Former President Donald Trump will rally supporters in Mosinee, Wisconsin on Saturday during an event that’s supposed to focus on the economy.
It’s his first visit to the deep-red, mostly rural part of the important swing state. Trump is scheduled to speak at 2pm ET at Central Wisconsin Airport.
This comes as new polling shows that Florida and Texas are within the margin of error. The Emerson College Polling/The Hill poll released on Friday has Trump leading Harris in Florida by five points, 50 to 45 percent, and by four points in Texas, 50 to 46 percent.
Meanwhile, former vice president Dick Cheney, a staunch Republican, has vowed to vote for Harris in November.
His daughter, former congresswoman Liz Cheney said her father believes “there’s never been an individual in our country who is as great of a threat to our democracy as Donald Trump is.”
Governor Tim Walz will speak at the Human Rights Campaign Annual National Dinner in Washington, DC on Saturday night.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at a team Harris-Walz Weekend of Action canvass launch in Allentown, Pennsylvania at 12.25pm ET before delivering remarks at a Latinos Con Harris-Walz campaign event at 1.45pm.
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Live: Donald Trump holds a rally in Mosinee, Wisconsin
18:31 , Reann Philogene
A surge of Black women and young people registering to vote in Pennsylvania spells trouble for Trump
18:00 , Richard Hall, Alicja Hagopian
New voter registrations surged among Black women and young people in Pennsylvania when Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, according to newly released data.
In the week that Joe Biden announced he would not run for re-election, new registrations increased by 262 percent among Black women under 30 compared to the same week in 2020.
Registrations among Black voters increased by 110 percent, and among voters under 30 years old by 59 percent, also compared to the same week in 2020.
All of those demographic groups lean heavily towards voting for Democrats.
Pennsylvania sees surge in Black women and young people registering to vote
‘They don’t know him like I do:’ Trump’s disability advocate nephew details his ‘cruel’ streak
17:00 , Sheila Flynn
A lot of unexpected things have happened in the life of Fred Trump.
The son of Donald J’s handsome late older brother, Fred was disinherited of the family fortune by a technicality in his grandfather’s will. He and his wife, after a normal pregnancy and birth, discovered their third child suffered from severe rare disabilities requiring 24/7 care.
Then Fred watched his uncle become president. And that same uncle, while in office and standing in the White House, suggested disabled Americans like Fred’s son – his own great-nephew, William – should perhaps be left to “just die,” the 61-year-old author claims.
Trump’s disability advocate nephew details his ‘cruel’ streak
Vance insists John McCain wouldn’t have supported Harris if he saw the US-Mexico border
16:00 , Josh Marcus
The late Republican senator for Arizona, John McCain, wouldn’t have supported Kamala Harris if he saw the state of the US-Mexico border, according to GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance during a Phoenix campaign stop this week.
“Look, one of the things I love about Donald Trump, and I never knew John McCain, but I suspect that one of the things that I would have loved about John McCain is that they didn’t let their personal grievances get in the way of serving the country,” Vance said on Thursday.
“OK, so John McCain, I’m sure, disagreed with Donald Trump on a whole host of issues. And, yes, Donald Trump disagreed with John McCain on a whole host of issues. I do not believe for a second that if John McCain were alive today, and he sees what’s going on at the American southern border, that he would support Kamala Harris and all the destruction she’s wrought.”
Vance insists John McCain wouldn’t have supported Harris if he saw the border
Crypto No! Allies worry about Trump family’s ventures into digital currency
15:00 , Kelly Rissman
Months after Donald Trump and his eldest sons were found liable for civil fraud associated with a family business, the Trumps have sparked new concerns with a growing family venture — cryptocurrency.
The Republican presidential candidate has embraced a newfound love for cryptocurrency — he owns more than $1 million in digital currency — and sons, Don Jr and Eric, are considering forming a crypto startup called World Liberty Financial. But that plan has concerned Trump’s allies in the crypto sphere.
The X accounts of Trump’s youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, and Lara Trump, Eric’s wife who co-chairs the Republican National Committee, were hacked earlier this week, with posts directing users to fake links for the project, according to World Liberty Financial.
Crypto No! Allies worry about Trump family’s ventures into digital currency
The campaigning happening on Saturday
14:59 , Gustaf Kilander
Donald Trump will rally supporters at 2pm ET in Mosinee, Wisconsin at Central Wisconsin Airport.
