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    Trump and I Have Proved Conservative Policies Work, Virginia’s Governor Says

    Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said both he and former President Donald Trump have shown that “commonsense conservative leadership works.” Youngkin, a onetime businessman elected in 2021, said Monday night at the Republican National Convention that under President Joe Biden’s administration, Americans are facing 7.5% mortgage rates, while their raises can’t keep up with 30% increases…
    Fred Lucas
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    Federal Judge’s Dismissal of Trump Classified Documents Case Appears to Be on Solid Constitutional Ground

    In a major setback for President Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the federal judge overseeing the criminal case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump for willful and unlawful retention of national defense information under the Espionage Act and for obstruction of justice threw out the superseding indictment and dismissed all of…
    Cully Stimson
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    Why Biden Will Have Trouble Keeping the Political Heat Down After Attempt on Trump’s Life

    REAL CLEAR POLITICS—President Joe Biden addressed the nation Sunday night from the Oval Office in the wake of an assassination attempt on his predecessor and political rival, Donald Trump, urging Americans to “unite” and collectively “lower the temperature in our politics.” It was a speech about fundamentals. “Disagreement,” the president said, was “inevitable,” not just…
    Philip Wegmann
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    BREAKING: Trump Picks JD Vance as His Running Mate

    MILWAUKEE—Former President Donald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance, an Ohio Republican, as his running mate in the Nov. 5 presidential election. Trump made the announcement Monday on Truth Social. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    ‘MANIPULATION’: Sen. Mike Lee Dismisses Biden’s Calls for Unity After Trump Shot 

    President Joe Biden’s “unity” rhetoric after the attempted assassination Saturday of former President Donald Trump is “manipulation,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Monday.  Biden had a “missed opportunity” Sunday night to truly unite the country, Lee said during a panel discussion at The Heritage Foundation’s Policy Fest at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Lee’s…
    Hudson Crozier
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    UPDATED: Trump Documents Case Dismissed

    UPDATED 7 p.m. Eastern—A federal judge in Florida on Monday dismissed the criminal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, saying the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith as a prosecutor for the case violated the appointments clause of the U.S. Constitution. Smith’s office announced it would appeal the ruling. Trump faced charges of…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    What a Trump Rally Attendee Saw During and After Shooting

    The Daily Caller News Foundation—A special guest invited by former President Donald Trump’s team to his Pennsylvania rally provided the Daily Caller News Foundation videos he took as gunfire erupted in a failed assassination attempt against the GOP’s presumptive nominee. Benjamin Shrader, who is an event coordinator and CEO of Shrader Promotions LLC, was invited…
    Hailey Gomez
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    GoFundMe for Trump Rally Shooting Victims Raises More Than $3 Million

    Editor’s note: As of Sunday evening, the total raised is more than $3.1 million. The Daily Caller News Foundation—The GoFundMe campaign raising money for victims of the shooting at former President Donald Trump’s Butler, Pennsylvania, rally raised more than $2 million in 14 hours, according to the fundraising website. The fundraiser titled “Support For Butler PA…
    Wallace White
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    Dem Staffer Said Shooter Shouldn’t ‘Miss Next Time.’ Her Boss Wanted to Strip Trump’s Secret Service Protection

    Rep. Bennie Thompson, a Mississippi Democrat, filed a bill to revoke Secret Service protection from convicted felons sentenced to prison as former President Donald Trump faced numerous felony prosecutions. Although Thompson condemned the assassination attempt Saturday evening on Trump, he didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on whether he still supports the bill….
    Tyler O’Neil
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    What Biden Posted on X Hours Before Trump Shooting

    Twenty-four hours before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, the 2024 presidential election was in full swing. Here’s some of what President Joe Biden was posting on X in the hours before Trump was shot. Biden seemingly likened Trump to a dictator in a post on his personal account…
    Tim Kennedy
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    Trump May Have ‘Staged’ Own Shooting, Dem Adviser Tells Reporters

    Dmitri Mehlhorn, the top political adviser to tech entrepreneur and Democratic megadonor Reid Hoffman, pushed reporters to consider Saturday’s attempted assassination on Donald Trump as “encouraged and maybe even staged,” according to a leaked email, Semafor reports. In an email sent to journalists at 7:34 p.m. Saturday, just over an hour after Trump was shot…
    Elise McCue
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    Sniper Victim at Trump Rally Identified, Died Shielding His Family

    The man who was shot and killed during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump has been identified as former fire chief Corey Comperatore. The Associated Press reports former fire chief’s wife told Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro that Comperatore “dove on his family to protect them.” “Corey was a girl dad. Corey was a firefighter. Corey…
    Elise McCue
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    Melania Trump Calls Trump Shooter ‘Monster’

    Melania Trump reacted to the shooting of her husband, former President Donald Trump, in a statement Sunday morning in which she called the shooter a “monster.” “A monster who recognized my husband as an inhuman political machine attempted to ring out Donald’s passion – his laughter, ingenuity, love of music, and inspiration,” the former first…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Dan Bongino, Former Secret Service Agent, Says Trump Shooting ‘Catastrophic Failure’

    Dan Bongino, the commentator and talk show host who is a former Secret Service agent, says Saturday night’s shooting at President Donald Trump’s rally, was a “catastrophic failure” of the Secret Service. “This is an obviously catastrophic failure and NO excuses should be made, or even attempted,” Bongino posted on X. “The failures are profound…
    Katrina Trinko
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    Tested by Fire: The 2 Seconds That Define Donald Trump

    How many men have faced the crucible of a near-death experience and came out triumphant? America just watched Donald Trump’s great moment of testing and saw him prove his mettle. When we tell our children about the assassination attempt on Trump’s life in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, we will remember the moment when…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    Elon Musk Endorses Trump, Calls for Head of Secret Service to Resign Following Shooting

    Billionaire entrepreneur and social media maven Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump on Saturday evening following the assassination attempt on the former president at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.  “I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk posted on his social media platform X about 35 minutes later, embedding a video…
    Virginia Allen
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    Ex-Biden Counterterror Official Claims Trump Supporters Pose a Threat of Violence After Trump Shooting

    A CBS News anchor and a former counterterrorism official in the Biden administration condemned former President Donald Trump and Republicans in the wake of the shooting that left Trump wounded Saturday night. CBS anchor Margaret Brennan condemned Trump for insufficiently “lowering the temperature” in his statement following the shooting. “This was a traumatic event no…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    TRUMP BREAKS SILENCE AFTER SHOOTING: ‘Much Bleeding Took Place’

    Former President Donald Trump spoke out Saturday evening after an attempt was made on his life at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. The presidential candidate posted on Truth Social Saturday evening, thanking the Secret Service for protecting him and expressing sorrow at the reported death of an attendee. “I want to thank The United States…
    Katrina Trinko
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    16 Photos From Trump Rally Shooting

    Former President Donald Trump was shot by a gunman Saturday evening while speaking on stage at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, 33 miles north of Pittsburgh, authorities said. The pops of a gun could be heard as Trump ducked to the floor of the stage and Secret Service rushed to cover him. “President Trump…
    Virginia Allen
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    Jack Smith and Fani Willis Have ‘Little Left’ to Throw at Trump After Immunity Ruling

    The Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity Monday made it more difficult for both special counsel Jack Smith and Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to prosecute former President Donald Trump, throwing their indictments into serious question. The decision, which found former presidents are entitled to “at least presumptive immunity” from prosecution for all “official acts,” will…
    Katelynn Richardson
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