Glad it's already Wednesday! I'm Rebecca Morin, senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. |
13 days until the vice presidential debate. 48 days until Election Day. 14 days until the new season of Love is Blind (DC edition!) |
Trump holds first rally since suspect in assassination attempt arrested |
Former President Donald Trump held his first event Tuesday since the second assassination attempt targeting him rocked the election. Trump fielded softball questions from his former press secretary, now-Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, and several members of the audience. During the event, he addressed, and even joked about, the attempts on his life, saying being president is "dangerous business." Read more. |
Harris talks economy, Gaza, and political civility with Black journalists |
Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday took questions from the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia on issues ranging from the economy to Trump's claims of migrant pet-eating. Harris' meeting came nearly two months after Trump held his own controversial and combative interview with the group. Read more. |
A reminder: Harris and Trump are neck-and-neck in polling – especially in key battleground states, like Pennsylvania and Michigan. |
Fed cuts interest rate in historic move |
The Federal Reserve lowered its key interest rate by a half percentage point Wednesday — its first rate cut in four years. What does that mean? The move will provide the first dose of relief in years to Americans who have struggled with high borrowing costs for mortgages, credit cards and auto and other loans. Read more. |
Harris address Latino leaders, talks immigration |
I was out in the field today to watch Harris give remarks at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute's Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. There, she said it's possible to do both immigration reform and to secure the United States southern border. |
| • | Harris also slammed Trump for his promise to carry out mass deportations. | | • | "Imagine what that would look like and what that would be. How's that going to happen?" she said. "Massive raids, massive detention camps. What are they talking about?" | | • | A new Scripps News/Ipsos survey published Wednesday found 54% "strongly" or "somewhat" support mass deportation. | | • | That same poll, however, found that 69% "strongly" or "somewhat" support a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. | | | | | The Teamsters union said Wednesday it won't endorse either Harris or Trump in the 2024 presidential election. | | | | Podcaster Joe Rogan said Vice President Kamala Harris 'nailed it' during the debate on ABC last week, and that Donald Trump is 'funny like a comic.' | | | | Suspicious mail sent to election offices in at least six states is putting law enforcement on high alert ahead of the November election. | | | | In vitro fertilization, used to treat infertility, has come become a political issue in 2024. A U.S. Senate bill protecting the procedure failed. | | | | As Congress nears a shutdown, find out how it could impact federal workers, Social Security, national parks and more. What you need to know now. | | | | | | | This 7-day newsletter course will help you be an informed voter before Nov. 5. | | | | | | | |
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