. with headliners like Stacey Abrams, Yvette Nicole Brown, LeVar Burton, Misha Collins, Patty Jenkins, Bill Nye, Jeri Ryan, George Takei, and Mary Trump’s Nerd Avengers.

There will also be scientists, technologists, engineers and inventors on the call. There are other surprise guests to apparently be announced later on as well.

Fans will be asked to sign an open letter supporting Harris and “a future where innovation thrives.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

‘Kamala Harris is a ‘YIMBY’

Political pundit Anand Giridharadas said in his newsletter that “Kamala Harris is a YIMBY.”

The term ‘Yes In My Backyard’ refers to the Vice President’s stance on the housing shortage. Harris pledged to build 3 million affordable homes and rentals for the middle class by the end of her first term.

“Housing policy is a campaign issue now, for much the same reason industrial policy has been back on the agenda under Biden — because Democrats are embracing the idea that it’s important to do things for people that they can feel in their lives,” Giridharadas said. “It’s an essential element of what Harris has been calling the “opportunity economy.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Sen. John Fetterman Snaps Selfie with Kamala Harris

Nate Silver’s Election Model Shows Donald Trump Surging

Former President Donald Trump’s chances of victory in November are the highest they’ve been in over a month, according to Nate Silver’s latest election forecast.

Despite Vice President Kamala Harris’ consistent string of polling victories since entering the 2024 race, Silver’s forecast shows Trump having a higher chance of securing the 270 electoral votes needed to win his reelection bid, putting Trump’s chances of victory at 58.2 percent as of Wednesday. Harris, in comparison, has a 41.6 percent chance of winning in November, according to the latest Silver Bulletin.

Silver, an American statistician and founder of election analysis site FiveThirtyEight, said that his election forecast “is still in toss-up range,” but noted that many polls released earlier this week “are coming in below our current polling averages” for Harris.

As of Wednesday, the Silver Bulletin polling average found Harris beating Trump by 3.4 percentage points across national polling. But as Silver wrote, “stranger things have happened than a candidate who was behind in the polls winning.”

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Kaitlin Lewis

TikTok Tangle

Vice President Kamala Harris’s TikTok team pointed out that former President Donald Trump’s account doesn’t follow his running mate, Sen. JD Vance.

Newsweek looked at the @teamtrump account and it only follows @realdonaldtrump, which does follow both Vance and Team Trump.

Trumps Economic Speech Review

Vice President Kamala Harris’s rapid response advisor James Singer called out former President Donald Trump’s talk on his economic plans.

“The only thing worse than Trump’s economic speech today?” Singer posted to X, formerly known as Twitter. “Trump’s economic agenda.”

Harris Talks Taxes

Vice President Kamala Harris supports a billionaire minimum tax and will ensure corporations pay their fair share.

RFK Jr. Speaks to Jesse Watters

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. discussed key issues with Fox News’ Jesse Watters on Thursday, highlighting topics he would address if included in the debate, such as border security, COVID-19 lockdowns, censorship, the public health crisis, and the ongoing housing shortage.

Kamala Harris Campaign Mocks Trump, Says He Forgot Who He’s Running Against

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has mocked Donald Trump for appearing to suggest he was still running against President Joe Biden.

On Wednesday, during a town hall event with Fox News host Sean Hannity, the Republican presidential candidate said he couldn’t imagine people in New Hampshire voting for Biden, who dropped out of the 2024 presidential race on July 21 and endorsed Harris.

“I can’t imagine New Hampshire voting for him—anybody in New Hampshire, ’cause they’re watching right now. But anybody in New Hampshire that votes for Biden and Kamala, I really think,” Trump said, as seen in a 13-second clip posted on X, formerly Twitter, by @KamalaHQ, Harris’ campaign account.

“Trump repeatedly forgets who he is running against,” the campaign wrote in the caption of the video, which has been viewed more than 1.3 million times.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Flynn Nicholls

Protecting Rural America

Gov. Tim Walz says he and Harris will “keep fighting” for rural America.

Trump Announces Plan to Cut Taxes for U.S. Job Creators and Raise Tariffs on Outsourcing

President Trump unveils a policy plan to cut taxes for companies creating jobs in the U.S. and increase tariffs on those outsourcing jobs overseas, aiming to prioritize American interests over those of Kamala Harris.

