Democratic nominee appears on campaign trail with ex-president for first time, targeting Black voters in AtlantaVice-president Kamala Harris appeared with Barack Obama for the first time on the campaign trail, offering closing arguments targeting Black voters in Atlanta's eastern suburbs, a vibrant, symbolic part of Georgia.Ours is a fight for the future," Harris said at the rally in Clarkston. She touched on familiar themes - reducing the costs of drugs, housing and groceries. I come from the middle class, and I will never forget where I come from. Continue reading...
While it's likely Labour did nothing illegal in assisting its politicos to volunteer for Harris, it's yet another issue that was easily avoidableGordon Brown famously brought his moral compass to the prime ministership. Boris Johnson, notoriously, did not. Under Keir Starmer, there is a moral compass in Downing Street once more. But something else has gone missing. Too often, Labour now seems to lack not a moral compass, but a fully functioning political one. It has never needed one more than it does today.Recent history suggests that any government's political compass is a powerful embodiment of its survival instinct. The compass addresses the dangers, as well as the attractions, of a course of action. It recognises that the way an action will be portrayed is a reality as powerful as the intention behind it. It prioritises grip, speed and proactive flair, as well as discipline about priorities.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...
Bruce Springsteen urged voters to back Kamala Harris in the presidential election, warning that Donald Trump was running to become 'an American tyrant'. 'I want a president who reveres the constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for a woman's right to choose, and who wants to create a middle-class economy that will serve all our citizens,' said Springsteen
Tyler Perry recounts how he once booked a room in the Trump Hotel since the businessman seemed so revered in rap lyrics. 'I wanted to feel that specialness,' Perry said. However after later doing some research on the man, Perry realized the kind of person Trump really is, he said. 'What I realized is that in this Donald Trump America, there is no dream that looks like me.'
Samuel L Jackson, Spike Lee and Tyler Perry join singer in supporting VP at Georgia event packed with 20,000 peopleBruce Springsteen urged voters to back Kamala Harris in the presidential election, warning that Donald Trump is a would-be tyrant".I want a president who reveres the constitution, who does not threaten but wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for a woman's right to choose, and who wants to create a middle-class economy that will serve all our citizens," Springsteen said at the Thursday evening rally.Don't miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...
Ex-president disparaged Black and Latino voters at Tempe rally, the two groups Republicans are trying to win overDonald Trump, campaigning in the border swing state of Arizona on Thursday, called the country a garbage can" because of immigration policies under the Biden administration.We're like a garbage can, you know, it's the first time I've ever said that," Trump said in Tempe, Arizona, the home of Arizona State University. And every time I come up and talk about what they've done to our country, I get angry. First time I've ever said garbage can, but you know what, it's a very accurate description."Don't miss important US election coverage. Get our free app and sign up for election alerts Continue reading...
George Gascon, the Los Angeles county district attorney, has recommended that the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents, a step that is expected to lead to their release. Gascon said that the pair should be resentenced and that life without the possibility of parole be removed, after the office reviewed new evidence in the case
Singaporean companies Grace Ocean and Synergy settle lawsuit with US government over deadly crash in MarchThe owner and operator of a ship that crashed into a Baltimore bridge in March, leaving six dead, will pay the US a $100m settlement.The US justice department announced on Thursday that Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the Singapore-based corporations that owned and operated the Dali agreed to the $101,980,000 sum, settling a lawsuit over the Francis Scott Key Bridge's catastrophic collapse. Continue reading...
Jon and Carie Hallford accused of sending grieving families fake ashes and misspending nearly $900,000 in relief fundsColorado funeral home owners accused of misspending nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds and living lavishly, all while allegedly storing 190 decaying bodies in a building and sending grieving families fake ashes, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal fraud charges for defrauding customers.Jon and Carie Hallford each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The plea agreement, which stipulates that prosecutors will not request more than 15 years imprisonment, still has to be approved by the judge. It's unclear when that will happen. Continue reading...
