Trump-allied comedian slammed for calling Puerto Rico ‘garbage’

• By Gram Slattery / Reuters
• Oct. 28, 2024

The presidential campaign of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats, several prominent Puerto Rican celebrities and some congressional Republicans denounced the comments, which were widely panned as racist. Read more

Trump’s rhetoric on fascism evokes dark echoes of history

• By Peter Baker / New York Times
• Oct. 28, 2024

Although presidents have pushed the boundaries of power, and in some cases abused it outright, no American commander-in-chief over the past couple of centuries has so aggressively sought to discredit the institutions of democracy at home while so openly embracing and envying dictators abroad. Read more

Washington Post loses 200,000 subscribers after Harris block

• By Juby Babu / Reuters
• Oct. 28, 2024

Not all cancellations take effect immediately, the NPR report said, adding that still, the figure represents about 8% of the paper’s paid circulation of 2.5 million subscribers, which includes print as well. Read more

Many voters blame Democrats as economic woes feel personal

• By Andrea Shalal / Reuters
• Oct. 28, 2024

Prices for food, rent, utilities and treats like dining out are all well above 2019 levels, because of complex factors the U.S. government has limited impact on, like labor costs, lack of competition and supply chain issues. Read more

Trump rally begins with vulgar, racist remarks from allies

• By Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and James Oliphant / Reuters
• Oct. 27, 2024

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe used crass language in joking that Latinos “love making babies” and called the Caribbean U.S. territory of Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.” Read more

L.A. Times owner’s daughter links Harris endorsement block to Gaza

• By Soumya Karlamangla and Shawn Hubler / New York Times
• Oct. 27, 2024

The editor of editorials, who was among those who have resigned, said she was taken aback by the daughter’s assertion. Read more

Michigan sees Trump, Michelle Obama, Harris in campaign push

• By James Oliphant and Trevor Hunnicutt / Reuters
• Oct. 27, 2024

In Michigan, Harris and Trump are battling for voters that include an Arab American and Muslim population concerned about Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, and union workers worried about how electric vehicles could reshape the U.S. auto industry, which is headquartered in Detroit, the state’s largest city. Read more

13 ex-Trump aides support Kelly’s ‘dictator’ warning on Trump

• By Tim Balk / New York Times
• Oct. 25, 2024

“This is who Donald Trump is,” wrote the 13, all “lifelong Republicans,” according to the letter. Read more

Chinese hackers target phones of Trump, Vance in cyberattack

• By Devlin Barrett, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman / New York Times
• Oct. 25, 2024

Investigators are working to determine what communications data, if any, was taken or observed by the sophisticated penetration of telecom systems, according to these people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe an active and highly sensitive national security case. Read more

Washington Post to stop endorsing presidential candidates

• By Benjamin Mullin and Katie Robertson / New York Times
• Oct. 25, 2024

The Post’s decision drew immediate blowback on social media, including from Marty Baron, the recent editor of the Post who led the paper through a period of editorial and business success. Read more

L.A. Times editor quits after owner blocks Harris endorsement

• By Katie Robertson / New York Times
• Oct. 24, 2024

In an interview with The Columbia Journalism Review, Mariel Garza, who held the title editorials editor, said she had quit because “I want to make it clear that I am not OK with us being silent. In dangerous times, honest people need to stand up. This is how I’m standing up.” Read more

Bill Clinton stumps for Harris in Arizona

• Oct. 23, 2024

Trump campaigns in Georgia

• Oct. 23, 2024

Over 23M votes cast as Harris, Trump target battlegrounds

• By Stephanie Kelly and James Oliphant / Reuters
• Oct. 23, 2024

The robust early turnout comes as Vice President Harris and former President Trump remain neck and neck in the seven most competitive states with less than two weeks to go until the Nov. 5 election. Read more

Harris: Trump’s reported remarks on Hitler, Nazis ‘deeply troubling’

• By Katie Rogers and Nicholas Nehamas / New York Times
• Oct. 23, 2024

Harris warned that Trump had grown “increasingly unhinged and unstable” and said that he would require that the U.S. military “be loyal to him personally,” even if Trump did not obey the law during the course of a second term. Read more

With election looming, John Kelly speaks out on Trump

• By Michael S. Schmidt / New York Times
• Oct. 23, 2024

He said that, in his opinion, Trump met the definition of a fascist, would govern like a dictator if allowed, and had no understanding of the Constitution or the concept of rule of law. Read more

Tulsi Gabbard says she’s joining GOP at campaign stop with Trump

• By Avi Bajpai / McClatchy Washington Bureau
• Oct. 22, 2024

As Gabbard made her way to the podium and the crowd cheered, Trump embraced her and said, “Boy, are you popular!” Read more

Tulsi Gabbard joins Trump in North Carolina, Vance campaigns in Arizona

• Oct. 22, 2024