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Candidates spar on economy, abortion as Harris takes on Trump in a way Biden could not

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 11, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By STEVE PEOPLES, JONATHAN J. COOPER and NICHOLAS RICCARDI WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and Kamala Harris faced each other on the debate stage Tuesday night for the first and possibly the last time. Harris, the Democratic vice president who is a former courtroom prosecutor, was eager to prosecute Trump’s glaring liabilities. But she also was tasked with re-reintroducing herself to voters, who are still getting to know her as the party’s presidential nominee. Trump, a Republican now in his third presidential election, was set on painting Harris as an out-of-touch liberal. He also tried to...

Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 11, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MIKE CATALINI, JULIE CARR SMYTH and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns. There is no evidence that Haitian immigrants in an Ohio community are doing that, officials say. But during the debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump specifically mentioned Springfield, Ohio, the town at the center of the claims, saying that...

Netanyahu gives a starkly different take on Biden administration’s hopes for a Gaza deal

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 6, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Network, News, World News.

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were sharply at odds Thursday over prospects of reaching a deal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release, with Netanyahu saying it was “exactly inaccurate” that a breakthrough was close. “There’s not a deal in the making,” Netanyahu said in an interview with “Fox and Friends.” His public skepticism comes as U.S. officials said they were working on a revised proposal to address remaining disputes between Israeli and Hamas leaders after the weekend...

Harris to propose tenfold startup tax incentive increase she says will spur small business creation

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on September 4, 2024. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to propose on Wednesday a tenfold increase in federal tax incentives for small business startup expenses, from $5,000 to $50,000, hoping to help spur a record 25 million new small business applications over her four-year term should she win the presidency in November. She’s set to unveil the plan during a campaign stop in the Portsmouth area of New Hampshire — marking a rare deviation from the Midwestern and Sunbelt battlegrounds the Democrat has focused on in her race against former Republican President...

Kamala Harris to accept Democratic nomination amid buzz about who else will be on DNC stage. Watch it live here

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 23, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

It’s the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago where Vice President Kamala Harris will accept her party’s presidential nomination before the campaign versus former President Donald Trump begins in earnest. Democratic delegates are excited about Harris’ nomination at the United Center Thursday, but there’s as much buzz about who will be performing before she comes on stage. Related Articles National Politics | Female delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women’s suffrage on night of Harris’ speech National Politics |...

Female delegates at the DNC are wearing white to honor women’s suffrage on night of Harris’ speech

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 23, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By MEG KINNARD, Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — If you think you’re seeing a lot of women wearing white during the final night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, you don’t need to adjust your television set. There appeared to be a coordinated effort among female delegates and Democratic supporters as they arrived at the United Center on Thursday afternoon, with security lines and convention floor seats filling up with women clad in white suits, dresses and other attire. So when Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage for to accept the Democratic presidential nomination —...

Democrats approve a platform that mentions Biden’s ‘second term’ despite his making way for Harris

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 20, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By WILL WEISSERT and ALI SWENSON CHICAGO (AP) — Delegates at the Democratic National Convention voted Monday night to approve their 2024 party platform, which lays out familiar priorities for the party but wasn’t updated to reflect that President Joe Biden is no longer running for reelection. The largely ceremonial vote at Chicago’s convention signaled the party coalescing around a singular vision for the next four years — though a somewhat outdated one, as Vice President Kamala Harris has only outlined a few of her own specific policy positions since she took over the Democratic...

Pro-abortion rights and LGBTQ+ protesters rally ahead of the start of the DNC

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

A crowd of hundreds called for abortion and LGBTQ+ rights Sunday evening in downtown Chicago, getting a head start on a week of protests before the Democratic National Convention kickoff Monday. Starting with a rally on Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive by the Chicago River, with Trump Tower as a backdrop as the blazing sun set behind the Marina City Towers, demonstrators headed south to the Grant Park monument of Union Army Gen. John Logan, which protesters climbed in an iconic moment during the DNC protests in August 1968. After an acoustic sing-along by the crowd — “My body, my body/ My...

Can the DNC help reverse Chicago’s national narrative?

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 19, 2024. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

The eyes of the political world turn to Chicago this week as tens of thousands of delegates, media, dignitaries and political influencers arrive for a historic Democratic National Convention featuring Vice President Kamala Harris’ celebratory and ceremonial acceptance of the party’s presidential nomination. An event that only a month ago saw Democratic organizers trying to build enthusiasm over the anticipated renomination of President Joe Biden has now developed its own energy with the president’s decision to drop from the race and back Harris, the first Black and Asian woman to receive a...

FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on August 16, 2024. Posted in Business, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention. At his New Jersey golf club, the Republican nominee blended falsehoods about the economy with misleading statements and deeply personal attacks about his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Here’s a closer look at the facts. Inflation did not take the toll Trump claimed. Growth surged under Biden TRUMP: “As a result of Kamala’s inflation, price hikes have cost the typical household...