Meanwhile, Governor Tim Walz will speak at the Human Rights Campaign Annual National Dinner in Washington, DC.
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will speak at a team Harris-Walz Weekend of Action canvass launch in Allentown, Pennsylvania at 12.25pm ET before delivering remarks at a Latinos Con Harris-Walz campaign event at 1.45pm.
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
14:52 , Alicja Hagopian
It is now less than two months until Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with Donald Trump as Americans cast their votes in the 2024 election, after she replaced President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in July.
Fresh polls suggest that Harris may be sweeping up elusive independent voters; though races in the swing states are still too close to call, with Harris and Trump neck and neck in Pennsylvania.
So how will Harris actually fare against Trump in November?
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates from the 2024 election
Harris nearly triples Trump fundraising in August
14:50 , Gustaf Kilander
Kamala Harris brought in $361m in August, pulling further away from Donald Trump in the money game. The Harris campaign claimed it was the best grassroots fundraising month in history.
Harris almost tripled the $130m raised by the former president last month.
The vice president’s campaign and other linked committees have $404m in cash on hand compared to Trump’s nearly $300m.
‘She needs to let Trump be Trump’: Inside Kamala Harris’s unconventional debate prep
14:46 , Andrew Feinberg
Less than three months ago, a disastrous debate performance by President Joe Biden put Kamala Harris on a collision course with Donald Trump.
Now at the top of the Democratic ticket, Harris’s first public face-off with Trump on the ABC debate stage in Philadelphia is just days away. Right now, she is hunkered down in Pittsburgh for intensive preparations with a close circle of aides and confidantes who are getting her ready for her best — and perhaps only — chance to convince Americans that she, and not the former president, should spend the next four years in the White House.
According to NOTUS, the vice president will be participating in sessions led by Paul, Weiss partner Karen Dunn, the Washington super-lawyer who masterminded then-Senator Harris’s prep for her 2020 debate against her predecessor, Mike Pence. Harris will also reportedly be coached by her veteran policy adviser Rohini Kosoglu, as well as Democratic National Convention mastermind and longtime operative Minyon Moore; domestic policy aide Brian Nelson; campaign chief-of-staff Sheila Nix; veteran adviser Sean Clegg; and Cedric Richmond, the former Louisiana congressman who is a co-chair of her campaign.
‘She needs to let Trump be Trump’: Inside Kamala Harris’s unconventional debate prep
Trump staffers who got into alleged physical altercation at Arlington National Cemetery are named
14:00 , Alex Lang
The two Trump staffers involved in a confrontation with personnel at Arlington National Cemetery have been named.
The previously unidentified duo have been revealed as Donald Trump’s deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and advance team member Michael Picard, according to NPR.
Caporale previously served as an aide to first lady Melania Trump. He left the White House to work for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, before joining Trump’s 2024 campaign. He was also a project manager for the Jan. 6 rally where Trump urged the crowd to “stop the steal” before the riot at the Capitol, according to NPR.
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Trump staffers who got into alleged altercation at Arlington cemetery are named
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
13:00 , Katie Hawkinson
Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his hush money case until after the presidential election in November, as the judge overseeing the criminal case against the former president moved his September 18 court date to avoid the appearance of political interference in the crucial weeks before Election Day.
Alex Woodward reports:
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
White House describes Tucker Carlson’s ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as a ‘sadistic insult’
12:00 , Katie Hawkinson
The Biden administration has condemned Tucker Carlson for interviewing Darryl Cooper, a “Holocaust denier who spread Nazi propaganda”, on his podcast, saying it was “unacceptable” at all times, but especially when approaching the anniversary of October 7.
This past week, the former Fox News anchor hosted Cooper on The Tucker Carlson Show, referring to him as possibly “the best and most honest popular historian in the United States.”
Carlson, a far-right conservative who was fired from Fox News last year, has interviewed other controversial figures including Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has also been accused of promoting conspiracy theories.
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White House calls Tucker Carlson’s ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview a ‘sadistic insult’
Video: Jill Biden recalls first date with Joe Biden at Fashion For Our Future rally
11:00 , Katie Hawkinson
A surge of Black women and young people registering to vote in Pennsylvania spells trouble for Trump
10:00 , Richard Hall, Alicja Hagopian
New voter registrations surged among Black women and young people in Pennsylvania when Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, according to newly released data.
