Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will appear Friday at the annual meeting of Moms for Liberty, a national nonprofit organization that works to eliminate LGBTQ+ identity and systemic racism from elementary and middle school classrooms.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign announced she’s launching a “Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour” with more than 50 stops to motivate voters ahead of November. The first stop is next Tuesday with an event near former President Donald Trump’s Florida home in Palm Beach.
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Trump calls for universal coverage of IVF treatments, but gives no details on what his plan would look like
Former President Donald Trump says he wants to make IVF treatments free for women if he wins a second term. However, he did not provide details on how he would finance his plan or exactly how it would work.
“I am announcing today in an important statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay all of the costs of IVF treatments, or your insurance company will be required to pay all of the costs associated with IVF treatments,” he said at an event in Michigan. “Because we want more babies, to put it nicely.”
IVF treatments are notoriously expensive, costing tens of thousands of dollars for a single round. Many women need multiple rounds, and there is no guarantee of success.
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Harris defends shift in some liberal positions in first interview of presidential campaign
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday defended her shift away from some of her more liberal positions in her first major television interview of her presidential campaign, but insisted her “values have not changed” even as she “seeks consensus.”
Sitting with her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris was asked specifically about her support for reversing the fracking ban and decriminalizing illegal border crossings, positions she took during her last presidential race. She confirmed that she would not ban fracking, an energy extraction process critical to the economy of swing state Pennsylvania, and said there should be “consequences” for people who cross the border without permission.
“I think the most important and significant aspect of my policy perspective and decisions is that my values have not changed,” Harris said.
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Harris’ Campaign Launches ‘Reproductive Freedom’ Bus Tour
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign is launching a “Reproductive Freedom Bus Tour” to more than 50 stops in an effort to motivate voters ahead of November.
The first stop is on Tuesday, with an event near former President Donald Trump’s home in Palm Beach, Florida.
“Our campaign is hitting the road to meet voters in their communities, highlighting this election’s commitment to reproductive freedom and presenting them with the Harris-Walz ticket’s vision to move our country forward, in stark contrast to Donald Trump’s plans to drag us back,” Harris-Walz Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement. “As we travel across the country, we will make that contrast clear to red and blue voters and independents.”
