President Joe Biden has denounced “extremism” that he said has undermined public confidence in the U.S. Supreme Court. He has called on Congress to quickly establish deadlines and an enforceable code of ethics for the court’s nine justices. He also called on lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity.
Former President Donald Trump has agreed to an interview as part of the investigation into an attempted assassination in Pennsylvania this month, according to the FBI.
Deputy Director Kamala Harris’ campaign $200 million raised since she emerged as the likely Democratic presidential nominee last week, a stunning haul in her race against the former president Trump.
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is kicking off a $50 million advertising campaign with a new television spot that describes the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee as “fearless” throughout her career.
“Throughout her career as a prosecutor, attorney general, United States senator, and now as vice president, Kamala Harris has stood up to bullies, criminals, and special interests on behalf of the American people — and she has defeated them,” said a statement from Jen O’Malley Dillon, the campaign manager.
“She is uniquely qualified to take on Donald Trump, a convicted felon who has spent his life ripping off working people, taking away our rights and fighting for himself.”
The ad will air during the Olympics, “The Bachelorette,” “The Daily Show” and other popular programs in an attempt to settle the score with Republicans, who have spent more than the Democrats on the radio during a chaotic summer when President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and endorsed Harris.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion will make a special appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris during her campaign visit to Atlanta on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for Harris confirmed in a message on X on Monday evening that the hip-hop star performed with the vice president.
Harris’ campaign is promising a large rally in Atlanta, similar to the large events that former Republican President Donald Trump has signed off on.
If Vice President Kamala Harris were to become president, she would become the first female president, but one who is multiracial.
Harris, the daughter of a Jamaican father and an Indian mother, both of whom immigrated to the US during the civil rights movement, has reaffirmed her historic candidacy for president. spotlights American identity politics and the growing number of people who say they are multiracial.
Different countries divide people into categories, depending on different national traditions. The United States, with its history shaped by slavery, divides people into black or white, and nine million people identified as multiracial in 2010.
When Harris ran for vice president in 2020, 33.8 million people in the US identified as more than one race, the Census shows.