Pennsylvania State

Butler, PA

Former President Donald Trump released a statement after he was rushed off stage at a political rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday following an apparent assassination attempt. “I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania.” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. “Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured.”

Trump provides major update after assassination attempt

A U.S. Marine veteran is in stable condition after being placed in a medically induced coma due to injuries he sustained during the assassination attempt against former President Donald Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. According to The New York Post, 57-year-old Marine veteran David Dutch was...

Marine vet shot, injured at Trump rally

Allegheny County, PA

Bethel Park, PA

Federal authorities on Sunday identified a 20-year-old Allegheny County man as the gunman who shot at former president Donald Trump in what they described as an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Western Pennsylvania. The bureau said Thomas Matthew Crooks, of Bethel Park, was responsible for the attack that...

Thomas Matthew Crooks identified by FBI as gunman behind attempted assassination of Trump at Western Pa. rally

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Bucks County Beacon

With an assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13, 2024, the U.S. experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarized politics. Former President Trump, who’s about to formally become the GOP nominee for president in the 2024 election, survived the attempted assassination when, initial reports said, a bullet grazed his ear . But one rally attendee was killed , more spectators were injured and the suspected gunman is also dead. The Conversation’s politics editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with University of Massachusetts, Lowell, scholar Arie Perliger after the event. Perliger offered insight from his study of political violence and assassinations. Given the stark political polarization in the U.S., Perliger said, “it’s not a surprise that eventually people engage in violence.”

‘One Inch from a Potential Civil War’? Trump Shooting a Close Call for American Democracy

Kentucky State

Mediaite

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was brutally heckled and booed at the Republican National Convention on Monday as he announced Kentucky’s delegates were voting to nominate Donald Trump for president. McConnell, who has been a regular target of Trump’s attacks, officially endorsed Trump in March. “It is abundantly...

Mitch McConnell Brutally Heckled At RNC While Announcing Votes For Trump

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

New York City, NY

Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Virginia State

Virginia Wendy Williams fans, this is your July 2024 update on the former talk show host. Her best friend of 44 years, Regina Schell, has shared recent concerns with TV Show Aces and says she has not seen or talked to Wendy in more than a year.

Wendy Williams fans are worried after her best friend claims not to have heard from her in a year

NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Cody Johnson, a country music singer, addressed Americans at the Windy City Smokeout just after the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Saturday night. The famous singer described the assassination attempt as “disgusting and gave a powerful warning against division in the country and urged Americans to exercise their “God-given right” to vote instead of acting in “hatred.”

Video: Music star speaks out after Trump assassination attempt

California State

Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Milwaukee, WI

The Hill

Republicans have set their ticket: Former President Trump named Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his vice presidential pick Monday afternoon, as the GOP opened its 2024 national convention in Milwaukee. Trump announced the choice just ahead of the Ohio delegation’s roll call vote on the convention floor. Shortly after the announcement, Trump officially became the…

Recap: Trump makes first public appearance at RNC

Maryland State

Annapolis, MD

Howard S. “Howdy” Freedlander, a retired Maryland deputy treasurer and National Guard spokesman, died of complications from pancreatitis June 26 at Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis. He was 78 and lived in Annapolis. Born in Boston and raised in Baltimore, he was the son of...

Howard S. ‘Howdy’ Freedlander, Maryland deputy treasurer and National Guard spokesman, dies

The floor at the Republican National Convention rang out in boos when Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took the mic with the Kentucky delegation. 

McConnell met with resounding boos at RNC

TheDailyBeast

Some of Donald Trump’s most loyal Congressional allies immediately blamed Joe Biden for Saturday’s assassination bid against the former president—with one claiming: “Biden sent the orders.”In a series of posts on social media, loyalists including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia and Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert sought to link the sniper’s attack to language used by Biden.Blackburn posted on X, formerly Twitter, “Just days ago, Biden said, ‘It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.’ Today, there was an assassination attempt against President Trump.” That was a reference to a report in Politico that Biden told a...

MAGA Immediately Blames Biden for Trump Assassination Attempt

HuffPost

The right-wing media personality reportedly pushed Trump to select the Ohio senator as his running mate.

Trump Beelines For Tucker Carlson At RNC — Even Before Greeting His VP Pick JD Vance

Doral, FL

The New Republic

In recent days, Donald Trump has angrily claimed he knows nothing about Project 2025, the blueprint his allies are drawing up for an authoritarian second-term presidency. But CNN is now reporting that at least 140 people from the Trump administration have a hand in the Project 2025 plan. And NBC News has unearthed video showing that Trump expressly praised the plan’s creators for their work in 2022. We talked to Amanda Becker—a reporter for The 19th News and author of a forthcoming piece on Project 2025’s minutiae—who explains why Trump keeps running from Project 2025 and what its darker designs really have in store for us. Listen to this episode here.

Trump’s Sleazy New Project 2025 Disavowal Scam Blows Up in His Face

Wisconsin State

Ohio State

On Monday, former President Donald Trump revealed his choice for Vice President is Senator J.D. Vance, a former Marine and Republican from Ohio. This is breaking news that will be updated as more information becomes available. Keep reading below. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of...

Trump reveals VP pick

The Independent

Watch as the Republican National Convention took place in Wisconsin on Monday (15 July) where Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination.Trump arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to attend this year’s RNC, a matter of hours after surviving a dramatic attempt on his life.The former president announced he would be choosing 39-year-old Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate.“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator JD Vance of the Great State of Ohio,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday afternoon.

Watch: RNC takes place in Wisconsin where Trump will accept Republican nomination

Former President Donald Trump was rushed off stage at a political rally Saturday evening after a failed assassination attempt. Trump later confirmed he was shot in the head, leaving him bloodied but miraculously still alive. Video of the assassination attempt spread like wildfire on X moments after Secret Service agents...

Videos/Pic: Trump shot; Secret Service rush in amid assassination attempt

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Videos: Trump triumphantly enters RNC after assassination attempt, crowd erupts

Former President Donald Trump made a triumphant entrance at the Republican National Convention Monday night. The former president, who was wearing a large white bandage on...

Videos: Trump triumphantly enters RNC after assassination attempt, crowd erupts

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