Kamala Harris: I’m sorry about you, but I know how you feel. I know you’re lucky to be here, but you can’t do that
At a rally Wednesday night, he said something happened to him after he was shot. I became nice. These people are very dangerous when you’re dealing with them. You can’t be too nice. You really can’t be, so if you don’t mind, I’m not going to be nice.
Harris is not shy about her attacks. Harris bragged of her background as a prosecutor when she made her first major speech as the likely nominee on Tuesday.
“I took on perpetrators of all kinds — predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain,” she said in Wisconsin. “So hear me when I say, I know Donald Trump’s type.”
“You’ve been terrible at everything you’ve done,” he said, as though speaking to her directly. “You’re ultra liberal. And we don’t want you here. We don’t want you anywhere. Kamala. You’re fired.”
Source: Trump tries out attack lines on Kamala Harris as her campaign heats up
Up First Newsletter: Rally Undecided Voters’ Choices in the Battle for Hamas and Space Races to Save a Telescope
The importance of North Carolina is reflected in the visit by Trump. The margin was so narrow in 2020, though, that Democrats see an opportunity to win and have also campaigned heavily in the state.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can expect a mixed reception today when he’s scheduled to speak at a joint meeting of U.S. Congress. Republicans strongly support Netanyahu and Israel in the war in Gaza. But Democrats are increasingly critical, with President Biden calling for a cease-fire. The sit-in on Capitol Hill was staged to protest the war in Gaza. Netanyahu has expressed his belief that Hamas must be completely destroyed in Gaza, which will likely be the central theme of his speech.
Source: Newly undecided voters could be crucial for Harris. And NASA races to save a telescope
Rally-Undecided Voters in the Presidency of a White House Race: Hillary Clinton and NASA Races to Save a Telescope
Harris has 100 days before the election to define herself on the trail. She is going to speak to a group of black people. The trip follows her first official public appearance as a presidential candidate yesterday. She walked out to Beyoncé’s “Freedom” as a highly energetic crowd of 3,000 people chanted her name in Milwaukee. The campaign event had to be moved to a larger venue due to the high interest.
Vice President Harris has the opportunity to try and win over a significant number of voters who now say they are undecided, according to a new NPR poll. One in five independents now say they are undecided, up from 4% a week ago, which is crucial for Harris as she tries to get back into the swing of things.
U.S. Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle resigned from her job yesterday, according to the White House. After testifying before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday she faced criticism for not fully answering questions about the assassination attempt on Trump.
Source: Newly undecided voters could be crucial for Harris. And NASA races to save a telescope
Why Did Clement Work During the First Two Years of the Trump Era? The Emotional Connection to Popular Music and the Rise of Rising Sea Levels
Alaskan communities that are threatened by rising sea levels were the subject of policies worked on by Clement for seven years. His work moved forward during former President Barack Obama’s administration. Clement was demoted as part of the effort to stop working on climate change when Trump took over. Clement quit and went to authorities as a whistle blower on what they saw as political interference and censorship of science by the Trump administration. Many scientists are concerned that such interference would get worse in a second Trump term. Here’s why.
Along the way, she made a different discovery, as she explained our emotional connection to popular music. The most popular tunes of the day are much less complex than hits in the past. Hamilton analyzed more than 1,000 pop songs and found that the vocals have gotten less sophisticated over time. But that doesn’t mean hits are not complex.