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Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate

Nov. 08, 2024 16:53 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Chinese national was ordered held Friday on trespassing charges after police say he tried to enter President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in violation of a court order that he stay away following previous attempts. Zijie Li, 39, is being...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Nov. 06, 2024 04:06 AM EST

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Nov. 1 The Washington Post on the need for an overhaul of the Secret Service Based on 58 multi-hour interviews and more than 7,000 documents, the independent bipartisan...

Secret Service report offers new details on failures during Trump assassination attempt

Nov. 01, 2024 17:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Secret Service report into the July assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump said multiple staffers knew about clear line-of-sight risks but found them “acceptable” and that farm equipment intended to obstruct the view from the nearby building where...

Fitness app Strava gives away location of Biden, Trump and other leaders, French newspaper says

Oct. 28, 2024 20:42 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — An investigation by French newspaper Le Monde found that the highly confidential movements of U.S. President Joe Biden, presidential rivals Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, and other world leaders can be easily tracked online through a fitness app that their bodyguards use. ...

Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin

Oct. 23, 2024 15:47 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin. Harris had just wrapped up a rally in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield on Monday evening when her...

Editorial Roundup: United States

Oct. 23, 2024 10:30 AM EDT

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Oct. 18 The Washington Post on taxpayers subsidizing flood insurance Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth of damage. Less than two weeks later,...

'Stunning security failures' led to assassination attempt at Trump rally, House report finds

Oct. 21, 2024 05:06 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally in July was “preventable and should not have happened,” according to a bipartisan House panel that is investigating the shooting and what it calls the “stunning security failures” at...

Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’

Oct. 17, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Service needs fundamental reform" and new leadership, and that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates...

Two men shot during Pennsylvania assassination attempt on Trump say Secret Service failed them

Oct. 15, 2024 00:51 AM EDT

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Two men who were shot during the first assassination attempt on Donald Trump this summer say the U.S. Secret Service was “negligent” in protecting the former president and other bystanders at the campaign rally in Pennsylvania. David Dutch, 57, an ex-Marine,...

Trump's campaign requests military aircraft and armored vehicles in response to threats from Iran

Oct. 11, 2024 18:48 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump 's aides have requested a slew of stepped-up security measures, including military aircraft capable of shooting down surface-to-air missiles to transport the former president in the race’s final stretch, amid growing concerns over threats from Iran in a campaign...