The brothers said they killed their parents an 1989 after years of sexual, physical and psychological abuseGeorge Gascon, the Los Angeles county district attorney, has recommended that the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents, a step that is expected to lead to their release.Gascon said during a news conference on Thursday that the pair should be resentenced, and that life without the possibility of parole be removed, after the office reviewed new evidence in the case. They will be eligible for parole immediately because of their ages at the time of the murder, he said. Continue reading...
Christian Jenkins rules abortion prohibition flouts language in state constitution that protects reproductive healthcareAn Ohio judge has decided that the state's ban on most abortions was unconstitutional and could not be enforced.Judge Christian Jenkins, of the Hamilton county common pleas court, also granted a permanent injunction in his ruling on Thursday. Continue reading...
Phoenix police arrest Dieter Klofkorn, who admitted to crime and said his actions were not politically motivatedA postal service collection box was set on fire early on Thursday in Phoenix, damaging a small number of mail-in ballots dropped off at the box.Local media reported the incident on Thursday, citing police and fire department officials who said the United States Postal Service mailbox was on fire at about 1.30am local time. Continue reading...
The former Fox host once said he hated the ex-president. Now his display of serious daddy issues is striking a terrifying chordWelcome to another normal day in Magaland. The sun is shining, the leaves are falling, and the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is fantasizing about daddy" Donald Trump spanking teenage girls.This fresh hell comes via Duluth, Georgia, where Carlson was warming up a Trump rally on Wednesday night. Which is notable in itself because Carlson hasn't always been a big fan of the former president. Last year a bunch of Carlson's private text messages were made public as part of the $1.6bn defamation lawsuit filed against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems and they made his real feelings about Trump very clear. Continue reading...
There is nothing wrong with foreign volunteers working for Kamala Harris, providing they do it openly and stick to the rulesYou can say that the evidence of Labour volunteers dipping into America's election to campaign for Kamala Harris may not do the Labour government's diplomatic interests any favours if Donald Trump wins.You can add that the intervention has not been very competently overseen, either legally or politically.You can even point out that proud citizensof a selfgoverning republic may not take kindly to being told how to vote by visitors from whatwas once the colonial power.But it is, at worst, a mistake, not a crime. In principle,there is nothing wrong in Labour activists volunteering for the Harris presidential campaign. US elections are the most publicised and consequential on the planet. They affect and capture the interest of millions around the world, not just America. Providing the volunteers observe the rules, and bring self-awareness to what can be a delicate role, their participation, as long as it is public and at the margins, is a tribute to American democracy, not a threat.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
Ex-president makes clearest expression yet of intent to shut down two criminal cases brought against him by special counselDonald Trump said on Thursday he would order the immediate firing of the special counsel Jack Smith if he were re-elected in the November election in the clearest expression of his intent to shut down the two criminal cases brought against him.The remarks from Trump, who remains in a tight race for the presidency against Kamala Harris with 12 days until the election, came in a conversation with the conservative podcast host Hugh Hewitt, who asked whether Trump would pardon himself or fire the special counsel. Continue reading...
With the election less than two weeks away, we'd like to hear from people in the US about what they're anxious about and how they're copingDo you find yourself worrying about the US election, which is less than two weeks away? The polls remain tight and it is widely agreed to be a knife-edge race.It's also been a battering American electoral season for many voters amid accusations of fascism on the rise, two attempted assassinations of former US president Donald Trump and Democrats swapping candidates from Joe Biden to Kamala Harris. Continue reading...
Now, with Taylor Swift, US vice-president has world's two biggest musicians behind her - an asset for young votersBeyonce will appear with Kamala Harris in Houston on Friday, according to media reports.The star turn will confirm that, following Harris's endorsement by Taylor Swift last month, the Democratic vice-president and US presidential candidate has the support of the two most popular musicians in the world - a potentially invaluable asset for galvanising young voters. Continue reading...
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Mohsin Mo' Meghji was paid $350,000 to advise on conflicting settlement proposals from the church and clergy abuse victimsAn outside expert brought in to help resolve the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans' expensive, highly contentious bankruptcy protection case has suggested deferring pay to all professionals involved in the matter for three months.The move is to see if that prompts the church and clergy abuse victims to compromise on conflicting settlement proposals which are hundreds of millions of dollars apart. Continue reading...
