Americans are desperate for change. Electing Trump was a misguided message

Americans are desperate for change. Electing Trump was a misguided message | Katrina vanden Heuvel

The causes of Donald Trump’s victory will be endlessly debated, but misdirected discontent is clearly a major factor. Americans have always griped that politicians are liars and thieves. In ...

World - The Guardian - 12 hours ago

Tim Walz says Trump is 'spiraling down,' pitches Harris' message of change

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Donald Trump is "spiraling down" after being asked on ABC's "The View" about the former president's recent lewd comments.

Americans overrun with political text messages

Cell phones across the country have been inundated with text messages about the election, particularly in the last few months. Jonquilyn Hill, host of Vox's "Explain it to Me" podcast, joined CBS ...

Trump threatens to drown out his closing message in the final days of the election

Kamala Harris' final events have been far more disciplined, while Donald Trump's have often been eclipsed by his off-the-cuff comments and his allies' crude remarks.

Politics - NBC News - October 29

Recapping Trump and Harris' last messages to voters before Election Day

Election Day is here after a sprint down the campaign's home stretch by former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Nancy Cordes break down the ...

Breaking down the Trump, Harris closing messages, Election Day expectations

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump spent the last weeks of their campaigns reinforcing their political messages and appealing to undecided voters. Democratic strategist ...

Yellen sounds alarm on 'deeply misguided' tariffs as Trump digs in

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will call out plans to vastly increase the scale of U.S. tariffs in a Thursday speech to the Council on Foreign Relations, taking a thinly veiled shot at former ...

Politics - The Hill - October 17

Labour’s promise of change requires a clearer message

Starmer’s government must learn from leaders who transformed Britain: Attlee, Blair and, yes, Thatcher

World - Financial Times - October 18

Andrew Yang: Harris embodies change much more than Trump to many Americans

Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang praised Vice President Harris Monday night, saying she embodies change to many Americans much more than her GOP rival former President Trump. Yang, the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Walz predicts women will send Trump a message on Election Day 'whether he likes it or not'

Vice President Harris’s running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), predicted Saturday that women will send former President Trump a message on Election “whether he likes it or not.” “Now here's ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Harris Sharpens her Message on Trump

Also, the U.S. said North Korea sent troops to aid Russia. Here’s the latest at the end of Wednesday.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 24

American Airlines' message to boarding group cheats: Wait your turn.

American Airlines is testing a new tool to stop passengers from boarding flights ahead of their assigned group.

Trump’s closing message: From cows to genitalia

Donald Trump has been making increasingly bizarre statements, such as calling Kamala Harris "retarded" and "a s--- vice president," and has been making false claims about climate change and ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

How Harris, Trump messaging is playing to voters

Vice President Kamala Harris has made former President Donald Trump's recent rhetoric, in which he has painted his political rivals as threats to the U.S., a focus of her campaign message. Major ...

Politics - CBS News - October 23

Rove: 'Undisciplined' Trump 'stepping on' his own message

Republican strategist Karl Rove criticized former President Trump for being "undisciplined," with the election less than two weeks away — though he also praised the presidential candidate's ...

Politics - The Hill - October 25

Trump's closing campaign message is hampered by distractions, disconnect

Donald Trump's campaign has faced backlash for several controversial remarks in the final days of his campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Harris’s and Trump’s Closing Messages, as Seen Through Their Ads

Kamala Harris and her allies have concentrated their spending on addressing the economy. For Donald Trump, one theme dominates: fear.

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

US presidential election updates: Harris and Trump hit Wisconsin as data shows almost 60m Americans have voted

Less than a week before the 5 November election, polls show Harris and Trump tied, with both attempting to win over the final undecided voters. Don’t miss important US election news. Get our free ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

US election live updates: Harris and Trump hold duelling Pittsburgh rallies in final hours of campaigning

Harris says ‘momentum is on our side’ at Pennsylvania rally while Trump celebrates endorsement from podcaster Joe Rogan. Trump and Harris visit key states in final day of campaigning Don’t miss ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

US elections live: Harris makes unexpected stop at DNC headquarters as millions of Americans cast their votes

Harris thanks Democratic staffers in Washington DC and says ‘we have so much work to do’ during phone-banking session. US election results 2024: live map and tracker When will we know the ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

American author Joy Williams: ‘The comfy story has got to change’

The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncanny. Joy Williams, 80, has ...

