The Latest Breaking News from Joe Biden

Trump and Harris, with starkly different records on labor issues, are both courting union voters

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican nominee Donald Trump are in a tight race for the White House. Every voting bloc will count – including members of labor unions and other people in their households.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2024

OPINION - Kamala Harris gets through her CNN interview by playing to Keir Starmer's election rules

Boring is good if you’re trying not to scare off voters

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2024

OPINION - The Standard View: Labour's four-day week runs up against economic reality

It sounds idyllic — a four-day working week for the same pay. Reports suggest that employees could be granted new rights to work compressed hours, as part of the Employment Rights Bill. Yet such a policy confers serious risk both to business and the wider economy.

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2024

Smith has a crafty SCOTUS workaround

A slight but substantive distinction about Trump’s role keeps the essential parts of the case alive

Salon · Aug 30, 2024

Kamala Harris defends policy shifts and vows to 'turn the page' on Trump in first interview since Biden quit race

The VP and her running mate Tim Walz sat down for their first media grilling since becoming the Democratic standard-bearers for November’s election

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2024

Americans Continue Efforts To Help Afghan Allies

Learn how Americans are aiding Afghan allies post-Afghanistan war through resettlement support and visa assistance.

Top News · Aug 30, 2024

Friday briefing: What we learned from Kamala Harris’ appearance on CNN

In today’s newsletter: Questions about policy shifts, Trump’s attacks, and whether Joe Biden is up to the job

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

Kamala Harris’s much-hyped, first big interview was ... radically normal

Just like at the Democratic convention, the vice-president did enough to clear the bar and do herself no harm

The Guardian - US · Aug 30, 2024

Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army

The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military's Gaza pier project says the mission was the biggest “organizational leadership challenge” he has ever experienced

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Harris’ win probability falls slightly after Democratic convention and Kennedy withdrawal

The United States presidential election will be held on November 5. In analyst Nate Silver’s aggregate of national polls, Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump by 48.8–45.0. In my previous US politics article last Sunday, Harris led Trump by 48.8–44.8.

The Conversation · Aug 30, 2024