OAKS, Pa.—Former President Donald Trump cut a town hall in the suburbs of Philadelphia short after two guests collapsed in the packed auditorium due to heat. Thousands gathered in the packed Greater Philadelphia Expo Center to hear Trump field questions from voters, filling the event hall to overflowing. Around midway through the event, an attendee […]

Cordiality amidst clashes marked the first and only vice-presidential debate of 2024. The Oct. 1 CBS News event hosted by Norah O’Donnell, of CBS Evening News, and Margaret Brennan, of Face the Nation, pitted Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Vance’s crisp defense of former President Donald Trump’s America First policies contrasted with […]

President Joe Biden signed a bill on Sept. 26 to punt the deadline for government funding to Dec. 20, foreclosing the possibility of a government shutdown ahead of the 2024 election. “Tonight, bipartisan majorities in both chambers of Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government open through mid-December. I want to thank both […]

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate on Sept. 25 approved a stopgap funding bill that would extend the deadline for a government shutdown to Dec. 20, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk. The legislation passed the Senate in a 78–18 vote just hours after it passed the House of Representatives. The Senate did not consider amendments […]

Though it’s a highly unlikely outcome, there is a possibility that former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris could end up tied in the Electoral College. Under the terms laid out in Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution, to win the presidency, a candidate must receive more than half of all […]

House Republican leaders on Sept. 22 unveiled a short-term measure to fund the government through Dec. 20. The stopgap measure is largely a “clean” continuing resolution, meaning a stopgap measure without partisan or controversial bill riders attached, although it includes additional funding for the Secret Service. The bill was introduced eight days before the Sept. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the aftermath of an apparent second attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, lawmakers are considering making changes to both funding and policy at the Secret Service. Lawmakers have expressed bipartisan interest in increasing Trump’s security but are divided on the best way to achieve that: Some support additional funding while others want […]

UNIONDALE, N.Y.—Former President Donald Trump held his first full rally since surviving a second apparent assassination attempt over the weekend. The rally was held in Uniondale, a city on Republican-leaning Long Island in the deep-blue state of New York. Long Island is home to several highly competitive congressional districts that could determine control of the […]

Former President Donald Trump in an interview on the platform X, recounted his personal experience of the second attempt to take his life a day earlier. “It was quite something,” Trump said from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. “So I was playing golf with some of my friends, it was on a Sunday morning, very […]

The suspected would-be assassin of former President Donald Trump has been identified by officials as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58. Few details have been verified about Routh, including a motive. According to the official account so far, Routh allegedly took a position along the perimeter fence at the Trump International Golf Course at West Palm Beach, […]

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) pulled a scheduled vote on Sept. 11 on a six-month stopgap funding bill amid Republican opposition that would have likely defeated the bill. “No vote today because we’re in the consensus-building business here in Congress. With small majorities, that’s what you do,” Johnson told reporters outside the House chamber. “We’re […]

WASHINGTON—House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) intends to move forward on a short-term government funding plan despite opposition from some Republicans that might doom the bill. “I’m in this to win it,” Johnson said during a Sept. 10 press conference when asked about GOP opposition to the proposal. The plan, which passed a procedural vote on […]

WASHINGTON—On their first day back from summer recess, House lawmakers passed a flurry of China-related legislation. The two most noteworthy bills require the backlisting of Chinese biotech firms and funding for the State Department to coordinate efforts to counter China’s malign influence, respectively. Amid other priorities, most notably the pressure to pass spending bills, the […]

Lawmakers are returning to Washington on Sept. 9 under pressure to avert a government shutdown as both parties prepare for an election season spending fight. After a full month away from the capital, lawmakers have just 21 days to come to an agreement to keep the government open before the Sept. 30 funding deadline. Should […]

The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has formally begun a campaign to mass-vaccinate Palestinian children against polio after the disease reemerged in the war-torn Gaza Strip. Recently, Gaza reported its first polio case in a quarter century, afflicting a 10-month-old boy whose leg was paralyzed by the disease. In response, a coalition of local […]

Germany’s Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD), a right wing party, secured a historic win in a state election—its first in 60 years—and is within striking distance of another victory in a neighboring state. The Sept. 1 state-level elections in Germany’s two eastern states were to elect new state Legislatures, the Landtage, which handle local matters—similar to […]

Protests have erupted and Israelis are planning workers’ strikes in the wake of the discovery of the bodies of six hostages apparently killed by the Hamas terrorist group. Early on Sunday, Israel announced that it had discovered the remains of six hostages in Gaza killed shortly after an Israeli operation rescued another hostage nearby. Israelis […]

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will continue campaigning for former President Donald Trump, the former independent presidential candidate has announced, just days after his first appearance at a Trump rally. “I’m going to be campaigning actively,” Kennedy told Fox News’ Shannon Bream in an Aug. 25 appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” On Aug. 23, Kennedy announced […]

Former President Donald Trump says he will appoint Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to a new federal panel on chronic disease should he win reelection, Trump announced during an Aug. 23 rally featuring the independent candidate. “I want to salute Bobby’s decades of work as an advocate for the health of our families and our children. […]

CHICAGO—Democrats held the third rally of their national convention on Aug. 21, making the case that Vice President Kamala Harris is a strong leader who will lead the nation to a brighter future. The program included remarks by more than 40 speakers, including Democratic notables House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, and […]