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Eugene Kiely, Lori Robertson, Robert Farley, D’Angelo Gore, Alan Jaffe, Saranac Hale Spencer, Catalina Jaramillo, Kate Yandell and Ben Cohen Former President Donald Trump’s newly selected running mate, JD Vance, accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on the convention’s third night, which featured claims about the economy, immigration and …

Jimmy Williams Homophobic and transphobic remarks have unmistakably dominated the first three days of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee. An analysis by NBC News found that at least a dozen speakers at the convention negatively mentioned gender or sexuality in their speeches. Senator Ron Johnson, R-Wis., set the …

Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Vice President Kamala Harris blasted President Donald Trump’s selection of Sen. JD Vance as his running mate, calling Vance’s acceptance speech a distraction from their agenda and making the case against what she called their “extreme” and “divisive” policies. Harris has been traveling …

Jimmy Williams House Speaker Mike Johnson, along with other prominent Republicans, has called for the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle after a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. “I’m going to call for resignation,” Johnson, R-La., stated during an appearance …

Jimmy Williams Senator Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has reportedly informed allies of his intention to resign from Congress following his recent conviction on federal corruption charges, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke with NBC News. The resignation would mark the end of Menendez’s extensive political career, which …

Shauneen Miranda, Iowa Capital Dispatch The intraparty effort to convince President Joe Biden to end his reelection bid resurfaced Wednesday, when prominent U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff of California became the latest Democratic member of Congress to go public with his concerns. Leading Democrats also set an early August window for …

Jennifer Shutt, Iowa Capital Dispatch President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to statements from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and the president’s doctor. “Earlier today following his first event in Las Vegas, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19,” Jean-Pierre wrote in her statement. “He is …

Jimmy Williams The Biden administration is proposing a new strategy to curb rising rents across the U.S.: limit corporate landlords to annual rent increases of no more than 5%, or else they would lose a major tax break. This proposal comes amid widespread struggles among American households to afford rising …

By D’Angelo Gore, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson, Eugene Kiely and Ian Fox Originally Published by FactCheck.org On a night when the focus was on safety and unity at the Republican convention, a number of GOP leaders also offered up some misleading and false claims FactCheck has seen before. Several people …

Amanda Becker, Orion Rummler, Darreonna Davis Originally published by The 19th Project 2025. You might be hearing about it. Late-night television host John Oliver highlighted it during a segment on Republican Donald Trump’s potential second term. The musician Lizzo explained in a TikTok video how it would increase the president’s …

Dana DiFilippo, New Jersey Monitor Sen. Bob Menendez was convicted Tuesday of taking bribes to do favors for Egypt and Qatar and to meddle in two criminal cases to help three New Jersey businessmen in a case the chief prosecutor said revealed “shocking levels of corruption.” The jury’s verdict of …

Shauneen Miranda, North Dakota Monitor As the nation reels from the attempted assassination against former President Donald J. Trump and the Secret Service comes under intense scrutiny, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday said “we are in a heightened and very dynamic threat environment.” The former president and …

Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal A little more than three years ago, J.D. Vance was just an author and conservative commentator. Now he might be next in line for the White House. It’s a dizzying political ascent for the 39-year-old man from Middletown, Ohio. Presumptive Republican Party presidential nominee Donald …

Ashley Murray, New Hampshire Bulletin The federal classified documents case against former President Donald Trump was dismissed Monday by a Florida judge on the grounds that the Department of Justice unlawfully appointed special counsel Jack Smith. The order, while likely to be appealed, makes the possibility even more remote that …

Jimmy Williams The man who authorities said attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania was a member of a local gun club and worked as a dietary aide at a nursing facility. Identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, …