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Three years ago, after developing Long Covid, 62-year-old Martha applied for Social Security Disability Insurance, which provides a modest monthly benefit to aging and disabled adults. Martha has no health insurance, which prevents her from getting the medical treatment she needs, and is homeless. On Thursday, when she asked Vice President Kamala Harris about the issue at a town hall hosted by the Spanish-language news network Univision, she still hadn’t received a decision. In the twelve-month stretch from October 2022 through September 2023, 30,000 people died while waiting for federal disability determinations, according to Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley.

At a town hall organized by Univision on Thursday night, Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a key constituency eluding the Democratic party: Latino voters. Her pitch, like much of the campaign, focused on the contrast between her and Donald Trump. “I very much believe that the American people are being presented with two very different visions for our country,” she said. Still, Harris mostly fronted a “tough on the border” position during the appearance.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally began late Friday morning in northern Aurora, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. Colorado officials, candidates and other figures were among the early speakers, and Trump took the stage about 1:45 p.m. View the livestream above. This story will be updated throughout the day. 3:05 p.m.: Trump finished his remarks a moment ago, about 80 minutes after he began — slightly on the shorter side for his recent speeches. “We will make America proud again.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally began late Friday morning in northern Aurora, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center. Colorado officials, candidates and other figures were among the early speakers, and Trump took the stage about 1:45 p.m. View the livestream above. This story will be updated throughout the day. 3:05 p.m.: Trump finished his remarks a moment ago, about 80 minutes after he began — slightly on the shorter side for his recent speeches. “We will make America proud again.

What would you do if the world’s wealthiest man came knocking on your door? Ask for a buck? Let ’em in? Run from this clear sweepstakes door scam? It’s a scenario that could very well happen in Pennsylvania, a state that has reportedly become an obsession for Elon Musk. So much so that the New York Times reports that the Tesla CEO, who is nearly “manic” about sending Donald Trump back to the White House, recently proposed going door-to-door in the Buckeye State in order to gin up support for the former president.

On Friday, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author Barbara Kingsolver is headlining a fundraiser for the Harris Victory Fund. She’ll join actress Ashley Judd and former Kentucky poet laureate Silas House for a “virtual conversation” about perspectives from rural Appalachia. The event coincides with a recent push by Vice President Kamala Harris to reach out to rural voters, who overwhelmingly support former President Donald Trump. Kingsolver is an obvious Democratic counterweight to vice presidential candidate JD Vance.