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As Tensions Rise, Trump, Zelensky to Meet

Trump has spoken out against US support for Ukraine

(Newser) - Donald Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Friday as public tensions have been rising between the two over Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion, the AP reports. Trump said Zelensky asked for the meeting. The visit is set for about 9:45am Eastern Time at...

US Offers $20M Reward in Plot Against Trump Official

Americans call scheme part of broader revenge plan that also targets the former president

(Newser) - The Biden administration has put up $20 million in reward money for a member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps charged in a plot to kill a former US national security adviser. The offer is good for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Shahram Poursafi, USA Today...

Zelensky Making Pitch to Biden in Person

At White House, he'll reportedly push for unrestricted use of weapons provided by the West

(Newser) - President Biden will meet with Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House Thursday in what could be the Ukrainian president's "final chance to convince a receptive American president of his country's war aims," CNN reports. Laying out his plan for victory amid increasing war weariness from allies,...

Melania Trump: There's More to the July Shooting Story

Former first lady gives rare interview, discusses assassination attempts

(Newser) - Melania Trump has given her first TV interview in more than two years, one in which she questioned the narrative surrounding the attempted assassination of her husband in Pennsylvania, reports CNN . The former first lady spoke to Fox News for the interview that aired Thursday, which comes ahead of the...

Trump to 'Finish Our Speech' at Site of Assassination Attempt

New rally scheduled in Butler, Pennsylvania

(Newser) - Former President Trump is planning a return to Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the first assassination attempt against him. The Republican presidential nominee will "hold a rally on the very same ground where he came within a quarter of an inch of losing his life," the Trump campaign...

Michael Cohen: 'I'm Out of Here' if Trump Wins

Former Trump fixer says he's 'already working on a foreign passport'

(Newser) - You might recall prominent Americans vowing to flee the country if former President Trump won the presidency in 2016. Trump did, of course, take the White House, and basically none of those influential people followed through on their vow. But they are not Michael Cohen, who says he's serious...

People Will Be 'Appalled' by Report on Secret Service

Bipartisan committee describes multiple 'foreseeable and preventable' failures

(Newser) - The attempted assassination of former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania followed serious missteps by the Secret Service—problems that "remain unaddressed," according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the bipartisan Senate Homeland Security Committee and its Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. "The American people are...

Government Wants Attempted Assassination Charge for Routh
Routh Charged With
Attempted Assassination
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Sep 24, 2024 5:35 PM CDT

Routh Charged With Attempted Assassination

Case has been assigned to Judge Aileen Cannon

(Newser) - Ryan Routh, who allegedly waited for Donald Trump in a "sniper's nest" outside the former president's West Palm Beach golf club, has had a charge of attempted assassination added to the gun offenses he was charged with after his arrest. On Sept. 15, he "did intentionally...

Son of Trump Suspect Arrested on Child Porn Charges

Oran Routh accused of possessing child pornography

(Newser) - The son of the man suspected in the assassination attempt in Florida of Donald Trump has been arrested on federal charges of possessing child sexual abuse images, per the AP . Oran Routh was arrested this week after authorities searched his Greensboro, North Carolina, home "in connection with an investigation...

Trump Pushes New 'Protector' Theme to Women

'You will no longer be thinking about abortion,' he says at Pennsylvania rally

(Newser) - With polls suggesting a widening gulf between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris on female voters, the former president is sounding a new theme to win them back: "I am your protector." The Hill reports that the former president posted a lengthy Truth Social post to that effect over...

Trump Gains Strength in 3 Battleground States

He leads in Arizona, North Carolina, and Georgia, according to New York Times poll

(Newser) - Major new polls are coming out with increased frequency as the 2024 campaign enters the home stretch, and the latest from the New York Times and Siena College should please the campaign of Donald Trump. It shows the former president with increased strength in the three swing states of Arizona,...

'Dear World': Trump Suspect Left Note on Assassination Plot

'I tried my best and gave it all the gumption I could muster," reads note attributed to Ryan Routh

(Newser) - The man accused of attempting to kill Donald Trump at a Florida golf course this month wrote a note about his plans months ahead of time—and seemed to know he'd fail, say prosecutors. The Justice Department revealed its existence on Monday, reports the New York Times and the...

Trump: 'I Don't See' a Fourth Campaign

Former president doesn't think he'll run in 2028 if he loses in November

(Newser) - Donald Trump doesn't think he'll be on the GOP ticket four straight times. In an interview aired Sunday on the Sinclair Media Group's Full Measure, the former president suggested he won't run in 2028 should he lose to Kamala Harris in November.
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Before Trump Shooting, a Communication Failure

Secret Service says breakdowns between agents, local law enforcement weakened security at July event

(Newser) - Communication breakdowns with local law enforcement hampered the Secret Service's performance ahead of a July assassination attempt on Donald Trump, according to a new internal report. A five-page document summarizing the Secret Service report's key conclusions finds fault with both local and federal law enforcement, underscoring the cascading...

In 'Major Moment' for Trump Media, Stock Takes a New Dip

Restrictions lift on Trump, others being able to sell shares, with price dropping to record low of $13.73

(Newser) - Stock for Trump Media and Technology Group , the parent company behind Donald Trump's Truth Social platform, hasn't been faring so well in recent weeks, though everyone has been waiting to see what happened Friday, when lockup restrictions barring the former president and other investors from selling their shares...

Trump: Jews 'Would Have a Lot to Do' With It If He Loses

Ex-president says Jewish Americans who vote for Harris over him 'should have their head examined'

(Newser) - On Thursday, Donald Trump appeared at two different events to speak on antisemitism and shore up Jewish support for his reelection campaign, vowing at one event in front of Jewish donors to be "the best friend Jewish Americans have ever had in the White House," per the AP...

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, Buys Round With Bitcoin

Former president makes a point about cryptocurrency in New York City

(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 &#39;Scam.&#39; Now, &#39;I Have to Do It&#39;
Trump Unveils His
Latest Venture: Crypto
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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...

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