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The Debrief with Chris Irvine: Secret Service under scrutiny from Trump’s assassination attempt

Washington Examiner Managing Editor Chris Irvine joins Investigations Editor Sarah Bedford to discuss the Secret Service and where things stand from former President Donald Trump‘s assassination attempt. What political value does President Joe Biden gain for backing the Secret Service director? Will this unity from both parties hold since the Trump assassination? What does Sen. […]

Downtown Milwaukee restaurants see lackluster business during RNC: ‘Would have just closed my doors’

As the Republican National Convention took over downtown Milwaukee this past week, restaurants and bars were hopeful of the economic impact hosting a big event could bring to the city.  Milwaukee doesn’t host big events like the Super Bowl or other events that showcase the city, so this was set to be a first of […]

Buttigieg slams JD Vance’s anti-Trump record on Bill Maher

Transportation Secretary and former Democratic Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg slammed Republican Vice President nominee J.D. Vance for his prior statements against former President Donald Trump. On the air with Bill Maher on Friday, Buttigieg implied that Vance is more of an opportunist than a reformed Trump-loyalist despite being in Trump’s good graces since he won […]

Voter ID initiative gets approval to appear on the November ballot in Nevada

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A proposed constitutional amendment that would require voters to show photo identification at the polls has qualified for the November ballot in Nevada, the state’s top election official announced Friday. The measure also calls for an extra layer of identification verification for mail ballots, such as the last four digits of […]

Alaska election officials to recalculate signatures for ranked vote repeal measure after court order

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge on Friday disqualified numerous booklets used to gather signatures for an initiative that aims to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system and gave elections officials a deadline to determine if the measure still had sufficient signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The decision by Superior Court Judge Christina […]

Pelosi privately favors open nomination above Harris endorsement

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly favors an open nomination process rather than selecting Vice President Kamala Harris as the candidate at the Democratic National Convention next month if President Joe Biden steps aside. According to a report in Politico, four people familiar with private discussions involving Pelosi earlier this month say that she […]

Florida man arrested, accused of making threats against Trump, Vance on social media

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man accused of making threats against former President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, and their families on social media was arrested on Friday, police said. The Jupiter Police Department said in a news release that officers arrested Michael W. Wiseman on charges of written threats to kill. He […]

Group says photos of reclusive tribe on Peru beach show logging concessions are ‘dangerously close’

An advocacy group for Indigenous peoples has released photographs of a reclusive tribe’s members searching for food on a beach in the Peruvian Amazon, calling it evidence that logging concessions are “dangerously close” to the tribe’s territory. Survival International said the photos and video it posted this week show members of the Mashco Piro looking […]

Trump’s speech peaked during assassination attempt recall, with 25 million viewers

Former President Donald Trump‘s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention drew 25 million viewers, more than he did in 2020, but far less than in 2016. Viewership of Trump’s speech peaked around 11 p.m. during which Trump was recalling the story of his assassination attempt for the first time from the point of view […]

Washington’s primary election ballots to arrive in the mail soon

(The Center Square) – Ballots for Washington’s Aug. 6 primary election will soon be showing up in registered voters’ mailboxes. The ballot includes candidates for governor and several other state level elected offices, such as attorney general and lands commissioner, as well as Washington’s U.S. House districts and a U.S. Senate seat. In Washington, the top two […]
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