US Presidential Election

September 10, 2024 4:22 PM

Trump’s second-term agenda: Trade wars, mass deportations, destroying ‘deep state’

Donald Trump plans to deport millions of migrants, reshape global trade with expensive tariffs and fill the government with loyalists if he wins a second four-year White House term in the November presidential election. Here is a look at some of the policies Trump has pledged to institute: TRADE Trump, a Republican, has floated the idea of a 10% or more tariff on all goods imported into the U.S., a move he says would eliminate the trade deficit, but critics say would lead to higher prices for...

August 20, 2024 1:03 PM

How Obama boosted Harris and continues to shape the Democratic Party

After Kamala Harris secured the Democratic presidential nomination in an unprecedented party upheaval, she got some advice from former President Barack Obama: Tap the campaign talent pool that is out there; you can have anyone you want. Within days, Obama's former campaign manager David Plouffe and other high profile alumni from Obama's 2008 and 2012 election efforts joined her nascent campaign. "He just wanted her to know that she was in a position to recruit anyone she thought they needed," ...

August 7, 2024 5:05 PM

Harris draws more support among Black voters, Trump up slightly among white voters

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is drawing more support from Black voters than President Joe Biden did when he was in the race this year, while Republican Donald Trump's support among white voters has risen somewhat in recent months, according to an analysis of Reuters/Ipsos polling. The analysis, which examined more than 10,000 responses from seven nationwide Reuters/Ipsos polls conducted since May, points to significant strengths and vulnerabilities for Harris, the U.S. vice p...

August 7, 2024 9:05 AM

US Presidential Election: Kamala Harris holds first rally with VP pick Tim Walz in Philadelphia

Vice President Kamala Harris held her first rally with newly announced VP pick, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event, which took place at the Liacouras Center at Temple University, drew a full house with an enthusiastic crowd. The candidates took the stage together to a roaring applause. Walz, a former educator and second-term governor, is also the chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Before becoming governor, Walz served 12 years in Congress, represen...

July 24, 2024 2:04 PM

Trump takes fight against Harris to North Carolina rally

Donald Trump has so far watched from the sidelines as Vice President Kamala Harris galvanized and re-energized Democrats by stepping in as their likely presidential nominee. On Wednesday, Trump gets back in the game. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, will hold his first campaign rally since Harris emerged as his near-certain Democratic foe in the 2024 election. The former president will appear at an event in Charlotte, North Carolina, a state that will be an important battleground in ...

July 19, 2024 11:40 PM

Democratic calls mount for Biden to end campaign, but he vows to fight on

President Joe Bidenvowed on Friday to continue his campaign for reelection even as seven more fellow Democrats in Congress urged him to end his floundering campaign, fearing that it could cost the party dearly in the Nov. 5 election. More than one in 10 congressional Democrats have now publicly called on the 81-year-old incumbent -- who is isolating at his Delaware home with a case of COVID -- to drop out following a disastrous June debate against Republican Donald Trump that raised questions a...

July 16, 2024 4:59 PM

Trump says migrants are fueling violent crime. Here is what the research shows

Donald Trump is blaming migrants in the U.S. illegally for fueling violent crime as part of his presidential campaign and Republicans plan to highlight the issue on Tuesday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. But studies show immigrants are not more likely to engage in criminality. WHAT IS TRUMP SAYING ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND CRIME? Trump, a Republican challenging President Joe Biden in the November elections, has focused on crimes committed by immigrants in the U.S. illegally as ...

July 15, 2024 3:58 PM

What you need to know about the 2024 US presidential election

America has never seen anything like the 2024 presidential race. A former president, Donald Trump, is set for a rematch against the current one, Joe Biden. But Biden's future at the top of the ticket now is uncertain as he faces calls to step aside from a growing number of congressional Democrats due to his advanced age and a series of faltering public appearances. Biden's position as his party's nominee has grown increasingly tenuous as some Democratic lawmakers and prominent donors began imp...

June 29, 2024 10:02 AM

How Democrats could replace Biden as presidential candidate before November

After President Joe Biden's shaky performance at the debate with former President Donald Trump on Thursday night, some Democrats openly questioned whether he should be replaced as their candidate for the 2024 election. There is a process for doing so, but it would be messy. For answers on how that would work, Reuters spoke to Elaine Kamarck, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution think tank, a Democratic National Committee (DNC) member, and author of the book "Primary Politics" about the...