Two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump have not clarified the Democratic position on whether that Republican represents an existential threat to democracy. The White House still calls him a threat.

Kamala Harris has repeatedly made the point that she does not take Black voters for granted, and polling suggests that appealing to young Black men is a particular challenge in this election. Civil rights attorney Charles Coleman and NYU law professor Melissa Murray join Alex Wagner to talk about how Harris can preserve this core voting bloc to help her defeat Donald Trump.

Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to build support among Latino voters as polls show Americans trust former President Donald Trump over Democrats on the border.

Away from the campaign trail, the US central bank is poised to lower interest rates for the first time in four years.

The “Uncommitted” movement, which sprung up during the Democratic primaries in opposition to the Biden administration’s policy on the war in Gaza, said Thursday it would not endorse Vice President Kamala Harris after her campaign again spurned activists pushing for a halt to US military aid to Israel and an immediate ceasefire.

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris are offering a flurry of ideas on spending and taxes that are fueling concerns on Capitol Hill that there’s no end in sight for huge annual deficits. Trump’s reversal on capping state and local tax deductions,