In the White House. However, Vice President Kamala Harris just caused democrats to suffer a major loss. The Teamsters Labor Union and its 1. 3 million members are not endorsing her. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. That Labor Organization announced it will not endorse a Candidate Period this time around. Here is what makes this particularly damaging for democrats. It marks the first time since 1996, nearly 30 years, that group, that important union with all of its members, has not backed a democrat White House nominee. So Kamala Harris has helped them gain that Check Mark in history. Teamsters president Sean Obrien spoke about the decision. We interviewed both candidates and we were seeking commitments from both candidates and we couldnt get solid commitments on our core issues. No endorsement sends a message to both parties that if they truly want to support working people, they have to reevaluate it and understand that nothing is given. It is earned. Harris the n
Soft and america has beaten back the unprecedented economic challenges of the global pandemic and the ensuing disruption to the economy. It is proof that the biden economic recovery has been nothing short of miraculous. Especially given the mess he inherited from trump and the u. S. Outperformed every other country on earth. Trump like so many republicans before him has enjoyed a pulling advantage with voters over the economy. That may be changing. Multiple polls in recent weeks suggesting harris is closing the gap and possibly even leading trump on economic issues. Harris has been helped by trumps inability to feign caring about the expenses of americans as he proved earlier this month with that rambling answer to that direct question in New York. It was Word Salad but with one under noticed but toxic ingredient that deserves more attention. If you take it in november, can you commit to making childcare affordable and if so what specific legislation will you advance . Childcare is chi
Im talking about wisconsin, a battleground currently showing a day had heat will talk to the states Democratic Party chair im dana bash. Lets go behind the headlines and inside Politics Cnn and Breaking News we begin with major Breaking News out of The Middle East. A fresh wave of explosions in lebanon. Their Health Ministry is reporting at least nine people have been killed after dozens of Walkie Talkies apparently blew up just a day after hundreds of pages by hezbollah floated, injuring thousands. I want to get straight to beirut and cnns ben wedeman, ben in addition to the nine people so who have been killed so far today, according to the ministry of health, theyre saying more than 300 have been injured in this second day of blasts the across the country. Now, according to lebanese security sources, there were somewhere between 15 and 20 explosions of devices. Its believed Walkie Talkie hes in the southern suburbs of beirut. Thats where hezbollah has a strong presence. One of those
Play goes right into. With me at the desk, Piers Morgan, Generaljohn Mccoll the former deputy Supreme Allied Commander of nato, and the political correspondent of politichoe, Ava Sa Ntina evans. Morning, morning. Lets start with whats making the news. The sunday times splashes on the issue well be talking about Today Permission for ukraine to use western long range missiles. Tories urging the uk to Say Yes alone. It also breaks the story the wealthy Donor And Victoria starmer s dresses. The observer sticks with Foreign Affairs Fears Russia has shared nuclear secrets with iran. The express has more pain over Winter Fuel Allowance for pensioners. The Sunday People focuses on a call from esther ghey, briannas mum, who spoke so movingly to us a few months ago, for Mobile Phones to be banned in schools. And on the bbc, Breaking News this morning several people are dead after attempting to cross the channel. Lots of news this morning but we are going to focus at the beginning of the programm