The president later issued a statement backtracking on his comments. WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden is facing criticism after he appeared to call supporters of former President Trump “garbage” during a virtual speech on Oct. 29. Biden’s comments were made during a Zoom call with Voto Latino, a nonprofit aimed at registering Latinos to vote, in which
The vice president sought set herself apart from the nation’s political establishment. WASHINGTON—A week before Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris made her campaign’s closing argument in the heart of the nation’s capital, telling tens of thousands of supporters from around the country, “I offer a different path, and I ask for your vote.” Marking
President Biden reinserted himself into the contentious campaign to succeed him, appearing to call former President Donald Trump’s supporters “garbage” on a video call with Latino activists Tuesday evening. Republicans seized on the comments, while the White House offered a different explanation of what Mr. Biden said. The president was responding to a joke made
An Alabama man who left threatening phone messages for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the county sheriff last summer because he was angry over an investigation into former President Donald Trump was sentenced Tuesday to nearly two years in federal prison. Arthur Ray Hanson II, of Huntsville, made the phone calls just over
Harris is winding up her three-month campaign for president with a speech in Washington and rallies in swing states. WASHINGTON—Vice President Kamala Harris made her campaign’s closing argument in a speech at the Ellipse in the nation’s capital on Oct. 29, positing that she is a more stable candidate for the presidency than former President
Phoenix — Inside a secure facility with armed guards in Phoenix, Arizona, the sound of democracy reverberates as ballots are printed, sorted, stuffed and shipped. The Runbeck Election Services facility near the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will print about 35 million ballots for counties in eight states for the November election, including Arizona, Nevada,
During remarks at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, estate, Trump echoed his familiar attacks on Harris and Democrats, and claimed the vice president is running a “campaign of hate.” “I’m running on a plan to save America,” he said. “We have no choice, It’s the greatest there is and we’re going to save it.” Trump