A Protest Occurs as Court Reviews Trump Case

Protests took place outside the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Federal Courthouse in Washington as a judge reviewed potential next steps in Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case.

Trump Exits Economic Club of New York

Former president Donald Trump makes an exit to “YMCA” by American disco group Village People.

Trump Addresses Child Care Costs, Downplays Expense Compared to Economic Gains

The finally question Trump was asked by an Economy Club member about child care costs and how majority of Americans are spending 20% of their income on child care.

Trump said his administration would be “taking in trillions of dollars” and while there are talks of how expensive child care is, it’s actually “relatively speaking.”

“It’s a very important issue…We’re going to make this into an incredible country that can afford to take care of its people,” the Republican nominee said. “But those numbers are small relative to the economic numbers that I’m talking about.”

Putin Claims Support for Kamala Harris, Jokes About ‘Infectious Laugh’

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he supports Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in November’s presidential election. His remark came just hours after the Biden administration accused Moscow of a widespread, sophisticated election interference campaign.

Speaking at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday, Putin said Russia’s “favorite” was formerly President Joe Biden before he withdrew from the race in July, but that the country would now “support” Harris.

“I told you our favorite, if you can call it that, was President Biden. He’s now out of the race, but he asked his supporters to back Ms. Harris, so we’ll do the same,” Putin said with a wry smile.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Isabel van Brugen AND Jesus Mesa

Trump Comments on Putin’s Alleged Support for Kamala Harris

Former President Donald Trump said he “doesn’t know what to say” about Russian President Vladimir Putin endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris

“I don’t know if I’m insulted or if he did me a favor,” he told the Economy Club of New York.

Trump: Losing Dollar’s Value Equals Losing a War

Former President Donald Trump is now taking questions from members of the Economic Club. In response to one, he said he will “take off as quickly as possible” sanctions against Russia.

Sanctions could undermine the value of the dollar, potentially leading to a financial crisis.

“If we lost the dollar as the world currency, that’d be equivalent to losing the war,” Trump said. “We cannot lose our dollar standard.”

Fiscal Armageddon Ahead?

Trump said the country will face a “Fiscal Armageddon” if Harris runs the country.

Fiscal Armageddon is a term used to describe a situation where the U.S. government’s debt is so large that it can’t be serviced, which could lead to a sudden budgetary crisis.

If elected the former president states, “We’ll have so much money coming in that we’ll be able to work on the national debt,” Trump said.

‘It’s All About The American Dream’

“Young people will be able to buy a home again and be part of the American dream,” Trump said thanks to his regulations and decreases planned. “We will open up portions of federal land for large-scale housing construction in these zones for ultra low taxes and ultra low regulations.”

Trump Proposes Tariffs on Foreign Goods to Boost Domestic Production

The former president said another pillar of his plan is to encourage domestic production by tariffing outside countries.

Trump highlighted the challenges faced by American companies, stating, “I’ve had many, many companies come to me and say ‘sir we can’t compete,'” Trump said. “I intend to reverse this model, once again turning America again to the manufacturing superpower of the world. We can do that by being intelligent.”

“This is the policy that built our country and this is the policy that will save our country,” Trump said. “We have to take care of our nation and put our industries first.”

Trump Vows to Make Tax Cuts Permanent

Trump is announcing he will ensure his tax reductions become permanent, extending benefits indefinitely.

“We will have no tax on tips,” Trump said, adding that Harris is a “scam” for copying him. This was met with applause.

In a bid to boost American manufacturing, Trump outlined his plan to enhance support by expanding R&D tax credits, offering 100% bonus depreciation, allowing full expensing for new manufacturing investments and reducing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 15% for companies that earn their profits domestically.

Trump Announces Government Efficiency Task Force Led by Elon Musk

In a promise for his second term, the former president committed to eliminating outdated regulations and fostering innovation

“I’m pledging today that in my second term we will eliminate the form of 10 old regulations for everyone new regulation we’ll be able to do that quite easily and instead of attacking industries of the future we will embrace them including making America the world capital so crypto and Bitcoin.”

