Vice President Kamala Harris told pro-Palestine protesters at a rally in Arizona that “now is the time” to get a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.
“So let me say I have been clear. Now is the time to get a cease-fire deal and get the hostage deal done. Now is the time and the President and I are working around the clock every day to get that cease-fire deal done and bring the hostages home. So, I respect your voices,” she said on Friday night.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump attended a rally in Bozeman, Montana, after his plane was diverted to Billings because of a mechanical issue as he flew to the state.
During the Friday night event he falsely claimed Harris would not debate him, before admitting they would face off on ABC in September.
Harris has surged to a five-point lead over Donald Trump in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, putting her at 42 percent to the Republican’s 37 percent nationally with less than three months to go to November’s presidential election.
Key Points
- New poll sees Harris leading in three key battleground states
- Harris tells pro-Palestine protesters in Arizona ‘now is the time’ to get a ceasefire
- Kamala Harris could make history as the first president to work at McDonald’s
- Kamala Harris takes major five-point lead over Donald Trump in new poll
- Stage set for next debate after Trump and Harris agree to ABC date
- What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him
New poll sees Harris leading in three key battleground states
14:58
Oliver O'Connell
Kamala Harris is leading Donald Trump in three of the most important battleground states that will likely decide the election.
A new poll from The New York Times and Siena College shows the vice president has dramatically reversed the fortunes of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
In a survey of likely voters conducted between August 5 and 9, Harris leads Trump by four percentage points 50 per cent to 46 per cent.
Per the Times:
While the reshaped race is still in its volatile early weeks, Democrats are now in a notably stronger position in these three battleground states that have long been key to the party’s victories — or defeats. Still, the results show vulnerabilities for Ms. Harris. Voters prefer Mr. Trump when it comes to whom they trust to handle the economy and immigration, issues that remain central to the presidential race.
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Much of the newfound Democratic strength stems from improved voter perceptions of Ms. Harris. Her favorability rating has increased 10 percentage points among registered voters in Pennsylvania just in the last month, according to Times/Siena polling. Voters also view Ms. Harris as more intelligent and more temperamentally fit to govern than Mr. Trump.
Kamala Harris leads Donald Trump, 50-46 among likely voters, in each of Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan in the first Times/Siena state polls since she became her party's nomineehttps://t.co/RVHCY06bgG
— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) August 10, 2024
Culinary Union endorses Harris-Walz
14:50
Oliver O'Connell
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have won the endorsement of the powerful Culinary Union.
In a statement released on Friday evening, the group said the vice president “Has consistently championed our union and hospitality workers” and “stood by us as we negotiated and won the best union contract ever”.
As Donald Trump’s campaign promises a “no tax on tips” rule, the union nevertheless says: “Kamala has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to tackle issues that are important to guest room attendants who clean hotel rooms, cooks who make gourmet food, and the tip-earning servers who deliver cocktail and unparalleled hospitality.”
Accusing Republicans of siding with Wall Street landlords and the super-rich, the union concludes its statement by saying: “The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice President Tim Walz.”
STATEMENT: Culinary Union is proud to endorse @KamalaHarris and @Tim_Walz.
— Culinary Union (@Culinary226) August 10, 2024
The path to victory runs through Nevada, and the Culinary Union will deliver Nevada for President Kamala Harris and Vice President Tim Walz. #WeVoteWeWinhttps://t.co/kNZT965bzA pic.twitter.com/t2cKdpbZFP
Harris for President Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in response: “Vice President Harris and Governor Tim Walz are honored to be endorsed by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 and will never stop fighting for their 60,000 workers across the great state of Nevada.”
Sinking ship: Trump mocked for ‘ironic’ Celine Dion song choice
14:28
Oliver O'Connell
Donald Trump is being lampooned for the “ironic” use of Celine Dion’s Oscar-winning song from Titanic at his latest rally.
