The frenetic US presidential election has entered a new phase.
Democrat hopeful Kamala Harris finally agreed to a media interview, set to appear on US TV tonight alongside her VP Tim Walz before CNN’s chief political correspondent Dana Bash.
And on Tuesday, special prosecutor Jack Smith filed a superseding indictment in the election interference case involving former president Donald Trump - keeping that in the headlines.
The decision by controversial independent candidate Robert Kennedy jnr (RFK) to suspend his campaign and throw his support – and votes – behind Donald Trump has kept the pollsters busy this week.
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Could he help Trump halt the momentum that has built behind Kamala Harris since the glittery Democratic National Convention or could the “colourful” scion of the Kennedy clan be a liability?
And now that both candidates are focusing on the battleground states – those states that could ultimately decide the outcome of the election on November 5th – what to they have to do to convince voters?
There have been murmurings this week that Trump is getting cold feet about a television debate – though Irish Times Washington correspondent Keith Duggan explains just why such a debate is vital for both candidates.
Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Declan Conlon and Aideen Finnegan.
