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Harris' first solo interview proves candidate is 'unprepared for office,' say online critics

Social media users declared that Vice President Kamala Harris’ first solo sit-down interview this week proved that she does not have what it takes to assume the office of the presidency. Harris’ interview with Philadelphia’s 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff went viral on social media Friday as it featured her giving answers that were criticized as being overlong and devoid …

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Harris interrupted multiple times by pro-Palestinian protesters as she rallies in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

WILKES-BARRE, PA. – Vice President Kamala Harris spoke for around a half hour to a packed crowd at the McHale Athletic Center of Wilkes University in Pennsylvania on Friday, where she was interrupted at least twice by pro-Palestinian protesters. “You’re supporting a war criminal,” one protester shouted about two-thirds of the way into her speech. A second appeared shortly after …

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Harris dodges question on lowering prices by describing 'middle-class' roots: Neighbors 'proud of their lawn'

Vice President Kamala Harris was criticized Friday for a lengthy response about her “middle-class” upbringing that spoke about people’s pride in their lawns but did little to address a question about her economic policies. In her first solo sit-down TV interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris was asked by Philadelphia’s 6 ABC anchor Brian Taff about what “specific” …

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Trump promises to end taxation of overtime pay: 'Your overtime hours will be tax-free'

Former President Trump promises to eliminate taxes on overtime pay as part of a series of proposed cuts he said would mean more disposable income for workers. “That gives people more of an incentive to work. It gives the companies a lot,” Trump told a crowd Thursday at a campaign rally in Tucson, Arizona. “The people who work overtime are …

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New York Republican wrangles with CNN host hitting Trump's economic policies

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., sparred with CNN host Sara Sidner in a heated debate over which presidential candidate’s policies were worse for the economy on Thursday morning. Sidner asked Lawler to respond to criticism by economists that former President Trump’s tariff proposal on Chinese imports would raise prices for consumers. Lawler defended tariffs before arguing that the Biden-Harris administration’s policies …

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Trump vows to cut business tax rate to 15%, create government efficiency commission led by Elon Musk

NEW YORK — Former President Trump delivered a major economic address in New York on Thursday, announcing his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% and create a “government efficiency commission” led by Elon Musk, while vowing to “make America richer and stronger” if elected in November. Trump made the announcement during a speech to The Economic Club …

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Biden takes heat from swing state Democrat over high gas prices plaguing his constituents: 'Disappointing'

FIRST ON FOX: President Biden is facing heat from one swing state Democrat imploring him to take action on the high gas prices plaguing the people of this state. Rep. Ruben Gallego, the likely Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, sent a letter to Biden on Wednesday, requesting he specifically moves to provide relief for Western states, as he …

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Nevada governor tells Biden he's in danger of losing critical state over high prices: 'Just doesn't get it'

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo argued that President Biden’s “failure to rein in national inflation” could cost him the election as voters in his state find the current economy “unsustainable.” “Since Mr. Biden took office, prices have risen 19 percent, a major factor in real average weekly earnings dropping 4 percent. This type of economic turmoil is simply unsustainable for Nevada …

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Port of Baltimore fully reopened after $100M cleanup of collapsed Francis Scott Key bridge

Authorities anticipate commercial shipping traffic through the Port of Baltimore will soon return to normal levels since the channel fully reopened earlier this week for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. “They are back open for business, ready to bring in the largest container ships that call there,” U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said …

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Americans don’t care about Trump charges, they care about surviving what Biden has done to them

Democratic analysts don’t seem to understand why the all-out legal assault on former President Trump isn’t working. It’s because they keep talking among themselves and not with the American people. The American people don’t live and work in the New York-Washington political-media-government bubble. If reporters and analysts listened to Americans, as we do at America’s New Majority Project, they would …

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