Mr. Musk, the world’s richest man and the leader of Tesla and X, endorsed the former president after the attempted assassination in July. On Saturday, he returned to the scene and made a spirited…
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Security Is Tighter for Trump Rally at Site of July Assassination Attempt – The Secret Service has deployed large forces to protect former President Donald J. Trump as he prepares to hold a rally in Butler, Pa., where a gunman attacked him in July.
30 Days Out, the Harris and Trump Campaigns Brace for ‘Trench Warfare’ – With tight contests in all seven battleground states, the candidates are pressing for a few thousand votes that could sway the outcome of the entire election.
Behind Trump’s Views on Ukraine: Putin’s Gambit and a Political Grudge – The roots of Donald Trump’s animus toward Ukraine — an issue with profound consequences should he be elected again — can be found in a yearlong series of events spanning 2016 and 2017.
The next president is poised to inherit the fewest judicial vacancies in generations – Biden and Trump both prioritized getting judicial nominees confirmed.
'This is voter fraud': FBI alerted as Elon Musk's mom accused of committing federal crime – Donald Trump's embrace of the richest man in the world, Elon Musk, hit another speedbump on Saturday as Musk's mom was accused of encouraging her followers to commit voter fraud. Trump hosted a rally…
Interested Parties Memo: Fighting Hurricane Helene Falsehoods with Facts – Senior Advisor to the President and Communications Director Ben LaBolt, and Director of Digital Strategy Christian Tom Under President Biden and Vice
Florida is nearing toss-up status as poll shows Trump’s lead nearly vanished – Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported
The Supreme Court Is Waiting Until After the Election to Do Its Next Damage – The Roberts court has done this before.
Truth Social Users Are Losing Ridiculous Sums of Money to Scams – Read the complaints submitted to the FTC by users of Donald Trump's social media platform.
These 2024 Republican candidates disputed the 2020 election results – It’s not just Donald Trump and JD Vance. Numerous other 2020 election deniers are running in 2024 elections.
Interactive 2024 Election Map – A 2020 presidential election map based on the consensus of the most respected forecasts and polling. Click on the states to make your own forecast.
Trump’s Truth Social Riddled With Scammers Ripping Off Users – New documents reveal Donald Trump’s social media platform is a hotbed of online fraud, with swindlers conning users out of enormous sums of money.