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The HillObama sends stark warning message to Democrats
Former President Obama on Thursday night did what many Democrats had been craving. He said the quiet part out loud. For days, Democrats have been worried about a lack of enthusiasm among segments of their base. So when Obama made an unannounced campaign stop at a field office in Pittsburgh, he used the opportunity — with television…
- The Daily Beast
Donald Trump Goes to Detroit and Insults the Entire City
Donald Trump on Thursday addressed business leaders in Detroit, where he insulted their city and big companies.“You want to know the truth?” Trump told members of the Detroit Economic Club as he painted a picture of what his opponent would do to America. “It’ll be like Detroit. Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president. You’re going to have a mess on your hands.”Audience members clapped when Trump said he wouldn’t allow Kamala Harris to make the rest of the country
- The Independent
Labour’s support slides under 30% as angry older voters turn to Farage and the Tories - poll
The Techne UK weekly tracker poll has registered support of less than 30 per cent for Labour for the first time since they started polling in the UK in February 2022.
- HuffPost
'I Shouldn't Say It': Obama Brings Down The House With 1 Loaded Question About Trump
The former president joked about his successor as he spoke about the cost of child care.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Makes The Pettiest Jealous Gripe About Barack Obama
"There's a lot of unfairness in this world," the Republican nominee said of a matter regarding Obama.
- Evening Standard
Labour struggles on ‘super Thursday’ of by-elections losing seats to Tories, Lib Dems and Green Party
It comes after polls last week, when Labour lost seats to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party, the Greens and the SNP
- The National
'Utterly compromised': Pressure mounts on Keir Starmer to ditch controversial advisor
PRESSURE is mounting on the UK Government to sack an advisor due to conflicts of interest highlighted by campaigners.
- HuffPost
Hillary Clinton’s Single Word Says It All About Donald Trump’s Latest Hypocrisy
The former secretary of state's sarcastic comment spoke volumes.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Goes 0 for 2 with Back-to-Back Teleprompter Claims
Donald Trump, while giving a speech Friday in Colorado during which he used teleprompters, falsely claimed that he doesn’t use them.Not only that, but the chronically truth-averse candidate repeated a debunked assertion on the same topic: that Vice President Kamala Harris used a teleprompter during her Univision town hall the day prior.“Did you see where she did a town hall yesterday and she used a teleprompter? I never saw a town—you don’t use teleprompters. We don’t use teleprompters, period,
- The Independent
Trump confused a Democratic governor’s gender in error-strewn call. She had the ‘perfect’ response
Former president also makes false claim that ‘radical left governor has announced a plan to resettle 75,000 migrants’
- CNN
Harris asked to name three of Trump’s virtues, hear her answer
Vice President Kamala Harris was asked by a voter to name three virtues that former President Donald Trump possesses during the ‘Noticias Univision Presents: Latinos Ask, Kamala Harris Responds’ town hall. Hear how she responded.
- The Telegraph
Tory centrists warn they may bin leadership ballots
Moderate Conservatives are threatening to throw their ballots away after Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick were selected as the final two candidates in the bid for Tory leadership.
- The Telegraph
£1bn blow to Starmer’s push for growth
Labour’s push for growth has been dealt an embarrassing blow by the owner of P&O Ferries, which shelved a £1bn port expansion after the Transport Secretary branded it a “rogue operator”.
- The Independent
What is the mysterious advanced Russian weapon downed by Moscow’s own forces in embarrassment for Putin?
Wreckage of one of Russia’s newest pieces of military hardware is now in hands of Ukrainian forces
- The Telegraph
Putin owes Iran - he may be about to find out how much
A conference in Turkmenistan celebrating a local poet’s 300th birthday is not an obvious spot for the first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian president.
- The Guardian
Pressure mounts on Rachel Reeves to drop ‘dangerous’ £1.3bn cut to benefits for disabled
Thousands could lose up to £4,900 a year if the plan is retained in the forthcoming budget
- HuffPost
'It Is Bull': Fox News Anchor Calls Out Trump On Live TV Over Hurricane 'Misinformation'
Neil Cavuto declared that the false FEMA claims pushed by the GOP nominee "cannot be tolerated."
- Snopes
Video of Trump Asking if Audience Preferred Black or White President Lacks Context
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign shared the 13-second video clip in October 2024 on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
- The Independent
Trump’s top general calls ex-president ‘fascist to the core’ and ‘most dangerous person to this country,’ new book says
General Mark Milley expressed his concerns about Trump to author Bob Woodward in March 2023
- The Daily Beast
Kamala Harris’ Doctor Reveals List of Medical Conditions
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is in “excellent health” and “possesses the physical and mental resiliency required to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency,” according to a medical report released Saturday by the White House.The vice president’s physician, Dr. Joshua R. Simmons, wrote in the detailed report that Harris is mildly nearsighted and deals with seasonal allergies, chronic hives, but she is otherwise fit to serve.“Vice President Harris maintains a healthy, ac