Announcing a plan for significant government reform, Trump stated:

“I will create a government efficiency commission tasked with conducting a complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government and making recommendations for drastic reforms. We need to do it,” adding, “Elon—because he’s not very busy—has agreed to lead that task force because he’s interested. If he has the time, he’ll be a good one to do it but he’s agreed to do it.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager and Jesus Mesa

‘Money Out The Window’

“My plan will terminate the Green New Deal, which I call the Great New Scam,” Trump said. “It’s money right out the window. It actually sets us back.”

The Green New Deal is a proposed set of policies aimed at addressing climate change and economic inequality. It advocates for transitioning to renewable energy sources, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating green jobs.

Many members of the Democratic Party, especially those with progressive views, support the Green New Deal for its comprehensive approach to climate change and social justice.

Trump on AI and Electricity, Prices Falling

“If I was President, oil production today would be four times higher than it is right now,” Trump said.

Trump condemned the way power plants are being shut down.

“I will immediately issue a national emergency declaration to achieve massive increase in domestic energy supply,” Trump said. “Electricity is desperately needed for AI.”

“We will blast through every bureaucratic hurdle to issue rapid approvals for new drilling, new pipelines, new refineries, new power plants, new electric plants and reactors of all types. Prices will fall immediately.”

Trumps Action Plan

“I am promising low taxes, low regulations, low energy costs, low interest rates, secure borders, low, low, low crime,” Trump said. “My plan will rapidly defeat inflation, quickly bring down prices and reignite explosive economic growth.”

“My plan will leave a typical family with many thousands of dollars more than they have now,” Trump said.

Trump said his plan is to end “Kamala’s energy crusade” by cutting prices in half within “12 months of taking office.”

“There will be an economic revival of our country like no one’s ever seen before,” Trump said. “Energy was our problem initially. Energy is going to bring us back.”

‘No One Knew Who She Was’

“Under Kamala Harris’ policies, 3 million workers are now missing from the job force compared to 2023,” Trump said. “Over half a million people have fewer jobs today than just one year ago. 100% of jobs created in the past year have gone to illegals and migrants.”

‘I Always Put America First’

“I took care of our economy like I would take care of my own company,” Trump said. “I always put America first every single time.”

Trumps Speaking at The Economic Club of New York

Former President Donald Trump said he is talking with The Economic Club of New York to share his economic plan for a potential second presidential administration. He is currently talking about what took place during his 2016-2020 term.

“From the day I won to the day I left, the S&P 500 increased by 8% and we did it all by virtually no inflation,” Trump said. “I delivered the largest tax cuts in American history by far.”

“Going forward, we will bring our auto industry to the record levels of 37 years ago, and we will be able to do it very quickly through tariffs and other smart things that we have that other countries don’t,” Trump said.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Trumps Talks American Jobs

“American jobs are under massive threat from The Invasion taking place at our border,” Trump said. “They’re taking the jobs of Hispanic Americans and African Americans. Nobody talks about it, but I won’t let it happen.”

Trump on ‘Economic Disaster’

“We have an economic disaster on our hands,” Trump said. “We have an economic crisis, a failing nation and a Nation in serious decline under the radical policies of my former opponent Joe Biden and my new opponent Kamala Harris.”

Trump shared that 1.3 million workers have “become unemployed” in the past 12 months.

“The typical American family has lost on average $28,000 due to rampant and record setting inflation,” Trump said. “Credit card debt has reached the highest in American history, with 1 out of 3 Americans reporting they’ve maxed out.”

‘I Do Have A Lot To Say’

Former President Donald Trump is expected to talk for about 30 minutes at the Economic Club of New York. He just took the stage and joked he was told he could talk for an hour and a half.

“I do have a lot to say,” Trump said.

Trump Speaking Ahead

WATCH: Donald Trump in New York

Watch live as former President Donald Trump delivers a luncheon speech to the Economic Club of New York, starting at noon.

Mark Cuban Supports Kamala Harris’s Tax Plans

Businessman Mark Cuban told CNBC that Vice President Kamala Harris has been discussing ways to support entrepreneurs and startups with the campaign.

He praised her recent speech in New Hampshire, which highlighted small businesses and her tax plan.

“She’s talked more about entrepreneurs and helping them have access to investments and making it easier for people to invest in startups than any president I’ve ever heard,” Cuban said.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Trump’s ‘Dangerous Plans’ For Economy

In New Hampshire yesterday, Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled her plan for the economy, including driving growth to small businesses and providing easier access to loans and venture capitals.

