Debate Does Little to Clarify Trump and Harris Policy Plans

The debate was Harris’s first since 2020, and Trump’s first since the June showdown that prompted Biden’s exit from the presidential race. The primary candidates for the nation’s highest office offered little clarity on their policy plans as they met for the first time for a live, televised debate in Philadelphia on Sept. 10. In

4 Takeaways From the Trump–Harris Presidential Debate

PHILADELPHIA—Americans had a chance to hear from both sides in a debate that saw Vice President Kamala Harris square off against former President Donald Trump for the first time. The Sept. 10 ABC News broadcast from Philadelphia was contentious at times, with both candidates speaking over each other and lobbing personal attacks. No new policy

New Yorkers at Watch Party React to Presidential Debate

Wall Street bar and restaurant patrons had mixed emotions about the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. NEW YORK—New Yorkers attending a watch party on Wall Street at the Ulysses Bar and Restaurant had mixed emotions about the debate between Democrat presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican challenger former President

Taylor Swift Endorses Harris for President

The Grammy-winning singer touted the Democratic presidential candidate as a ’steady-handed, gifted leader.’ Singer Taylor Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the race for U.S. president on Sept. 10, shortly after the latter wrapped up her first presidential debate with former President Donald Trump. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and

Families of Services Members Lost at Abbey Gate Receive Congressional Gold Medals

Thirteen service members killed in the 2021 Kabul bombing posthumously received Congressional Gold Medals in a ceremony. The decisions that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021 are being investigated by Congress and debated in contentious campaigns, but for one day—or one morning, anyway—Capitol Hill paused to praise and honor 13 young Americans

Service Members Who Died at Abbey Gate Awarded Congressional Gold Medals

Thirteen service members killed in the 2021 Kabul bombing posthumously received Congressional Gold Medals in a ceremony. The decisions that led to the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in August 2021 are being investigated by Congress and debated in contentious campaigns, but for one day—or one morning, anyway—Capitol Hill paused to praise and honor 13 young Americans

Cuomo Defends Directing Nursing Homes to Admit COVID-Positive Patients

The former New York governor said the Trump administration was to blame for the state’s excess deaths. Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared before Congress on Sept. 10 to defend his decision-making in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when he governed the state. The governor’s March 2020 directive requiring nursing homes to