Kamala needs to ‘man up’ for her debate against Trump 

When Vice President Harris steps onto the debate stage next week in Philadelphia with former President Trump, “Kamala Aunty,” her honorific in her South Asian subculture, must step aside. She needs to become “Boss” Kamala instead.  

Harris is entering a treacherous period for her presidential candidacy, with her honeymoon drawing to a close. She will not have the comfort of the teleprompter for the debate.  

How she performs will be cruc...

Why does the Trump-Harris race remain so close? Racism.

The fall campaign has begun in earnest, and the presidential race is still tight, according to swing state polls conducted for The Hill between Aug. 23 and 28. The big question is: Why the race still so close?

In the short time Vice President Harris has been the designated Democratic nominee, she solidified her party’s base, raised a ton of dough and selected a popular running mate. Meanwhile, former President Trump bumbled and stumbled his way through the summer...

5 takeaways from Trump’s town hall with Hannity

Former President Trump on Wednesday attended what was billed as a town hall event moderated by Fox News host Sean Hannity, where he lambasted Vice President Harris during a friendly interview in the critical battleground of Pennsylvania.

Trump took part in the town hall, which was taped earlier in the evening, after initially proposing a debate with Harris hosted by Fox News on the same date. Harris’s campaign declined to add additional debates beyond a Sept. 10 one h...

ABC anchor presses Gov. Polis on Harris’s ‘Medicare for All’ stance

ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl pressed Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) over Vice President Harris's apparent shift away from "Medicare for All," to which the governor argued it is "not a one size fits all solution," for the health care debate.

Speaking with Polis on Sunday, Karl played a series of clips from Harris's 2020 presidential campaign, during which she pledged support for "Medicare for All" on numerous occasions before pointing to reporting that ...

Evening Report — Trump, Harris race to the middle

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Morning Report — Harris interview: No big stumbles

Vice President Harris’s first sit-down interview as a presidential nominee was a hurdle she had to leap. She cleared the suspense Thursday night on CNN with no big stumbles — and made little news.

Harris, who is more comfortable with her prosecutor persona than as her own defense counsel, was prepared for what turned out to be a deck-clearing series of questions probing the most significant question aimed at the Democratic ticket thus far: Does Harris...

Trump campaigns alongside Gabbard in Wisconsin

Former President Trump on Thursday was joined by Tulsi Gabbard (Hawaii) for a town hall event in Wisconsin, previewing how the Trump campaign plans to utilize the former Democratic congresswoman on the trail in the coming weeks.

Gabbard, who endorsed Trump earlier in the week, moderated a town hall event in La Crosse, where she guided the conversation and at times sought to keep the conversation focused on key issues like immigration, inflation and foreign policy.

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Five tough interview questions Harris could face

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, are set to sit for their first joint interview since they rode to the top of the Democratic ticket about a month ago.

CNN’s Dana Bash landed the coveted task of interviewing the duo during a stop in Georgia with the interview airing on the network and its platforms on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET. 

Though Harris has stopped to talk to reporters traveling with her on the campaign trail, the interview comes ...

Are the Democrats now the party of Reagan?

A son of Bobby Kennedy has endorsed a Republican for president. Meanwhile, former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) was among the prominent Reagan Republicans given a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention.

It’s not exactly, to quote “Ghostbusters,” dogs and cats living together…mass hysteria. But it’s close.

The political realignment that began with Donald Trump’s 2016 election has escalated, with the parties swapping some key parts of their brand identities...