Joe Biden's unwavering support enables Benjamin Netanyahu to prolong the conflict and prioritize his own political survivalThe US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, arrived in Israel on Tuesday to ostensibly plead with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, to accept a ceasefire in Gaza and end a widening regional war. Blinken and other US officials have made this appeal many times in recent months, only to be ignored by the Israeli premier, who has instead set about destroying swaths of Lebanon. On this visit, Blinken urged Netanyahu to use the recent killing of Hamas's leader, Yahya Sinwar, in Gaza as an opening to declare victory and wind down Israel's war.Sinwar's killing, in a surprise encounter with Israeli troops last week, should have created new momentum for a ceasefire agreement that would lead to a regional de-escalation and the release of dozens of hostages still being held by Hamas after its 7 October attack on Israel. But Joe Biden has already squandered this opportunity by sending Blinken to deliver a weak lecture to Netanyahu, and refusing to pressure Israel to accept a truce. Continue reading...
I'm usually opposed to replacing words when an artist covers a song - but there is room in my heart for satisfying revengeI can't hold a tune to save my life, so I don't know for sure, but I imagine there are a few things that strike fear into the heart of singers. Losing their precious voice, for one. Not getting enough attention (can't relate). And then there is ... Kelly Clarkson covering your song.A practice that began when she was touring, taking cover requests from fans, Kelly Clarkson now has a daytime talkshow in which every episode she does Kellyoke and covers a song she loves. Why, you might ask? It's simple - because she can, and also she should. She's amazing at it. I'm not saying every time she does a cover she makes it her own, but she definitely shows everyone what your song sounds like when it's belted by one of our greatest living singers. Continue reading...
Amid a mysterious FBI investigation and a Silicon Valley-funded recall, Thao is seeking to reassure voters that the city is getting betterThe Oakland mayor, Sheng Thao's political rise was precarious from the start.For progressives, her narrow victory in 2022 affirmed their city's radical, leftist roots. By electing a daughter of Hmong refugees and a domestic violence survivor who promised to advocate for the city's most vulnerable residents, it seemed Oakland had defied the tech billionaires and venture capitalists who were working to transform the political landscape in neighbouring San Francisco. Continue reading...
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Van makes voting accessible in Montgomery county, where officials reject at least 1,000 mail-in votes each electionMaxine Endy had been on the phone with her neighbors in her towering apartment complex in King of Prussia, a Philadelphia suburb, trying to get them to vote. Several people told Endy, an octogenarian (don't put my age in the newspaper") they weren't sure how to get a ballot. Many of them weren't sure where to go to the polls.Another woman in the complex had even seen a confused neighbor go to the lobby of her building and ask a receptionist for a mail-in ballot. Continue reading...
Stacey Williams says the ex-president, whose spokesperson denied the allegations, touched her in an unwanted sexual way in 1993. Plus, the Guardian endorses Kamala Harris
Two big names had a shaky week, while Milan have found their Mr Reliable. We hand out honours (and dishonours) from the latest round of actionVFB Stuttgart: In last season's Bundesliga it was Stuttgart rather than Bayern Munich who came second to the unbeaten champions Bayer Leverkusen. Following that up this season has proved tough for Sebastian Hoeness's team, who lie 10th in the German league. On Tuesday night in Turin they dominated Juventus, who put in their worst performance yet under Thiago Motta, and were reduced to 10 men after Danilo's red card. Deniz Undav's first-half screamer for Stuttgart was rubbed out by the VAR but it seemed Mattia Perin, who saved Enzo Millot's penalty amid a brilliant goalkeeping display, would deny the Germans. It took some dainty improvisation from El Bilal Toure to land a first Champions League win this season for a club back in the competition for the first time in 15 years. Continue reading...
Universities such as Columbia and Princeton rebuke educators for posts and comments criticizing war in GazaSeveral professors at universities around the US are facing disciplinary actions in regard to their support for the pro-Palestine movement and their students holding protests on college campuses.At Columbia University, Katherine Franke, law professor and the director of the Center for Gender & Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School, is currently under investigation at the school over an interview she gave early this year. Last week, she announced she had filed a complaint against a law firm she retained after it dropped her as a client. Continue reading...
