Kamala Harris
The women’s wave fell short for Kamala Harris. What happened?
At a café in the heart of a swing county in the largest of the American swing states, no music played the morning after the presidential election. The Lawrence Park Dinor in Erie, Pa., heard only conversation between bleary-eyed customers absorbing the night’s stunning result over coffees and breakfast. Those who had thrown their support behind the Republican president-elect felt joy, relief and a touch of vindication. Their Democratic counterparts were visibly dazed. “I didn’t think I was going to come to the diner because I was, until 40 minutesRead more
Kamala Harris makes surprise appearance on SNL as U.S. election looms
U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris made an unannounced trip to New York to appear on Saturday Night Live, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been campaigning with just three days to go before the presidential election. Harris departed on Air Force Two after a campaign stop on Saturday in Charlotte, N.C. She was scheduled to head to Detroit, but once the aircraft was in the air, aides said it was actually going to New York. It is the final SNL episode before election day on Tuesday. Actor MayaRead more
Trump accuses UK’s Labour Party of ‘foreign interference’
Donald Trump’s campaign has filed a Federal Election Commission (FEC) complaint against the UK’s Labour Party, accusing it of “blatant foreign interference” in the US election in aid of the Harris-Walz campaign. The complaint cites media reports about contact between Labour and the Harris campaign as well as apparent volunteering efforts, arguing that this amounts to illegal “contributions”. The BBC understands that Labour activists campaigning in the US presidential election are doing so in a personal capacity. The Labour Party has not issued an official response. Specifically, the complaint citesRead more
How Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris might impact the U.S. presidential election
Taylor Swift is nobody’s idea of an opening act, and she followed Kamala Harris’s first U.S. presidential debate performance minutes later by endorsing the Democratic nominee. Swift made the endorsement for the Nov. 5 presidential election in an Instagram post to her 283 million followers, calling Harris a “steady-handed, gifted leader.” “There were people this morning on my TikTok page who were literally crying because of this news, just crying out of joy and relief,” said Brian Donovan, a University of Kansas professor who teaches a course called The SociologyRead more
Harris’s first campaign interview a spring cleaning for her political resumé
Kamala Harris’s first sit-down interview as a presidential candidate won’t be the sort of television moment history remembers for better, or for worse. History rarely recalls a closet decluttering. Thursday’s exchange with CNN included her tossing out old bits of her political resumé that risk hampering her current run, as she faced her first questions about past positions and why they shifted. Does she still support a ban on oil fracking? Nope – not anymore. When asked what changed, it wasn’t quite clear. Decriminalize illegal border-crossings? Against that too now. WhatRead more