Latest Stories By Samantha Putterman

During a special town hall that aired Oct. 16, former President Donald Trump joined Fox News host Harris Faulkner for a discussion before an all-female audience. The talk aimed to focus on issues of particular interest to women ahead of Election Day, Nov. 5. With polls showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading among women voters, […]

Since entering the presidential race in July, Vice President Kamala Harris sat for relatively few  interviews with media outlets, opting instead for rallies with scripted speeches.  That changed this week. In a few days’ span, she did interviews with the hard-hitting network newsmagazine, CBS News’ “60 Minutes,” ABC’s morning talkfest “The View” and CBS’ “The […]

During the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate in New York, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, declined to answer when asked whether he and former President Donald Trump would challenge the results of November’s election if they lost, as Trump had in 2020. Instead, Vance pivoted to what he said was a much bigger threat to democracy: […]

Updated with additional promises, Oct. 14, 2024. Presidential campaigns usually plan their policy agendas months, or years, in advance. But since she became the Democratic presidential nominee this summer, Vice President Kamala Harris has been playing catch-up.  Harris’ policy proposals overlap with many that President Joe Biden has pursued, particularly on abortion, guns, voting rights, […]

During her interview with the National Association of Black Journalists, Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, for spreading misinformation about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio. “When you have that kind of microphone in front of you, you really ought to understand how much your […]

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign said “the dangers of Trump’s Project 2025 agenda will be on full display” in the Sept. 10 presidential debate. Former President Donald Trump said Harris has “changed every policy” and “doesn’t even know what she is talking about.” It’s safe to assume the first and so far only debate between […]

PolitiFact fact-checked Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, in their first joint interview since accepting the Democratic nominations for president and vice president at the party’s convention in Chicago. The segment, hosted by Dana Bash, aired Aug. 29 on CNN. PolitiFact has rated Harris on our Truth-O-Meter 52 times […]

Several Democratic National Convention speakers warned Americans that former President Donald Trump would limit abortion access if he returned to the White House — regardless of what he says on the matter. “As part of his agenda, (Trump) and his allies would enact a nationwide abortion ban, with or without Congress,” Harris said Aug. 22 […]

Project 2025 has a starring role in this week’s Democratic National Convention. And it was front and center on Night 1. “This is Project 2025,” Michigan state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, said as she laid a hardbound copy of the 900-page document on the lectern. “Over the next four nights, you are going to […]

Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, capping a historically compressed vice presidential search. Walz rocketed up the list of finalists on the strength of his folksy relatability, gubernatorial experience and congressional record representing a conservative-leaning district. “I am proud to announce that I’ve asked @Tim_Walz to be […]

In a contentious appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists annual conference in Chicago, former President Donald Trump argued with moderators and opened the conversation by baselessly accusing Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ presumptive presidential nominee, of only recently identifying as Black. Asked whether he agreed with some Republicans characterizing Harris as a […]

El expresidente Donald Trump participó el 31 de julio en una entrevista en vivo en la Convención de la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Negros (NABJ, por sus siglas en inglés) en Chicago. Rachel Scott, una corresponsal senior de ABC News que reporta sobre el Congreso, Harris Faulkner, presentadora de FOX News, y Kadia Goba, periodista […]