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Today's Political News Compilation - Friday, July 26, 2024
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FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle,” the agency said in a statement.
The statement from the FBI marked the most definitive law enforcement account of Trump’s injuries and followed ambiguous comments earlier in the week from Director Christopher Wray that appeared to cast doubt on whether Trump had actually been hit by a bullet. ...
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Dan Crenshaw joins chorus questioning Trump VP pick, saying he was ‘surprised’ by Vance - Washington Examiner
Crenshaw slammed J.D. Vance for comparing Trump to Hitler during an interview with David Axelrod: “I don’t understand it because I think he meant it."
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JD Vance defends "childless cat ladies" remark amid backlash
"People are focusing so much on the sarcasm and not on the substance of what I actually said," Vance said Friday.
www.cbsnews.comBarack and Michelle Obama endorse Kamala Harris, giving her expected but crucial support
Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have endorsed Kamala Harris in her White House bid, giving her the expected but crucial backing.
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Trump-Vance campaign spends its first week playing defense
In his first week as Trump's VP pick, Vance had to answer for old comments he made about "childless cat ladies" while Democrats received a burst of energy from a new candidate.
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Kamala Harris to take over for Biden after support from Pelosi, Obama
Kamala Harris' political career has been full of firsts and now she is looking to make history by becoming first woman president.
Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza.
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Some Republicans attack Kamala Harris as "DEI hire." Here's what that means.
Some Republican lawmakers have called Harris a "DEI hire," a reference to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
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Judge takes final step to overturn Florida's 'Stop WOKE Act'
A judge is overturning a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that attempted to limit diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces. U.S.
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Harris failed to combat ‘root causes’ of illegal immigration, former Border Patrol union chief says
Border Patrol's former union president says Vice President Harris has not done enough to secure the U.S. border and has failed to identify the real root causes of migration.
Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages
Two former FBI officials have settled lawsuits with the Justice Department to resolve claims that their privacy was violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump.
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Three ways Trump will try to end the Harris honeymoon
Kamala Harris is riding a wave of momentum, but Republicans sense vulnerabilities they can exploit.
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Graham urges FBI director to correct comment Trump may not have been struck by bullet - Washington Examiner
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, asking him to retract his statement that former President Donald Trump may not have been hit by a bullet.
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Second presidential debate requirements are released: Will Harris and Trump face off?
ABC News released requirements for the 2024 election presidential debate planned for Tuesday, Sept. 10.
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Vance responds to 'childless cat ladies' backlash, claims Democrats are 'anti-family'
JD Vance defended his past remarks questioning Democrat's leadership, including Kamala Harris, for not having biological children, calling them "childless cat ladies."
Who Kamala Harris may choose as her VP running mate
Vice President Kamala Harris is beginning to vet about a dozen possible candidates to be her running mate as she approaches one of most consequential decisions of her new presidential candidacy.
apnews.comIn JD Vance Country, an Addiction Scourge That Won’t Go Away
POMEROY, Ohio — Sitting in a KFC restaurant in the former coal-mining town of Pomeroy, Ohio, a few hours before JD Vance addressed the Republican National Convention, Curtis Ramsey, 18, recalled the first time he heard the Ohio senator’s name. It was last month, he said, in the Washington office...
'We're not going back': Some Never-Trump Republicans embrace Harris' 'top cop' persona
Biden had won over anti-Trump Republicans by promising to be a moderate. Harris is now trying to sway those voters to her side.
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Israel-Palestine conflict | Live updates | Today's latest from Al Jazeera
UN says intensified fighting in Khan Younis area has caused ‘new waves of internal displacement across Gaza’.
Trump campaign says it won’t commit to Harris debate until she’s confirmed as nominee | CNN Politics
After Vice President Kamala Harris accused former President Donald Trump of “backpedaling” on a debate, the Trump campaign said Thursday it would not commit to any future debates until the Democratic Party formally chooses a nominee.
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Paris 2024 Olympic opening ceremony kicks off Games in unique style
The 2024 Olympics opened in Paris in spectacular style with thousands of athletes sailing along the River Seine past lively performers on bridges, banks and rooftops in an ambitious take on an opening ceremony.
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"And starting with what we can do on day one around public lands, right?" she continued. "And then there has to be legislation, but, yes, that’s something I’ve taken on in California. I have a history of working on this issue and to your point we have to just acknowledge that the residual impact of fracking is enormous in terms of the health and safety of communities."
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Continue reading...FBI confirms that a bullet struck Trump's ear during assassination attempt
The FBI said Friday that a bullet struck Donald Trump's ear during an assassination attempt on the former president this month at a campaign rally after the bureau’s director suggested to Congress that it could have been shrapnel.
“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle," the FBI said in a statement.
The statement comes two days after FBI Director Christopher Wray, whom Trump nominated to his post in 2017, told House lawmakers that "there’s...
Continue reading...“What struck former President Trump in the ear was a bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces, fired from the deceased subject’s rifle," the FBI said in a statement.
The statement comes two days after FBI Director Christopher Wray, whom Trump nominated to his post in 2017, told House lawmakers that "there’s...
Bullet or Fragment of One Struck Trump’s Ear, F.B.I. Says
The F.B.I. said on Friday that Donald J. Trump had been struck by a “bullet, whether whole or fragmented into smaller pieces,” providing the most definitive explanation to date about what injured the former president’s ear during an assassination attempt this month.
Ambiguity about Mr. Trump’s injury turned into a political firestorm as the former president and his political allies attacked the F.B.I. director, Christopher A. Wray, for comments he made on Wednesday before Congress.
“With respect to former President Trump, there’s some question...
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