Tag Archives: President Donald Trump

Ariana Figueroa, Ohio Capital Journal Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a Tuesday call with reporters committed to a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, the likely Democratic presidential candidate. “I would be willing to do more than one debate,” Trump said. Harris, who says she is the presumptive Democratic …

Jimmy Williams U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced bipartisan demands for her resignation following a high-profile security failure that allowed an attempted assassination on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Despite intense questioning from lawmakers and growing pressure to step down, Cheatle maintained her stance, insisting she is the best …

Kyle Davidson, Michigan Advance One week out from the assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally, former President Donald Trump returned to Grand Rapids with his newly nominated running mate, U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), where they were met with thunderous cheers from thousands of supporters. Trump, who sported a smaller …

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, …

Jennifer Shutt, North Dakota Monitor Thousands of Republicans will gather in Milwaukee beginning Monday for the party’s presidential nominating convention — a typically joyous occasion that will likely take on a different tone this year after a gunman shot at Donald Trump, injuring him, on Saturday. Trump, who will be …

Jimmy Williams President Joe Biden urged Americans to “lower the temperature” of political rhetoric during an Oval Office address on Sunday night, following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Biden emphasized the importance of respectful discourse and civility, highlighting that political disagreements should never lead to violence. “Disagreement …

Ariana Figueroa, Kentucky Lantern President Joe Biden Sunday called for unity and pledged an independent review following the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday where former President Donald J. Trump was shot and injured. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation,” Biden said …

Jennifer Shutt, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Joe Biden denounced political violence during brief remarks Saturday night after a shooting abruptly ended a campaign rally that Donald Trump was holding in Pennsylvania and injured the former president. Biden declined to say if the incident, which is under investigation by the Secret Service, …

John Cole, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Former President Donald Trump is recovering after a shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that left a rally-goer and the gunman dead, authorities said. Two people were critically injured in the incident, according to the U.S. Secret Service. Shortly after Trump took the stage …

Jimmy Williams Former President Donald Trump is attempting to overturn his criminal conviction in New York by referencing a recent Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity. Trump’s legal team has asked a state court judge to dismiss the jury’s verdict, which found him guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business …

Jimmy Williams At the urging of former President Donald Trump and his allies, the Republican Party is set to shift its stance on key social issues. The draft policy platform, passed Monday morning ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, marks a significant departure from longstanding positions on federal …

Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday attempted to distance himself from a conservative coalition’s agenda for a far-right takeover of the federal government, prompting derision from observers who underscored close ties between the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee and the blueprint’s authors. Trump took to his …