Shortly before the presidential candidate appeared on stage in Bozeman, Montana on Friday (9 August), his supporters watched as a clip of Dion singing her 1997 track “My Heart Will Go On” was played on a large screen.
It’s unknown whether Trump requested rights from Dion, who recently performed at the Olympics opening ceremony that Trump went on to criticise. The Independent has contacted representatives of Dion and Disney, who now owns 20th Century Fox, the studio that distributed Titanic, for comment.
Dion previously refused to perform at Trump’s inauguration when he was elected president in 2016.
Jacob Stolworthy reports.
The press conference you should’ve been paying attention to while Trump rambled on about nothing
14:00
Eric Garcia
Just as former president Donald Trump wrapped up his stemwinder of a grievance-filled press conference 2,300 miles away, one of his most devoted disciples fought to show signs of life as she runs significantly behind the former president.
Two years ago, Republican Kari Lake, the news anchor-turned-election denier, lost the governorship in Arizona by 17,117 votes. Since then, she’s filed lawsuits to overturn the results while at the same time announcing that she will be running for the US Senate seat Kyrsten Sinema will vacate at the end of this year.
“We are in a difficult time in our country and it seems that Arizona is kind of right there at ground zero for a lot of the problems that people are facing,” she said to open a press conference at the Maricopa County Republican Party office on Thursday. “Whether it be the inflation and the cost of living that has soared under the Biden-Kamala regime or whether it be the wide open border that used to be secure and is no longer secure in America.”
Trump’s election interference case is back in Judge Chutkan’s hands after months of delays
13:00
Alex Woodward
Donald Trump’s federal election interference case is slowly coming back to life.
The case is now back in the hands of District Judge Tanya Chutkan after it was frozen for months while the former president was fighting for “immunity” up to the Supreme Court.
The four criminal cases against the former president — spanning 88 charges in four jurisdictions — have been hung up in months of appeals and delays, creating a Russian nesting doll of courtroom battles, with court dates and side hearings on evidence, gag orders and defense arguments all designed to slow down the likelihood of another conviction before Election Day.
What JD Vance did in Iraq, as told by the friend who served with him
12:00
Richard Hall
JD Vance sparked a firestorm this week when he accused fellow veteran and Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota governor Tim Walz, of abandoning his unit before it deployed to Iraq.
“When the United States Marine Corps … asked me to go to Iraq to serve my country, I did it,” Vance told reporters. “When Tim Walz was asked by his country to go to Iraq … he dropped out of the army and allowed his unit to go without him.”
Democrats were quick to hit back at the claim, pointing out that Walz filed to run for Congress and officially retired from the Minnesota National Guard months before his unit was alerted about deployment. But Vance’s criticism of his opponent’s record has drawn greater scrutiny of his own time as a “combat correspondent” in the Marine Corps, a role that involves gathering news and writing articles for internal Marine Corps publications and facilitating interviews and access for civilian media.
Pence says he ‘could never vote’ for Harris and Walz
11:00
Gustaf Kilander
At a gathering hosted by conservative commentator Erick Erickson, former Vice President Mike Pence said he “could never vote” for Harris and Walz, but added that he’s “staying out of the presidential campaign,” according to The Washington Post.
“I cannot endorse this growing abandonment of our allies on the world stage that’s taken hold in parts of our party,” added, saying that he also couldn’t back “ignoring our national debt” and “marginalizing the right to life.”
“And between me and my running mate, I cannot endorse President Trump’s continuing assertion that I should’ve set aside my oath” to the Constitution during the 2021 Capitol riot and refused to certify the 2020 election.
Tucker Carlson teases documentary on Trump’s ‘comeback’ — just as Harris picks up momentum
10:00
Katie Hawkinson
Tucker Carlson is producing a new documentary about Donald Trump and the MAGA movement.
The right-wing media personality, formerly of Fox News fame, released the documentary trailer on X Thursday night, revealing “The Art of the Surge: The Donald Trump Comeback” will premiere on the Tucker Carlson Network, the streaming service he launched in December.