In the week that Joe Biden announced he would not run for re-election, new registrations increased by 262 percent among Black women under 30 compared to the same week in 2020.
Registrations among Black voters increased by 110 percent, and among voters under 30 years old by 59 percent, also compared to the same week in 2020.
Pennsylvania sees surge in Black women and young people registering to vote
ICYMI: Melania Trump releases video to promote new book
09:00 , Katie Hawkinson
Watch: Historian who correctly predicted 9 of last 10 elections makes his 2024 pick
08:00 , Katie Hawkinson
Harris rebukes JD Vance for calling school shootings a ‘fact of life’ in response to deadly Georgia attack
07:00 , Rhian Lubin
Harris rebukes JD Vance for calling school shootings a ‘fact of life’ in response to deadly Georgia attack
Kamala Harris has rebuked Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance for suggesting school shootings are “a fact of life” in response to the deadly attack on a high school in Winder, Georgia, on Wednesday.
Four people were killed in the shooting at Apalachee High School after a gunman opened fire. Suspect Colt Gray, 14, a student at the school, has been charged with four counts of felony murder and is due to appear in court on Friday.
Responding to the horrific attack, Republican vice presidential nominee Vance, who was speaking at a rally in Phoenix, Arizona, said: “I don’t like that this is a fact of life but if you are a psycho and you wanna make headlines, you realize schools are soft targets.”
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Kamala Harris rebukes JD Vance for calling school shootings ‘fact of life’
Former vice president and staunch Republican Dick Cheney will vote for Harris over Trump, his daughter says
06:00 , Ariana Baio
Dick Cheney, a well-known Republican who served as vice president to George W. Bush, will be voting for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in November, his daughter said.
“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” former Representative Liz Cheney told a crowd Friday at the Texas Tribute Festival.
The audience erupted into applause at the unexpected announcement.
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Former vice president Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter says
Manhattan DA speaks out after Trump sentencing delay
05:01 , Katie Hawkinson
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who prosecuted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, has released a statement after a judge delayed the former president’s sentencing to after Election Day.
“A jury of 12 New Yorkers swiftly and unanimously convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts. The Manhattan D.A.’s Office stands ready for sentencing on the new date set by the court.”
A judge granted Trump’s request to move his sentencing from September 18 to November 26 — three weeks after Election Day.
First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the Fashion For Our Future Rally on the first day of New York Fashion Week
04:00 , Kaleigh Werner
On September 6, the first official day of New York Fashion Week, Vogue and the Council of Fashion Designers of America hosted a march down Broadway, rallying designers, artists, influencers, editors, and activists alike to vote in the upcoming presidential election.
Entitled “Fashion For Our Future,” the early morning gathering saw Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Michael Kors, Tory Burch, Zac Posen, and Thom Browne lead the way toward Bryant Park, where First Lady Jill Biden made a surprise speech to encourage voter registration and thank the fashion community for its continued efforts in advocating for the democratic party.
First Lady Jill Biden speaks at the Fashion For Our Future Rally
Video: Trump tells Republican Jews Israel won’t exist if Harris wins
03:00 , Katie Hawkinson
ANALYSIS: Why the mediocre jobs numbers might be a good thing for Kamala Harris
02:00 , Eric Garcia
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest jobs numbers, which showed that the US economy added 142,000 jobs. That is higher than the 99,000 jobs that ADP predicted, but still lower than most expectations.
The number may not seem that relevant, especially given that President Joe Biden is no longer running for re-election and most people blamed Biden for the bad economy. But it still means something.
Vice President Harris has sought to separate herself from Biden’s economic policies somewhat. In New Hampshire this week, she announced that she would support a 28 percent tax on capital gains for people earning a million dollars or more, which is about 10 points lower than Biden’s proposed 39.6 capital gains tax increase.
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Why the mediocre jobs numbers might be a good thing for Kamala Harris
Trump team forced to scramble and change strategy focusing on six states in wake of falling polls
01:00 , Gustaf Kilander
Former President Donald Trump is set to focus his campaigning on the blue wall states of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan as his campaign scrambles to change strategy after falling poll numbers.
Trump is backing away from three states that were a part of his target list as recently as six weeks ago, according to Axios. The former president will now campaign less in New Hampshire, Minnesota, and Virginia.
