Trump campaign distances itself from Puerto Rico “joke”

The Trump campaign is distancing itself from some of the controversial content from the New York City rally. One of the headlines from Trump’s event at Madison Square Garden was the comment by a comedian who described Puerto Rico as a “floating island of trash.” A Trump campaign spokesperson said the “joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.” On the same day as the rally, Vice President Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in Philadelphia — and her team was quick to criticize the Trump rally rhetoric.

Speaker Johnson voices confidence ahead of election

House Speaker Mike Johnson is voicing confidence ahead of next week’s general election. Addressing Donald Trump’s New York City rally Sunday evening, Speaker Johnson said Americans are ready to turn the page on the Biden-Harris administration. And the GOP speaker said he’s expecting a Republican sweep at the national level on November 5th.

Trump rallies supporters in heart of New York City

Former President Trump opened the final week of campaigning with a huge New York City rally.  Trump filled Madison Square Garden to capacity as he made the closing argument of his third presidential campaign. The rally featured Trump’s familiar stump speech. He promised to restore law and order, to carry out a massive deportation of illegal migrants, and he called Vice President Harris a “train wreck.”

Trump’s NYC rally attracts thousands in campaign’s final days

Donald Trump started making his closing campaign argument at New York’s Madison Square Garden.
The rally attracted thousands of people — both inside and outside the iconic arena, as the former president took aim at his challenger. Trump also offered a new proposal — a tax credit for family caregivers. However, the event was not without controversy. Some of the program’s speakers crudely insulted Harris and one comedian described the American territory of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”

NYC rally features long list of Trump friends, allies

The speaking line-up at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally featured a long list of Trump’s friends and allies. Guest speakers ranged from vice presidential nominee JD Vance to former pro wrestler Hulk Hogan. Members of Congress also showed up, including Representative Byron Donalds of Florida, who said common sense would return under Trump. Throughout the rally, speakers repeatedly criticized Kamala Harris and predicted a Trump victory on Election Day.

Thousands pack Trump’s MSG rally and NYC streets

Donald Trump’s Sunday rally packed both Madison Square Garden and the streets of midtown Manhattan. The famous arena was full hours before Trump took the stage and thousands of people were turned away when the Garden reached capacity. Outside, the sidewalks were overflowing with Trump supporters in red “Make America Great Again” hats and vendors selling merchandise. There’s a heavy security presence with several streets blocked off here in midtown Manhattan.

Trump to hold campaign rally in Madison Square Garden

Former President Trump is set to hold a huge rally in the heart of New York City. Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden will kick off the final week of campaigning in the race for the White House. And the former president is hoping to make a splash in his former hometown at the iconic arena. New York isn’t expected to vote for Trump, but that’s not stopping him from staging a flashy event to win media attention and energize his base a little more than a week before Election Day.

Harris doesn’t think gender will hurt her in presidential race

Vice President Harris doesn’t think being a woman will hurt here at the ballot box. A September poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that roughly 4 in 10 Americans think Harris’ gender will hurt her chances of getting elected this fall. But the vice president said she hasn’t seen “that kind of disparity.” According to last month’s poll, Democratic men and women are more likely than their respective Republican counterparts to believe Harris’ being a woman will be a risk and Trump’s gender will be an asset.

Trump vows to sell out iconic NYC arena this weekend

Donald Trump is vowing to sell out New York’s Madison Square Garden this weekend. New York is not a swing state, but Trump will hold a campaign rally inside the famous midtown Manhattan arena on Sunday evening. He has long said he believes that he can win New York, even though it is overwhelmingly Democratic. But staging a rally at Madison Square Garden is in line with Trump’s record of holding events that draw major media attention. And this weekend’s event is sure to do just that in the homestretch of the presidential campaign.

Progressive Democrats have a warning for Kamala Harris

Progressive Democrats are not happy with Vice President Harris. Several leaders in the Democratic party’s liberal wing are warning the vice president that she risks losing the support of a small, but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign’s closing message immediately. They believe that Harris has been too focused on winning over moderate Republicans in recent days at the expense of her own party’s passionate liberals. Senator Bernie Sanders told the AP that Harris “has to start talking more to the needs of working-class people.”

About 29 million Americans have already voted in the presidential election

Millions of Americans are taking advantage of early voting in this presidential election. Election Day isn’t until November 5th. But officials say about 29 million people have already cast their ballots. That’s more than 1/6th of the number of people who voted during the 2020 race for the White House. Early voting data, of course, only shows who cast ballots, not how they voted. But the numbers reflect a growing number of Americans voting by mail or doing in-person early voting.

Harris to give speech at Trump’s Jan. 6 rally site

Vice President Kamala Harris plans to speak on the National Mall in Washington one week before Election Day. The Harris campaign says she’ll lay out her closing argument at the Ellipse near the White House. That’s the same location where Donald Trump rallied supporters on January 6, 2021, right before the storming and ransacking of the U.S. Capitol. During her campaign, the vice president has focused on the fight to defend democracy and will remind voters what’s at stake in next Tuesday’s speech.

