Trump tries to set new tone with RNC acceptance speech Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination last night in a historically long speech. In the beginning, he struck a calm, uniting tone, saying, “We are Americans. Ambition is our heritage. Greatness is our birthright. But as long as our energies are spent […]
A Russian court has convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on espionage charges Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in prison. The journalist, arrested in March 2023, was found guilty of spying in Russia. Both the Wall Street Journal and the U.S. government have denounced the trial against Gershkovich as a sham. CLICK HERE […]
Online systems of companies worldwide came to a standstill early Friday morning after a glitch with cybersecurity software CrowdStrike on Microsoft Windows computers. The outage, which was not affected by a security breach or hack, has caused issues for airlines and other companies Friday. CrowdStrike said in a statement the problem has been “identified, isolated […]
MILWAUKEE — Former President Donald Trump got the Hulk Hogan treatment on Thursday night at a GOP nominating convention brimming with displays of masculinity. The audience of delegates and spectators roared as Hogan, the famed wrestler, called “gladiator” Trump his hero before ripping his shirt off his chest. Soon after, Dana White, president of the […]
MILWAUKEE — There are two ways to look at former President Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate. One is that it is a sign of supreme confidence, perhaps overconfidence. Vance is seen by many as a governing pick rather than someone who helps Trump gain additional voters. Delegates to the […]
The Federal Reserve will meet just two more times between now and the November elections. The big questions are whether the Fed will cut interest rates and how it will affect the presidential showdown. It has been a year since the Fed changed its interest rate target in any way. In July 2023, the Fed […]
MILWAUKEE — In his first presidential campaign, Donald Trump famously declared at the Republican National Convention “I alone can fix it,” asking his fellow members to put their trust not in God or the political elite, but in him. Yet eight years later, after surviving an assassination attempt, trouncing a wide field of GOP primary […]
Pressure is rapidly escalating among Republican lawmakers for Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to step down as the agency continues its investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Unclassified virtual briefings to the House and Senate from Cheatle and other top law enforcement officials have failed to quell mounting questions and fury […]
A stunning security failure that allowed a would-be assassin to take shots at former President Donald Trump during a recent rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has spurred rounds of finger-pointing over who is to blame. Six days after the shooting, the Secret Service’s communication to the public has been limited, and anonymous leaks to the press […]
The 2024 presidential election cycle will always include a tragic asterisk, in the form of a civilian casualty. Former Pennsylvania firefighter Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed in a July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, now the GOP nominee. The episode, in which a bullet fired by Thomas Matthew Crooks grazed Trump’s ear, […]