“Donald Trump does not share that view. He wants our economy to serve billionaires and big corporations,” said Brian Nelson, the senior policy advisor for Harris-Walz 2024. “He is throwing out proposal after proposal to give them massive tax windfalls, and even promised some executives to make them richer in exchange for their campaign contributions.”

Nelson said a second Trump administration could cause “alarming” consequences, including a middle-class tax hike “opposed even by top Congressional Republicans.”

“Trump may try to distort objective reality on his dangerous plans, but mainstream experts agree on the devastating results of his agenda: shrinking the economy, undermining job growth, driving up inflation, exploding the national debt, and raising taxes on the middle class,” Nelson said.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Republican Says Trump Deportation Plan is Unworkable. Can Illegal Immigration Crisis Be Solved?

A Texas Republican has cast doubt on former President Donald Trump’s proposed mass deportation plan, arguing that the United States lacks the necessary “infrastructure” to implement it.

Immigration is a key issue in this year’s presidential race, with both candidates presenting contrasting policies. Trump is proposing mass deportations, while Vice President Kamala Harris has pledged to revive President Joe Biden’s failed bipartisan border security bill.

In an interview with Newsweek, Rep. Tony Gonzales, who represents Texas’s 23rd Congressional District, emphasized that the U.S. does not have the “resources” to carry out Trump’s plan.

Trump has said, “We will carry out the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”

“You’re not going to round up 10 million people and deport them. It’s simple—you do not have the infrastructure to do that,” Gonzales said.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Billal Rahman

Walz vs. Vance Favorability

Gov. Tim Walz leads Sen. JD Vance on favorability, according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll.

After the Democratic National Convention, 36% of likely voters viewed the Republican VP nominee favorably, while 48% favored Kamala Harris’s running mate.

“JD Vance, who demeans women, creeps out ordinary Americans, and pushes Trump’s Project 2025, is historically unpopular with voters,” James Singer, rapid response advisor for Harris’s campaign, posted to X.

“Voters like Tim Walz, a teacher, veteran, and public servant who loves our country instead of constantly putting it down.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

JD Vance with Tucker Carlson

Sen. JD Vance will be a special guest at former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s “Live Tour” in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Sept. 21.

This is another stop in the battleground state for Vance, who previously said he will be in Pennsylvania “a lot” before the election in November.

“You all of Pennsylvania are going to get sick of me over the next two months, because I practically live here in the state of Pennsylvania, because this is such an important state for us,” Vance said in Erie last week.

Carlson’s “Live Tour” features “some of the most fascinating and recognizable guests, responding to everything that is happening in real time,” according to the event page. Tickets are being sold on Ticketmaster for up to $125.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Melania Trump To Share ‘The Truth’

“As a private person, who has often been the subject of public scrutiny and misrepresentation, I feel a responsibility to clarify the facts,” former First Lady Melania Trump said in a promotion video for her forthcoming memoir.

The 256-page memoir, titled Melania, is scheduled to be released Oct. 8. The book’s publisher, Skyhorse Publishing, says Melania will reflect on her childhood in Slovenia and recount the “serendipitous encounter that forever changed the course of her life”—meeting Donald Trump.

“I believe it is important to share my perspective, the truth,” Trump said.

Sen. Daines: Harris Has the Cash

The Vice President Kamala Harris campaign along with the DNC will put $24.5 million toward down-ballot Democrats.

Montana Sen. Steve Daines told Fox News on Thursday this is Harris’s strength.

“If there’s one thing that Kamala Harris can do well – I think the only thing she can do – she can raise a lot of money,” Daines said. “The Democrats are scared because we have a chance to win back the Senate majority and expand Speaker Johnson’s House majority.”

Daines, however, said that the money is flowing because “nine out of ten of the most wealthy congressional districts in America are represented by Democrats.”

“They’ve become the party of the coastal wealthy elites,” Daines said. “Donald Trump is the voice of hard working Americans working paycheck to paycheck.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

How ABC’s Presidential Debate Will Work as Harris Campaign Accepts Rules

The rules have been set for next week’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.

ABC News on Wednesday released guidelines for the September 10 debate, which will be moderated by the network’s David Muir and Linsey Davis and feature 90 minutes of debate time, marking the 2024 candidates’ first faceoff.

