Harris says the US is ‘absolutely’ ready for a female president | First Thing

Vice-president says in primetime NBC interview she is focused on ‘the challenges, the dreams’ of Americans. Plus, Gisèle Pelicot takes the stand in France

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Kamala Harris said that the US was “absolutely” ready for a female president, insisting that voters care about candidates’ policies, not their gender.

What else did Harris say? She reiterated that she represented a break with the Biden administration, and said she was aware that Trump might potentially try to thwart the election results.

If Trump wins, will this harm relations between the UK and US? Starmer has insisted it won’t – that he has a “good relationship” with Trump that would not be jeopardised by the complaint.

With two weeks to go, what else is going on in the Trump campaign? Trump’s former chief of staff, John Kelly, has claimed the ex-president “falls into the general definition of fascist”.