Former top aides call Trump a fascist; Vance calls them ‘disgruntled former employees’

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Former U.S. President Donald Trump, who is running for reelection, has been called a “fascist” and described as “unfit to serve” by several of his former top aides, but Trump vice presidential pick JD Vance on Sunday rejected the accusations. Meanwhile, the Democratic presidential campaign runs ads on the controversy in battleground states. VOA’s Veronica Balderas Iglesias reports. (Produced by: Henry Hernandez) …

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Harris, Trump look to sway the last undecided voters

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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are headed into the final full week of campaigning ahead of the November 5 presidential election. Both are looking for any small advantage they can gain to woo the sliver of voters who have not made up their minds in what could be one of the country’s closest votes in decades. Harris, the Democratic candidate, on Sunday visited Philadelphia, the country’s sixth biggest city and a Democratic stronghold where she needs to pile up her vote count in the political battleground state of Pennsylvania. It is one of seven tightlymore

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Migrant families separated under Trump still feel fallout, fear his return

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Washington — Billy’s friends don’t know he was one of thousands of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border under then-President Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy.  At their rural high school in the South, where Billy plays football and soccer, the 16-year-old doesn’t talk about what he went through — that his father was told six years ago that Billy was being given up for adoption and feared he would never see his son again.  With the United States on the verge of an election that could put Trump back in office, Billy wants people to know thatmore

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Unpacking America’s urban-rural divide

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The divide between urban and rural voters is a key indicator in U.S. electoral politics. Cities favoring Democrats and rural areas favoring Republicans isn’t new. But since 2000, the gap has grown dramatically. What is behind this trend, and why is it so important? The answer is partly economic — but there are also complex cultural factors involved. Produced by Yass Monem and Nicky Woolf. …

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