Ohio State

Milwaukee, WI

MILWAUKEE — Vice President Kamala Harris has already accepted a debate against Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) just hours after the Ohio senator was tapped as former President Donald Trump’s running mate and was officially nominated as the party’s vice presidential nominee during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Kamala Harris agrees to vice presidential debate hours after JD Vance is tapped

For more updates from the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, head to the NPR Network's live updates page. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick is J.D. Vance, a relative newcomer to politics and fierce critic-turned-champion of the former president. "As Vice President, J.D. will continue to fight for our Constitution, stand...

Who is J.D. Vance, the Republican nominee for vice president

Fox News

Past comments about abortion by Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, a contender to be on the 2024 Republican ticket, resurfaced this week on Drudge Report.

Trump VP finalist JD Vance under scrutiny for past abortion comments

Former President Donald Trump‘s nomination becomes official this week as tens of thousands of Republicans gather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with festivities beginning just two days after Trump miraculously survived an assassination attempt that left his right ear slashed and a supporter dead from gunshot wounds. The 2024 Republican National...

RNC Day 1: What to expect as Republicans descend on Milwaukee

NBC News

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has chosen Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, to be his vice presidential running mate, catapulting the first-term senator into the national spotlight. Vance was an outspoken Trump critic during the 2016 presidential campaign, the same year Vance was promoting his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy.” He...

JD Vance's positions on abortion, the 2020 election, Ukraine and more as Trump's new VP pick

A new report alleges a law enforcement officer encountered the shooter who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump before he started shooting. Officials who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity say an officer climbed up to the roof where Thomas Matthew Crooks was lying with his rifle. He retreated from the rooftop after Crooks pointed his firearm at the unidentified officer. Moments later, Crooks took shots at Trump.

Officer encountered shooter at Trump rally before he opened fire

New York City, NY

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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

Washington, DC

The Trump campaign advised staffers not to come into its offices in Washington D.C. or Palm Beach following the attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life. “Our highest priority is to keep all of you on this staff safe,” the memo explains. The Associated Press obtained the memo...

Trump campaign warns staffers to stay home citing security concerns

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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

Colorado State

Mediaite

Trump’s pick to win the GOP primary in Colorado’s 5th Congressional district lost in spectacular fashion on Tuesday night
The post ‘Utter Humiliation’: Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses GOP Primary Despite Being Chairman of State Party first appeared on Mediaite.

‘Utter Humiliation’: Trump-Endorsed Candidate Loses GOP Primary Despite Being Chairman of State Party

Pennsylvania State

Butler, PA

Former President Donald Trump was evacuated from the stage Saturday at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, after reported gunfire. Secret Service agents appeared to yell at Trump to get down, which he did, before they escorted him off the stage. He raised a fist to his supporters, while seemingly bleeding from the side of the head.

Trump evacuated from rally after shots fired

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s foundation is launching a $10 million campaign to preserve the Trump-era tax cuts that are set to expire after next year as he presses conservatives not to stray from the fight before the November election. Advancing American Freedom released a...

Mike Pence’s foundation launches a $10 million election-year campaign to preserve Trump-era tax cuts

House Oversight Committee chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) distanced himself from the proposal by fellow House Republicans to use “inherent contempt” powers to have Attorney General Merrick Garland arrested for not providing a recording of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Speaking with Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo, Comer emerged as an […]
The post James Comer Distances Himself From House GOP Push to Arrest AG Merrick Garland first appeared on Mediaite.

James Comer Distances Himself From House GOP Push to Arrest AG Merrick Garland

Bob Casey Jr. rode a wave of reform to the U.S. Senate in 2006, standing out with other Democrats who vowed to end a culture of scandal and self-dealing in Washington, D.C. A fixture of Pennsylvania politics whose late father had served as governor, Casey unveiled an ethics plan at the restaurant formerly owned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He later seethed over an ad in which his Republican opponent questioned his integrity.

GOP turns the spotlight on Sen. Bob Casey's family ties in key Pennsylvania race

President Joe Biden will address the nation from the White House on Sunday afternoon, following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Biden made brief remarks Saturday evening in Delaware after Trump, with visible blood on his face, was rushed off stage at a Butler, Pennsylvania rally when a gunman’s bullet grazed his ear. The president, who has been receiving regular updates from top administration officials, had another briefing in the White House Situation Room on Sunday.

Biden to speak from White House after assassination attempt on Trump

Salon

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is being criticized for her divisive messages following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday. In a series of posts on X, Greene attacked Democrats and said the country is in "a battle between good and evil." She also wrote that the Democratic Party tried to "murder President Trump,” despite the fact that the bullets fired at the former president were shot by a registered Republican.

Marjorie Taylor Greene blames "evil" Democrats for shooting by registered Republican

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

West Virginia State

WashingtonExaminer

Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV), the Democrat-turned-independent, is ready to put his money where his party affiliation is. The retiring West Virginia senator will begin breaking out his checkbook for more centrist candidates, including Republicans, through his Country Roads PAC. The most immediate beneficiaries of Manchin’s latest endeavor will include $5,000 to Sen. Angus King (I-ME) […]

Joe Manchin to boost Republicans with donations

McConnell reminds the country that the quartet of criminal regimes—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are the real enemies of all Americans.

Morning Glory: Mitch McConnell's last mission as 'Leader'

The Secret Service stated on Sunday that no changes are being made to the security plan for the Republican National Convention despite the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Saturday. Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, the Assistant Special Agent in charge for the Secret Service for the RNC said the agency...

No changes to RNC security plan despite Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service

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Vivek Ramaswamy open to filling Vance Senate seat

Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy told the Washington Examiner he would “strongly consider” replacing Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) in the Senate if Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) asked him...

Vivek Ramaswamy open to filling Vance Senate seat

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