More than 30,000 workers at the troubled aviation company represented by the union began striking in mid-SeptemberBoeing workers late on Wednesday rejected the latest offer to end the more than a month-long strike that has crippled the already struggling manufacturing giant.In a blow to Boeing and the Biden administration, which has fought for a resolution to the dispute, 64% of the 33,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers union voted to reject the contract, the union said late on Wednesday. Continue reading...
The far right is looking very different to how it did a few years ago. They're less tied to traditional conservative organizationsThis Tuesday, Charlie Kirk brought his You're Being Brainwashed Tour to the campus of my public university in a Republican-controlled state. It was nothing like the last time Kirk and his Turning Point USA (TPUSA) organization had visited. Although the different timing matters - this was literally two weeks before election day - the differences between the 2018 and 2024 events in many ways reflect the dangerous radicalization of the US right wing.In 2018, Kirk had a fairly similar agenda when coming to my university: exposing leftist lies and progressive propaganda" at US universities. I wrote a column about the rather bland event, describing it as a rightwing safe space", in which Kirk railed against the cultural Marxists". Most students seemed more amused than aggrieved. How different this week's event was. Continue reading...
Authorities say Jeffrey Michael Kelly had more than 120 guns and over 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his homeThe man arrested for shooting at a Democratic National Committee office in suburban Phoenix on three separate occasions had more than 120 guns and more than 250,000 rounds of ammunition in his home, prosecutors said, leading law enforcement to believe he may have been planning a mass shooting.Jeffrey Michael Kelly, 60, has been detained on terrorism charges in connection with the shootings at the Democratic party's campaign office in Tempe, a city just east of Phoenix, on 16 and 23 September. After the third shooting, on 6 October, the Arizona Democratic party was forced to close its office. Continue reading...
Revealed: in a highly unusual move, regents bypassed local prosecutors, believing Dana Nessel would be tougher on the student protestersWhen the University of Michigan governing board this year asked the state's attorney general to bring charges against campus Gaza protesters, they tapped a political ally with whom some board members have extensive personal, financial or political connections, a Guardian investigation finds.Frustrated by local prosecutors' unwillingness to crack down on most of the students arrested at the height of the pro-Palestinian encampments last spring, the regents executed a highly unusual move in recruiting Michigan attorney general Dana Nessel because she was more likely to file charges, three people with direct knowledge of the decision tell the Guardian. Continue reading...
Biden oversaw the passage of the first major federal gun safety law in nearly 30 years. But advocates fear gun safety policy could be easily reversed: We are at a pivotal moment'Yoonie Yang was sitting in her Spanish two honors class in southern Florida when she first learned of a shooting at nearby Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school. She watched in horror as fellow students checked in on their friends to see if they were among the 17 victims.I don't think my peers know of an America or a world where there isn't gun violence," said Yang, now a senior at the University of Pennsylvania and a campus organizer for the gun safety group Students Demand Action. This is an issue that we're willing to take a stand on, and it's an issue that has affected our lives and affected our childhoods into our adulthoods." Continue reading...
Legal analysis released by Legal Defense Fund highlights specific harms rightwing plan poses to Black communitiesProject 2025, the 900-page ultra-conservative roadmap that details how the former president Donald Trump and his allies would restructure the US government if he is elected, has specific implications for Black Americans, according to a new report.The Legal Defense Fund (LDF), an organization that fights for racial justice, recently released the most in-depth legal analysis of Project 2025's impact on Black communities. It highlights how Black Americans would be harmed due to policies that would weaken anti-discrimination laws; dismantle the Department of Education; threaten Black political power; increase the use of the death penalty (which disproportionately affects Black people); and exacerbate health disparities caused by environmental racism. Continue reading...
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University attendees ramp up outreach efforts and pitch pop-up polling sites as election day approachesCollege students formed a steady line outside a campus art museum to vote early on Tuesday at a pop-up polling place at the University of Minnesota.The one-day site, enabled by new state laws that allow for pop-up early voting, helps populations like student voters, who may not have access to transportation to get off campus, easily access the polls. Continue reading...
