Jul 20 Gunman flew drone over rally site in advance of attempt to assassinate Trump, official says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have flown a drone around the Pennsylvania rally site ahead of time in an apparent attempt to scope out the site before the event, a law enforcement official… Continue reading
Jul 20 WATCH: Trump and Vance speak in Michigan at first public rally since assassination attempt By Joey Cappelletti, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump held his first campaign rally since he survived an attempted assassination, returning to the battleground state of Michigan alongside his new running mate Sen. JD Vance. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:14 GOP convention ends with Trump’s 3rd nomination and a unified party By Lisa Desjardins Republicans capped off their national convention in Milwaukee Thursday night with a speech from the man who has reshaped the party in his image, former President Donald Trump. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jul 19 Biden’s campaign chair acknowledges ‘slippage’ in support but says president staying in race By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Michael Balsamo, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Isolated as he battles a COVID-19 infection in Delaware, Biden is confronting the reality many Democrats at the highest levels want him to consider how stepping aside from the 2024 election could be the party's best chance of preventing widespread… Continue reading
Jul 19 Republicans emerge from convention confident in Trump and talking about a blowout victory By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Boos and infighting marred Donald Trump's first convention in 2016. But this one in Milwaukee was defined by overwhelming displays of party unity as GOP leaders and even Trump skeptics reveled in the excitement of what many view as an… Continue reading
Jul 19 Fact-checking Trump’s RNC speech By PolitiFact staff Former President Donald Trump closed the Republican National Convention by accepting the presidential nomination and offering a speech that began somber and turned combative. Continue reading
Jul 19 5 takeaways from Trump’s RNC speech By Bill Barrow, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The Republican National Convention celebrated former President Donald Trump not just as a party leader but a living martyr who survived a would-be assassin's bullet. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Trump describes assassination attempt in detail as he accepts Republican nomination By Steve Peoples, Jonathan J. Cooper, Jill Colvin, Associated Press “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of people listened in silence. “There was blood pouring everywhere, yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my… Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Franklin Graham speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Graham also made a rare allusion to Trump appointing the Supreme Court justices who provided the key votes to overturn Roe v. Wade, a politically touchy subject the convention has avoided. Continue reading
Jul 18 WATCH: Pastor Lorenzo Sewell speaks at 2024 Republican National By Associated Press Addressing his “Democrat friends,” Sewell asked if they knew of anyone who had been “convicted of 34 counts, raised 53 million dollars in 24 hours and could be the 47th president of America — and he was shot one time. Continue reading