National

Trump shooter posted on gaming platform Steam before act: ‘July 13 will be my premiere’

Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot former President Donald Trump and other attendees at a Pennsylvania rally, allegedly posted on the popular online gaming platform Steam that “July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds.”

Trump shooter posted on gaming platform Steam before act: ‘July 13 will be my premiere’ Read More »

Secret Service director says ‘sloped roof’ to blame for would-be assassin deterring agency from securing location

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said Monday that the shape of the roof former President Donald Trump’s would-be assassin sat on played a role in her agency not securing the building. 

Secret Service director says ‘sloped roof’ to blame for would-be assassin deterring agency from securing location Read More »

Elon Musk to chip in $45M a month to pro-Trump Super PAC, donates $100k to victims, families in weekend shooting

Billionaire Elon Musk, coming off his endorsement of Trump after the Republican candidate survived an assassination attempt on Saturday, plans to donate about $45 million per month to a super PAC backing the former president, according to a report.

Elon Musk to chip in $45M a month to pro-Trump Super PAC, donates $100k to victims, families in weekend shooting Read More »

With Trump pick, J.D. Vance is first post-9/11 vet on major-party ticket

J.D. Vance, named Monday as the Republican vice presidential running mate of former President Donald Trump, is known as many things: a bestselling author, a Republican senator, a former venture capitalist, a leading voice of conservatism, a onetime Trump critic – and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.

With Trump pick, J.D. Vance is first post-9/11 vet on major-party ticket Read More »

Two days after surviving assassination attempt, Trump gets hero’s welcome at RNC

The party didn’t embrace him in 2016. Covid-19 kept everything virtual in 2020. But on Monday night, two days after an assassination attempt that almost claimed his life, Donald Trump received an adoring hero’s welcome on night one of the Republican National Convention.

Two days after surviving assassination attempt, Trump gets hero’s welcome at RNC Read More »

‘The devil came’ but ‘the lion roared’, Sen. Tim Scott says in energizing address to RNC

Until former President Donald J. Trump arrived in the arena Monday, the most applause on the opening night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisc., was reserved for one of his primary opponents, Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.

‘The devil came’ but ‘the lion roared’, Sen. Tim Scott says in energizing address to RNC Read More »