President Joe Biden defended his mental acuity Monday but said he understands why people are asking “legitimate” questions about his age and fitness for office. The president sat for an interview, scheduled prior to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, with NBC News’s Lester Holt at the White House before […]
After months of speculation, former President Donald Trump named Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his pick for vice president. Serving as Ohio’s senator since 2023, Vance, 39, is now the youngest vice president candidate since Richard Nixon. Vance has been married to his wife, Usha, for 10 years. The couple share three children together: Ewan, […]
After the stunning dismissal of the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice is vowing to pursue an appeal. “The dismissal of the case deviates from the uniform conclusion of all previous courts to have considered the issue that the Attorney General is statutorily authorized to appoint a Special Counsel,” […]
Lawmakers in both the House and Senate are launching a sprawling multicommittee investigation into the Secret Service’s security failures that resulted in the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania over the weekend. The Senate Homeland Security Committee announced it will launch a bipartisan investigation looking into the series of […]
The House Oversight Committee asked the Secret Service on Monday to provide a wide range of material related to the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump ahead of a planned hearing next week. Chairman James Comer (R-KY) and other Republican members wrote a letter to Director Kimberly Cheatle asking her for a list of […]
MILWAUKEE — Democrats and their allies wasted little time planning their line of attack against Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Donald Trump‘s newly announced running mate. American Bridge 21st Century’s opposition research on Vance listed at least five areas in which to criticize Vance, including abortion, Social Security, Medicare and social services, democracy and the […]
FBI specialists gained access to Thomas Matthew Crooks’s phone and were analyzing it as part of an investigation into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, the bureau announced Monday. The FBI said its investigation into the shooting at Trump’s campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was still in an early stage as agents continue […]
President Joe Biden expressed regret over his use of the term “bullseye” when describing former President Donald Trump. In an interview with NBC News’s Lester Holt, Biden stressed that he wasn’t speaking literally and only meant to focus attention on Trump. His use of the word was scrutinized following the attempted assassination of Trump on […]
Billionaire and technology entrepreneur Elon Musk offered high praise for Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) after becoming former President Donald Trump’s 2024 running mate, calling him “assassination insurance” for the Republican candidate. Musk’s comment was in reference to how Trump was almost assassinated during a rally on Saturday, just days before the Republican National Convention. After […]
Former President Donald Trump is within the margin of error in Virginia, a pivotal state for President Joe Biden in November, according to a new survey. A New York Times-Siena College poll released Monday shows Biden leading Trump 48% to 45% among likely voters in Virginia, while Trump leads Biden 48%-45% among likely voters in […]
