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Vance campaigns in Michigan and Wisconsin
Vance will deliver remarks in Sparta, Michigan — a town with just over 4,200 residents — today at 1:30 p.m.
In the evening, Vance will make his fifth trip to Wisconsin this campaign, speaking at an event in Eau Claire.
Harris to field questions from Black reporters weeks after Trump questioned her heritage
PHILADELPHIA — Harris will take questions from three members of the National Association of Black Journalists today, six weeks after Trump questioned her ethnicity and clashed with a journalist at the organization’s national convention in Chicago.
Harris declined an invitation from NABJ to attend the August convention because it conflicted with the funeral of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
On Tuesday at WHYY, a public radio station in downtown Philadelphia, Harris will field questions from Tonya Mosley, co-host of NPR’s “Fresh Air” and host of the “Truth Be Told” podcast; Gerren Keith Gaynor, White House correspondent and managing editor of politics at TheGrio; and Eugene Daniels, Playbook co-author and White House correspondent for Politico.
NABJ said PolitiFact will perform fact-checks in real time, which will also be shared using the hashtag #NABJFactCheck on social media and through a live feed on the NABJ website.
The event will be livestreamed on NABJ’s YouTube and Facebook pages. But it is not an official campaign event, and it is open only to select NABJ members and 100 students from historically Black colleges and universities.
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Trump’s golf partner recalls moment Secret Service dived on him during assassination attempt
A golfing partner of Trump has described the dramatic moment he heard gunshots and saw Secret Service agents dive on top of the former president during the apparent assassination attempt at his Florida golf course Sunday.
Businessman Steve Witkoff, a longtime Trump friend and political donor, told NBC News on Tuesday that he knew immediately that a series of loud “pops” was gunfire, and praised the Secret Service for their quick response in getting Trump off the golf course in under 20 seconds.
A suspect, Ryan Routh, was charged Monday night with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Routh hid in bushes for up to 12 hours and pointed a semiautomatic weapon at Trump from about 400 yards away, authorities said.
Trump had “a guy who follows him right behind him, but there’s also people perched next to him. The entire team converged on top of him, except for the snipers,” Witkoff told NBC’s “TODAY” show.
“The snipers separated and they came within 3 yards of me, put the tripods down, and they were aiming right at the spot where the shots had come from.”
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Where third-party candidates have gotten on — or off — the ballot in key swing states
Third-party candidates have played a big role in deciding key presidential battleground states in the last few years — meaning which (and how many) candidates will actually be on the ballot state by state could matter a lot in a close election.
That reality has led to a series of protracted court battles over ballot access across the country. In recent weeks, state supreme courts in North Carolina and Michigan issued different decisions, allowing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to remove himself from the ballot in the first state but keeping him on the ballot in the second state. After spending millions to get on state ballots, Kennedy has attempted to pull back since endorsing Trump.
Kennedy initially sparked fears among Democrats that the descendent of one of the Democratic Party’s most storied families could jeopardize their path to the White House. But Kennedy’s base of support grew more and more right-leaning in 2024, eventually pulling more from people who might back Trump. And there are still other third-party candidates, including some familiar faces and some new ones, whose presence on key state ballots could affect the November results.
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American Federation of Teachers runs ads in swing states targeting Trump and Vance’s rhetoric
The American Federation of Teachers is set to air three ads in key battleground states featuring its president, Randi Weingarten, alongside educators and parents criticizing Trump and Vance’s comments on defunding public schools, school shootings and teachers who don’t have children.
A TV ad, titled “Team Kid,” will air statewide in Pennsylvania and is narrated by Weingarten. “No Clue,” a 30-second radio ad, will also run in the state and features a father pushing back on Trump and Vance’s disparaging comments about Haitian immigrants and inaction on gun violence at schools. A 30-second digital video ad, titled “A Lesson for JD Vance,” will target voters within 5 miles of Vance’s scheduled campaign stops, including those in Michigan and North Carolina, and focuses on remarks by Trump’s running mate on childless educators.
The AFT’s ad campaign comes after bomb threats forced schools and city buildings in Springfield, Ohio, to close after Vance, Trump and others on social media made false claims about Haitian immigrants there eating household pets. Vance’s 2021 remarks criticizing people who don’t have children, including Weingarten, drew scrutiny after resurfacing recently.
DNC launches texting hotline to help potential supporters navigate the voting process
The Democratic National Committee is launching a textline Tuesday to help people with voting questions, aiming to reach voters where they are — on their phones — when they need help with something about the ballot-casting process in the next 49 days before Election Day.
Ahead of National Voter Registration Day, DNC chair Jaime Harrison said in a statement to NBC News that the effort is aimed especially at helping young people navigate the voting process.
“Every voter deserves to make their voice heard and cast their ballot for the future they want to see, which is why we’ve invested millions into our ‘I Will Vote’ program and have launched a new text hotline to get young voters real time information and live support directly on their phones in the run up to Election Day,” Harrison said in the statement.
The textline is monitored by DNC employees and volunteers who will be able to provide real-time answers via text when users have questions regarding any step of the voting process. Those questions can range from how to register to vote to how to spot or address poll worker misconduct.
Any voter can use the service regardless of partisan affiliation. The DNC said the information they are sharing is nonpartisan, though it’s being run by a party committee.
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Harris to sit for interview with the National Association of Black Journalists
Harris will be in Philadelphia today to participate in a discussion hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists.
Harris, who has faced criticism for doing very few media interviews, will speak with a panel of three journalists before an audience of NABJ members and local HBCU journalism and communications students, according to NABJ.
The event comes a month-and-a-half after Trump participated in a combative interview at NABJ’s annual conference, where he focused on Harris’ race and baselessly suggested that she had recently decided to “turn Black” for political purposes.
Trump to participate in town hall moderated by Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Trump will participate in town hall tonight in Flint, Michigan. The event will be moderated by Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who served for two years as White House press secretary during his administration.
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