Donald Trump is leaning into a nativist, anti-immigrant message in the final stage of his third presidential campaign, advancing a closing argument centered on fearmongering, falsehoods and stereotypes about migrants as polls show his edge on economic issues fading. In recent days, the former president has suggested that “bad genes” are to blame for people in the country illegally who ...
Polls are coming fast and furious now, with just over three weeks remaining before the November election. The Wall Street Journal released a set on Friday morning, evaluating how voters in swing states viewed the candidacies of Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump. As with most other such polls, views were divided. The Journal poll also offered ...
A new Wall Street Journal poll has found little separation between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in seven battleground states, prompting a Democratic pollster to say that the 2024 election ‘really could not be closer.’ The survey of 600 registered voters in each of the states, which was conducted from Sept. 28 to Oct. 8 with ...
When clients tell Mercury Public Affairs, a consulting and lobbying shop with 18 offices worldwide, that they’re concerned about Donald Trump’s possible return to office, the firm has just the person to ease their nerves: Bryan Lanza. Lanza, a Mercury partner and longtime Republican strategist, is well-suited to the task. In between client breakfasts in far-flung parts of the world, ...
As Republican candidates regularly turn any question into a hit on immigration, the presidential campaigns are overlooking the disturbing conditions migrants face in detention facilities that fail to meet government standards. Because of those deficiencies, a new federal watchdog report says U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is hindered in its “ability to maintain a safe and secure environment for ...
An air raid on Beirut left at least 22 people dead and dozens of others wounded after Israeli airstrikes pummeled neighborhoods in Lebanon, according to the Associated Press. The latest attack, the deadliest one in over a year of war between the embattled countries, further escalated the conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Lebanon’s health ministry told the AP that the ...
An air raid on Beirut left at least 22 people dead and dozens of others wounded after Israeli airstrikes pummeled neighborhoods in Lebanon, according to the Associated Press. The latest attack, the deadliest one in over a year of war between the embattled countries, further escalated the conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah militants. Lebanon’s health ministry told the AP that the ...
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday presented the stakes of the 2024 election to Latino voters — many of whom fled authoritarian regimes — as a fight for the future of American democracy in the face of Donald Trump’s vow to be a dictator on his first day in office. Harris faced intense questions during a Univision ...
LAS VEGAS — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday presented the stakes of the 2024 election to Latino voters — many of whom fled authoritarian regimes — as a fight for the future of American democracy in the face of Donald Trump’s vow to be a dictator on his first day in office. Harris faced intense questions during a Univision ...
PITTSBURGH — Former president Barack Obama on Thursday made a direct, impassioned plea to black men to support Vice President Kamala Harris — a key demographic she is struggling to mobilize — at times admonishing them for thinking about sitting out the presidential contest and suggesting sexism might be at play. During an unannounced stop at a campaign field office ...