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PBS NewsHour – August 15, 2024 (06:42)
Medicare reached agreements with major pharmaceutical companies to cut the cost the government pays for ten prescription drugs used by millions of Americans. It marks the first time the government has been able to negotiate directly with drugmakers, a result of provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act.
Amna Nawaz discussed the impact with Neera Tanden, domestic policy adviser to President Biden
PBS NewsHour, August 15, 2024 – 1:30 pm (ET)
In our news wrap Thursday:
- Ukrainian President Zelenskyy said his country’s troops seized the Russian town of Sudzha,
- A court in Russia sentenced Russian American citizen Ksenia Khavana to 12 years in prison,
- Federal law enforcement officials charged five people in connection with the death of actor Matthew Perry
- Bermuda is bracing for Hurricane Ernesto.
PBS NewsHour, August 15, 2024 – 4:30 pm (ET)
PBS NewsHour, August 15, 2024 – 5:30 pm (ET)
2 WAY, August 15, 2024 – 3:00 pm (ET)
Since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed Harris last month, former President Donald Trump has made two trips to North Carolina, invested millions in new ads seeking to define Harris and feverishly worked to build up his campaign’s political organization across the state.
“We’re going to beat her,” Trump told supporters in Asheville Wednesday during a blistering speech aimed at his rival. “They may then get a third candidate, who knows?”
Few states have offered Democratic presidential hopefuls the number of disappointments the Tar Heel state has in recent cycles. It has been 16 years since Barack Obama delivered a North Carolina surprise in 2008 – the first and only time a Democratic candidate for the White House has carried the state in nearly five decades.
2 WAY, August 15, 2024 – 9:00 pm (ET)
“The Morning Meeting” topics:
*Â What could go wrong for Vice President Harris?
* What’s the best case for both sides in their marquee events today?
* How relevant are the vp running mates?
Poll question
Could any “strategery” by Trump have hindered Harris’ rise?
Selection of Smerconish daily headlines
Will Harris’ Late Start Help or Hurt?, 538
Harris’ late start in securing the Democratic nomination just months before the general election raises questions about whether she can effectively campaign given the limited time.
Cook Report: Harris Is in the Lead, Cook Political Report
A new survey shows Harris leading or tied with Trump in six of seven battleground states, with gains among D’s and I’s, though Trump still leads on immigration and inflation.
Walz Campaign Was Wrong on DWI, CNN
Walz’s 2006 campaign staff lied about facts in his DWI arrest in 1995. He, however, admitted to the charge of drunk and reckless driving.
Columbia University President Resigns, Columbia Daily Spectator
Columbia President Minouche Shafik resigned amid controversy over pro-Palestinian protests and antisemitism, becoming the third Ivy League president to step down over Gaza-related tensions.
Wide World News – August 15, 2024
*Â Kamala Harris
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* Donald Trump
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* Joe Biden
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* JD Vance
10am: Speaks at even in New Kensington, Pennsylvania.
Vance, a Marine veteran, is slated to be joined by U.S. Reps. Jim Banks (R-Indiana), Brian Mast (R-Florida), and Michael Waltz (R-Florida). All three are also military veterans.
* Tim Walz
Attends fundraisers in Newport, Rhode Island, and Southampton, New York.
Together again: President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are making their first joint appearance since Biden ended his reelection bid, delivering remarks in Maryland on lowering costs for American families. This comes as Democrats prepare to pitch their vision to voters at their convention next week.
Trump speaks to reporters: Former President Donald Trump will hold a news conference in New Jersey following his remarks yesterday on the economy. He attacked Harris’ policies ahead of the rollout of her economic proposals on Friday, arguing that she would ensure the economy would get worse. Meanwhile, JD Vance delivers remarks earlier in the day in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania.
VP debate date is set: Vance has agreed to the October 1 vice presidential debate on CBS that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz accepted on Wednesday. The first Harris-Trump presidential debate is set for September 10.
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul – August 15, 2024 (32:05)
Former Mankato West students of running mate Gov. Tim Walz threw their support behind the Harris-Walz ticket during a campaign event on Wednesday.
Since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and endorsed Harris last month, former President Donald Trump has made two trips to North Carolina, invested millions in new ads seeking to define Harris and feverishly worked to build up his campaign’s political organization across the state.
“We’re going to beat her,” Trump told supporters in Asheville Wednesday during a blistering speech aimed at his rival. “They may then get a third candidate, who knows?”
Few states have offered Democratic presidential hopefuls the number of disappointments the Tar Heel state has in recent cycles. It has been 16 years since Barack Obama delivered a North Carolina surprise in 2008 – the first and only time a Democratic candidate for the White House has carried the state in nearly five decades.
Donald Trump showed up in battleground North Carolina for a big speech on the economy – and one of his unhinged rallies broke out.
But amid the insults, trash talk, rage and lies, the former president blundered into the thing he’d been seeking for days: a strategy to take on Vice President Kamala Harris.
The former president took the stage Wednesday with Republican commentators pining for signs that he’d stabilized after more than three weeks of fury and disorientation after President Joe Biden pulled out of the 2024 race.
