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The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general is investigating the actions of the Secret Service before and during the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in…

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In Vance, Trump finds a kindred spirit on election denial and Jan. 6

July 17, 2024

In tapping Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his running mate, Donald Trump chose someone who has said he would have done what Vice President Mike Pence refused to do —…

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‘Economic nationalism’ at the RNC clashes with Trump’s pitch to donors

July 17, 2024

MILWAUKEE — Former president Donald Trump is trying to present a more worker-friendly vision of the Republican Party at this week’s convention, but he has continued to make clear in…

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The convention speech that best illustrates the GOP approach to justice

July 17, 2024

There was an obvious tension present during the second night of the Republican convention, a night centered on the theme of “making America safe again.’ It wasn’t simply that America…

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Fact-checking Day 2 of the 2024 Republican National Convention

July 17, 2024

On the second day of their 2024 convention, Republicans put a spotlight on immigration and crime, often relying on dubious or misleading statistics. Here are 12 claims that caught our…

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4 takeaways from Night 2 of the Republican National Convention

July 17, 2024

MILWAUKEE — Welcome to The Campaign Moment. This week, we’ll be with you every night, running through the big moments and trends from the Republican National Convention. (Did a friend…

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Haley embraces Trump, says ‘unified’ GOP ‘essential’ to ‘saving’ country

July 17, 2024

MILWAUKEE — Former GOP presidential contenders Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis put their bitter feuds with Donald Trump behind them Tuesday night, taking the stage at the Republican National Convention…

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Ted Cruz pushes the GOP’s immigrant-voting lie deeper into the slime

July 17, 2024

There is something about Sen. Ted Cruz’s brow, a knitting of his eyebrows, that gives him a default appearance of sheepishness. Or perhaps this is simply projection, an assumption that…

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Nikki Haley calls for unity in speech endorsing Trump at RNC convention

July 17, 2024

MILWAUKEE — In the heat of the 2024 Republican primary, Nikki Haley said Donald Trump was “unhinged.” She said America couldn’t stand “four years of chaos, vendettas and drama.” She…

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Investigators raced to crack into phone used by Trump rally gunman

July 17, 2024

New, faster phone-cracking technology was used to access the phone of the Trump rally gunman, according to people familiar with the investigation who described the ongoing race to find any…

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