Celebrities' stance in presidential elections has historically not played a major role, but Taylor Swift may change that. If there is any star who can influence a presidential election, it is a star of her dignity, says Erik Åsard, professor of North American Studies.
EntertainmentThe Republicans' Donald Trump lied over 30 times during last night's debate, according to CNN. But the Democrats' Kamala Harris also got caught in lies. Here are some of the debate's false claims.
World politicsKamala Harris promises Israel continued support if she becomes the President of the USA. Donald Trump, on the other hand, claims that his opponent "hates Israel". Outside the debate arena in Philadelphia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered with demands for a ceasefire.
World politicsThe world star Taylor Swift has now made the statement the world has been waiting for. She supports Kamala Harris' candidacy in the USA's presidential election – and simultaneously pokes the Republicans.
EntertainmentTime and time again, Kamala Harris poked Donald Trump – who swallowed the bait and got angry. Harris, on her part, avoided answering certain questions. Exhausting and ugly, says political science professor Dennis Goldford about the election debate in the USA.
World politicsJoe Biden is not your opponent. It's me. An offensive Kamala Harris gave Donald Trump a response in the USA election campaign's only debate so far. The TV clash in front of tens of millions of voters became tough and included statements about abortions, migration, and crime.
WorldDoes any of the candidates start rambling or launch personal attacks? Which policy issues are highlighted? And who appears most statesmanlike? The stakes are enormous in the highly anticipated, only debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. Here are the points to keep an eye on.
World politicsThe opinion situation is super even, the microphone problem investigated and the arguments sharpened. It's time for the USA election campaign's decisive battle: the TV debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.
WorldHe loved Ronald Reagan, has been a Republican his entire life and voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But then businessman Glenn Newlin in the swing state of Michigan had enough. I would have gladly voted for Nikki Haley but now it looks like it's going to be Kamala Harris, he says. The debate this week will be the decisive test.
World politicsVladimir Putin would like to see Kamala Harris become the USA's next president. He claims this in a speech in Vladivostok where he praises her laughter. But the USA does not appreciate the words and urges Putin to stop interfering in the election.
WorldThere will be a pause in the microphones in the highly anticipated, first and televised debate between the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and the Democrats' Kamala Harris on September 10.
World politicsTax the large corporations and the rich, and instead lower the tax for small business owners. That was Kamala Harris' message when she on Wednesday presented her business economic policy.
WorldThe majority describe themselves as democrats, but the Gaza War and the White House's support for Israel make Americans of Arab origin see red. Many think of voting blank, which can decide the outcome in the swing state of Michigan. I am not impressed by her false rhetoric, says teacher and activist Suehaila Amen about the Democrats' Kamala Harris.
WorldThe Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "desecrated" through his actions a military cemetery earlier in the week. That's what his rival Kamala Harris believes.
World politicsThe interview with Kamala Harris offered few news on the policy area, and at home the reviews are lukewarm. But the Democratic presidential candidate managed through her mere presence to show how she differs from Joe Biden, according to an American expert.
WorldThe Democrats' vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has gone viral for several misstatements, since he became Kamala Harris' running mate. Now he responds to the criticism.
WorldKamala Harris promises to take a tough stance on illegal immigration and continue to support Israel if she moves into the White House. But her values have not changed, she emphasizes in her first interview as a presidential candidate.
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