Harris has a progressive record on climate but indicated a shift, probably to assuage voters in swing statesUS politics live – latest updatesKamala Harris stridently backed new fracking and expanded US gas production in comments that raised eyebrows among some environmentalists as, yet again, the unfolding climate crisis was largely overlooked during a set piece presidential debate.Harris, in a televised debate with Donald Trump on Tuesday night in Philadelphia, rebuffed the former president’s claim that she will end fracking “on day one” if elected by touting booming levels of drilling during her term as vice-president, in which US oil and gas production has hit record highs.Fact-checking the presidential debateHarris slams Trump for falsehoods in fiery debateTaylor Swift endorses Harris in post signed ‘childless cat lady’‘Maga mad libs’: How the debate played out on social mediaPresidential poll tracker Continue reading...