Both major presidential candidates are Thursday meant to fire up their core supporters. Vice President is participating in a livestream with , who has endorsed Harris and spoke at the in August. will be in Washington to address a 鈥淔ighting Anti-Semitism in America鈥� evening event with , a co-owner of the NBA鈥檚 Dallas Mavericks and widow of billionaire casino magnate , who founded the Las Vegas Sands casino and was one of the Republican Party鈥檚 largest donors.
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Hospitality union is knocking on millions of doors to support Harris' presidential candidacy
The hospitality union UNITE HERE says it has knocked on more than 1 million doors on behalf of Kamala Harris鈥� presidential candidacy, saying that it expects to reach 3.5 million voters in 10 states by Election Day.
Gwen Mills, the union鈥檚 president, said the ground game has been more aggressive than in 2016 and 2020 campaigns. She said the process started earlier than in previous elections and more of her members are taking longer leaves of absence from their jobs to contact potential voters. The union has roughly 300,000 members and 1,800 of them are active in canvassing for the vice president.
Harris is relying on aggressive union outreach to help drive turnout in a close race against former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.
The Teamsters union snubbed Harris on Wednesday by declining to endorse either major presidential candidate. But the United Auto Workers, American Federation of Teachers and the umbrella organization AFL-CIO are all working for Harris.
U.S. Senator introduces bill to provide security protections to presidential and vice presidential candidates
U.S. Sen. Rick Scott announced Thursday morning that he鈥檚 leading a bill meant to provide protections to presidential and vice presidential candidates and spouses at the same level of protection provided to the sitting president.
Scott introduced this bill with 11 other Republican senators, and he said in an interview that he鈥檚 been texting back and forth with Trump. He said that from these conversations, he understands that Trump is 鈥渃ommitted to winning the race and committed to fighting.鈥�
In this interview, he said that his bill would push these protections for Trump as a major presidential candidate, but he clarified that his bill wouldn鈥檛 apply to former presidents, including former President Barack Obama or President Joe Biden after November.
Scott also said he supported the state investigation on the assassination attempt and believes that federal prosecutors needed to be more transparent about details to avoid misinformation.
鈥淗ere鈥檚 a guy that鈥檚 now twice, in what 64 days, somebody tried to kill him,鈥� Scott said. 鈥淭his is not normal, and we鈥檝e got to figure this out.鈥�
Trump no longer visiting a Polish-American shrine in Pennsylvania
Donald Trump is no longer planning to visit a Polish-American shrine in Pennsylvania Sunday where he would have crossed paths with Polish President Andrzej Duda.
That鈥檚 according to a person familiar with Trump鈥檚 plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the trip, which had not been formally announced. It鈥檚 unclear why the change was made, but Trump will be in Pennsylvania Monday for a pair of campaign events in the critical battleground state.
Duda鈥檚 office has said he will attend a Roman Catholic Mass at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa followed by the unveiling of a monument to the anti-communist Solidarity movement.
He鈥檒l be in the U.S. for the United Nations General Assembly happening in New York.
Trump's campaign argues its case to Hispanic voters
Trump鈥檚 campaign is making its argument that Hispanic voters are better suited to pick the GOP nominee over Harris this November.
During a call held with reporters Thursday to mark National Hispanic Heritage Month, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida said Harris 鈥渉as tried to undo鈥� Trump鈥檚 achievements that benefit Hispanic Americans and that the 鈥渨orld was just a safer and more stable place鈥� under the Republican president鈥檚 administration.
Rubio cited Harris鈥� co-sponsorship while in the U.S. Senate of a bill aimed at making it easier for the Cuban military to benefit and profit from American tourism and 鈥渕aking all kinds of concessions to Venezuela.鈥�
Trump鈥檚 campaign held the call to mark , an annual tradition that showcases the diversity and culture of Hispanic people. The month is celebrated each year from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.
Rubio and former California Lt. Gov. Abel Maldonado gave remarks on the call in both English and Spanish.
Immigration wasn鈥檛 a focus of Thursday鈥檚 call, but it has been a major line of contrast between Harris and Trump. Speaking at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute鈥檚 annual leadership conference on Wednesday, to deport millions of people who are in the United States illegally, questioning whether he would rely on massive raids and detention camps to carry it out.
Trump has promised to carry out 鈥渢he largest deportation operation in the history of our country鈥� if he鈥檚 elected in November but has offered no details on how such an operation would work.
Kamala Harris steps up outreach to Mormon voters in battleground Arizona
Vice President is stepping up her efforts to win over voters who belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, enlisting prominent members of the faith to make the case in pivotal Arizona that does not align with the church鈥檚 values.
Her state campaign announced on Thursday an advisory committee to formalize the outreach to current and former members of the church, widely known as the Mormon church.
With nearly 450,000 church members in Arizona, about 6% of the state鈥檚 population, Latter-day Saints and former church members could prove critical in what will likely be an extremely close race.
Latter-day Saints have traditionally voted Republican and are likely to remain part of the GOP coalition. Clustered in solidly Republican states, they have long been a major force in GOP primaries and local politics across the West, but they have not held much sway in national elections. In 2020, about 7 in 10 Mormon voters nationally supported Trump, according to AP VoteCast, while about one-quarter backed Democrat Joe Biden.
Leaders of Democratic protest of Israel-Hamas war won鈥檛 endorse Harris but warn against Trump
Leaders of a Democratic against the Israel-Hamas war said Thursday that they would not endorse Vice President 鈥� presidential bid but strongly urged their supporters to vote against in November.
The 鈥淯ncommitted鈥� movement drew hundreds of thousands of votes in Democratic primaries earlier this year in protest of President 鈥檚 handling of the . The group鈥檚 leaders urged the administration to change its policy on the conflict, warning that some Democratic voters might otherwise abstain from voting in November, particularly in swing state .
Despite with top Democratic officials, discontent within the protest-vote ranks only grew after the when they were a speaker on stage and other demands weren鈥檛 met.
Harris鈥� 鈥渦nwillingness to shift on unconditional weapons policy or to even make a clear campaign statement in support of upholding existing U.S. and international human rights law has made it impossible for us to endorse her,鈥� movement leaders said in a statement.
Group leaders also made clear in their statement that they strongly opposed supporters voting for Trump or a third-party candidate who 鈥渃ould help inadvertently deliver a Trump presidency.鈥� Instead, they urged voters to register 鈥渁nti-Trump votes and vote up and down the ballot.鈥�
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