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The Daily BeastTrump Gets Unhinged, Even for Him, Over Kamala Harris ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
Donald Trump—who agreed to an interview with the CBS newsmagazine show 60 Minutes before backing out—has gone on the warpath at Kamala Harris for her performance on the show.“The Interview on 60 Minutes with Comrade Kamala Harris is considered by many of those who reviewed it, the WORST Interview they have ever seen,” he wrote, in a Tuesday morning post on Truth Social. “She literally had no idea what she was talking about, and it was an embarrassment to our Country that a Major Party Candidate
- The Hill
Opinion - The candidates’ response to Hurricane Helene tells voters all they need to know
When Americans go to the polls in November, they will have an opportunity to choose whether they want a president who will put aside politics when disaster strikes or one who will use disasters to help his supporters and punish those who are not.
- Barrons.com
The Dow Has Predicted 22 of the Past 24 Presidential Elections. What It Says About Trump and Harris’ Odds of Winning.
The stock market’s performance bodes well for Harris. While the stats are tantalizing, history isn’t necessarily predictive.
- The Independent
Trump stuns social media as he dances along to YMCA at the end of speech about October 7 attacks
The event was billed by the Trump campaign as an October 7 ‘remembrance event’
- The Independent
Nostradamus pollster predicts how an October surprise could impact election
Allan Lichtman has correctly predicted the result of nine out of 10 presidential elections since 1984
- The Independent
Voices: After the Elon Musk-Donald Trump rally, there’s a better word for Republicans than ‘weird’
Now that the former president and Tesla CEO have teamed up, there’s only one way to describe the American political right in its current form...
- The Telegraph
Reeves urged to scrap free prescriptions for 60- to 65-year-olds
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to scrap free prescriptions for 60- to 65-year-olds in a move that could raise more than £6bn for the Treasury.
- HuffPost
'What The F**k?': Jon Stewart Exposes A New Trump Double Standard
The "Daily Show" host also offered a tasty retort to Elon Musk's "dark MAGA" boast.
- The Independent
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Here’s what the latest polls say about the 2024 presidential election, from The Independent’s data correspondent
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Tells Apparently Needless Lie About Gaza
The president made the claim in an interview with conservative host Hugh Hewitt.
- The Daily Beast
Harris Responds to Trump Canceling on ‘60 Minutes’ With Some Advice
Kamala Harris responded to Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of a planned 60 Minutes interview by encouraging voters to watch his rallies instead.The vice president didn’t want viewers to miss out after Trump canceled the sit-down, unhappy with the CBS News show’s fact-checking requirements.While it was hardly the normal recommendation for a White House nominee caught up in a tight race to the finish, Harris apparently thought that the more voters listened to Trump, the more likely they were t
- The Independent
Michael Moore - who correctly called the 2016 election result - says ‘Trump is toast’
Moore claims ‘vast majority of the country’ wants Trump out
- HuffPost UK
Blow For Keir Starmer As Labour's Lead Over The Tories Falls To Just 1 Point
It's a damning result for a government which have been in power for less than 100 days.
- HuffPost
'60 Minutes' Kicks Off With Detailed Explanation About Why Donald Trump 'Backed Out'
CBS News' Scott Pelley revealed some of the "shifting" reasons the former president's campaign offered to avoid a sit-down.
- AFP
Sparks fly as Orban berates EU 'elites' in parliament trip
Hungary's leader Viktor Orban sent sparks flying at the European Parliament Tuesday as he told the EU to change tack or face "defeat" in Ukraine, and promised to pop the champagne if Donald Trump wins back the White House.Orban doubled down on his maverick foreign policy Tuesday, telling reporters Kyiv was headed for defeat and that "we need a new strategy" on Ukraine.
- HuffPost UK
Putin's 'Henchmen' Are Looking To Create 'Mayhem On British Streets,' MI5 Chief Warns
"Dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness," Ken McCallum said.
- The Guardian
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee leaks Vance comments
Donald Trump Jr leads charge to penalize consultancy firm after critical messages about his father were made public
- The Telegraph
Deadliest month for Russian army as ‘meat wave’ assaults take their toll
September was the deadliest month for Russia’s army since the start of the war in Ukraine, British military intelligence said on Monday.
- The Telegraph
Rosie Duffield: ‘Starmer is how he appears on TV – astonished that anyone dares question him’
It’s only been a week since Rosie Duffield resigned the Labour whip and wrote THAT letter to Keir Starmer. In it, she criticised his “managerial and technocratic approach” as well as his “lack of basic politics and political instincts”.
- HuffPost
George Conway Sums Up A Donald Trump Tactic With 2 Words From Adolf Hitler
“That’s German. I don’t speak German, so forgive my pronunciation," the conservative lawyer told MSNBC's Alex Wagner.