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Musk Appears to Breach X&#39;s Rules With Harris Deepfake
Musk Posts Manipulated Harris
Video: 'This Is Amazing'
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Aug 3, 2024 1:00 PM CDT

Musk Posts Manipulated Harris Video: 'This Is Amazing'

He seemingly broke X's own rules against deepfakes, even regarding parody

(Newser) - Last week, Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign with a video that boasted "we choose freedom—the freedom not just to get by, but to get ahead," among other liberties that the vice president vows to protect if elected to the Oval Office. On Friday evening, Elon Musk...

Jimmy Carter Says He's Holding On for One Thing

Ex-president, 99 and in hospice, says he wants to vote for Kamala Harris, help beat Trump

(Newser) - With his wife gone and his remaining days to be spent in hospice , Jimmy Carter still has one more thing he wants to hold on for: helping to defeat Donald Trump in November. "I'm only trying to make it to vote for Kamala Harris," the 99-year-old former...

Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a &#39;Toss-Up&#39;
Nate Silver: The Race
Is Now a 'Toss-Up'
ANALYSIS
Aug 2, 2024 11:14 AM CDT

Nate Silver: The Race Is Now a 'Toss-Up'

Kamala Harris is polling far better than Biden did, but will the enthusiasm last?

(Newser) - In his first election model since Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee, elections analyst Nate Silver predicted she would win the popular vote in November, but former President Trump would easily take the Electoral College and therefore the presidency. Two days later, he wasn't so sure....

Vance on Trump's Harris Remarks: 'Totally Reasonable'

VP candidate says reaction to ex-president's comments on Harris' race has been 'hysterical'

(Newser) - JD Vance is weighing in on Donald Trump's appearance Wednesday in front of the National Association of Black Journalists. On Thursday, Trump's running mate stuck up for the former president in Arizona, calling Trump's comments about Harris' racial identity "totally reasonable," adding that the current...

Harris Brought in a Pretty Penny in July

VP's campaign raised $310M in July, 'the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history'

(Newser) - Since President Biden dropped his reelection run last month, Vice President Kamala Harris has proven herself to be a fundraising behemoth. The Harris presidential campaign on Thursday announced a July fundraising haul of $310 million—"the best grassroots fundraising month in presidential history," her campaign says, per the...

After a Delay, UAW Endorses Kamala Harris

Autoworkers' union assessed her stance on manufacturing jobs, Gaza

(Newser) - One of the most influential unions in the country endorsed Kamala Harris for president Wednesday. The United Automobile Workers says the vice president will attend a Detroit rally next week at which UAW members will be present. "We can put a billionaire back in office who stands against everything...

Harris Challenges Trump to 'Say It to My Face'

With Harris as candidate, Georgia may not be off the table, reports Politico

(Newser) - With Joe Biden as the presidential candidate, Georgia increasingly seemed off the table for Democrats in November. But Kamala Harris "has created an opening," as Politico puts it. It flags her lively Tuesday rally at the Georgia State Convocation Center—before her biggest crowd yet, of 10,000,...

Harris' Running Mate Announcement Is Days Away

Presidential candidate will appear with her VP pick at rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday

(Newser) - We'll know Vice President Kamala Harris' choice of running mate by Tuesday at the latest. The pair will appear together at their first rally Tuesday in Philadelphia before hitting cities in seven swing states over four days, Politico reports. Though the Harris campaign "cautioned against reading too much...

Trump Claims Harris 'Doesn't Like Jewish People'

He says 'Yeah' when radio host calls second gentleman Doug Emhoff a 'crappy Jew'

(Newser) - In an interview Tuesday, Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, "doesn't like Jewish people" and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff "a crappy Jew."
  • In the interview on WABC radio. Trump
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Top VP Contender Is Out of the Running

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declined to participate in vetting process: report

(Newser) - What we know for sure: the ticket won't read Harris-Cooper. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday he is pulling out of consideration for Vice President Kamala Harris' running mate. One of a dozen or so Democrats under discussion, Cooper said he was "honored to be considered" but...