The documentary comes as Vice President Kamala Harris has taken the lead over Trump in a new poll and her three-week-old campaign builds momentum in key battleground states. The former president is now playing defense, having called a meandering press conference on Thursday where he attacked his opponents and spread several false claims.
Trump claims Willie Brown told him ‘terrible things’ about Harris on a near-fatal helicopter ride. He says every part of the story is fiction
09:00
James Liddell
Donald Trump has claimed that Willie Brown, the former San Francisco mayor and ex-partner of Kamala Harris, told him some “terrible things” about her during a near-death experience on a helicopter ride.
Now, the former has spoken out to reveal that every part of the story is “fiction”.
According to Brown, there were no critical comments about Harris, no near-fatal crash – and, in fact, no helicopter ride whatsover.
During his lie-filled press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Thursday afternoon – his first public briefing since Harris picked Tim Walz to join her on the Democratic ticket – the former president recounted what now appears to be a tall tale about a helicopter ride he claims he once took with Brown.
Trump megadonor John Paulson claims $400,000-a-month Hamptons rental was infested with rodents and made fiancée sick
08:00
Justin Rohrlich
Uber-wealthy hedge funder and high-profile Trump donor John Paulson fled a $400,000-per-month Hamptons rental after just seven days upon discovering the palatial seaside spread reeked of rodent urine and excrement, according to a demand letter obtained by The Independent.
The stunning Southampton manse, which boasts neighbors such as New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, hedge fund titan Ken Griffin, and private equity mogul Leon Black, was allegedly infested with mice, which got into the ventilation system and died there.
Microsoft says Iran is using fake news sites to influence 2024 election
07:00
Ariana Baio
Groups connected to the Iranian government are ramping up their efforts to interfere with voters’ decision-making in the 2024 presidential election by targeting far-left and far-right individuals with fake news websites, a new report from Microsoft Threat Analysis Center claims.
Among those fake news websites is a left-leaning one called Nio Thinker, launched in October 2023, that appealed to potential liberal voters by concentrating on the Israel-Hamas war and mocking former president Donald Trump.
A right-leaning one called Savannah Time has published content associated with conservative hot-button issues like gender-reassignment surgery and other LGBT+ issues, the report says.
Trump gives shout out to ‘major friend' Nick Faldo at Montana rally
06:15
Graeme Massie
Oldest and largest Latino civil rights group backs Harris/Walz
06:00
Gustaf Kilander
The oldest and largest Latino civil rights group in the US, The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has endorsed a presidential candidate for the first time in its 95-year history.
The group backed Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. Leaders of the group are set to appear at a Saturday rally with the Democratic ticket.
“Throughout her career, Harris has demonstrated a commitment to justice, equality, and inclusivity—values that resonate deeply with the Latino community and will move our country forward in the right direction,” LULAC Adelante PAC chair and former LULAC president Domingo Garcia said in a statement. “Today, we are proud to endorse Kamala Harris and Tim Walz because of the real issues facing Latino communities and all Americans across the nation; we can trust them to do what is right for our community and the country.”
More pictures from Donald Trump’s Friday night rally in Montana
05:11
Graeme Massie
Biden thanks campaign staff after dropping out of election with on-brand party theme
05:00
Gustaf Kilander
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden attended an event on Thursday to thank campaign staff after Biden dropped out of the race last month.
The staff met the Bidens at The Queen theater in Wilmington, where he often made public appearances during his successful 2020 campaign. The president wanted to thank the staff for their work over the course of the last year and their continued efforts to elect Vice President Kamala Harris. The event had food and, of course, Biden’s favorite dessert: ice cream.
One attendee said the Bidens made speeches and took pictures with members of staff.
Trump claims Harris does not want to debate him
04:51
Graeme Massie
Trump complained that Kamala Harris did not want to debate him, before admitting that he would debate the vice president on ABC.
