At daybreak, a line of pilgrims stretch back a half mile from a spot that Donald J. Trump will consecrate as hallowed ground at sunset. The ex-president returns today for a rally to Butler, Pennsylvania, where he survived an assassination attempt on July 13. He will be joined by J.D. …
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Federal and local agencies have provided life-saving support for Hurricane Helene survivors, yet misinformation about the recovery relief efforts continues to spread. During a Monday episode of The View, co-host Whoopi Goldberg commended the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for supporting survivors in the Southeast, while also slamming the tsunami …
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Donald Trump has recently made a habit of claiming that more 13,000 undocumented migrants who had been convicted of murder were roaming free throughout the United States. The former president blasted the figure out at multiple campaign rallies in the critical swing states of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and again Monday …
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This past weekend, the spotted beagle Snoopy, star of the Peanuts comics and cartoons, found himself at the center of a political whirlwind. But that’s what happens when someone leverages the popularity of fictional dog to endorse a candidate for president. Though creator Charles M. Schulz died in 2000 —publishing …
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Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania at Butler Farm Show grounds for the first time since an assassination attempt was made on him in July and where volunteer firefighter Corey Comperatore was killed and two other men were hospitalized amid the shooting. They were all struck after 20-year-old shooter Thomas …
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Saturday Night Live‘s Weekend Update began by addressing how Donald Trump held a rally earlier in the day in Butler, Pennsylvania, where he had been the target of a failed assassination attempt in July. “I have to admit, it was very brave of him,” co-anchor Colin Jost said, “but it …
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Users of Donald Trump‘s social media network, Truth Social, are reporting being scammed out of large amounts of money by people they meet through the site. According to FTC complaints obtained by Gizmodo through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, some Truth Social users have reported losing tens of …
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz vociferously defended his record on abortion rights during an appearance on Fox News Sunday. “You signed a bill that makes [abortion] legal through all nine months [of a pregnancy]. Is that a position you think Democrats should advocate for nationally?” anchor Shannon Bream asked. “Look, the …
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Elon Musk joined Donald Trump onstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the assassination attempt that killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured Trump and others. But this was not a solemn occasion. As Musk took the stage in an all-black MAGA cap and “Occupy Mars” T-shirt, he …
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House Speaker Mike Johnson refused to condemn recent comments by Eric Trump trying to paint the Democratic Party as responsible for assassination attempts on his father. Instead, Johnson essentially repeated the claims by attacking Democrats’ “rhetoric.” “I don’t think they’re saying that the Democratic Party tried an assassination attempt. I …
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