The hurricane X-factor in the 2024 election
Any number of October surprises could affect the 2024 election, but right now, none loom larger than the fall hurricanes. Hurricane Helene is already the deadliest mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, ripping through the swing states Georgia and North
Kamala Harris’ tough words on Iran confounds critics
Vice President Kamala Harris had harsh words for Iran in an interview Monday evening as she said the regime is America’s biggest foe. In a sit-down with CBS’ ’60 Minutes,’ the Democratic presidential nominee was asked to name the U.S.’s greatest
New poll shows Harris taking a slim lead over Trump thanks to support from a surprising group
Increased support from Republicans appears to be one factor fueling Vice President Kamala Harris with four weeks to go until Election Day in her White House showdown with former President Trump, according to a new national poll. The vice president and
Eleven years later, Trump may finally have the best friend he wanted
In 2013, Donald Trump was just New York Businessman Donald Trump, his presidential ambitions apparently obliterated by President Barack Obama’s scornful dismantling at the 2011 White House Correspondent’s Association dinner. Trump had been flirting with running in 2012, settling instead
On differences with Biden, Harris says ‘not a thing that comes to mind’
Vice President Kamala Harris said Tuesday that she could not think of a difference with President Joe Biden over the past four years, quickly attracting criticism from Republicans who have been working to make her answer for the unpopular president
A New York candidate tests the electoral limits of anti-trans rhetoric
Among the placards dotting lawns in northern Westchester County, N.Y., in the weeks before the November election are ones that do far more than simply remind passersby about the names of local candidates. Over the past few weeks, scores of
Can you guess which candidate was asked which interview question?
Monday evening saw dueling television interviews between the two major-party candidates for president. Originally, both interviews were scheduled to take place on the same network, CBS, on its flagship news program “60 Minutes.” But Republican candidate Donald Trump balked at the
5 key revelations from Bob Woodward’s new book
Bob Woodward’s “War,” set to be released next week, is the author and Washington Post associate editor’s fourth book since Donald Trump’s upset victory in 2016. The new book opens the aperture to reveal how a years-long political contest between Trump
Harris proposes that Medicare cover long-term care at home
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a plan for Medicare to cover long-term care services at home, a significant expansion of the program that would be aimed at helping tens of millions of Americans who are caring for aging
5 key takeaways from Kamala Harris’ ’60 Minutes’ interview
Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview on ’60 Minutes’ on Monday, when she dodged or refused to get specific about her plans for the country. With less than a month before the election, CBS correspondent Bill Whitaker repeatedly