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Vance takes on a more visible transition role, working to boost Trump's most contentious picks
WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the...
Chinese national jailed on charges that he tried to enter Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
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
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
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
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
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
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
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’
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
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,...