Trump campaigns in Montana on Friday night
04:50
Graeme Massie
The press conference you should’ve been paying attention to while Trump rambled on about nothing
04:15
Eric Garcia
Just as former president Donald Trump wrapped up his stemwinder of a grievance-filled press conference 2,300 miles away, one of his most devoted disciples fought to show signs of life as she runs significantly behind the former president.
Two years ago, Republican Kari Lake, the news anchor-turned-election denier, lost the governorship in Arizona by 17,117 votes. Since then, she’s filed lawsuits to overturn the results while at the same time announcing that she will be running for the US Senate seat Kyrsten Sinema will vacate at the end of this year.
JD Vance reveals 30-pound weight loss - but worries about his campaign trail diet: ‘Time will tell’
03:00
Gustaf Kilander
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has revealed that he has lost 30 pounds over the past two years.
Vance, who was announced as Donald Trump’s running mate at the Republican National Convention last month, attributed the weight loss to eating better, running and hitting the gym. He denied taking any weight loss medication.
Harris tells pro-Palestine protesters in Arizona ‘now is the time’ to get a ceasefire
02:10
Graeme Massie
Pictures from Kamala Harris’s latest rally
02:03
Graeme Massie
Harris calls for Gaza cease-fire during Arizona rally
01:47
Graeme Massie
Kamala Harris recognized apparent Gaza demonstrators at her Friday night rally in Phoenix, telling them,” I respect your voices.”
Harris paused her speech after a minute to address protesters in the arena and call for an immediate Gaza cease-fire.
“Let me address the voices that I think that we are hearing from. And let me just say this on topic of what I think I’m hearing over there. Let me just speak to that for a moment, and then I’m going to get back to the business in hand,” she said.
“So let me say I have been clear. Now is the time to get a cease-fire deal and get the hostage deal done. Now is the time and the President and I are working around the clock every day to get that cease-fire deal done and bring the hostages home. So, I respect your voices...”
Tim Walz appears at campaign rally in Arizona
01:31
Graeme Massie
Trump mocks Rogan after podcaster shares support for Kennedy
01:30
Gustaf Kilander
Trump took to Truth Social to mock Joe Rogan after the podcaster shared his support for Robert F Kennedy Jr.
“It will be interesting to see how loudly Joe Rogan gets BOOED the next time he enters the UFC Ring??? MAGA2024” Trump wrote on Friday.
Rogan said on Thursday that both Democrats and Republicans are damaging democracy.
“That’s just what they do. That’s politics. They do it on the left, they do it on the right,” Rogan said. “They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives, and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
“He’s the only one that makes sense to me,” he added.
He later wrote on X that it wasn’t an endorsement.
“For the record, this isn’t an endorsement. This is me saying that I like RFK jr as a person, and I really appreciate the way he discusses things with civility and intelligence,” he wrote. “I think we could use more of that in this world. I also think Trump raising his fist and saying ‘fight!’ after getting shot is one of the most American f****** things of all time. I’m not the guy to get political information from.”
Tim Walz refers to Army service at 15,000 person rally in Phoenix
01:23
Graeme Massie
“For 24 years I proudly wore that uniform, I am proud of that service,” Tim Walz told a cheering audience after a week of Republican knocks on his military record.
Scenes from Kamala Harris’s Arizona rally
01:17
Graeme Massie
How Elon Musk is disrupting US elections to boost Trump
01:00
Alex Woodward
While he stokes far-right hysteria overseas, Elon Musk is amplifying election disinformation at home.
The 2024 presidential cycle is the first since Musk bought X, formerly Twitter. Under his ownership, the fact checkers are gone, AI-generated content is feeding false election information to millions of users, and Musk himself is responsible for misleading posts that have been viewed more than 1 billion times.