Minnesota last voted for a Republican in the presidential race in 1972, when they backed Richard Nixon. New Hampshire most recently backed a Republican when they voted for George W Bush in the 2000 election and Virginia has been Democratic in presidential elections since 2004.
Trump team forced to scramble and change strategy focusing on six states
ICYMI: Gabby Giffords’s anti-gun violence organization slams JD Vance for calling school shootings a ‘fact of life’
Saturday 7 September 2024 00:00 , Katie Hawkinson, Ariana Baio
Giffords, the anti-gun violence organization led by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, issued a statement in response to JD Vance calling school shootings a “fact of life.”
“Gun violence is a preventable epidemic that is a uniquely American problem,” Vanessa Gonzalez, vice president of government and political affairs, said. “It’s only a ‘fact of life’ for today’s students and parents because cowards like JD Vance refuse to support reforms that 90% of Americans support. That is a deplorable and disgusting response to a school shooting.”
The former congresswoman representing Arizona was shot in the head in 2011 in an assassination attempt during an event with constituents in Tuscon. Six attendees were killed. Giffords spent months recovering her ability to walk, talk and read.
Vance’s comments came in the wake of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed. The suspected gunman, 14-year-old Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, also faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.
Dozens of major corporate leaders sign letter endorsing Harris
Friday 6 September 2024 23:00 , Katie Hawkinson
88 major corporate leaders have signed a letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president this November.
The list includes former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch; Snap Chairman Michael Lynton; Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman; and Washington, DC sports magnate Ted Leonsis, CNBC reports.
Harris is “the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy,” the letter reads.
Meanwhile, Trump has also been backed by major corporating figures, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as well as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik.
E Jean Carroll’s lawyer says ‘all options on the table’ after Trump attacks her again in rambling remarks
Friday 6 September 2024 22:45 , Alex Woodward
As he detailed sexual assault allegations against him in two defamation cases he lost, Donald Trump said he was “very disappointed” in his legal team while half a dozen of his attorneys surrounded him in the lobby of Trump Tower on Friday.
Trump attended brief oral arguments in a federal appeals court hearing in Manhattan on Friday morning, where attorneys argued to reverse a $5 million defamation verdict against the former president, who a jury found liable for sexually abusing the writer E Jean Carroll in a department store in the 1990s.
Trump insists that he has never met Carroll and has labelled her a liar, claims that landed him a second defamation lawsuit, which he lost earlier this year. A separate jury awarded Carroll more than $83 million.
E Jean Carroll’s lawyer says ‘all options on the table’ after Trump’s latest attacks
A surge of Black women and young people registering to vote in Pennsylvania spells trouble for Trump
Friday 6 September 2024 22:30 , Richard Hall, Alicja Hagopian
New voter registrations surged among Black women and young people in Pennsylvania when Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee for president, according to newly released data.
In the week that Joe Biden announced he would not run for re-election, new registrations increased by 262 percent among Black women under 30 compared to the same week in 2020.
Registrations among Black voters increased by 110 percent, and among voters under 30 years old by 59 percent, also compared to the same week in 2020.
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Pennsylvania sees surge in Black women and young people registering to vote
Watch: Jill Biden recalls first date with Joe Biden at Fashion For Our Future rally
Friday 6 September 2024 22:15 , Katie Hawkinson
Donald Trump used delayed sentencing for fundraising email
Friday 6 September 2024 22:00 , Katie Hawkinson, Alex Woodward
Donald Trump is using his delayed hush money sentencing for a new wave of fundraising emails.
“My Sentencing has been DELAYED – AGAIN,” the email read.
Trump will not be sentenced in his hush money case until after the presidential election in November. The judge overseeing the criminal case against the former president moved his September 18 court date to avoid the appearance of political interference in the crucial weeks before Election Day.
“So at this very moment, I’m announcing the ONE MILLION PATRIOT PUSH to Drop All Charges ASAP. DROP ALL CHARGES,” the email continued. “I want you to know that it truly means the world to me that you’ve never wavered in your support for the MAGA Movement. I really mean that.I will always love you for supporting me. Seriously.”
Former vice president and staunch Republican Dick Cheney will vote for Harris over Trump, his daughter says
Friday 6 September 2024 21:45 , Ariana Baio
Dick Cheney, a well-known Republican who served as vice president to George W. Bush, will be voting for Democratic nominee Kamala Harris in November, his daughter said.
