If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The 2024 Republican National Convention kicked off Monday, where former President Donald Trump is expected to formally accept his nomination as the GOP’s presidential candidate. The event began …
Read More »Trump's RNC Hosts a Rowdy Celebration of Lawlessness and Crime
MILWAUKEE — Former Trump aide Peter Navarro — fresh out of a four-month term in federal prison for defying a subpoena to testify to the House Jan. 6 Committee — addressed the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, just hours after his release. The RNC delegates greeted Navarro with a …
Read More »Rally Shooter Searched for Photos of Trump, Biden on Cellphone
While the motive behind the gunman’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump remains unclear, key details have begun to emerge in the investigation into the attack. On Wednesday, the New York Times reported that F.B.I. officials told members of Congress that the shooter had looked up images of both …
Read More »J.D. Vance Tries to Put a Polished Spin on Trumpism in RNC Speech
J.D. Vance spoke to the nation for the first time as former President Donald Trump’s running mate on Wednesday, headlining the third night of the Republican National Convention. Vance began his speech by praising Trump’s resilience following the assassination attempt against him on Saturday, suggesting as he did then that …
Read More »They're Meant to Be Automatic. Some Biden Delegates Aren't Sure Anymore
With all eyes on the Republican convention and its carnival of former reality TV stars, D-list rappers and DJs, and GOP officials pretending they’ve never condoned political violence, President Joe Biden’s team should be enjoying a brief respite from the firehose of terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news that …
Read More »Hulk Hogan to Speak Before Trump at RNC
Hulk Hogan will speak on the last night of the Republican National Convention before Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination, multiple outlets reported on Thursday. The former wrestler, born Terry Gene Bollea, has had a penchant for making political remarks in recent years. He told the hosts of …
Read More »Dems Believe Biden Could Drop Out as Soon as This Weekend: Report
Joe Biden’s days on the ballot may be numbered, according to Axios, amid a pressure campaign by top Democrats to convince the president to drop out of the race before it’s too late. The outlet says Biden could leave the ticket as soon as this weekend. Close friends and top …
Read More »Democrats Are Losing Because They Stopped Fighting
This article is published in partnership with The Lever, an investigative newsroom. If you like this story, sign up for The Lever’s free newsletter. In 2008, I published a book with a straightforward premise: the upcoming era of American politics would be defined by a competition between the left and …
Read More »'The Boys' Season Finale Comes With a Warning: It's About a Presidential Assassination Attempt
Season Four of Prime’s dark superhero satire, The Boys, began with one obvious real-life echo —the show’s designated Donald Trump analogue, Homelander, faced a criminal trial — and ended Thursday with another one that accidentally ended up hitting way too close to home. Mere days after the actual, unsuccessful assassination …
Read More »Trump Campaign Vows to Pack Courts with Gun-Loving Judges at RNC Event
Milwaukee — A top Trump campaign official is pledging that a new Trump administration would stock the federal courts with pro-gun judges and fight for policies to allow “citizens the ability to carry their firearms and protect themselves.” The remarks were made by Chris LaCivita, one of the top honchos …
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