By Nandita Bose, Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Democratic candidate Kamala Harris put her Republican rival Donald Trump on the defensive in a combative presidential debate on Tuesday with a stream of attacks on his fitness for office, his support of abortion restrictions and his myriad legal woes. A former prosecutor, Harris, …
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(Reuters) – U.S. stock futures slipped and the dollar edged lower in early Asian trading on Wednesday as Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris faced each other for the first time, with some analysts saying Harris put in a slightly stronger performance. Online prediction market PredictIt’s 2024 presidential general election market showed …
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(Reuters) – Fox News said it proposed to hold a second presidential debate in October, adding it sent letters to the campaigns for both Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican rival Donald Trump before Tuesday night’s debate. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom Hogue)
By Alexandra Ulmer and Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) -Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and her Republican rival Donald Trump faced off on Tuesday in their first presidential debate of the 2024 presidential election. Below are reactions from political strategists, politicians, and donors: MARC SHORT, FORMER CHIEF OF STAFF TO VP PENCE “Trump missed an opportunity to …
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By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, majority-owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump, surged for a second day on Tuesday ahead of a debate between the Republican presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris. The stock jumped over 4% and lifted the value of Trump’s stake in the company …
(Reuters) – The Michigan Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name will remain as a presidential candidate on the state’s ballots for the Nov. 5 election, despite his request to be removed, in a potential blow to Republican Donald Trump. Kennedy dropped out as an independent candidate in the presidential race …
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By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Workers at many of the largest U.S. tech companies overwhelmingly back Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, according to donation data, even as some of the most powerful tech billionaires have thrown their support to Republican rival Donald Trump. Workers at Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft are donating millions of …
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By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, majority-owned by former U.S. President Donald Trump, jumped nearly 5% on Monday after a poll showed the Republican candidate is in a tight race against Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House. The bounce in the company’s stock follows weeks of declines …
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By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports a ballot initiative in Florida that would legalize recreational use of marijuana for adults ages 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 …
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By Alexandra Ulmer, Nathan Layne, Gram Slattery YORK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -As Trump campaign volunteers Rachel and Chris Gottberg prepared to knock on doors in York, Pennsylvania last month, their goal was to win over the infrequent voters that the campaign sees as key to victory in the battleground state. Wearing red t-shirts emblazoned with “Trump …
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