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Agents Pull Trump Offstage After Apparent Gunshots
Trump Safe, 2 Dead
in Shooting at Rally
updated
Jul 13, 2024 7:05 PM CDT

Trump Safe, 2 Dead in Shooting at Rally

The AP reports it's being investigated as an assassination attempt

(Newser) - Donald Trump has confirmed that a bullet pierced the upper part of his ear . See video of the moment the gunshots rang out here. President Biden condemned the shooting .

After Much Biden Criticism, Times Goes After Trump, Too

Editorial calls him 'unfit to lead'

(Newser) - The editorial and op-ed pages of the New York Times have been hostile territory of late for President Biden. Not only has the editorial board called on him to withdraw from the 2024 race, but so have numerous op-ed writers, from George Clooney to Nicholas Kristof . On Thursday, however, a...

Trump Has Some Words for George Clooney

Former president characterizes actor as a 'rat' just like 'Crooked Joe'

(Newser) - The Wall Street Journal calls it an op-ed that "ricocheted across show business and political circles"—and it's one that's still being buzzed about. "We are not going to win in November with this president," wrote actor George Clooney—a big fundraiser for the...

Nikki Haley Releases Delegates
Nikki Haley
Releases Her
Delegates
Jul 10, 2024 12:00 AM CDT

Nikki Haley Releases Her Delegates

Urges them to support Donald Trump

(Newser) - Ahead of the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee, Nikki Haley has released the 97 delegates she secured from 12 states during the primaries. "The nominating convention is a time for Republican unity," the former South Carolina governor says in a statement. "I encourage my delegates...

Biden Troubles May Sway Trump&#39;s VP Pick
Biden Troubles
May Sway
Trump's VP
Pick
the rundown
Jul 9, 2024 10:00 AM CDT

Biden Troubles May Sway Trump's VP Pick

Report suggests former president, feeling confident, may be tempted to eschew a safer pick

(Newser) - Donald Trump told Sean Hannity on Monday night that he hasn't settled on his pick for a running mate—and may hold off until next week's Republican convention. "I think it would be a very interesting buildup and important for the convention," he said, per Time ...

After 40 Years, GOP to Drop Call for Federal Abortion Ban

At Trump's urging, party platform won't call for a federal ban but instead leave it up to the states

(Newser) - Donald Trump is pushing through changes to the Republican Party's national platform that soften its stance on abortion, reports the Washington Post and the New York Times .
  • Biggest change: The platform will no longer call for a federal ban on abortion or for a constitutional amendment granting rights to
...

Judge Gives Trump More Time for Immunity Argument

There's still no suggestion of when the classified documents trial might begin

(Newser) - With the Supreme Court having ruled on the matter, US District Judge Aileen Cannon on Saturday put off several deadlines in the classified documents case against Donald Trump to allow time for responses to the decision on presidential immunity. Defense lawyers had asked her Friday to let them make more...

Leaked Clip Reveals Trump's Thoughts on Biden, Harris

Former president calls Biden a 'broken-down pile of crap' from his golf cart

(Newser) - In the days since President Biden's alarming debate performance, former President Trump has "kept a low profile, leaving the focus on the drama engulfing the Democratic Party," per the AP . But on the golf course, where he apparently didn't realize he was being filmed, his thoughts...

Democrat: Trump Will Win, 'and I'm OK With That'

Democracy will prevail, says Maine Rep. Jared Golden, who's taking no small amount of flak

(Newser) - While some on the left are warning that a second Trump presidency will mean critics are imprisoned and insurrectionists are pardoned, one moderate Democrat doesn't see the need to panic. "Donald Trump is going to win" the November election "and I'm OK with that," Rep....

Trump Sentencing Delayed Until September

'TOTAL EXONERATION,' he says

(Newser) - Donald Trump's sentencing in his New York hush-money case won't happen until September—if it happens at all. Judge Juan Merchan, in response to legal filings from Trump's team after Monday's Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity, pushed the sentencing date back Tuesday from July 11...

