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2024-09-24

Bipartisan national security group endorses Harris over Trump

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris steps off Air Force Two at LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, U.S., September 22, 2024.  Matt Rourke | Via Reuters More than 700 former national security and military officials endorsed Kamala Harris for president over Donald Trump in the 2024 election in an open letter published Sunday by…

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2024-09-20

Neither Trump nor Harris secures union backing

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The International Brotherhood of Teamsters on Wednesday announced it will not formally endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, ending months of speculation about whether the labor union would back Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Kamala Harris. The union’s general executive board said in a statement that its member polling showed no majority support for Harris, and no…

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2024-09-19

Republican former officials endorse Harris over Trump

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Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally at the Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 12, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images More than 100 Republican former lawmakers and officials endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter, while warning that their own party’s candidate, former President…

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2024-09-19

Trump reverses position, vows to ‘get SALT back’

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at Trump National Golf Club, in Rancho Palos Verdes, U.S., September 13, 2024.  David Swanson | Reuters Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday vowed that he would “get SALT back” if reelected, apparently suggesting that he would eliminate the cap on state and local tax deductions…

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2024-09-04

Harris $50,000 small business startup tax deduction ahead of Trump debate

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Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks at a campaign rally in Savannah, Georgia, U.S., August 29, 2024.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday will unveil a new proposal to provide small businesses with a $50,000 tax deduction for startup expenses, ten times the current $5,000 allowable deduction, according to a…

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2024-08-27

Trump says Tesla CEO Elon Musk has no time for White House cabinet

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Elon Musk (L) and Donald Trump (R). David Swanson | Vincent Alban | Reuters Former President Donald Trump said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk likely couldn’t serve in his hypothetical White House cabinet due to the demanding schedule of running his various companies. “He wants to be involved. Now look, he’s running big businesses and all that,…

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2024-08-25

Harris says Trump ‘wants to be an autocrat’ in acceptance speech

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Vice President Kamala Harris said Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump “wants to be an autocrat,” as she accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in Chicago on Thursday night. “I will not cozy up to tyrants and dictators like Kim Jong-Un, who are rooting for Trump,” said Harris. “Because they know he is easy to manipulate with flattery and favors,” the…

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2024-08-25

Trump DJT stock could be sold within weeks

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A smartphone displays the logo of Donald Trump’s Truth Social app on March 25, 2024. Anna Barclay | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump will soon be free to start unloading his multibillion-dollar stake in his fledgling social media startup, Trump Media. But the potential payday — Trump’s stake comprises more than half of his on-paper net worth, per…

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2024-08-22

RFK Jr. to drop out, endorse Trump over Harris

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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., looks on during a campaign event to announce his pick for running mate at the Henry J. Kaiser Event Center on March 26, 2024 in Oakland, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to drop out of the presidential race on Friday and endorse Republican nominee Donald Trump,…

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2024-08-20

Trump, Harris inflation arguments questionable: Chicago Fed president

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Austan Goolsbee speaking at Jackson Hole on Aug. 8, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee on Sunday warned against misrepresenting the inflationary impacts of corporate price hikes and tariffs, which have become focal points of the Trump and Harris campaigns’ economic platforms. Goolsbee steered away from directly speaking on the presidential race given…

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