By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) – The United Auto Workers is launching a U.S-wide effort to mobilize its one million active and retired workers to vote for Kamala Harris in the Nov. 5 election, it said on Wednesday, offering the Democrat a potential boost in critical battleground states. UAW President Shawn Fain and his executive …
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By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Firebrand U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar clinched the Democratic Party nomination for a fourth term on Tuesday, in a victory for progressives after losses in party primaries by two fellow members of the group nicknamed “The Squad.” Omar defeated former Minneapolis city council member Don Samuels in Minnesota’s 5th District Democratic …
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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will make her first policy-centered speech as Democratic presidential candidate on Friday, taking aim at price gouging, in a sign her whirlwind campaign could rattle big companies and corporate executives. Harris will travel to Raleigh, in North Carolina, a state Democrats hope to flip this …
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By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -From swing dancing to ice cream socials, Kamala Harris’ campaign will mark the 89th anniversary of Social Security this week with events aimed at older Americans who generally back Republicans. Events are planned in Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina and other key states, as well as a virtual celebration with …
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By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) – When Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for president last month, the Tesla founder and chief executive backed a candidate who vows to “drill, baby, drill,” “end the electric vehicle mandate” and reduce subsidies of the sort that helped Tesla become the U.S.’s dominant EV manufacturer. So instrumental have government loans, …
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By James Oliphant and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday insisted he was in a near-fatal helicopter ride with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, although Brown said the incident never happened and another politician said he had been on a similar flight with Trump decades earlier. Trump on Thursday related …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a “high ranking official” on the U.S. presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching the account of a county-level U.S. official. The breaches were part of Iranian groups’ increasing attempts to influence the U.S. presidential election in …
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By Jason Lange and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is drawing more support from Black voters than President Joe Biden did when he was in the race this year, while Republican Donald Trump’s support among white voters has risen somewhat in recent months, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polling. The …
By Bianca Flowers and Disha Raychaudhuri (Reuters) – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s selection as the Democratic vice presidential contender has thrust his handling of racial justice protests following the 2020 murder of George Floyd back into the spotlight, drawing both criticism and praise for his state’s response during one of the most tumultuous periods concerning …
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By Nora Eckert DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris clinched the United Auto Workers’ endorsement last week, but a tough task still lies ahead: earning the support of its nearly 400,000 members. Democrats have been energized by Harris’ candidacy after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign following a poor June debate. Polls …
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