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Will Harris sway PA voters? A Pittsburgh area Democrat and Republican each have a say
PITTSBURGH – Kathleen Madonna-Emmerling of Moon Township, a municipality that sits a few miles northwest of Pittsburgh, smiles as a server at local staple Primanti Brothers delivers a sandwich stacked higher than a double AA battery. The story that locals like Madonna-Emmerling tell is that this Pittsburgh-style sandwich –...
Eleven Days After the Trump Rally Shooting, Here’s What We Know
It’s been 11 days since the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Investigations by law enforcement and journalists so far have produced few details about the apparent shooter’s motivations — while revealing major security failures.Watch Stephen Colbert Attempt to Explain the 'Memeification Of Kamala Harris' The Trump rally shooting, from a nearby rooftop, was the first near-assassination attempt on a current or former president in 40 years — and “the most significant operational failure at the Secret Service in decades,” the agency’s director, Kimberly Cheatle, told lawmakers at a House hearing on Monday. One attendee...
Cranberry Twp. Waterpark To Celebrate Christmas in July
Cranberry Township is getting an early start on the holiday season later this week. The Township Waterpark in North Boundary Park is hosting a Christmas in July event on Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Those attending will have the chance to win prizes while playing holiday games, enjoy...
Gospel brunch in Pine features reunited ensemble
The reunion concerts continue for a gospel ensemble that once performed at Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Praise, Worship and Deliverance traces its roots back to the late 1980s and a tuneful Martin Luther King Jr. remembrance at Penn State New Kensington, where musician Roberta Breninghouse was an adjunct professor at the time.
House Republicans condemn Trump assassination attempt in new resolution
EXCLUSIVE — House Republicans are condemning the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump in a new resolution, declaring that the “only appropriate place for the Nation to settle political disputes is at the ballot box on election day.” The resolution, introduced by Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) on Tuesday afternoon and shared exclusively with the […]
Letter to the editor: Republicans' violence
In a healthy society, politicians wouldn’t be targeted with violence. No one would. Anyone who openly advocates violence — against protesters, political rivals, his own vice president, a legislature and more — would be ineligible for public office. A party that condemns violence against their candidate and...
Gov. Shapiro Comments on Former Secret Service Director Cheatle Resigning
Just a few hours after Kimberly Cheatle resigned from being Director of the Secret Service, Governor Josh Shapiro responded to the news. Cheatle’s resignation comes after a U.S. House Committee Hearing on Monday. Nine days after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, PA— Cheatle gave very limited details on the ongoing investigation.
Watch: FBI chief grilled on Trump attempted assassination investigation
Watch as FBI Director Christopher Wray faced questions from Congress on Wednesday, 24 July, over the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. The security service chief appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to answer questions about the FBI's investigation of the suspected shooter. Thomas Crooks, 20, was named by the FBI...
Valley congressman voices his opinion on Biden dropping out
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Valley Congressman Michael Rulli, R-Ohio, weighed in on President Biden’s decision to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. He said he was shocked by the announcement despite rumors it would happen and wishes the president the best with his health, but doesn’t believe his leaving the campaign will hurt Donald Trump’s chances at becoming president.
Trump rally gunman searched online for JFK assassination details
The gunman who targeted Donald Trump at a campaign rally earlier this month researched the assassination of John F Kennedy in the days before the shooting, FBI Director Christopher Wray has said. Mr Wray testified on Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee about the 13 July shooting at the Butler,...
FBI director reveals new details on how Trump shooter carried out his attack
The gunman who tried to fatally shoot former President Donald Trump may have had a firearm with a collapsible stock, making it easier for him to carry and conceal his weapon, and had researched John F. Kennedy's assassination, the head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation testified Wednesday. On July...
Takeaways from FBI testimony: Trump shooter searched details of JFK assassination and flew drone near rally site
Donald Trump’s would-be assassin searched for details of the John F. Kennedy shooting from his laptop and flew a drone in the area near the rally just two hours before the former president took the stage, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday. The stunning revelations are the latest details...
Trump gunman Thomas Crooks searched ‘How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?’ before assassination attempt
Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks searched for details about Lee Harvey Oswald’s assassination of President John F. Kennedy before he opened fire on the former president at a rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month, the FBI director revealed Wednesday. “We’ve just in the last couple of days found that...
Marine veteran David Dutch, who was shot at Trump rally, released from hospital
Marine veteran David Dutch — one of the surviving victims shot at former President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pa. campaign rally — was released from the hospital Wednesday. Dutch, 57, was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital following an 11-day stay after he was shot at the Republican presidential nominee’s July 13 outdoor rally, hospital officials said.
Secret Service took nearly 6 seconds to stop Trump gunman Thomas Crooks while he got off 8 shots: report
The gunman who shot and wounded former President Donald Trump managed to fire eight shots in a little less than six seconds before Secret Service snipers took him out, according to a new report. The Secret Service agents have been praised for quickly neutralizing the threat to Trump, but Thomas...
House votes to create a task force to investigate the Trump assassination attempt
The House voted without opposition Wednesday for a resolution to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The task force will investigate federal, state and local law enforcement and agency actions in the lead-up to the attempt on Trump's life on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania. Four hundred-sixteen members voted in favor of the resolution, and 16 members did not vote.
One of two people wounded in Trump shooting released from hospital
One of two people shot and wounded at the Donald Trump rally in which a gunman tried to assassinate the former president was released from the hospital Wednesday, Allegheny Health said. David Dutch was discharged from Allegheny General Hospital Wednesday afternoon, the health system said in an email. A second...
FBI Director Wray faces his turn in hot seat over Trump shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - FBI Director Christopher Wray will face questions from Congress on Wednesday over the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, but seems likely to escape the withering bipartisan criticism that preceded Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle's resignation. Wray is due to appear before the House Judiciary Committee at 10...
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