As Voting Closes, Trump Leads on Economy, Harris on Abortion

While the election is ending, the presidential candidates will hang their hats on these major issues.

Business - Inc. - 4 hours ago

Trump takes lead over Harris on US economy in final FT poll

FT-Michigan Ross survey shows most Americans think they will be better off if Republican wins

Business - Financial Times - October 24

Trump holds 18-point lead over Harris on economy: Survey

Former President Trump holds an 18-point lead over Vice President Harris on the economy, according to a new survey from CNBC. Forty-two percent of registered voters in the CNBC survey said they ...

Politics - The Hill - October 24

Harris focuses on manufacturing plan in Michigan as Trump leads on economy

As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump vie for working-class votes, the candidates have each promised a manufacturing boom.

Business - CNBC - October 28

Trump closes Harris’s polling lead in election swing states

Republican candidate seizes momentum from Democratic rival with just two weeks left in campaign

Business - Financial Times - October 21

Trump wins North Carolina to notch first of crucial US swing states

Republican showing strength in other battlegrounds needed by Harris to keep White House for Democrats

World - Financial Times - 52 minutes ago

Presidential election is a dead heat though Trump leads Harris big on economy, says CNBC survey

Trump leads Harris 48%-46%, according to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, within the poll's 3.1% margin of error.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Harris says Trump is 'cruel' as she spotlights abortion restrictions in Georgia during early voting

Vice President Kamala Harris says Republican former President Donald Trump was “cruel” for how he talked about the grieving family of a Georgia mother who died after waiting 20 hours for a hospital ...

Entertainment - ABC News - October 19

Harris leads Trump by 4 points in final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll; gender gap closes

Vice President Harris leads former President Trump by 4 percentage points, according to the final PBS News/NPR/Marist poll before the election. In their national survey of likely voters, Harris has ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

US election 2024 live: Republicans win Senate after taking key seats from Democrats; Trump wins swing state North Carolina

Latest results and reaction after Senate control flips and Trump wins first of several states critical to electoral success. US election results 2024: live map and tracker Senate and House ...

World - The Guardian - 22 minutes ago

Harris leans into economy, abortion rights in new ads in final days of campaign

Harris' closing ads are emphasizing issues of abortion access and her economic proposals in the final full week of the 2024 presidential campaign.

Texas rally highlights Harris focus on abortion in closing days of campaign

Vice President Harris is leaning into abortion rights as a closing argument in the final days before the election, and will head to Texas this week to highlight the state as “ground zero of the ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

Trump and Harris Focus on Economy as They Campaign in Southern States

The candidates outlined vastly different messages in Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia, with Donald J. Trump exaggerating how bad the recent jobs report was and Kamala Harris promising to bring ...

Top stories - The New York Times - 3 days ago

Harris, Trump fight for edge on economy as key to victory

The results of the presidential election could come down to which candidate has convinced the American people that they are the best choice to handle the economy. Vice President Harris and former ...

Politics - The Hill - 18 hours ago

The top election issue isn’t the economy or immigration — it's Trump's unfitness to lead

Brashness, braggadocio, mockery and brutishness are not strengths.

Politics - The Hill - October 15

Harris stresses abortion rights and early voting in packed Atlanta rally

Thousands of supporters, including Usher, rally in battleground Georgia, as campaign focuses on early votes. Kamala Harris highlighted the threat to women’s reproductive rights and Donald Trump’s ...

World - The Guardian - October 20

Harris, Trump push for votes in Pennsylvania

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in Pennsylvania for a crucial push to gather voters in the battleground state before the November election. CBS News political ...

US elections live: Harris addresses first-time voters as Trump performs ‘garbageman’ stunt

Democrat speaks in Wisconsin while Republican hammers Biden on Tuesday’s remarks. Don’t miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts . Tim Walz ...

World - The Guardian - 6 days ago

Trump moderates as Harris centers abortion fight

Former President Trump stance on abortion has become more moderate as the 2024 campaign has gone on, while Vice President Harris sought to center reproductive rights since launching her campaign ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Harris seeks to bolster youth vote in campaign's closing days

Fresh off her massive rally at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., Vice President Kamala Harris headed back to the battleground states Wednesday, where she was slated to hold a rally in Madison, in an ...

Michelle Obama makes fiery abortion pitch as Trump courts Muslim vote

In an impassioned speech, Michelle Obama said the election was "too close" with 10 days left until election day.

Starring in Kamala Harris’s Closing Argument: Donald Trump

Vice President Kamala Harris has made a notable shift in strategy to paint Donald Trump as unfit and dangerous as Democrats grow anxious about the closeness of the race just two weeks out.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 21

Harris, Trump locked in close Nevada race: Poll

Vice President Harris and former President Trump are locked in a tight race in the key battleground state of Nevada, according to the latest survey from AARP. Trump leads Harris by 1 point, 47 ...

Politics - The Hill - October 22

The Symbolism and Spectacle of Harris and Trump’s Closing Arguments

The candidates saved their closing messages for the biggest possible symbolic locations, in front of the largest crowds.

Top stories - The New York Times - 6 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 - Yesterday

A closing argument for Harris's vision over Trump's venom

Her view of what it means to enjoy the blessings of democracy is the antithesis of Trump’s vision, which insists that only some people get full humanity and autonomy.

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Voting closes in contest to lead UK Conservative Party as it seeks to rebound from defeat

Voting has closed in contest to lead Britain’s Conservative Party after its crushing election defeat

World - ABC News - 5 days ago

Parents trust Republicans more on the economy, but they’re split on Trump vs. Harris

In a survey by the National Parents Union, more parents said they trust the Republican party to handle economic issues than said they trust Democrats, but when presented with anonymized economic ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 16

FirstFT: Trump edges ahead of Harris in FT-Michigan Ross poll on economy

Also in today’s newsletter, Boeing machinists reject company pay offer and Tesla’s turnaround

World - Financial Times - October 24

How Trump and Harris are approaching the economy as presidential race winds down

Gas and home prices are falling and inflation is down, but there still seems to be a disconnect between what economists are saying and how Americans are feeling about their money. CBS News ...

To defeat Trump, Harris must talk more about the economy | Robert Reich

US vice-president’s campaign has stalled because Americans continue to struggle with their bills despite economic growth. I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling more anxious about the outcome of ...

World - The Guardian - October 29

Harris holds 1-point lead over Trump

Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by 1 percentage point in the 2024 presidential election, according to new polling released Monday. A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll found Harris ...

Politics - The Hill - October 14

Harris leading Trump by 2 points in national poll

Vice President Harris is leading former President Trump by 2 percentage points in a new national poll. The poll, from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, found Harris garnering 44 percent ...

Politics - The Hill - October 23

Harris widens lead on Trump in Virginia: Poll

Vice President Harris widened her lead over her opponent former President Trump in Virginia, with less than 3 days left before Election Day, according to a poll released on Friday. The survey, ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Harris takes lead over Trump in Iowa: Poll

Vice President Harris has taken a 3-point lead over her opponent, former President Trump, in red-leaning Iowa, according to a new poll released on Saturday. The new Des Moines Register/Mediacom ...

Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago

Shock poll shows Harris leading Trump in Iowa

Neither Kamala Harris nor Donald Trump has campaigned in Iowa since the presidential primaries. It is not considered a swing state in the election.

Business - CNBC - 3 days ago

Trump and Harris Descend on Texas to Campaign as Vote Nears

With less than two weeks before the election, Beyoncé will join the Democratic nominee, while Trump will be interviewed by podcaster Joe Rogan.

Business - Inc. - October 25

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