Jul 17 WATCH: Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Abbott criticized the Biden administration for objecting to his administration’s effort to secure more of its section of the border, “to take back our land and wire it shut.”… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Kellyanne Conway speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Laura Santhanam Former White House official and 2016 Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Rep. Nancy Mace speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Mace worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign and won South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2020. But after she criticized Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the former president supported a Republican who primaried her in… Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump’s campaign has given no official info about his medical care following assassination attempt By Nicholas Riccardi, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's campaign has refused to discuss his condition, release a medical report or records, or make the doctors who treated him available, leaving information to dribble out from Trump, his friends and family. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: ‘They will come for you,’ says Peter Navarro after serving prison sentence By Laura Santhanam Former Trump White House official Peter Navarro spoke to the Republican National Convention the day he was released from prison after serving four-months for failing to cooperate with Congressional Jan. 6 Committee… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, ‘God was with me’ during assassination attempt By Lisa Desjardins, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Erica R. Hendry In a video of a private event with supporters given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two. Continue reading
Jul 17 Watch 8:23 JD Vance’s political views and how they have shifted in recent years By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane, Emily Carpeaux, Denis Levkovich Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance is a one-time critic of former President Trump who has turned into a fierce defender. Geoff Bennett discussed Vance's views and how they've shifted with David Weigel, a national political reporter for Semafor who’s… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 7:00 Fact-checking right-wing claims about election security and noncitizens voting By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat Speakers at the Republican convention have repeated falsehoods that Democrats are rigging the election and that non-citizens will vote in November. That claim is just one of many conspiracy theories about the security of America’s election system that are being… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 5:29 The key Senate and House races that could shift the balance of power in Congress By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Saher Khan While the battle at the top of the ticket has dominated the news this election cycle, there are key down-ballot races that could shift the balance of power in Congress. The majorities in the House and Senate are razor-thin with… Continue watching
Jul 17 WATCH: Biden has tested positive for COVID, president of UnidosUS announces By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while traveling Wednesday in Las Vegas and is experiencing “mild symptoms” including “general malaise” from the infection, the White House said. Continue reading