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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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MILWAUKEE — This week’s Republican National Convention has the air not so much of a nominating celebration, but of a jubilant Trump 2024 victory party. After her convention speech on Tuesday night, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump made a late night appearance at the Lone Star Social, a glitzy …
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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 …
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At the Republican National Convention, numerous speakers have been trotted out as so-called “everyday Americans.” Tonight, the list of “everyday Americans” will include Diane Hendricks, a woman who has topped Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women list for seven years in a row and has a net worth of $20 billion. Hendricks …
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MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump’s “big tent” convention includes the ringleader of the right’s most notorious circus. Rolling Stone ran into Clay Clark, the organizer of the conspiratorial, Christian nationalist road show known as ReAwaken America Tour, eating lunch near the security perimeter for the RNC convention. Clark — whose roving …
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Following Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the former president and other conservative leaders have been tirelessly spinning the press and the public that the core message of the final four months of Trump’s 2024 campaign is now “unity” and “peace.” But by the time the ongoing Republican National Convention …
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