More than 2,000 Israelis have signed this letter, published in 11 languages, asking the international community to use every possible sanction' to save us from ourselves'We, Israeli citizens residing in Israel and abroad, call on the international community - the UN and its institutions, the United States, the European Union, the League of Arab States, and all states around the world - to intervene immediately and implement every possible sanction towards achieving an immediate ceasefire between Israel and its neighbors, for the future of both peoples in Israel and Palestine and the peoples of the region and for their rights to security and life.Many of us are veteran activists against the occupation, for peace and mutual existence in this land. We are motivated by our love for the land and its residents, and we are concerned for their future. We have been horrified by the war crimes committed by Hamas and other organizations on 7 October and we are horrified by the countless war crimes that Israel is committing. Unfortunately, the majority of Israelis support the continuation of the war and massacres, and a change from within is not currently feasible. The state of Israel is on a suicidal path and sows destruction and devastation that increase day by day.More than 2,000 Israeli citizens have signed this letter. The full list of signatories can be seen here. An earlier version of this letter was published in Liberation Continue reading...
The quarterback has more interceptions than touchdowns this season. But his struggles speak more of a player adjusting to circumstances than one in declineSeven weeks into their bid for immortality, the Kansas City Chiefs are undefeated. They've ripped off wins against the likes of the Ravens, 49ers and Bengals on their way to a 6-0 start. On defense they've been elite, putting a succession of the game's best quarterbacks through the blender. The back-to-back champs should have the feel of a runaway juggernaut, but something is amiss with KC's offense.Given his body of work, Patrick Mahomes is the best quarterback in the NFL. That isn't an opinion, it's a statement of fact. But through the opening stages of the season, the Chiefs have fielded a middling offense and Mahomes has been a statistically middling quarterback. The Chiefs' offense has yet to score 30 points in a game, despite facing only one defense in the top 12 in EPA/play, a measure of a unit's down-to-down effectiveness. Continue reading...
Progressives shouldn't dismiss the left-conservative' leader - her popularity is driven by her powerful critique of runaway capitalismOn a chilly autumnal evening last month, the Berliner Platz in the eastern German city of Cottbus was buzzing by the time Sahra Wagenknecht appeared. One activist, busy handing out leaflets promoting the latest maverick force to disrupt European politics, said she was there because Wagenknecht understands people like us". Anti-war banners were dotted around the square. One elderly woman proudly displayed a badge reading Omas fur Frieden (grandmothers for peace).Formed only last January, the eponymous Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) has been collecting voters from across the political spectrum, although mainly from the left. An unscientific straw poll suggested much of the Cottbus audience had previously voted for the Social Democrats, or the Left party to which Wagenknecht used to belong, or not at all. Her stump speech checklisted blue-collar anxieties: the cost of living crisis, declining healthcare provision, a lack of access to good jobs and affordable housing, and meagre pensions. Mainstream political and cultural elites, Wagenkecht told many nodding heads, suffered from an abject lack of empathy with these ordinary realities".Julian Coman is a Guardian associate editorDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...
With less than two weeks until polls open in the presidential election, Trump celebrated early voting in Georgia as Harris doubled down on fascist claim
At CNN town hall in Pennsylvania, the vice-president told Anderson Cooper she believes Donald Trump to be unfit to serve'Kamala Harris praised Donald Trump's former chief of staff for sending a 911 call" to the nation about the former president's unfitness to serve a second term, attacking her opponent as a fascist" who would send the nation down a dangerous path.Harris participated in a CNN town hall with undecided voters in Delaware county, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday, as the battleground state appears poised to play a potentially decisive role in the presidential race. While taking voters' questions on everything from the cost of living to abortion access, Harris repeatedly steered the conversation back to questions over Trump's fitness for office. Continue reading...
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This live blog is now. You can read our latest coverage of the US election hereThe Labour party has put out a statement rejecting allegations that it broke US election law because activists and staff members have been volunteering to help the Democrats.A Labour spokesperson said:It is common practice for campaigners of all political persuasions from around the world to volunteer in US elections.Where Labour activists take part, they do so at their own expense, in accordance with the laws and rules." Continue reading...
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