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Pennsylvania Poll Results Are a 'Bit of a Puzzle'

NYT says Harris is ahead in key battleground state but tied with Trump nationwide

(Newser) - Pennsylvania and its 19 electoral votes could be key to winning the White House in November—and it's currently neck and neck between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, according to one of two major polls. The candidates are in a statistical tie in the state, with 48% of likely...

Donald Trump Walks Into a Bar, Pulls Out His Bitcoin

Former president bought nearly $1K in diet Cokes, burgers for those in attendance at NYC bar

(Newser) - If Donald Trump once thought crypto was a "scam," he's all in now. On Wednesday, before his evening rally on Long Island, the former president made a pit stop in New York City at Greenwich Village's PubKey bar, which the Wall Street Journal describes as "...

Trump Used to Call Crypto a 'Scam.' Now, 'I Have to Do It'
Trump Unveils His
Latest Venture: Crypto
THE RUNDOWN
Sep 18, 2024 8:00 AM CDT

Trump Unveils His Latest Venture: Crypto

Former president introduces World Liberty Financial, his new cryptocurrency venture

(Newser) - "Crypto is one of those things we have to do," Donald Trump said in an X livestream on Monday, flanked by sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump. "Whether we like it or not, I have to do it." The GOP presidential nominee has now officially...

Musk's Deleted Tweet Catches Attention of Secret Service

He made what he called a joke about the lack of assassination attempts on Democrats

(Newser) - Elon Musk says it was merely a joke that didn't land , but a tweet he deleted has nonetheless caught the attention of the Secret Service, reports Reuters . In the wake of the apparent attempted assassination attempt on Donald Trump Sunday, Musk wrote, "And no one is even trying...

Secret Service Has Long Been Wary of Trump's Love of Golf

'You don't have to do a lot of guessing to know where he is going to be'

(Newser) - The Washington Post has a telling anecdote on the security challenges that Donald Trump's love of golf raises for the Secret Service. After he became president, agents showed Trump ordinary photos of him golfing taken by members of the press with long-range lenses. The idea was that a gunman...

Trump: Biden 'Couldn't Have Been Nicer' on Call

But former president continues to blame Democrats' 'rhetoric' for assassination attempts

(Newser) - Donald Trump gave two more interviews Monday in which he discussed the arrest of an alleged would-be assassin in Florida.
  • Washington Post columnist Marc A. Thiessen asked Trump how being the target of two assassination attempts in nine weeks has affected him. "Well, it hasn't affected me,"
...

Secret Service Says 'Security Plan Worked'

Suspect never had a line of sight to Trump, acting director says

(Newser) - Ryan Routh never had a line of sight to Donald Trump and didn't fire any shots during Sunday's apparent assassination attempt, acting Secret Service Director Ron Rowe confirmed Monday. Rowe praised the "hyper vigilance" of the agent who spotted the rifle barrel in shrubbery at Trump's...

Judge Rules Against Trump in 'Electric Avenue' Lawsuit

Trump will have to pay damages, legal fees to Eddy Grant for campaign's use of song in 2020

(Newser) - "I hate Taylor Swift," Donald Trump declared in an all-caps Truth Social post on Sunday. Eddy Grant probably isn't on his Christmas card list either. A federal judge in Manhattan has ruled that Trump is liable to pay damages to the reggae musician for his 2020 campaign'...

Trump Shooting Suspect Is Charged
Cops: Trump Suspect Camped
at Site for 12 Hours
UPDATED
Sep 16, 2024 12:35 PM CDT

Cops: Trump Suspect Camped at Site for 12 Hours

Ryan Wesley Routh faces his first charges in Florida after alleged assassination plot

(Newser) - The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours before a Secret Service agent confronted him and opened fire, according to court documents filed Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, faces charges of possessing a...

What We Know About Suspected Trump Gunman
Son of Suspected Trump
Gunman Defends His Father
the rundown
Sep 16, 2024 8:30 AM CDT

Son of Suspected Trump Gunman Defends His Father

Ryan Routh, 58, once embraced the Ukraine war as a personal cause

(Newser) - The suspect in what is being investigated as another assassination attempt on Donald Trump has what the Washington Post aptly describes as a "quixotic past." Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, lives in Hawaii now, but spent much of his life in North Carolina. The Wall Street Journal similarly observes...

As Trump Readied His Putt, He Heard 'Pop, Pop' of Gunfire

'My father is running out of lives here,' says Eric Trump after second apparent assassination attempt

(Newser) - As the FBI investigates what appears to be a second assassination attempt on Donald Trump, new details are emerging about what unfolded at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday afternoon. Details:
  • Gun spotted: Trump was golfing at Trump International Golf Club (not Mar-a-Lago), when a Secret
...

Suspect in Alleged Attempted Trump Assassination IDed

Ryan Wesley Routh traveled to Ukraine in 2022 to aid in the war effort

(Newser) - The suspect accused of staging an assassination attempt on Donald Trump Sunday has been identified by a law enforcement official as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii. Per the New York Times , last year, Routh gave an interview to the newspaper for an article about Americans traveling to Ukraine to...

GOP Rhetoric, Bomb Scares Distress City, Haitian Arrivals

'It's not good right now,' one immigrant says after Trump airs false tale about pets

(Newser) - Bomb threats over the past week temporarily shut schools, businesses, two hospitals, and City Hall in Springfield, Ohio, after Donald Trump falsely told a national audience that Haitian immigrants there are stealing and eating pets. The Republican presidential candidate later announced he'll begin his promised mass deportations with the...

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'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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