The FBI has identified the man who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. After he opened fire at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a Secret Service sniper shot and killed him. The FBI has identified the incident as an “assassination attempt.” The shooter used an AR-style …
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In the aftermath of a shooting that injured former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, several Republican lawmakers and conservative media personalities baselessly blamed President Joe Biden for the assassination attempt against his rival for the White House. “Joe Biden sent the orders,” Rep. Mike …
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President Joe Biden addressed the nation for a second time after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, stressing the importance of “unity” and announcing he has called for an independent review of security procedures at the rally where the shooting took place. “There’s no place in America for this kind …
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Donald Trump responded to a shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, during which gunshots rang out and the former president was rushed off the stage bleeding from an injury to his right ear. “I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear. …
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Despite Elon Musk writing in March, “I am not donating money to either candidate for US President,” the billionaire has donated to a super political action committeeworking to elect former president Donald Trump in 2024, Bloomberg reported. The publication said it is unclear how much Musk contributed to America PAC, …
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Nearly four years after Meta suspended Donald Trump from their services — and 18 months after the ban was lifted with “guardrails” in place — the parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced Friday that it has lifted all remaining restrictions from the former president’s accounts ahead of the Republican …
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Donald Trump is “safe” after being rushed offstage with blood on his face at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where gunshots rang out Saturday afternoon. Early Sunday morning, the FBI identified the shooter as 20-year-old Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, resident Thomas Matthew Crooks. Federal authorities added in a press conference on …
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What kind of man spends $100 million on the 2024 presidential race — only to become the top donor to two candidates, men who are supposed to be rivals? Timothy Mellon is a scion of one of America’s great family fortunes. He’s uber-rich, infamously reclusive, and stubbornly litigious. He’s fascinated …
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He wrote the infamous Bush-era “Torture Memos.” Today, John Yoo and his work are — in the words of one source close to Donald Trump — seen as a “guiding light” by MAGA lawyers and other Trump lieutenants who are seeking to form the legal foundations necessary for making a …
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Republican lawmakers aren’t waiting for the next Trump administration to begin chipping away at Biden-era protections for reproductive rights. As they allocate next year’s funding to federal agencies, hard-right legislators on the House Appropriations Committee are taking cues from the right-wing Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025, as …
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