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Raskin and Comer urge Secret Service director appearance in rare joint statement
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) and ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) issued a rare joint statement Friday urging Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to appear “without delay” for a hearing Monday to discuss the weekend’s assassination attempt of former President Trump. The statement from the top Republican and Democrat on the […]
Ukraine-Russia War update: Does Vladimir Putin have an air defense system near his home?
Journalist and editor of ‘Ukrainian Freedom News’ Joseph Lindsley joins Bob Sirott from Ukraine to deliver the latest news on the Ukraine-Russia War, including the possible reason for Vladimir Putin’s air defense system near his home and Ukraine’s permissions and restrictions when using Western weapons. You can find more updates on Joseph’s website, ukrainianfreedomnews.com. To donate […]
Allen Weisselberg, ex-Trump Organization CFO, released from Rikers
The former chief financial officer of the Trump Organization was released from Rikers Island on Friday, according to New York City corrections records. Allen Weisselberg, Trump’s longtime financial gatekeeper, was sentenced in April to five months of incarceration after pleading guilty to two counts of perjury stemming from former President Trump’s civil fraud trial, in […]
Several airlines face global ground stop and services disrupted worldwide in wake of major Microsoft Outage
(WJET/WFXP) — Several airlines and multiple services worldwide saw major disruptions in the wake of a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. Around 7 a.m., Microsoft 365 said they had released a fix for the update that had caused the disruptions. All the flights that were affected by the outage have since returned to normal service. […]
Biden campaign reiterates president will be nominee in post-RNC memo
The Biden campaign reiterated in a new memo following the Republican National Convention that the president will be the Democratic nominee, even as the party remains embroiled in disagreement about the path forward. The memo also targeted Project 2025, which Donald Trump has disavowed.
Clip of Ole Miss student making racist gestures at Black woman played at RNC sparks backlash
A video played at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday evening included a clip of a white University of Mississippi student making monkey gestures at a Black woman on campus earlier this year.
GOP efforts to reach Black voters through RNC a ‘miscalculation’
Republican efforts to win over Black voters during the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee may have fallen short as GOP members failed to showcase party diversity and fell back on controversial talking points. Though former President Trump is hoping to siphon Black voter support from Democrats this year, only eight of the speakers at the convention […]
Facing Vance, Dems hone in on abortion
Democrats are sharpening their attacks against former President Trump’s vice presidential pick, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), calling him an anti-abortion extremist and a Trump clone who will pursue a far-right agenda hostile to women. Democrats think abortion is a key weakness for the Trump ticket and are eager to highlight Vance’s past comments and positions […]
California plants new flag on transgender student protections
California has thrown down a new gauntlet in the fight over transgender students. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a law this week saying teachers could not be required to tell parents about a student’s name or pronoun changes in most circumstances, leading to at least one district filing a lawsuit and tech billionaire Elon Musk […]
Faulty software update causes havoc worldwide for airlines, hospitals and governments
The trouble was sparked by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and only affected its customers running Microsoft Windows, the world's most popular operating system for personal computers. It was not the result of hacking or a cyberattack, according to CrowdStrike, which apologized and said a fix was on the way.
Trump comes out fighting after rally shooting: 5 takeaways from RNC’s final night
Former President Trump turned the 2024 Republican National Convention into a campaign rally in his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt, claiming God was on his side during the shooting and calling for his party to unify to “save this country.” Trump divulged the details of his near-death experience as he addressed thousands in […]
Here are the RNC moments that had people talking
Dancing, pomp and celebration and a star-studded line up of speakers headlined an eventful four days that culminated in former President Trump formally accepting the GOP’s nomination for president. Here are some of the most memorable moments from the 2024 Republican National Convention. Trump tells the story of the shooting Trump recounted the story of […]
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