Secret Service chief to Congress: 'We failed'
Kimberly Cheatle was subpoenaed to appear before the House Oversight Committee following the shooting at Trump’s western Pennsylvania rally July 13.
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Mayorkas names panel to conduct review of Trump assassination attempt
The announcement comes in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump last Saturday.
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NSC warned Secret Service about an increased Iranian threat to Trump
There are no identified ties between the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and any foreign or domestic accomplices or co-conspirators. But Iranian threats against Trump officials date back to the killing of Qassem Soleimani.
Judge dismisses Trump documents case over special counsel appointment
Judge Aileen Cannon cited how special counsel Jack Smith was appointed to investigate the former president's handling of classified documents.
Older voters have thoughts on whether Biden's up to the job
In the weeks since Biden's disastrous performance in the presidential debate, a steady drip of high-profile supporters – everyone from members of Congress, to big donors like George Clooney – has urged him to step aside.
They're worried he's too old for a second term, and too vulnerable to losing to Trump.
President Biden rejects those calls. He believes he can withstand a bruising campaign, win re-election, and lead the country for four more years.
Last fall, Consider This host Scott Detrow traveled to western Pennsylvania — a key swing state — where he gathered a group of voters all around the same age as Biden and Trump, to talk about how they viewed age in the race.
This week, Detrow checked back in with some of them to see if recent events have changed how this group of key voters are thinking about President Biden.
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They're worried he's too old for a second term, and too vulnerable to losing to Trump.
President Biden rejects those calls. He believes he can withstand a bruising campaign, win re-election, and lead the country for four more years.
Last fall, Consider This host Scott Detrow traveled to western Pennsylvania — a key swing state — where he gathered a group of voters all around the same age as Biden and Trump, to talk about how they viewed age in the race.
This week, Detrow checked back in with some of them to see if recent events have changed how this group of key voters are thinking about President Biden.
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The ACLU has a blueprint to constrain Trump in a second presidential term
The American Civil Liberties Union is developing a legal strategy to counter former President Donald Trump in the event he returns to the White House.
To mark D-Day, Biden will deliver a defense of democracy that hits on campaign themes
President Biden's trip to Normandy will commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But there's also a political subtext to the journey.
Closing arguments to begin in Trump's hush money trial
The summations come after a series of witnesses and documents have supported the Manhattan district attorney's case. But the defense says too much depends on the testimony of Trump’s former personal attorney, Michael Cohen, a convicted liar.
Nikki Haley says she'll vote for Trump
The former South Carolina governor's remarks were her first on the matter since she dropped out of the presidential race. But she stopped short of formally endorsing her former rival.