The guidelines were released a few minutes after Reuters reported that Harris had accepted the network’s debate rules, according to a source familiar with the matter. The vice president’s team had pushed for the microphones to be left on throughout the debate, contrary to moderators’ plans to mute a candidate’s microphone when it isn’t their turn to speak.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Kaitlin Lewis

Jim Messina’s Advice For Debate

Jim Messina, who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under former President Barack Obama, advised Vice President Kamala Harris to not “freak out” during the debate on Tuesday.

“Get ready to not kind of freak out when he hits her,” Messina said. “He’s the best counter-puncher in the history of American politics.”

Messina, who spoke on Fox, said former President Donald Trump needs to “drag her down with him.”

“He’s not going to convince a bunch of people that he’s a new Donald Trump,” Messina said. “He’s got to bring her down, so he’s going to come at her with everything. She’s got to just take a deep breath, not answer every charge her and stick to her message.”

Messina, however, called Harris the underdog and said going into the debate it’s Trump’s “to lose.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Former Obama Campaign Manager Speaks Out

Which States Harris Has Secured

Jim Messina, who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under former President Barack Obama, called Pennsylvania the “tipping point” for the election during an interview on Fox Thursday.

He added that “the map is off for Donald Trump in New Hampshire.” Messina called Harris’s move “smart politics” to announce her tax plans in the Granite State.

“The Democrats have a lead there, but I’m happy that the Harris campaign is not taking anything for granted,” Messina said.

Addressing Senior Citizens

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has estimated that Vice President Kamala Harris’ plan will grow the economy more than former President Donald Trump’s.

One key demographic Harris needs to address, however, are the seniors, according to Jim Messina, who was the White House deputy chief of staff for operations under former President Barack Obama.

“Part of her struggle right now is these older, white voters where Joe Biden was doing better than she is right now,” Messina said on Fox. “She’s got to address this.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Barack Obama’s Half-Brother Says He’s Voting for Donald Trump

Former President Barack Obama’s half-brother has voiced his support for Donald Trump and launched an online diatribe against Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party.

Abon’go Malik Obama is a Kenyan-American businessman and politician, and the older half-brother of the former president through their father, Barack Obama Sr. Despite an initially close relationship, the outspoken Malik has cast off the fraternal ties, becoming a frequent critic of his brother and the Democrats, and a stalwart supporter of Trump.

“I am Malik Obama. I’m a registered Republican and I’m voting for President Donald Trump,” Nairobi-born Malik wrote on X on Wednesday.

Tim Walz’ Sister Plays Down Viral ‘Walz’s for Trump’ Photo

The sister of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has downplayed a recent viral photo showing extended members of their family expressing support for Donald Trump.

Sandy Dietrich, a sibling of the Democratic Party’s vice presidential nominee, confirmed that the people seen in the recent photo wearing “Nebraska Walz’s for Trump” T-shirts were not close to the governor’s immediate family.

On Wednesday, Charles Herbster, a former gubernatorial candidate in Nebraska, posted the photo on X, formerly Twitter, showing a group of eight people descended from Francis Walz, the brother of Dietrich and Tim Walz’s grandfather.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Ewan Palmer

Walz May Have a Donut Problem

Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, that she “can confirm” Gov. Tim Walz has “no problem picking out donuts.”

Smith posted a photo of her and the Democratic vice-presidential nominee with donuts in front of Daubes Bakery.

Walz joked about easily picking his donuts during a visit to Cherry Hill Orchards and Farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, seemingly taking a dig at Sen. JD Vance, who visited Valdosta, Georgia, last week and chatted with donut shop workers.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign posted the bakery was “forced to close their doors for good after 32 years of business due to Tampon Tim’s COVID shutdown orders.”

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

WATCH: Harris Hugs Three Brothers in Pittsburgh

Vice President Kamala Harris shared a heartwarming moment on TikTok when brothers Theodore, Timothy, and Benjamin rushed through a crowd to greet and hug her.

She captioned the video, saying the brothers “made my day in Pittsburgh.”

Trump Speaking Today

Former President Donald Trump will visit New York to deliver a luncheon speech to the Economic Club of New York, starting at noon.

Follow along for live updates.