Biden on Trump: “We gotta lock him up…politically”

President Biden issues a stark warning about Donald Trump — and makes a surprising statement. During a visit to New Hampshire Democratic Party headquarters, the president warned that Trump is a genuine threat to democracy and that world leaders are terrified of what his return to the White House could do to democracy globally. Mr. Biden caught himself, quickly adding, “politically lock him up.” And he added that voters need to “lock him out.” The Trump campaign reacted, calling it proof that the Biden administration’s plan has been to “politically persecute” the Trump.

Biden highlights lower prescription drug prices

President Biden used a trip to New Hampshire to highlight his administration’s bringing down of some prescription drug prices. The president decried high prescription drug prices — calling them outrageous” and “immoral.”But he also touted a new rule that will cap out-of-pocket drug costs for seniors on Medicare at 2-thousand dollars starting next year. He emphasized that Vice President Harris cast the tie-breaking vote  on the Inflation Reduction Act, which lowered other healthcare costs. The president’s appearance here had an unmistakable political message for voters — exactly two weeks before Election Day.

Biden to tout lower Rx costs in New Hampshire visit

President Biden heads to New Hampshire to highlight lower prescription drug costs. The president will appear with Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in Concord, New Hampshire. The two have teamed up in the past to promote the capping of insulin prices and out-of-pocket costs for those on Medicare. Politically, New Hampshire is not one of the major battleground states. But the state relishes its independence and voters could buck the recent trend. Back in 2016, Donald Trump nearly won New Hampshire, losing by fewer than 3-thousand votes.

Biden “concerned” over release of classified Israel war documents

President Biden is “deeply concerned” about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s potential plans to attack Iran. National security spokesman John Kirby said the Pentagon is investigating and that “the president remains deeply concerned about any leakage of classified information into the public domain.” Kirby said it’s not yet known if the top secret documents were leaked or hacked.

Biden-Harris propose expanded contraception coverage

The Biden administration wants to expand contraception coverage under Obamacare. Under the administration’s proposed rule, women would be able to obtain over-the-counter contraception without a prescription at no additional cost. It would also strengthen coverage of prescribed contraception without cost sharing under the Affordable Care Act. In separate statements, President Biden and Vice President Harris said the action is necessary because reproductive health is under attack, especially since the overturning of Roe v Wade more than two years ago.

Trump, Harris furiously court voters in battlegrounds

U.S. investigating leak of top secret docs on Israeli military plans

Harris steps up Trump attacks as Election Day nears

Vice President Harris is stepping her attacks on Donald Trump in the closing weeks of the presidential race. Early in the Harris campaign, there was lots of talk of “joy” amid the surge of enthusiasm she enjoyed as she replaced Joe Biden at the top of the Democratic ticket. But with a neck-and-neck race so close to Election Day, the vice president is increasingly going on the attack. She’s closing out her campaign painting a dark vision of the country if Donald Trump is sent back to the White House, including airing video clips at her own rallies of Trump’s controversial rhetoric.

Biden hopes Hamas leader killing leads to ceasefire

The White House hopes the killing of the top Hamas leader can lead to a ceasefire. After word of Yahya Sinwar’s death in Gaza, President Biden called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and congratulated him on the elimination of the terrorist leader. In a statement, the president called it a “good day for Israel, the United States, and the world” because the terrorist “was responsible for the deaths of thousands” of people. The White House hopes this moment in the conflict can help bring the hostages home and the war to a close.

Biden talks Mideast, Ukraine with allies in Germany

President Biden met with European partners in a whirlwind trip to Germany. The president spent the day Friday in Berlin for talks with the German chancellor, as well as the president of France and the British prime minister. They discussed the conflict in the Middle East and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Mr. Biden urged Western allies to keep supporting the Ukrainians.

Secret Service needs “fundamental reform” says panel

An independent panel says the U-S Secret Service needs “fundamental reform.” The panel reviewing the attempted assassination of Donald Trump issued a 52-page report that takes the Secret Service to task. It recommends bringing in new, outside leadership and refocusing on its protective mission. A gunman fired at Trump during a July campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Without new leadership, the independent panel warns that “another Butler can and will happen again.”

DC’s Reagan National to add 5 new long-haul flights

Five new long-haul flights are being added to Ronald Reagan National Airport. The Transportation Department has tentatively awarded one daily round-trip flight apiece to Alaska Airlines, American, Delta, Southwest and United at Reagan National. Federal rules limit the number of flights longer than 12-hundred 50 miles from the airport. But this year, Congress approved five new daily flights at the airport, which is closer to downtown DC than Dulles airport.