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Off-color jokes, vitriol take over Trump Madison Square Garden rally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump put on a splashy rally at New York's hallmark Madison Square Garden, but repeated insults and at times racist and misogynistic remarks from guest speakers threatened to grab the most attention.
Amy Klobuchar and Royce White face off in U.S. Senate debate
Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Republican challenger Royce White wrangled over the economy, foreign policy and other issues in a debate Sunday hosted by WCCO Radio. The race has been playing out largely off-the-radar.
Harris and Walz will visit all the battleground states in the campaign's closing stretch
The Nov. 5 election is fast approaching, and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz are planning to visit all seven battleground states to rally supporters in the coming week.
Harris is reaching out to Republicans. Some progressives feel left behind
Vice President Harris has been campaigning with Republicans disaffected with former President Donald Trump. But some progressive voters aren’t loving the strategy.
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 33, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv kills one
Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 33 people, mostly women and children. In a separate development, a truck rammed into a bus stop near Tel Aviv, killing one person and wounding more than 30.
Harris and Beyoncé ignite a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Trump
 Kamala Harris and Beyoncé ignited a Houston rally with a double-barreled argument against Donald Trump on Friday. The superstar told the Democratic nominee’s biggest crowd ever that it was “time to sing a new song."