Harris and Walz Support Small Businesses

Vice President Kamala Harris unveiled a plan aimed at expanding tax incentives for small businesses, calling it an ‘opportunity economy.'”

Her plan also includes measures to help existing small businesses grow by providing low- and no-interest loans, as well as cutting through the bureaucratic red tape that often hinders business expansion.

“I believe America’s small businesses are the essential foundation of our entire economy,” Harris continued. “They generate revenue that helps repair our roads and pay our teachers.”

Harris on Trump’s Economic Plan

Trump on the Economy

During the town hall, Donald Trump boasted about enacting “the biggest tax cuts in the history of our country.” The Trump tax cuts, which Harris has claimed are a gift to billionaires and large corporations, were instead the fourth-biggest tax cuts since 1940 and the seventh biggest in terms of percentage of gross domestic product, according to PolitiFact.

Kamala Harris does support increasing taxes by nearly $4 trillion over the next decade, although the plan would not include an increase for anyone earning $400,000 per year or less and would instead target the wealthiest Americans and corporations.

Trump’s claim about Harris’ economic policies ushering in a depression has a familiar ring, with the former president having repeatedly made similar claims about Biden. However, there are no indications that a depression is likely any time soon.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Aila Slisco AND Kaitlin Lewis

Majorie Taylor Greene Discusses ‘The Enemy Within’

Majorie Taylor Greene states the United States Federal Government has burdened the people with over $35 trillion in debt and allowed a constant daily influx of people in the U.S.

Republicans Condemn ‘Mass Parole Scheme’ as Mexico Buses Migrants to US Border

Republicans condemned the Biden-Harris administration over what they claimed is a “mass parole scheme”, after Mexico announced plans to bus migrants to the U.S. border for immigration appointments.

Rep. Mark Green has criticized the government over the rollout of CBP One appointments, which migrants can book using an app, and hit out at Mexico for offering bus rides.

He told Newsweek that “the decision to double down and expand access to its unlawful CBP one mass-parole scheme is the opposite of sound immigration enforcement.”

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Billal Rahman AND Dan Gooding

Trump on Immigration

Former president Donald Trump repeated immigration rhetoric during the town hall that he frequently uses during campaign stops, including a claim that Harris “wants open borders” and “was the border czar whether you like it or not.”

While Kamala Harris has never publicly expressed support for “open borders,” the media did refer to her as the “border czar” during the early days of the Biden administration.

However, Harris was specifically tasked by President Joe Biden with investigating the root causes of illegal immigration from Central American countries. She was not responsible for solving illegal immigration or setting policy, nor did she have any statutory power to do so as vice president.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Aila Slisco AND Kaitlin Lewis

JD Vance Speaking in Arizona

Sen. JD Vance expresses a desire for children to grow up in safe neighborhoods where mistakes don’t have fatal consequences and can be addressed within the community or church. He accuses Kamala Harris of undermining safety and removing second chances for families.

Trump on Terrorism

The former president claimed that there were no acts of “radical Islamic terror” during his four years in office, a claim that has previously been proven false.

Trump made the statement while criticizing the Biden administration’s policies toward America’s foreign adversaries, including Iran, which the U.S. has accused of financially supporting Islamic militant groups, including the Palestinian group Hamas.

The former president told Hannity that Hamas’ attacks against Israel on October 7 “would have never happened if I were president,” and claimed that Iran was “broke” under his administration.

Iran’s funding for groups like Hamas did decline during the second half of Trump’s presidency in part due to the sanctions his administration put on Iran that negatively impacted its economy, according to a previous fact-check by CNN.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Aila Slisco AND Kaitlin Lewis

Candidates Have Busy Schedule Campaigning on Thursday

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are not set to talk Thursday, Sept. 5, but their running mates and allies are.

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, Harris’s husband, is set to deliver remarks in Los Angeles. Emhoff will speak at a campaign reception in the area, though details were not provided by the Harris campaign. He will travel to Chicago the following day.

Sen. JD Vance

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice-presidential nominee, will deliver remarks in Phoenix, Arizona at 5 p.m. EST. The campaign’s press release indicated Vance will discuss “migrant crime and the flow of deadly drugs.”

