Trump says he won’t debate Harris again

Washington — Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he won’t debate Vice President Kamala Harris again, following Tuesday night’s matchup between the two in Philadelphia.  “THERE WILL BE NO THIRD DEBATE!” Trump said at the end of a long post on his Truth Social account. The first presidential debate was in June between Trump and

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Trump falsely claims Democrats support abortions “after birth.” Here’s a fact check.

Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed during Tuesday night’s presidential debate that Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, supports the “execution” of babies after they are born, repeating earlier false assertions that Democrats support killing babies.  The Republican nominee made the claim when ABC moderator Linsey Davis asked why he changed

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine pushes back on fake migrant story amplified by Trump: “The internet can be quite crazy”

Washington — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, distanced himself from former President Donald Trump’s false claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield are eating people’s pets.  “This is something that came up on the internet, and the internet can be quite crazy sometimes,” DeWine told CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett on Wednesday.  DeWine

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Analysis of the words Trump and Harris relied on in their first debate: “taxes,” “criminals,” “weak”

At the first and only scheduled presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, Harris mentioned Trump by name 38 times. Trump didn’t say Harris’ name a single time. The former president mentioned inflation nine times; Harris only did so twice. Trump called Harris “weak” five times, and she returned the

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