World - The Guardian - October 19

Perception matters: Fear of crime is changing how Americans live

Despite confusion over crime statistics, a new national poll finds that most Americans believe crime has increased over the past few years. The poll also shows how fear of crime is changing the way ...

Politics - The Hill - 5 days ago

In her closing message to America before Election Day, Harris pledges to fight

In her speech at DC's Ellipse last night, Kamala Harris showed herself the worthy head of a nearly flawless campaign — and the worthy leader of a nation in need of the kind of president she will be.

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Democrats’ commitment to the democracy message could cost them the election

Voters aren’t buying it; they see democracy — a term so vague its projected disappearance is hard to imagine — as immaterial, and Trump’s threats to it implausible.

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Durbin on Election Day 2024, Harris campaign final message

Illinois Democrat Sen. Dick Durbin tells CBS News he is confident in Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign efforts. Durbin also weighed in on some key Senate races that could impact the balance of ...

U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts

The Trump victory sets back the world’s attempt to rein in dangerous levels of warming and potentially isolates the United States in the global energy transition.

Science - The New York Times - Yesterday

Racist text messages reported in multiple states after Election Day

Officials in a number of states are responding to reports of racist texts received by residents in the days after the 2024 election.

Pennsylvania voters being pelted with messaging from Trump and Harris

CBS News polling shows both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are neck and neck in Pennsylvania where 19 electoral votes are up for grabs. CBS News chief White House ...

Trump Draws, and Repels, Nevada Latinos With His Anti-Immigrant Message

For some, Donald J. Trump’s incessant attacks on immigrants are too much. Still, many appear prepared to look past his escalations and back a candidate they believe will help their livelihoods.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 16

Harris revives message around democracy as Trump escalates rhetoric. Will it work?

Kamala Harris shunted Joe Biden's messaging on democracy when she took over as Democrats' nominee, but now she's reviving attacks amid Donald Trump's escalating rhetoric.

More Republicans Appear to Be Voting Early, Despite Trump’s Mixed Messages

In 2020, Donald Trump convinced his supporters that anything but a vote cast in person on Election Day could not be trusted — and lost. In response, Republicans shifted their stance.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 23

DNC projects message tying Trump to Hitler on MSG during rally

Sunday marks the first time the DNC is projecting counterprogramming onto a building while Trump will be inside it, but it's far from the first time Democrats have deployed the technique.

In closing message at Ellipse in D.C., Harris calls Trump "unstable"

Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a speech Tuesday evening to thousands of supporters at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., the same park where former President Donald Trump spoke ahead of the ...

Live updates: Harris, Trump take messages from NC to Wisconsin

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are campaigning in swing states on Wednesday, a day after Harris delivered a speech in Washington D.C. and Trump spoke in Allentown, Pa. President ...

Politics - The Hill - October 31

Trump and Harris offer split-screen closing messages in dueling Milwaukee rallies

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris' differing styles were on full display during dueling rallies Friday night in Milwaukee, the largest city in one of the nation’s most important swing states.

Trump, Harris seek to rally base with closing health messages

As the election draws to a close, Vice President Harris has put abortion access at the center of her closing message, while President Trump is leaning into his own health care pitch: Robert F. ...

Politics - The Hill - 2 days ago

Harris: Trump is 'dangerous' for Black Americans

Vice President Harris is zeroing in on former President Trump’s history of racially charged comments in an effort to warn Black voters away from casting their ballots for him in November. In an ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Trump is the American leader Ukrainians need

Donald Trump is the best candidate for the U.S. election as he is a man of action and business who understands the value of strength, and will bring peace in Ukraine through a ceasefire, allowing ...

Politics - The Hill - October 21

Yellen Calls Tariff Plan ‘Deeply Misguided’

The Treasury Secretary and former Fed chair said walling off the U.S. economy would raise prices and make businesses less competitive. It’s a central feature of Donald Trump’s economic plan.

Business - Inc. - October 17

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