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Trump Is Safe After Apparent Assassination Attempt: FBI

Candidate was playing golf in Florida when a gunman was spotted and agents opened fire

(Newser) - Donald Trump was unharmed Sunday when a man pushed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle through the perimeter of a Florida golf course while the former president played and Secret Service agents opened fire in response. The FBI said Trump was the subject of "what appears to be an...

Infamous Survivor Winner Changed Our World
Infamous Survivor Winner
Changed Our World
OPINION
Sep 15, 2024 6:30 AM CDT

Infamous Survivor Winner Changed Our World

New York Times essay argues Richard Hatch's 2000 win has ripple effects in the 2024 election

(Newser) - The name Richard Hatch is surely familiar to anyone who watched TV 24 years ago, or at least reality TV. Hatch won the first season of Survivor in a way that "seemed shocking" at the time, writes TV exec Michael Hirschorn in a New York Times essay. First, "...

Trump Family Launching a New Business Next Week

Former president will speak on sons' cryptocurrency project on Monday

(Newser) - Donald Trump plans to deliver remarks next Monday about cryptocurrency and the launch of the company World Liberty Financial, a crypto platform controlled by his sons Donald Jr. and Eric. "We're embracing the future with crypto and leaving the slow and outdated big banks behind," Trump said...

Georgia Judge Shrinks Election Case Against Trump
Indictment of Trump Shrinks
Sep 12, 2024 6:45 PM CDT

Indictment of Trump Shrinks

Former president now faces eight counts in election interference case instead of the original 13

(Newser) - A judge in Georgia on Thursday threw out two charges against Donald Trump and another against several codefendants in the election interference case being prosecuted by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee earlier had dismissed three charges, so his rulings Thursday leave Trump facing eight...

'They're Eating the Dogs' in Springfield? Enter The Simpsons

Memes greet Trump's claim that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating pets

(Newser) - Among Donald Trump's claims during Tuesday night's presidential debate with Kamala Harris was one in which the former president alleged that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were "eating the dogs" and "eating the cats" of the city. His running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, had previously tweeted...

Trump Media&#39;s Gains for the Year Wiped Out
Add Trump Media to
List of Debate Losers
UPDATED
Sep 11, 2024 10:30 AM CDT

Add Trump Media to List of Debate Losers

Stock is trading at lowest-ever intraday level

(Newser) - Add Trump Media to the list of losers in the wake of Tuesday night's presidential debate. NBC News reports shares dropped more than 17% Wednesday morning, to its lowest-ever intraday level. As of this writing, it's trading down 16.86%, at $15.49. Shares had been up by...

Harris 'Rattled' Trump, and Other Takeaways From the Debate

Several outlets say vice president seemed to get under his skin

(Newser) - One common takeaway from Tuesday night's presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump: Harris seemed to be able to get under Trump's skin, "rattling" him and putting him on the defensive. More:
  • Harris taunted Trump "over and over" on topics he's
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How the 2 Presidential Candidates Will Mark 9/11

Here are Harris' and Trump's plans for the 23rd anniversary of the terror attacks

(Newser) - Just hours after their much - anticipated presidential debate , Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump are set to overlap once again as they attend events on Wednesday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, though CNN notes "it's unclear whether the two parties will...

Melania Trump Questions 'Truth' About Rally Shooting

'There is definitely more to this story,' she says of assassination attempt

(Newser) - Melania Trump apparently believes she is not being told the truth about the attempt to assassinate her husband at a rally in Pennsylvania two months ago. In a video posted on her social media accounts on Tuesday, the former first lady says there is "definitely more to this story,...

Trump Says He'll Vote to Legalize Pot in Florida

Stance puts him at odds with state Republican leaders including Ron DeSantis

(Newser) - Donald Trump has confirmed that he plans to vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Florida. The Amendment 3 ballot initiative, which would legalize the drug for "non-medical personal consumption by smoking, ingestion, or otherwise," is opposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Republican leaders in the...

