Vice President was making her first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee and former President met in New York with Ukrainian President .
Harris was scheduled to appear in Douglas, Arizona, as Trump and his fellow Republicans pound her relentlessly over the Biden administration鈥檚 record on migration.
Zelenskyy's visit with Trump came as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine鈥檚 defense against Russia鈥檚 invasion.
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Iranian operatives charged with hacking Trump campaign
The Justice Department has announced criminal charges against Iranian operatives suspected of hacking Donald Trump鈥檚 presidential campaign and disseminating stolen information to media organizations.
The indictment comes at a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel escalate attacks against each other, raising concerns about the prospect of an all-out war, and as U.S. officials say they continue to track physical threats by Iran against a number of officials including Trump.
The Trump campaign disclosed on Aug. 10 that it had been hacked and said Iranian actors had stolen and distributed sensitive internal documents.
Senate Democrats make a late push in red-leaning states
Democrats looking to are going on the offense in two U.S. Senate races in the Republican-leaning states of Texas and Florida.
Sen. Gary Peters, chair of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, says the group is making a 鈥渕ulti-million dollar investment鈥� in television advertising in the two states and that he鈥檚 鈥渧ery confident there鈥檚 going to be more coming.鈥�
Republicans are portraying the investments as a sign that Democrats are worried that incumbent Sen. Jon Tester is in trouble in his bid to win reelection in Montana.
Jews and Catholics warn against Trump鈥檚 latest loyalty test for voters
Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming some if he loses the presidential election in November.
He said and can vote for him and ace the test, but those who don鈥檛 鈥� in his words 鈥� 鈥渘eed their head examined.鈥� If he鈥檚 defeated, Trump added, Jewish people would bear blame for that result.
Among the Jewish leaders appalled at Trump鈥檚 remarks was Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Jacobs said: 鈥淚t puts a target on American Jews. ... Stop.鈥�
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