A bi-partisan senate committee has revealed its report on the first Trump assassination attempt. It details lapses in preparation and communication the day former president Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania in July. According to the report, secret service agents could not agree who was ultimately responsible for decision-making leading up to that day. Secret service agents and local law enforcement failed to set up visual barriers that may have blocked the shooter’s view of Trump. Trump’s campaign said Trump was also briefed on Tuesday by U.S. intelligence officials on alleged threats from Iran to assassinate him.
Powerful storm Helene officially became a category 1 hurricane Wednesday morning as it churned in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida’s coastline. More than 40 million people in Florida, Georgia and Alabama were under hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Numerous evacuations are being ordered along Florida’s Gulf coast.
House Republican leadership is expected to bring a stopgap funding bill to the floor Wednesday that would extend the deadline for a government shutdown to Dec. 20. The bill has won the approval of both the White House and Senate Democratic leadership, making it likely it will pass quickly.
