Former President Trump turned the 2024 Republican National Convention into a campaign rally in his first speech since surviving an assassination attempt, claiming God was on his side during the shooting and calling for his party to unify to “save this country.” Trump divulged the details of his near-death experience as he addressed thousands in...
Dancing, pomp and celebration and a star-studded line up of speakers headlined an eventful four days that culminated in former President Trump formally accepting the GOP’s nomination for president. Here are some of the most memorable moments from the 2024 Republican National Convention. Trump tells the story of the shooting Trump recounted the story of...
The Biden campaign on Thursday ripped former President Trump's convention speech as a rambling attempt to mask his "extreme vision" for a second term, while touting President Biden's intention to stay in the race. Biden campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon in a statement sought to connect Trump to Project 2025, a controversial policy blueprint from...
MILWAUKEE — Former President Trump on Thursday formally accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president with a lengthy speech that was part emotional recounting of a near-death experience and part rambling rendition of his greatest hits. Here are five notable moments from Trump’s keynote address. Trump makes ostentatious entrance The former president is a showman,...
Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.) has joined the growing list of congressional Democrats calling on President Biden to step aside and allow someone else to run. In a brief statement, Costa became the second Democrat to call on the president to exit the race on Thursday alone. Costa said Biden has been an incredible president who...
The former president during his Thursday night speech at the Republican National Convention will describe the shooting last Saturday at a campaign rally. "As you already know, the assassin’s bullet came within a quarter of an inch of taking my life. So many people have asked me what happened, and therefore, I’ll tell you what...
Hulk Hogan was a crowd favorite at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, getting among the loudest and most enthusiastic response of anyone so far. The former professional wrestler, whose legal name is Terry Bollea, first emerged as his Hulk Hogan persona that he used while competing in the ring. A "USA" chant broke out...
University of Florida President and former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R) said Thursday he plans to leave his post at the end of the month, pointing to a family health issue.. “After extensive prayer and lots of family tears, I today asked UF Chair Mori Hosseini and our Board of Trustees to initiate a search...
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) says Sean O’Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, apologized to him after both drew headlines for challenging each other to a physical fight at a hearing last year. Mullin told reporters at the Republican National Convention on Thursday that the two met after former President Trump told the senator...
A federal appeals court blocked President Biden’s student loan repayment plan, which would have lowered payments for millions of people who borrowed money for education. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday, granting a motion for an administrative stay filed by Republican-led states. The order will prohibit the Biden administration from implementing parts of...
Security near former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., is being heightened following a recent assassination attempt, according to a city alert. “On Saturday, July 20, 2024, due to enhanced security measures involving Mar a Lago and U.S. Secret Service-protected persons, South Ocean Boulevard will be closed to through traffic starting at approximately...
A man in Georgia has been indicted on federal charges for making threats to injure FBI Director Christopher Wray and others, the U.S. attorney’s office in Georgia said Thursday. John Woodbury, 34, of Roswell, Ga., has been identified as the man who posted online on June 7 threatening violence against Wray. In his message on...
Hunter Biden asked judges Thursday to dismiss his criminal charges, claiming the special counsel appointed to investigate him was unlawfully appointed and funded. The requests come just days after a different federal judge found that Attorney General Merrick Garland unlawfully appointed special counsel Jack Smith to investigate former President Trump, dismissing charges against him in his classified...
MILWAUKEE — Kid Rock is bringing "American Bad A‑‑" to the Republican National Convention stage, performing on the same night that former President Trump is set to accept the GOP presidential nomination. The 53-year-old "All Summer Long" singer, one of Trump's most prominent celebrity supporters, was seen rehearsing Thursday at Fiserv Forum ahead of the...
MILWAUKEE — Republicans find themselves in a somewhat unusual position: fully in sync, while Democrats hash out a major internal disagreement in public. It’s been a remarkable split screen playing out this week. Republicans are gathered in Wisconsin, unified and energized behind former President Trump’s candidacy, while Democrats are in open disagreement over whether President...
