The latest from the U.S. election: Harris raised US$310M in July, new poll finds few Americans trust Secret Service

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign announced Friday that it raised US$310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with U.S. President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign announced Friday that it raised US$310 million last month, an eyepopping sum showing that donors who once seemed spooked about the prospects for November’s election with U.S. President Joe Biden are now offering mountains of cash to boost his former No. 2.

The haul by Harris, the Democratic National Committee and affiliated entities far outpaced Republican former U.S. president Donald Trump, whose campaign and assorted committees said they took in US$138.7 million for July.

Meanwhile, most Americans have doubts about the U.S. Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe after last month’s attempt on Trump's life, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds.

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Kyle Rittenhouse, who was embraced by Trump after shooting three men during a 2020 protest against police brutality in Wisconsin, won’t be returning the favour with his vote this fall.

The 21-year-old, who was acquitted of all charges in the Kenosha shootings, said he plans to write in a libertarian candidate instead — former U.S. Rep. Ron Paul.

“Unfortunately Donald Trump had bad advisers making him bad on the Second Amendment, and that is my issue,” Rittenhouse said in a video posted on the social platform X. “If you cannot be completely uncompromisable on the Second Amendment, I will not vote for you and I will write somebody else in.”