“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” former Representative Liz Cheney told a crowd Friday at the Texas Tribute Festival.
The audience erupted into applause at the unexpected announcement.
Read on:
Former vice president Dick Cheney will vote for Harris, his daughter says
Watch live: Trump speaks at gathering of police in North Carolina
Friday 6 September 2024 21:30 , Katie Hawkinson
White House describes Tucker Carlson’s ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview as a ‘sadistic insult’
Friday 6 September 2024 21:15 , Ariana Baio
The Biden administration has condemned Tucker Carlson for interviewing Darryl Cooper, a “Holocaust denier who spread Nazi propaganda”, on his podcast, saying it was “unacceptable” at all times, but especially when approaching the anniversary of October 7.
This past week, the former Fox News anchor hosted Cooper on The Tucker Carlson Show, referring to him as possibly “the best and most honest popular historian in the United States.”
Carlson, a far-right conservative who was fired from Fox News last year, has interviewed other controversial figures including Russian President Vladimir Putin. He has also been accused of promoting conspiracy theories.
Read on:
White House calls Tucker Carlson’s ‘Nazi propaganda’ interview a ‘sadistic insult’
Trump staffers who got into alleged physical altercation at Arlington National Cemetery are named
Friday 6 September 2024 21:00 , Alex Lang
The two Trump staffers involved in a confrontation with personnel at Arlington National Cemetery have been named.
The previously unidentified duo have been revealed as Donald Trump’s deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and advance team member Michael Picard, according to NPR.
Caporale previously served as an aide to first lady Melania Trump. He left the White House to work for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, before joining Trump’s 2024 campaign. He was also a project manager for the Jan. 6 rally where Trump urged the crowd to “stop the steal” before the riot at the Capitol, according to NPR.
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Trump staffers who got into alleged altercation at Arlington cemetery are named
Biden once threatened to fire Harris’s staffers who leaked negative stories about the VP
Friday 6 September 2024 20:45 , Ariana Baio
President Joe Biden is fiercely loyal to his friends and political allies so when tensions arose in Vice President Kamala Harris’s office in 2021 as she hemorrhaged staff, he reportedly issued a stark warning to her staffers – if they leaked negative stories he would fire them.
The president and vice president had just taken office at the time and Harris was apparently trying to figure out a sustainable management style amid large turnover, according to The Washington Post.
Staffers were reportedly frustrated with Harris’s prosecutor-like leadership style in which she asked “pointed questions” about every detail of her schedule and briefings and doled out harsh criticisms all while approaching decisions with an irksome caution.
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Biden reportedly threatened to fire staffers who leaked negative stories about Harris
Watch live: Biden touts ‘Investing in America’ agenda in Michigan
Friday 6 September 2024 20:30 , Katie Hawkinson
Defend Democracy Project members slam Trump sentencing delay
Friday 6 September 2024 20:15 , Katie Hawkinson
Two leading members of the Defend Democracy Project have released a statement slamming the delay of Donald Trump’s sentencing after he was convicted of 34 felony counts related to hush money payments.
“Trump wanted to delay his sentencing for one reason only: to avoid accountability for his crimes against the American people,” Norm Eisen and Michael Podhorzer said in the statement. “Despite our respect for the judge, his decision is wrong—as proven by the fact that yesterday in DC federal court, the judge there refused to consider the political calendar in setting her schedule.”
“We’re disappointed with this contrary outcome in Manhattan, as voters deserved to see Trump face sentencing for his 2016 election interference and cover-up ahead of casting their ballots in the upcoming 2024 election,” they continued.
Nation’s largest police union endorses Trump
Friday 6 September 2024 20:00 , Katie Hawkinson
The National Fraternal Order of Police, the country’s largest police union, has endorsed Donald Trump for president.
“Public safety and border security will be important issues in the last months of this campaign,” Patrick Yoes, national president, said. “Our members carefully considered the positions of the candidates on the issues and there was no doubt—zero doubt—as to who they want as our President for the next four years: Donald J. Trump.”
This comes after more than 60 active and retired law enforcement officials endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, calling the former prosecutor and her running-mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, “the only candidates we trust to keep our communities safe.”
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
Friday 6 September 2024 19:45 , Alex Woodward
Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his hush money case until after the presidential election in November, as the judge overseeing the criminal case against the former president moved his September 18 court date to avoid the appearance of political interference in the crucial weeks before Election Day.