A 'King Above the Law:' 4 Takes on Immunity Ruling

Critics fear the court has turned the president into a king, but defenders say that's overblown

(Newser) - The Supreme Court's blockbuster ruling that presidents have immunity for "official" actions continues to resonate, with all kinds of analysis on what it does and doesn't mean.
  • Carte blanche: In the view of Elie Mystal at the Nation , the ruling means that a sitting president can go
...

DA OKs Delaying Trump&#39;s Sentencing
DA OKs Delaying
Trump's Sentencing
Jul 2, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

DA OKs Delaying Trump's Sentencing

Alvin Bragg says sentencing on 34 felonies can stall until July 24

(Newser) - Manhattan prosecutors said they'd be open to delaying Donald Trump's sentencing in his criminal hush-money case following a Supreme Court ruling that granted broad immunity protections to presidents. In a letter filed Tuesday, prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office said they wouldn't oppose delaying...

Separate Thomas Opinion Has Big Implications

Justice questions authority of Jack Smith, who also is handling classified documents case

(Newser) - Clarence Thomas joined the Supreme Court's bombshell majority opinion on Monday in favor of Donald Trump on the question of presidential immunity . The opinion focused on allegations that Trump illegally tried to undo the results of the 2020 election, but Thomas wrote a separate concurring opinion that could help...

Hours After SCOTUS Ruling, Trump Moves to Toss Conviction

His lawyers argue ruling has an impact on hush money case

(Newser) - Donald Trump apparently wasted no time putting Monday's Supreme Court ruling to use, or at least attempting to. A source tells outlets including the New York Times and CNN that Trump's lawyers on Monday submitted a letter to the judge overseeing the former president's hush money case...

Biden Tells Nation Court Ruling Removes Limits on Presidents

Brief remarks from White House include a warning that Trump could ignore the law

(Newser) - President Biden told the nation Monday night that the Supreme Court's immunity ruling issued earlier in the day means "there are virtually no limits" now on a president's actions. In brief remarks from the White House, Biden said the court majority enacted "a fundamentally new principle,...

Sotomayor Dissented 'With Fear for Our Democracy'

Trump hails SCOTUS ruling as 'big win for our constitution and democracy'

(Newser) - The Supreme Court delivered its historic ruling on presidential immunity Monday—and it was welcomed by Donald Trump, who is now immune from prosecution for "official acts" during his presidency. "Big win for our constitution and democracy," he wrote in an all-caps post on Truth Social. "...

Supreme Court Boots Trump's Immunity Case to Lower Court

Ruling dims prospect of a preelection trial

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Monday extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices said for...

On Last Day of Supreme Court Term, a Ruling 'for the Ages'

SCOTUS will decide Monday on the Trump presidential immunity case

(Newser) - Monday's the day that the US Supreme Court wraps up its current term, and the cases are expected to start dropping at 10am ET, per NBC News . Likely set for last will be the blockbuster decision in the presidential immunity case, which will rule on whether Donald Trump can...

SCOTUS: Obstruction Charges for Capitol Rioters Now Trickier

Court finds charge must come with proof of an effort to tamper with documents

(Newser) - The Supreme Court on Friday made it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, a charge that also has been brought against former President Trump. The justices ruled that the charge of obstructing an official proceeding, enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron...

Jon Stewart: Debate Could&#39;ve Used More Drugs
Jon Stewart: 'This
Cannot Be Real Life'
VIDEO
Jun 28, 2024 7:41 AM CDT

Jon Stewart: 'This Cannot Be Real Life'

'Daily Show' host calls out Biden's stumbles, Trump's lies at debate

(Newser) - If there were performance-enhancing drugs in use at Thursday's presidential debate, there weren't enough, according to Jon Stewart. President Biden's stumbles and former President Trump's blatant lies showed "both of these men should be using performance-enhancing drugs"—"as much of it as they...

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