Harris campaign surpasses $1 billion in fundraising, source says

Washington — Vice President Kamala Harris has raised more than $1 billion since entering the presidential race, a source familiar with the matter told CBS News.  The campaign has seen a donation windfall in the three months since Harris became the Democratic nominee.  In the 24 hours following President Biden’s July 21 announcement that he was

Inflation Rate Jumps Higher Than Expected in ‘Last Reading Before the Election’

Inflation in September rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier, exceeding economists’ expectations, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday. The consumer price index (CPI), which measures costs for everyday goods such as groceries, rent, and gasoline, rose 2.4 percent year-over-year and 0.2 percent from August. Economists had forecasted an annual increase of 2.3