Trump campaign requested use of military aircraft for final stage of campaign
Former President Donald Trump's campaign requested military assets to enhance his security in the final weeks of the campaign, two sources said.
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Former President Donald Trump's campaign requested military assets to enhance his security in the final weeks of the campaign, two sources said.
How to secure the U.S.-Mexico border — and what to do about immigrants, legal and illegal, once they enter the U.S. — remain top concerns for voters.
After two assassination attempts, and amid heightened intelligence about potential Iranian plots threatening to kill former President Donald Trump, his campaign is asking that military aircraft be added to his security detail in the final weeks of the campaign. Nikole Killion has more.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have frequently visited the battleground state of Arizona, where immigration is a key issue for voters. Ed O'Keefe talks to voters about why the issue is so important, and contrasts Harris and Trump's different approaches to addressing it.
The federal government says it has been dealing with an unprecedented number of rumors surrounding the recent hurricanes, Helene and Milton. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez speaks with the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection about one of those false claims. Then, CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with further analysis.
Both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump campaigned in western battleground states Friday. Harris rallied in Arizona for the second day in a row, while Trump traveled to Nevada after speaking in Aurora, Colorado, earlier in the day. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more.
Donald Trump is proposing making interest on car loans tax-deductible. But the benefit would mostly help high earners.
Israel extends evacuation warnings in southern Lebanon; Jurors in federal trial for Tyre Nichols' murder receive instructions from judge before start of deliberations.
Vice President Kamala Harris is in Arizona vying for support among Hispanic men as they remain a key voting group in battleground states. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more on the 2024 election.
Vice President Kamala Harris is working to secure votes on the campaign trail while also taking part in the Biden administration's response to Hurricane Milton. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Donald Trump is scheduled to hold rallies in Colorado and Nevada on Friday, with the former president expected to address crime and immigration. CBS News campaign reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
Middle East braces for Israeli response to Iran attack; Hurricane Helene relief funding up in the air during congressional break.
Troy Miller, the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, tells CBS News that hurricane relief funds are not being redirected to help care for migrants. "Shelter and Services Program is authorized, independently funded by Congress. It has nothing to do with the disaster relief funds," Miller said. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.
President Biden is calling on Congress to return early from its recess and speed up emergency funds for the victims of hurricanes Helene and Milton. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
Former President Barack Obama spent Thursday on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania where he delivered a blunt message to Black men about why he believes they should be supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump. CBS News campaign reporter Taurean Small has more.
Former President Barack Obama is campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Thursday. Meanwhile, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is accusing Harris of "politicizing" the hurricane disaster recovery. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports on Harris' campaign and the politics of disaster relief.
President Biden has again called out former President Donald Trump for spreading false information about response efforts to hurricanes Helene and Milton, while Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday that some hurricane victims have heard false rumors that FEMA will seize their land. Nancy Cordes reports.
Before President Biden won Arizona in 2020, the last time Democrats carried the state was in 1996 with Bill Clinton. So will the state once again go blue this November? CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe spoke with voters in the Grand Canyon State to get their thoughts on the 2024 race.
Former President Barack Obama is set to rally for Vice President Kamala Harris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Thursday night as he starts a multi-state swing for her. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa reports. Then, Jasmine Wright, politics reporter for NOTUS, and Tom LoBianco, national politics reporter for 24sight News, join with analysis.
The judge in the federal election interference case against former President Donald Trump unsealed a key filing that includes new evidence from special counsel Jack Smith on Wednesday. Smith filed the motion after the Supreme Court ruled Trump is immune from official acts he conducted as president. Rebecca Roiphe, CBS News legal contributor, Derek Muller, law professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School, and Robert Legare, CBS News Justice Department reporter, join with analysis.
Lawyers for former President Donald Trump accused the special counsel of cherry-picking and mischaracterizing evidence compiled by prosecutors in their case against him.
President Biden is slamming efforts to spread misinformation on federal recovery efforts after Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns has more from former President Donald Trump's latest campaign stop in Detroit where he discussed the latest storm to slam Florida.
The latest consumer price index report, the last that will be released before Election Day, showed inflation continued to cool in September. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger has more.
In the wake of Hurricanes Milton and Helene, former President Donald Trump is continuing to peddle false claims that FEMA is diverting disaster relief funds to migrants. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more.
Vice President Kamala Harris is getting briefings on the federal response to Hurricane Milton as she continues making her case to voters on the campaign trail. CBS News campaign reporter Shawna Mizelle has more.