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Last Updated: August 18, 2024, 10:03 AM EDT

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled her economic platform, her first major policy rollout since becoming the Democratic nominee.

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday held a press conference in Bedminster, New Jersey, where he said he's "entitled" to insult his Democratic opponent because he doesn't respect her and attacked her record on the economy.

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Aug 13, 2024, 9:43 AM EDT

Harris to roll out economic plan on Friday

PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Aug. 10, 2024.
Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris attends a campaign event at UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) campus, in Las Vegas, Aug. 10, 2024.
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Harris will outline her economic policy in a speech in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Friday, her campaign announced, making it her first major policy rollout since jumping into the race.

Harris' speech will detail her plan to "lower costs for middle-class families and take on corporate price-gouging," a campaign official said.

The vice president has heavily focused her stump speech on the economy while on the campaign trail in recent weeks, saying over the weekend she would look to eliminate taxes on tips earned by service workers -- a proposal Trump announced earlier this summer.

-ABC News' Fritz Farrow, Gabrielle Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

Aug 13, 2024, 4:46 AM EDT

Harris' college sorority creates PAC

The historically Black Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., of which Vice President Kamala Harris counts herself a member, started its own political PAC last week, according to a filing with the Federal Election Commission posted Monday.

The committee is named Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority PAC, Inc., or AKA 1908 PAC, the filing shows.

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris waves as she boards Air Force Two at San Francisco International Airport, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2024, in San Francisco.
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Harris has been an AKA since her days as a student at the historically Black Howard University in Washington, D.C. Harris on Monday visited the campus, her office confirmed to ABC News, but it’s not clear why she was there.

In July, before President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, Harris spoke at the AKA’s annual Boulé in Dallas, Texas. Since then, as a candidate, she’s also addressed similar national gatherings of two other historically Black sororities, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho.

-ABC News’ Fritz Farrow, Gabriella Abdul-Hakim and Will McDuffie

Aug 12, 2024, 9:13 PM EDT

Trump says he will return to Butler, Pennsylvania, after assassination attempt

After discussing the assassination attempt made against him in Pennsylvania in July, former President Donald Trump said he's planning a trip back to Butler in October.

"We're going back to Butler; we're gonna go back in October," Trump said, adding, "Butler is a big, great area."

Addressing what he'll say when he returns, Trump told Musk, "I think I'll probably start by saying I was so horribly interrupted."

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives during the second day of the Republican National Convention, July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee.
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Aug 12, 2024, 9:01 PM EDT

Trump discusses assassination attempt with Musk, says he turned head at 'perfect angle'

During his conversation with Musk, former President Donald Trump addressed the assassination attempt made against him during a campaign rally in July.

"It was amazing that I happened to be turned just at that perfect angle," Trump said of the bullet, which grazed his right ear while his head was turned.

During the discussion, Trump mentioned the man who was killed in the shooting, saying, it was a "very sad situation."

"We lost somebody that was firefighter, a great Trumper," Trump said of Corey Comperatore, adding, "He was a just a fantastic family [man] and a fantastic man."