The world’s wealthiest man not only controls a platform where he can boost Donald Trump’s campaign, he also helped launch a Trump-supporting political action committee to spend and raise unlimited dollars to get him elected — a uniquely powerful combination that election analysts, civil rights groups and state prosecutors are closely watching.
Kamala Harris could make history as the first president to work at McDonald’s
Saturday 10 August 2024 00:39
Graeme Massie
Fast food workers fighting for union recognition, higher minimum wages and better working conditions could have a powerful advocate in a former fellow french fry cook, Alex Woodward reports.
RFK Jr is endorsed by Russell Brand
Saturday 10 August 2024 00:15
Gustaf Kilander
Kennedy gets a surprise endorsement. @rustyrockets pic.twitter.com/EgOjHb0b7L
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr (@RobertKennedyJr) August 2, 2024
Trump’s plane diverted over mechanical issue while flying to rally in Montana
Saturday 10 August 2024 00:09
Graeme Massie
Trump’s plane diverted due to mechanical issue on way to Montana rally
Friday 9 August 2024 23:34
Graeme Massie
Donald Trump’s plane was diverted to Billings, Montana, because of a mechanical issue as he flew to a Friday night rally in the state.
The former president was heading to Bozeman, Montana, when his plane landed safely in Billings, 140 miles away.
Trump’s election interference case is back in Judge Chutkan’s hands after months of delays
Friday 9 August 2024 23:30
Alex Woodward
Donald Trump’s federal election interference case is slowly coming back to life.
The case is now back in the hands of District Judge Tanya Chutkan after it was frozen for months while the former president was fighting for “immunity” up to the Supreme Court.
The four criminal cases against the former president — spanning 88 charges in four jurisdictions — have been hung up in months of appeals and delays, creating a Russian nesting doll of courtroom battles, with court dates and side hearings on evidence, gag orders and defense arguments all designed to slow down the likelihood of another conviction before Election Day.
MAGA fans call for boycott of Dunkin Donuts: ‘The Bud Lite treatment’
Friday 9 August 2024 22:45
Gustaf Kilander
Followers of Donald Trump are calling for a boycott of Dunkin’ Donuts after the chief executive of Rumble claimed that the coffee chain refused to advertise on the conservative video platform because its “right-wing culture”.
Rumble has joined Elon Musk’s X in a lawsuit against a number of advertisers that they say have declined to do business with them because of the right-wing content on their platforms, Newsweek reported.
On Wednesday Chris Pavlovski, Rumble’s CEO, posted on X that the company had contacted Dunkin’ Donuts, and its parent Inspire Brands, about advertising on the video platform, because its users “over indexes with coffee consumption.”
Joe Rogan insists he’s not endorsing RFK Jr amid MAGA uproar over podcaster’s praise for conspiracy theorist
Friday 9 August 2024 22:25
Graig Graziosi
Podcaster Joe Rogan has promptly walked back what many listeners took to be an endorsement of independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr.
He made the comments on Thursday’s episode of the Joe Rogan Experience, explaining that he believed Kennedy’s political inexperience made him less likely to lie to voters.
“They do it on the left, they do it on the right,” Rogan said. “They gaslight you, they manipulate you, they promote narratives — and the only one who is not doing that is Robert F. Kennedy Jr.”
Where and when Trump and Harris are speaking tonight
Friday 9 August 2024 22:08
Gustaf Kilander
Tonight’s rally with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz is set to begin at 5.30pm local time in Arizona, 8.30pm ET.
The rally will be held at the Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump is speaking in Bozeman, Montana on Friday night at 8pm local time, 10pm ET.
The rally will be held at the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State University.
Daily Show host destroys Trump’s claim his Jan 6 crowd rivaled MLK Jr’s March on Washington
Friday 9 August 2024 22:00
Myriam Page
The Daily Show host Michael Kosta has destroyed Donald Trump’s wild claim that the crowd of supporters who flocked to see him speak on January 6 rivaled the crowd that turned out to hear Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic “I have a dream” speech during the March on Washington.
