Tag Archives: Kamala Harris

People Magazine reports: Kamala Harris took the internet by storm when she said, “You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?” Now the viral quote is the inspiration for a sweet treat. Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand co-founders Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield have teamed up with MoveOn, a political advocacy group, to create a dessert inspired …

CBS News reports: Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on Thursday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, writing in an op-ed of the “serious threat” Donald Trump poses to the rule of law. “As the United States approaches a critical election, I can’t sit quietly as Donald Trump — perhaps the most serious threat to the rule of law in …

The Hollywood Reporter reports: The first (and possibly only) presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump drew a substantially larger audience than a June debate between Trump and President Joe Biden. Early Nielsen ratings figures for Tuesday’s telecast, produced by ABC News but simulcast on multiple broadcast and cable networks, show the debate drawing about …

The Bipartisan Report reports: Taylor Swift, the popular singer, endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris — and her running mate, Tim Walz — this week. And in a message posted online, Swift included a link to a voter registration website, which according to new information, subsequently got some serious traffic. Swift is known for a particularly loyal, impassioned fanbase. Harris, …

CNN reports: Donald Trump beat Kamala Harris in a virtual coin toss before their presidential debate – but that’s about all he won. From the opening moments Tuesday night, when the vice president strode over to Trump’s podium and all but forced him to shake her hand, she dictated the terms of their critical clash exactly eight weeks before Election …

The Associated Press reports: Taylor Swift, one of the music industry’s biggest stars, endorsed Kamala Harris for president shortly after the debate ended on Tuesday night. “I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” Swift wrote in an Instagram …

ABC News reports: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump square off Tuesday at what could be their only presidential debate, setting high stakes for an event expected to be viewed by millions of Americans and a key sliver of undecided voters. The ABC News debate, moderated by David Muir and Linsey Davis, will take place 9 p.m …

Politico reports: Kamala Harris is trying to get into Donald Trump’s head before Tuesday’s debate, rolling out a new ad featuring scathing assessments of the former president from some former top officials in his administration. The ad, titled “The Best People,” and shared first with POLITICO, features clips of media interviews with officials from the Trump administration — including Vice …

The Washington Post reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign posted a list of her policy positions on her website Sunday, as the latest polls show her locked in a tight race with former president Donald Trump. Titled “A New Way Forward,” the page outlines her agenda on the economy as well as immigration and foreign policy. On each issue, the …

“It’s close here in North Carolina. It always is. This was Biden-Harris’s closest loss in 2020, only 1.3 percent. So the fact that Kamala Harris, as Vice President of the United States, has been to North Carolina 17 times shows that she cares about our state. “She knows that we are in play. And she knows that if she wins …

Semafor reports: The organizers of a mysterious network paid influencers to promote sexual smears of Vice President Kamala Harris as Democrats rallied around her to be their presidential candidate in late July. This influencer network was organized over emails and Zoom calls, and payments on the platform Zelle, according to Zoom invitations and Zelle receipts reviewed by Semafor, plus the …

Axios reports: Ten generals and admirals are mobilizing to defend Vice President Kamala Harris from Republican attempts to tie her to the chaotic 2021 U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. “Without involving the Afghan government, [Trump] and his Administration negotiated a deal with the Taliban that freed 5,000 Taliban fighters,” the retired military officials wrote in a National Security Leaders for America …

Politico reports: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sharply criticized Sen. JD Vance’s response to this week’s school shooting in Georgia, telling an LGBTQ+ advocacy group Saturday evening that such events are “not a fact of life.” Vice President Kamala Harris, Walz and Democrats have fiercely condemned Vance’s comments about the shooting after he responded to a reporter’s question Thursday by saying: …

CNBC reports: Eighty-eight current and former top executives from across corporate America have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president in a new letter shared exclusively with CNBC. Among the signers are several high-profile CEOs of public companies, including Aaron Levie of Box, Jeremy Stoppelman of Yelp and Michael Lynton, chairman of Snap. Other signers appear to be issuing their …

NBC News reports: Former Vice President Dick Cheney will cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney. Both Cheneys are Republicans, and the elder served alongside President George W. Bush. The younger Cheney has become one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent conservative critics. The younger Cheney’s announcement about her father …

The Hill reports: Just over 100 law enforcement officials endorsed Vice President Harris on Friday, ahead of former President Trump’s address to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). In a letter signed by 101 law enforcement officials, the group declared that Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are “the only candidates we trust to keep our communities safe.” The …

NBC News reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’ political operation raised more than $300 million in the month of August — more than twice as much as former President Donald Trump’s operation gathered in the same period — two sources familiar with the Harris fundraising numbers told NBC News. The sources did not specify the exact fundraising haul, but the more …

ABC News reports: The debate will be held in Philadelphia at the National Constitution Center and will have no audience in the room. Microphones will be live only for the candidate whose turn it is to speak and muted when the time belongs to another candidate. Only the moderators will be permitted to ask questions. A coin flip was held …

The Washington Post reports: Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee plan to transfer nearly $25 million to support down-ballot Democratic candidates in state and federal races this year, a significant boost to those efforts following record fundraising for her campaign this summer. The funds include $10 million transfers to both the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and …

The New York Times reports: President Biden will make his first campaign appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since he ceded the Democratic nomination to her, joining her in Pittsburgh as she courts working-class voters on Labor Day. The holiday is the symbolic starting line of the final stretch of presidential races, and Ms. Harris and her running mate, Gov. …