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9 Takeaways From Night 3 of Republican National Convention
Delegates were in high spirits Wednesday night about nominee Donald Trump‘s prospects in the Nov. 5 election as they gathered for the third night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The night’s most anticipated speech probably was the one to be delivered by Trump’s pick for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. Trump… -
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‘A Different Donald Trump’ Beams as Rivals Become ‘Converts’
MILWAUKEE—Republicans always seem to come home. Some sooner than others. Vivek Ramaswamy never really ran against him. Ron DeSantis threw his weight behind him within an hour of dropping out of the primary. But Nikki Haley, the last woman standing, she took her time. The endorsement took three full months to arrive. Donald Trump didn’t… -
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House Subpoenas Secret Service Chief Over Trump Assassination Attempt
House Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., subpoenaed the embattled head of the Secret Service on Wednesday for a hearing about security failures that occurred before the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump on Saturday. U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has said that the buck stops with her but said she is… -
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Biden Needs a Supreme Court Bogeyman
A few things in life are certain: death, taxes, and the Left trying to control the Supreme Court. From demanding the unnecessary addition of more seats or limiting the justices’ terms, relentless propaganda that certain justices and their decisions are “corrupt,” creating fake ethical “scandals,” openly threatening individual justices, and more, the Left wants the… -
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Adam Schiff Becomes Highest Profile Dem Lawmaker Calling For Biden To Bow Out
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff called on President Joe Biden to leave the 2024 presidential race on Wednesday. Schiff—a high-profile Democrat—made a public appeal to Biden to quit the race so that a different candidate can be on the ticket against former President Donald Trump in November, the congressman told the Los Angeles… -
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US Authorities Knew About Iran Plot to Assassinate Trump Before Butler Shooting
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—U.S. authorities reportedly received intelligence ahead of an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump over the weekend that Iran was reportedly plotting to kill him, CNN reported on Tuesday. The intelligence, provided to U.S. authorities by a human source, prompted the Secret Service to ramp up protections for the former president… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Speaker Johnson Sets Up ‘Special Task Force’ To Investigate Trump Assassination Attempt, ‘Serious Security Lapses’
MILWAUKEE—House Speaker Mike Johnson shared Wednesday that he is setting up a special task force to investigate the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. In an interview with The Daily Signal, Johnson, R-La., said he’s spoken with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas; the director of national intelligence, Avril Haines; and the leadership of the… -
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‘Infuriating’: Minnesota Mom Slams School District’s OK’ing of Radical Transgender Restroom Guidelines
On Tuesday night, another Minnesota school district voted to allow boys who say they identify as transgender into girls’ restrooms and locker rooms. Rochester Public Schools approved the “Supporting Transgender and/or Gender-Expansive Students” policy originally introduced on June 11. The policy also allows a transgender-identifying boy to share a room with a girl on an overnight trip… -
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How the Woke Left Is Infiltrating Christian Churches
MILWAUKEE—The Left’s demonization of conservative Christians in politics as “Christian nationalism” likely contributed to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump Saturday, a Daily Wire reporter and author says. Megan Basham, culture reporter at The Daily Wire and author of “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda,” noted… -
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NBC’s Interesting Edits of Biden Interview
NBC anchorman Lester Holt interviewed President Joe Biden on the first day of the Republican convention. In the past, that would be seen as impolite, for one party’s nominee to intrude on the other party’s convention week. That’s why NBC offered that deal to Donald Trump—should he choose to accept it. Holt’s interview wasn’t a… -
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Conservative Group Goes After Investment Giant, Accusing It of Anti-Israel Bias
The conservative nonprofit Consumers’ Research launched a campaign on Tuesday going after investment firm Morgan Stanley Capital International for “embracing” an anti-Israel stance in its environmental, social, and corporate governance ratings. The Consumers’ Research six-figure ad campaign features a new website, a national mailer, digital marketing ads, and a mobile billboard outside of MSCI’s headquarters in… -
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Biden Administration Stonewalls Congressional Investigation Into Trump Shooting
The Biden administration has intervened to prevent the Secret Service from briefing a House committee investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a member of the committee told Family Research Council. “After the Secret Service agreed to brief members of the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, the Department of Homeland Security took over… -
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God Didn’t Just Save Trump. He May Have Saved United States, Too.
An inch. One inch, and President Donald J. Trump would be dead. One slight turn of the head. One slight turn of the head saved Donald J. Trump’s life. The fact that Donald J. Trump is alive today is a miracle. There is no other way to see it. His assassin had a clear line… -
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Biden Reportedly Plans To Back Measures ‘Limiting’ Supreme Court
The Daily Caller News Foundation—President Joe Biden is expected to endorse drastic changes to the U.S. Supreme Court that could result in legislation on term limits for the justices and enforceable ethics codes, according to The Washington Post. Sources familiar with the matter told the Post about the upcoming endorsement, which could additionally include a call for… -
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‘Fingers Being Pointed’: Secret Service’s Explanations for Security Failures Ahead of Trump Shooting Aren’t Adding Up
The Daily Caller News Foundation—Secret Service’s explanations for the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday aren’t adding up, according to security experts and former Secret Service agents. Emerging details highlight what seems to be a disconnect between local officials and Secret Service, while making it… -
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The New GOP Litmus Test on School Choice
Party platforms are a way of signaling to voters the policies that politicians are likely to pursue if they’re elected to office. But platforms also send a message to a party’s candidates about what policy positions the party expects them to support. If elected officials go against their own party’s platform, they might expect to… -
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Cruz Targets Biden Regs That Favor Tiny Lizard Over Oil, Gas Drilling
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a new bill to nix the Biden administration’s protections for a lizard species that critics argue will restrict oil and gas development. The Texas Republican unveiled his Congressional Review Act bill to walk back the Biden administration’s decision to protect the dunes sagebrush lizard, a species that is indigenous to… -
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‘ALL OF THIS IS INTENTIONAL’: Trump Surrogate Blames Secret Service for Enabling Assassination Attempt
MILWAUKEE—A lawyer, media consultant, and surrogate for former President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign blamed the Secret Service for “intentional” decisions that she said enabled the shooter to wound Trump and kill at least one other person. “I think the intentional decision was that we didn’t have enough Secret Service,” Mehek Cooke told “The Daily Signal… -
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DEI Stands for ‘Division, Exclusion, and Indoctrination,’ DeSantis Says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted Democrats on Tuesday night for their support of leftist “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies in schools, the military, and other institutions. “They stand for DEI, which really means ‘division, exclusion, and indoctrination,’ and it is wrong,” DeSantis said in a speech in Milwaukee at the quadrennial Republican National Convention. “They… -
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10 Takeaways From Day 2 of the Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE—Former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance, surprised the National Republican Convention with appearances Tuesday, though neither of them addressed the crowd. Nikki Haley, Trump’s longest rival in the 2024 presidential primary, also made an appearance to endorse Trump. Here are 8 key takeaways from Day 2 of the Republican…