Gov. Tim Walz

Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’s running mate, will speak an hour later, at 6 p.m. in Erie, Pennsylvania. This will be his second day in the battleground state with other political events in Lancaster and Pittsburgh. This marks the Governor’s first solo visit to Pennsylvania since joining the Democratic ticket.

Team Trump

Team Trump will hold an Agenda 47 Policy Tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring Gov. Doug Burgum, Rep. Bryan Steil, former Gov. Tommy Thompson and former Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Monica Crowley. The town hall will be held at 8 p.m. EST.

Newsweek’s Monica Sager

Trump on Hannity

Additional unaired footage from the town hall, including questions from the pro-Trump audience, is expected to air on Fox News’ Hannity tonight.

Donald Trump’s Town Hall With Sean Hannity—Fact-Checked

Donald Trump was featured in a town hall event with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday, as the former president touted his 2024 campaign in front of a supportive crowd in Pennsylvania.

Trump, who is set to debate Vice President Kamala Harris next week, previously said that the Fox News event was scheduled as an early debate with his Democratic opponent, despite the vice president never having agreed to participate.

Newsweek fact-checked several of the claims made by Trump during Wednesday’s event, in detail.

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Top political commentator John King outlined how Kamala Harris could win the 2024 election without winning Pennsylvania, widely considered to be the most significant swing state.

It comes as a new poll shows Harris and Donald Trump neck and neck in several key swing states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia.

Speaking on CNN, King said: “Harris is ahead in Wisconsin and in Michigan, just outside the margin of error, that gets her to 250. Donald Trump is ahead in Arizona, so let’s make that red. That would move him up to 246, so pretty close, right?

“Let’s just say Harris really is plus one in Georgia and plus one in Nevada. This is just one poll, this is a hypothetical, but that could get her to 272 and she could win the presidency without Pennsylvania.

“Again, she’s plus one in the polling, it’s just as plausible and we’ve seen other data that Donald Trump could win Georgia and Donald Trump could win, Nevada as well, that would get him to 268. So what happens then is you’re looking at Pennsylvania. Let’s assume Harris eaks it out at the tie right now. It’s a scenario that gets you to 269-268, and it all comes down to Nebraska’s, second congressional district.”

Newsweek’s Theo Burman

Georgia School Shooting Thrusts Gun Control Back into Election Spotlight

A student gun control campaigner in Georgia told Newsweek Wednesday that safety was on the ballot this November, after four were killed and nine injured at a high school in the state.

The shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder sparked the well-worn messages of “thoughts and prayers” from politicians — messages that gun safety advocates said are not enough.

Sophie Chang, a volunteer with Students Demand Action, part of Everytown for Gun Safety, said the shooting was “gut wrenching, heartbreaking, and enraging” for students across the United States.

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Dan Gooding

Harris Speaking in New Hampshire

Kamala Harris Goes ‘Off Script’ in Remarks About Georgia School Shooting

During her visit to New Hampshire on Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris departed from her prepared remarks to address the Apalachee High School shooting in Winder, Georgia.

Before delivering her planned speech at a rally in Portsmouth, where the Democratic presidential nominee intended to outline her small business proposals, Harris took a moment to reflect on the shooting that left four dead and nine injured.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation confirmed that one person is in custody after the mass shooting. Barrow County Sheriff Jud Smith said during a press conference this afternoon the shooting was first reported at 9:30 a.m. The high school, in Barrow County, went on “hard lockdown” during the shooting. All other schools in the county were placed on lockdown as a “precautionary measure.”

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Jesus Mesa AND Monica Sager

Harris and Trump React to Georgia Shooting

Apalachee High School Shooting: Harris and Trump React as Four Killed

Presidential nominees Kamala Harris and Donald Trump have both provided statements about Wednesday’s shooting at a high school in Winder, Georgia, that left four dead and injured at least nine more.

During her visit to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Wednesday, Vice President Harris departed from her prepared remarks about her small business proposals to reflect on the Apalachee High School shooting.

“It is just outrageous that every day in the United States of America, parents have to send their children to school worried about whether or not their child will come home alive,” Harris said.

In a post on Truth Social, former President Trump wrote, “Our hearts are with the victims and loved ones of those affected by the tragic event in Winder, GA. These cherished children were taken from us far too soon by a sick and deranged monster.”

READ MORE from Newsweek’s Gabe Whisnant