Politics

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is introduced during the final night of the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee.

Trump describes assassination attempt in personal detail as he accepts Republican nomination

July 18, 2024, 8:30pm Latest News

Donald Trump, somber and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech describing in detail the assassination attempt that could have ended his life just five days earlier. Read story

This June 3, 2022 still image taken from video provided by the Bethel Park School District shows student Thomas Matthew Crooks in the 2022 Bethel Park High School Commencement in Bethel Park, Pa.

Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other US officials on his phone, AP sources say

July 18, 2024, 3:40pm Latest News

The 20-year-old Pennsylvania man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump had photos on his phone of the former Republican president, President Joe Biden and other officials, including Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Chris Wray, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read story

FILE — Hunter Biden arrives at federal court with his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, June 11, 2024, in Wilmington, Del.

Hunter Biden seeks dismissal of tax, gun cases, citing decision to toss Trump’s classified docs case

July 18, 2024, 3:09pm Nation & World

President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter, asked a federal judge Thursday to dismiss tax and gun cases against him, citing a ruling in Florida this week that threw out a separate prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Read story

FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. Two very different conspiracy theories are spreading in the days following former Trump’s attempted assassination. For some Trump supporters, the failure of the Secret Service to stop the shooter before he fired at Trump suggests a conspiracy orchestrated by President Joe Biden. For some Trump critics, however, the same video footage is being used to suggest Trump staged the shooting.

‘One screen, two movies’: Conflicting conspiracy theories emerge from the Trump rally shooting

July 18, 2024, 1:35pm Latest News

A former president is wounded in a shooting, the gunman quickly neutralized, and all of it is caught on camera. But for those who don’t believe their eyes, that’s just the start of the story. Read story

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about student loan debt, April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis. A federal appeals court has blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. In a ruling Thursday, July 18, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by a group of Republican-led states seeking to invalidate the administration's entire loan forgiveness program.

Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden’s student debt relief plan

July 18, 2024, 1:31pm Latest News

A federal appeals court blocked the implementation of the Biden administration's student debt relief plan, which would have lowered monthly payments for millions of borrowers. Read story

Obama, Pelosi and Democrats make a fresh push for Biden to reconsider 2024 race ahead of convention

President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning to his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19.

July 18, 2024, 12:32pm Latest News

Former president Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden’s candidacy, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he didn’t step away from the 2024 race. Read story