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Biden celebrates new inflation numbers
In a White House statement, Biden praised August personal consumption spending data released today that showed slowing inflation.
“The economy, incomes, savings and consumer spending are all doing better than previously expected,” Biden said in a statement.
The president also promised he and the vice president would “do more to reduce costs and create opportunities for the American people.”
Biden said his administration wants to “build millions of new homes, continue to lower prescription drug and health care prices, and continue to cut taxes for families, small businesses, and future industries… Congress,” he said, criticizing Republicans in Congress. Republicans would take the opposite approach — raising costs for middle-class families by nearly $4,000 a year while giving even more tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations. ”
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Harris will visit the southern border for the first time in three years as immigration becomes a top issue in the presidential election. NBC News’ Julia Ainslie visited a remote border wall that has become a symbol of the immigration crisis.
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DNC places billboards targeting President Trump in Michigan ahead of election event
As it did in North Carolina earlier this week, the Democratic National Committee is putting up billboards in Michigan today targeting President Trump, who is scheduled to hold two election events in the battleground state.
The billboard blames President Trump for the state’s auto plant closures and job losses. Trump is holding campaign events in Walker and Warren today.
Democratic National Committee spokeswoman Stephanie Justice said in a statement that President Trump has broken his promise to the Michigan family.
“Under his watch, the Warren Auto Plant closed and the auto industry lost thousands of jobs,” she said. “Here’s the truth: Mr. Trump said in 2008 that he could have ‘bankrupted’ car companies, and he’s still hostile to union members.”
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“Michigan voters have had enough,” she says. “They rejected President Trump and his economic policies, which they once confessed to, and instead sent Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz to the White House to fight for Michigan families. It will allow us to continue to invest in Michigan manufacturing.”
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Harris will be the first Democratic candidate to visit the southern border. Meanwhile, President Trump is holding a high-stakes meeting with Ukraine’s president in New York after a week of heated arguments. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez has today’s report.
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Two-thirds of voters say the country is on the wrong path heading into the 2024 election
Voters will be considering whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump is more likely to make a difference in the two months after Election Day, with two in three voters saying they believe the country is He says he is on the wrong path.
According to NBC News’ latest national poll, 65% of registered voters surveyed this month said the country was on the wrong track, while 28% said it was on the right track.
Jeff Horwitt, a Democratic pollster at Hart Research Associates who conducted the poll with Republican pollster Bill McInturf of Public Opinion Strategies, said the numbers are a sign of concern for Democrats heading into November. He said it was one of the “warning signs.”
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Analysis: Harris could have locked down her first electoral vote this week
The battle over the first battleground electoral vote could have been decided before a single vote was cast this week. The weapon of choice is civilian opinion polls. The likely winner is Vice President Kamala Harris.
A fierce election in which the Democratic Party placed Harris as its top candidate to replace President Joe Biden, while Republican Donald Trump survived two assassination attempts and became the first former president in modern history to achieve his revenge. Throughout the season, Nebraska’s story will be told. The Omaha-based 2nd Congressional District is one of the most fascinating subplots.
Party operatives and political analysts are drawn to this race because it is one of only two states where electors are awarded to the candidate who wins the most votes in each Congressional district. One is in Maine), which is a highly competitive district. Tens of thousands of votes were cast across multiple states in recent presidential elections, and there is a scenario in which Nebraska’s 2nd District could decide who wins the Electoral College and the presidency. .
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That’s why Mr. Trump pushed in court to change Nebraska’s law to award all electors to the statewide winner — who won 58.5% of the state’s vote in 2020. But his efforts fell short this week, with comments from Republican state Sen. Mike McDonnell. The former Democrat said he does not support the plan.
Although Republican lobbying was intense, with President Trump’s ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) visiting the state to pitch the law, Democratic counterattacks proved more effective. did.
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Harris moves to the forefront as immigration issues weigh on her candidacy
DOUGLAS, Ariz. — With high temperatures expected to reach near triple digits in late September, Vice President Kamala Harris will weigh in Friday on immigration, one of the most heated issues of the presidential campaign. .
Harris plans to visit the U.S. southern border for the first time in more than three years. It will be her first visit since President Joe Biden withdrew from the race and she took the top spot.
“Our immigration system is certainly broken,” Harris said in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday. “And that needs to be fixed.”
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A senior campaign aide told NBC News that Harris will push for tougher security measures, including new fentanyl detectors and more Border Patrol agents. The aide also said he would pressure the Chinese government to crack down on companies that make precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl. Her team is also releasing new ads touting her accomplishments as California’s attorney general and highlighting her prosecution of transnational gangs and drug traffickers.
It’s a remarkable effort to rebrand Biden as vice president in an administration that has recorded a record 10 million illegal border crossings since taking office. (Admissions have fallen dramatically since he issued an executive order this year to tighten asylum restrictions.)
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Harris’ team is considering retaining Biden’s cabinet members if Biden wins and Democrats lose the Senate.
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If Harris wins in November, she could face a hostile Republican-controlled Senate that is in no mood to confirm the senior Cabinet officials she needs to run her administration.
Harris’ team is considering whether to keep in place some Biden administration officials who have already been confirmed by the Senate and will not have to face another tough test, according to four people familiar with her transition planning. It is said to be under consideration.
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Harris calls for stronger border security in Arizona speech
Harris is scheduled to give a speech at the southern border today to call for stronger border security, campaign officials said.
In her remarks, Harris will emphasize Trump’s role in blocking this year’s bipartisan border bill and repeat her frequent attacks, the official said.
“The American people deserve a president who cares more about border security than political gamesmanship,” the official said. The official said Harris would make combating fentanyl leaks a “top priority” if elected.
Polls show voters believe Trump will do a better job than Harris on border and immigration issues. Today’s border trip will be Harris’ first as a Democratic presidential candidate and second as vice president.