South Park Creators: We&#39;re Skipping Election Season
South Park Creators on Trump:
'Don't Know What More' to Say
CELEBRITY INTERVIEW
Sep 8, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

South Park Creators on Trump: 'Don't Know What More' to Say

Trey Parker, Matt Stone tell Vanity Fair the series won't return until 2025—after the election

(Newser) - If you were hoping Cartman and the gang would help you survive this year's election cycle, well, that's not happening: Delays have pushed off South Park returning to Comedy Central until 2025. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the animated series' creators, tell Vanity Fair that's because a)...

Trump Makes 'Startling' Claim About Accuser

'She would not have been the chosen one,' he said of reporter who claimed he groped her in the '70s

(Newser) - On Friday, Donald Trump appeared in a New York courtroom for an appeals hearing in the E. Jean Carroll sex abuse case against him, but it was his remarks after that hearing that are now generating headlines. The former president spoke to reporters and "brought up a string of...

Trump: I &#39;Lost By a Whisker&#39;
Trump: I 'Lost by a Whisker'
Sep 6, 2024 3:55 PM CDT

Trump: I 'Lost by a Whisker'

Former president's comment on the 2020 election prompts double-takes

(Newser) - Donald Trump has generated some attention of late with the language he's using in regard to the 2020 election. By the count of Colby Hall at Mediaite , the former president has stated three times over the last month that he lost a close race to President Biden.
  • By a
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Judge Gives Trump a Big Legal Victory

Former president's hush-money sentencing is delayed until after the election

(Newser) - Donald Trump will not be sentenced in his hush-money case before Election Day after all. The Manhattan judge in the case, Juan Merchan, said Friday that the former president will be sentenced on November 26, reports the Hill . Merchan originally intended to sentence Trump this month, but he agreed to...

Alexa Has 'Drastically Different' Answers on Trump, Harris

Amazon says it has fixed glitch that made virtual assistant appear to favor VP over former president

(Newser) - A couple of simple questions to Alexa about the upcoming US election have sent users into a tizzy, with conservative critics railing against what Amazon now says was a tech glitch that seemed to favor Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump.
  • Question commotion: Per the Telegraph , the hubbub
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Trump: Musk Will Lead Commission on 'Drastic Reforms'

He says he's backing Musk's call for a 'government efficiency commission'

(Newser) - If Donald Trump wins the election, he will have a big job for Elon Musk. In a speech at the Economic Club of New York on Thursday, Trump said Musk will lead a commission that will save "trillions of dollars" in government spending. "I will create a government...

Trump Staffers in Arlington Scuffle Are Named

They are deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and advance team member Michel Picard

(Newser) - The two Trump campaign staffers who got into a brief physical altercation with a staffer at Arlington National Cemetery last week have been identified as deputy campaign manager Justin Caporale and Michel Picard, a member of the former president's advance team. Named by NPR , Caporale is a former aide...

Judge in Trump Case Calls Election Schedule Irrelevant

Tanya Chutkan sets pretrial deadlines but not a trial date

(Newser) - Judge Tanya Chutkan convened both sides in Donald Trump's election interference prosecution on Thursday, setting a pretrial schedule to move the case along while saying her timeline won't be affected by the defendant's presidential campaign. "This court is not concerned with the electoral schedule," she...

Tulsi Gabbard Hit With Very Hawaiian Criticism

Her endorsement of Trump is 'not pono,' says her successor in Congress

(Newser) - Representing Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, Rep. Jill Tokuda follows in the footsteps of Tulsi Gabbard, who held the same seat from 2013 to 2021. But Tokuda will not follow Gabbard in the direction of Donald Trump. Tokuda has criticized the former Democrat, now independent, for endorsing the former president...

Physician Who Slugged Officer in Capitol Sentenced

Jacquelyn Starer receives prison time after agreeing to not practice medicine any more in her state

(Newser) - A Massachusetts medical doctor who punched a police officer during a mob attack on the US Capitol was sentenced Thursday to nine months of imprisonment followed by nine months of home confinement. Jacquelyn Starer was in a crowd of rioters inside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, when she struck...

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