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Sing a different melody

Vice President Harris is reversing several far-left policies as she distances herself from President Biden and tries to make a name for herself as the Democratic presidential candidate.

In his first political speech in North Carolina Later this week, and then next week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Harris plans to introduce Americans to who she is and how she will govern, essentially for the first time since Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her presidential campaign.

In recent weeks, Harris has shifted positions on at least five major policies: mandatory buybacks of assault rifles, fracking, immigration, health care and a federal jobs guarantee.

During her 2019 presidential campaign, she supported a mandatory buyback program for assault rifles.

“We need to have a gun buyback program, and I support a mandatory gun buyback program,” Harris said in October 2019, according to NBC News. “It has to be smart, it has to be done the right way. But there are at least 5 million (assault weapons), some estimate there are as many as 10 million, and we’re going to have to have smart public policy to get them out of circulation, but in the right way.”

In 2024, a Harris spokesperson said she would not push for a mandatory buyback program for assault rifles. …Learn more

Kamala Harris waves to the crowd from the stage

Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

White House

NO “GENIUS” IS NEEDED: Retired NYPD Lieutenant Reveals How Biden-Harris Administration Falsified Crime Records …Learn more

LATE REGISTRATION: Justice Department discovers last-minute Biden transcripts …Learn more

STAY THE COURSE: Biden says Harris ‘is not going to’ distance herself from his economic policies …Learn more

Capitol Hill

NO “MAGIC WAND”: Unearthed video shows longtime Democrat rejecting student loan forgiveness before changing his mind …Learn more

POINT ACCOUNTING: Tense U.S.-China row over Olympic doping tests rocks Republican Congress …Learn more

DISGRACED AND REPLACED: New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy Has Pick Ready to Fill Disgraced Sen. Menendez’s Seat …Learn more

Close-up of Senator Bob Menendez, Democrat of New Jersey

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 16: U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) speaks to the media as he leaves Manhattan Federal Court on July 16, 2024 in New York City. Menendez and his wife Nadine are accused of accepting bribes in the form of gold bullion, a luxury car and cash in exchange for using Menendez’s position to aid the Egyptian government and other corrupt acts, according to an indictment from the Southern District of New York. The jury found Menendez guilty on all counts. (Adam Gray/Getty Images)

Tales from the Trail

“DOWN AND HIDE”: Trump changes script on Harris with second press conference in a week as pressure mounts to face media …Learn more

“WE DON’T BELIEVE IT”: Vance accuses media of portraying Harris as ‘second coming of Abraham Lincoln’ …Learn more

THE GROUND IS PREPARED: Vance Agrees to Debate Walz on October 1 in New York …Learn more

“FULLY WRITTEN”: Harris and Walz criticized each other for interviewing each other before giving media interviews …Learn more

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris (L) and Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz have been criticised on social media for sharing an “embarrassing” video of themselves interviewing each other. (RONDA CHURCHILL/AFP via Getty Images)

25 DAYS AND IT’S DONE: Harris’ camp remains silent on when the vice president will hold a formal press conference …Learn more

WHAT AND WHY: RFK Jr. reportedly asked Harris for a Cabinet position in exchange for quitting …Learn more

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks at Freedom Fest at Caesars Forum Conference Center in Las Vegas. ((Daniel Jacobi II/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images))

“OUT OF CONTROL”: Trump says US has ‘new category’ of crimes under Biden-Harris administration …Learn more

STAMP OF APPROVAL: Americans increasingly like Harris and Trump, poll finds …Learn more

“PLAYING POLITICS”: Harris campaign ‘playing politics’ in announcing position on key issues, strategist says …Learn more

Anti-Semitism denounced

“SO UNIMAGINABLE”: Federal Judge Rules Against UCLA in ‘Jewish Exclusion Zone’ Lawsuit …Learn more

CONFRONTATION WITH THE POLICE: Anti-Israel protesters clash with police, throw smoke bombs after Harris rally …Learn more

Protesters outside Harris' event in Harlem, New York

Protesters set off smoke bombs outside Kamala Harris’ rally in Harlem, New York. (Liberty Television)

Across America

“HE’S NOT MY GOVERNOR”: Minnesota Small Business Owner Criticizes VP Harris’ ‘Radical’ Policies on Key Issue …Learn more

HOSTILE INTERFERENCE: Google Report Confirms Iranian Hackers Targeted Trump, Harris Campaigns …Learn more

“PREGNANT PEOPLE”: Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown Removes ‘Women’ From Pregnancy Bill …Learn more

Ultrasound of a pregnant woman, left; Senator Sherrod Brown, right

Sherrod Brown removed the word “women” from a bill regarding registration periods for pregnant women. (Getty Images)

‘QUESTIONABLE’: Climate Judiciary Project Accused of ‘Corrupting the Courts’ Through Judge Training Program …Learn more

“NAUSEOUS ELECTION INTERFERENCE”: Trump legal team asks for sentencing in Bragg case to be delayed until after election …Learn more

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