Peggy Noonan: Kamala Can Win
Peggy Noonan:
I Was Wrong on
Kamala Harris
OPINION
Jul 26, 2024 1:57 PM CDT

Peggy Noonan: I Was Wrong on Kamala Harris

WSJ columnist believes the VP can beat Trump in the race for the Oval Office

(Newser) - For some time, Peggy Noonan has been wary of Kamala Harris' abilities as a politician, and of her chances of ascending to the highest office in the land. That's now changed, as Noonan lays out in her most recent op-ed. "I had long thought Kamala Harris couldn't...

Harris Tells Netanyahu 'It Is Time' to End Gaza War

She says she had 'frank and constructive' discussion with Israeli leader

(Newser) - Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a ceasefire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostages held by the militants in Gaza since Oct. 7 can return home. Harris said she had a "frank and constructive" conversation with...

Celebs Pounce on JD Vance's 'Childless Cat Ladies' Comment

Aniston slams GOP's VP candidate for his 2021 remarks

(Newser) - A clip from three years ago featuring GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance resurfaced this week , and it's drawing the wrath of celebrities, politicians, and even Taylor Swift fans.
  • The clip: On Monday, anti-Trump commentator Ron Filipkowski posted a video from 2021 in which Vance railed against "childless"
...

As a VP Enters the 2024 Race, Veep Sees a Huge Spike

Streaming of Julia Louis-Dreyfus series jumps 353% the day after Biden dropped out

(Newser) - Sunday was potentially a good day for the political aspirations of Vice President Kamala Harris, but Monday was definitely a great day for the wallet of Veep, which saw a massive 353% spike in streaming as Americans apparently turned to fiction to find meaning in nonfiction. As CBS News reports...

Trump Is Going After Biden Campaign Funds

Former president's campaign files FEC complaint, says Harris isn't entitled to Biden's funds

(Newser) - Former President Trump's campaign is attempting to block the transfer of $91 million from the campaign of President Biden to that of his VP Kamala Harris. The Trump campaign filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, accusing Biden and Harris of "the largest campaign finance...

Congressman Brings That Kamala Coconut Meme to Life

Eric Swalwell is spotted sipping out of a coconut on Capitol Hill in support of the VP

(Newser) - Sipping a cool beverage out of a coconut is a sight more common in Cancun than on the steps of the US Capitol, but Rep. Eric Swalwell brought a bit of tropical vibe to DC on Tuesday, also bringing to life a meme tied to Vice President Kamala Harris, the...

Trump: I'm Open to Multiple Debates With Harris

Former president says she should be 'easier' to debate than Biden

(Newser) - Now the official Republican presidential nominee, former President Trump says he's perfectly willing to debate Vice President Kamala Harris—if she's nominated as the Democratic candidate. "I would be willing to do more than one debate, actually," Trump said Tuesday on a call with reporters while...

Hillary Clinton: With Harris, It's a 'Clearer Choice'

Former presidential nominee says VP will 'prosecute a compelling case' against Trump

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton wasted no time in throwing her support behind Vice President Kamala Harris, who "represents a fresh start." In a New York Times op-ed, she calls President Biden's bowing out of the race "as pure an act of patriotism as I have seen in my...

Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Kamala Harris

House Republican says VP covered up President Biden's health issues

(Newser) - Kamala Harris is even more of a target now that she's the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, so perhaps it's not surprising that a House Republican on Tuesday filed articles of impeachment against her. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee added to articles already filed against the vice...

In 2021, Vance Called Harris 'Childless Cat Lady'

Fox clip resurfaces, goes viral

(Newser) - Comments Donald Trump's running mate JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris' leadership because she did not have biological children have resurfaced, testing the young conservative senator in his early days campaigning as part of Republicans' presidential ticket.
  • During Vance's bid for the Senate from
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