Alex Woodward reports:
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
In rural Pennsylvania, Tim Walz gets a good reception — from most people
Friday 6 September 2024 19:30 , Richard Hall
Tim Walz was in full coach mode as he loomed over a hungry calf, a bottle of milk in hand.
“You got it, you got it! You’re close, sweetie. There you go,” he said, heaping encouragement onto the young cow at Maple Bottom Farm in Dawson, Pennsylvania.
The governor of Minnesota and vice presidential candidate had been dispatched on his first solo tour of the state — a “barnstorming,” in the words of his campaign — to win over voters in rural areas that have been stubbornly pro-Trump since 2016.
His pitch to rural Pennsylvanians, as told in every photo-op and stop and along the way, was simple: “I am just like you.”
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In rural Pennsylvania, Tim Walz gets a good reception — from most people
Manhattan DA speaks out after Trump sentencing delay
Friday 6 September 2024 19:30 , Katie Hawkinson
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who prosecuted Donald Trump on 34 felony counts related to hush money payments, has released a statement after a judge delayed the former president’s sentencing to after Election Day.
“A jury of 12 New Yorkers swiftly and unanimously convicted Donald Trump of 34 felony counts. The Manhattan D.A.’s Office stands ready for sentencing on the new date set by the court.”
A judge granted Trump’s request to move the original sentencing, set for September 18, to November 26 — three weeks after Election Day.
ICYMI: Trump gives nonsensical response to straightforward question about childcare
Friday 6 September 2024 19:00 , Katie Hawkinson
Judge delays Trump hush money sentencing until after Election Day
Friday 6 September 2024 18:32 , Alex Woodward
Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his hush money case until after the presidential election in November, as the judge overseeing the criminal case against the former president moved his September 18 court date to avoid the appearance of political interference in the crucial weeks before Election Day.
Trump, the first president to be convicted of a crime, will not face Justice Juan Merchan in a Manhattan courtroom until November 26.
In their request to delay his sentencing until after November’s election, Trump’s attorneys accused the court and prosecutors of “election interference” and argued that the timing for the September 18 court date “illustrates just how unreasonable it is to have the potential for only a single day” between the immunity decision and what they called an “unwarranted sentencing.”
North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr’s legal bid to remove name from state ballots
Friday 6 September 2024 18:30 , Gary D. Robertson, Rhian Lubin
A judge has denied Robert F Kennedy Jr’s legal bid to remove his name from presidential ballots in North Carolina – just months after he fought to get his name on them.
Kennedy filed the lawsuit last Friday after the North Carolina Election Board ruled last week it was too late to remove his name from the ballot as a third-party candidate in the battleground state.
Now, Wake County Superior Court Judge Rebecca Holt has ruled in favor of the election board as the first batches of the November absentee ballots are slated to be sent to registered voters who requested them.
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North Carolina judge rejects RFK Jr’s legal bid to remove name from state ballots
Trump in court as his lawyers make appeals plea to have his $5m E Jean Carroll verdict sent back for new trial
Friday 6 September 2024 18:00 , Ariana Baio
Former president Donald Trump appeared in a New York City courthouse Friday morning as his lawyer argued that the evidence used in the E Jean Carroll sexual abuse case should be set aside.
At the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, attorney John Sauer spent approximately 10 minutes asserting that the evidence used in the case where Trump was found liable of sexual abuse was “highly inadmissible” and Trump should be given a new trial.
It was a “quintessential he-said-she-said case”, Sauer said, claiming the accusations, and some witnesses, were politically motivated.
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Trump in court as lawyers appeal to have $5m Carroll verdict set aside
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates
Friday 6 September 2024 17:44 , Katie Hawkinson
It is now less than two months until Vice President Kamala Harris will go head-to-head with Donald Trump for the presidential spot, after replacing President Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket in July.
Fresh polls suggest that Harris may be sweeping up elusive Independent voters; though races in the swing states are still too close to call, with Harris and Trump neck-in-neck in Pennsylvania.
So how will Harris actually fare against Trump in November?
Read more from Alicja Hagopian, The Independent’s data correspondent:
Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Latest poll updates from the 2024 election
Trump repeats statements similar to those found to defame E. Jean Carroll at meandering press conference
Friday 6 September 2024 17:32 , Katie Hawkinson
In a meandering press conference Friday afternoon, Donald Trump used language strikingly similar to the defamatory statements he made against E. Jean Carroll that cost him millions of dollars.
