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The Harris-Trump debate

WASHINGTON — As the disastrous (for Biden) Trump-Biden debate June 27 did not include any of my recommended questions, I offer ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis some questions they should have considered asking Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in Tuesday’s ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. Also on this ...

Poll: Republicans are more likely to trust Trump than official election results

CHICAGO (AP) — For Christopher Pugh, the 2020 election was a turning point. He already distrusted the government. But as he watched Fox News coverage in the immediate aftermath of the election and read posts on Twitter, the social media platform now known as X, that distrust grew. He now ...

A scorching political summer — not over yet

WASHINGTON -- “Summer’s lease hath all too short a date,” wrote Shakespeare, but the Bard didn’t know what the summer of ‘24 had in store. The cicadas are still singing, but they won’t be for long. The days are getting shorter, the nights fall faster. And the garden knows it; the ...

Almanac

By The Associated Press Today in History Today is Wednesday, Sept. 11, the 255th day of 2024. There are 111 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed as 19 al-Qaida hijackers seized control of four jetliners, sending two of ...