insert_link World Starting with a handshake, presidential debate between Harris and Trump then turns fierce, and pointed Former President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris debate on Sept. 10, 2024. AP Photo/Alex Brandon By Rodney Coates, Miami University and Lee Banville, University of Montana As the two presidential candidates entered the debate stage, Kamala Harris strode across it and offered her hand to Donald Trump to shake, setting a confident tone that didn’t flag throughout the debate. Trump, appearing to grow angrier through the […] todaySeptember 11, 2024 22
insert_link World With Biden gone, Trump will need a new attack plan for the younger Kamala Harris By Christopher Featherstone, University of York When Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential election race he changed the nature of the campaign. In the three weeks following the notorious presidential debate, Biden’s withdrawal came to be seen as a matter of when, not if. Now the Democratic party’s ticket is in flux and its campaign will look very different to the one Biden would have […] todayJuly 23, 2024 18
insert_link World ‘One inch from a potential civil war’ – near miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy U.S. Secret Service agents help former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images By Arie Perliger, UMass Lowell With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for […] todayJuly 15, 2024 22