Trump’s lawyers argued this morning that a federal appeals court should overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago.
At the press conference, Trump repeatedly said it “never happened” and denied having ever met the writer — statements similar to those that were found to be defamatory in court.
“I was found guilty of something that I didn’t do, with a woman that I have never seen, touched, or in any way was involved with, nor would I want to be,” Trump claimed at the press conference.
The former president currently owes Carroll more than $88 million in damages, awarded across two cases.
Carroll’s lawyer, Roberta Kaplan, said “All options are on the table” when asked if the writer would consider suing yet again for defamation.
Trump says criminals should spend time behind bars. What about him?
Friday 6 September 2024 17:15 , Katie Hawkinson
Graig Graziosi has this on the Republican’s increasingly complicated position on law and order, given that he is running for the highest office in the land as a convicted felon promising to crack down on urban crime (which the FBI’s statistics indicate is down anyway).
Trump says convicted criminals should spend time behind bars. What about him?
Trump gives rambling press conference after lawyers try to overturn E. Jean Carroll judgment
Friday 6 September 2024 17:02 , Katie Hawkinson
Donald Trump is holding a press conference after his lawyers argued that a federal appeals court should overturn a $5 million jury verdict finding him liable for sexually assaulting and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll, who accused Trump of raping her nearly three decades ago.
At the press conference, Trump repeatedly said it “never happened” and denied having ever met the writer.
“I was found guilty of something that I didn’t do, with a woman that I have never seen, touched, or in any way was involved with, nor would I want to be,” Trump claimed at the press conference.
The former president currently owes Carroll more than $88 million in damages, awarded across two cases.
Gabby Giffords’s anti-gun violence organization slams JD Vance for calling school shootings a “fact of life”
Friday 6 September 2024 17:00 , Katie Hawkinson, Ariana Baio
Giffords, the anti-gun violence organization led by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, issued a statement in response to JD Vance calling school shootings a “fact of life.”
“Gun violence is a preventable epidemic that is a uniquely American problem,” Vanessa Gonzalez, vice president of government and political affairs, said. “It’s only a ‘fact of life’ for today’s students and parents because cowards like JD Vance refuse to support reforms that 90% of Americans support. That is a deplorable and disgusting response to a school shooting.”
The former congresswoman representing Arizona was shot in the head in 2011 in an assassination attempt during an event with constituents in Tuscon. Six attendees were killed. Giffords spent months recovering her ability to walk, talk and read.
Vance’s comments came in the wake of a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. Two teachers and two 14-year-old students were killed. The suspected gunman, 14-year-old Colt Gray has been charged with four counts of felony murder. His father, Colin Gray, also faces four counts of involuntary manslaughter and eight counts of cruelty to children.
Watch live as Donald Trump holds press conference from Trump Tower in New York
Friday 6 September 2024 16:50 , Katie Hawkinson
Donald Trump is holding a press conference at Trump Tower after he attended a hearing in the E Jean Carroll case.
His legal team is appealing the $5 million judgment Carroll was awarded after a jury found Trump liable for sexually assaulting and defaming her.
Watch live:
Watch live as Donald Trump holds press conference from Trump Tower in New York
Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok – despite once trying to ban it
Friday 6 September 2024 16:45 , Joe Sommerlad
Donald Trump has claimed he would “save TikTok in America” as president – a far cry from the days of 2020 when he sought to ban the social media platform via an executive order as part of his trade war with China.
Josh Marcus has more.
Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok – despite trying to get it banned while in office
Dozens of major corporate leaders sign letter endorsing Harris
Friday 6 September 2024 16:28 , Katie Hawkinson
88 major corporate leaders have signed a letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president this November.
The list includes former 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch; Snap Chairman Michael Lynton; Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman; and Washington, DC sports magnate Ted Leonsis, CNBC reports.
Harris is “the best way to support the continued strength, security, and reliability of our democracy and economy,” the letter reads.
Meanwhile, Trump has also been backed by major corporating figures, including Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk as well as Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnik.
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Friday 6 September 2024 16:15 , Katie Hawkinson
In pictures: Protesters gather outside courthouse as Trump attended E Jean Carroll appeal
Friday 6 September 2024 15:59 , Katie Hawkinson
