How billionaires control US elections

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Millions have already been raised for the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But where does that money come from? Here's how the ultrarich can sway an election.

Trump and MAGA world are going after Walz for his handling of 2020 riots. Old audio shows Trump praising it.

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Donald Trump, left, and Tim Walz, right, in a composite image.
ABC obtained a recording of a phone call former President Donald Trump had with governors, in which he praised Gov. Tim Walz's response to the civil unrest in Minnesota in 2020.

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JD Vance defends his infamous 'childless cat ladies' comment: 'I have nothing against cats'

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Sen. JD Vance, who is running as former President Donald Trump's vice president nominee, speaking at a fundraising event at Discovery World in Milwaukee in July 2024.
Sen. JD Vance, who is former President Donald Trump's running mate, owns multiple properties.

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Kamala Harris called a 'diversity hire' and an 'escort' by Republicans after Biden's endorsement

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Donald Trump loyalists and GOP lawmakers attacked Kamala Harris with racist and sexist accusations following an endorsement from President Joe Biden.

Trump is furious he spent money attacking Biden but now has to 'start all over'

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Donald Trump has been attacking Democrats on Truth Social and complaining that his campaign now has to "start all over."

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Trump may regret choosing JD Vance as his running mate, political scientists say

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: Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump stands onstage with Republican vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance
Political scientists told Business Insider that former President Donald Trump may have reason to regret choosing Sen. JD Vance as his running mate.

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Trump says it's great he got such a nice photo after being shot at because 'usually you have to die to have an iconic picture'

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Secret Service agents rushing former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Secret Service agents rushing former President Donald Trump offstage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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MTG and Lauren Boebert are incendiary lawmakers who helped 'normalize' a climate of violence that led to the Trump shooting, a political expert says

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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump gesturing as he is assisted by the Secret Service after he was shot during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

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Democrats aren't shying away from abortion talk this election — they're capitalizing on it

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Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer discusses Alabama's ruling on IVF in February, 2024.

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An Iowa basic income project gives low-income residents $500 a month. They say it helps them make rent and buy food.

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Aerial View of the Des Moines, Iowa, Skyline at Sunset
A basic income program in central Iowa says people mostly spend the $500 monthly payments on food.

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