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Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro, potential Harris running mate, cancels weekend fundraisers ahead of VP announcement

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, one of the front-runners to be Vice President Kamala Harris’s running mate, has canceled three appearances at weekend fund-raising events in the Hamptons, a cluster of wealthy New York towns. The cancelations came just days before Harris is expected to announce her running mate at a Philadelphia rally on Tuesday. It...

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Harris' vetting team privately meets with Shapiro, Kelly ahead of veep announcement: report

Vice President Kamala Harris’ vetting team privately met with two top contenders to run alongside the presumptive Democratic nominee on the 2024 ticket, just days before a final decision is to be made on the vice presidential selection. Harris’ team reportedly met with both Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Politico reported...

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Senators accuse Secret Service of trying to make local police a ‘scapegoat' following Trump rally shooting

Senators are now accusing the Secret Service of trying to make local law enforcement into “a scapegoat” for the Trump rally shooting after its acting director testified this week about why gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks wasn’t spotted in advance in Butler, Pennsylvania. Ronald Rowe, during his Capitol Hill testimonyon Tuesday, appeared to blame local police...

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Whistleblower accuses acting Secret Service director of reducing counter surveillance before Trump shooting

BUTLER, Pa. – A whistleblower told Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley that Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr. personally directed cuts to the Counter Surveillance Division (CSD), which led to the threat assessment team failing to perform its typical duties prior to the Butler, Pennsylvania rally. The senator’s report comes after lawmakers grilled agency...

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Trump assassination attempt: Butler DA says local snipers were not responsible for rooftop shooter fired from

The Butler County, Pennsylvania, district attorney told Fox News on Wednesday that local snipers were not responsible for monitoring the rooftop where a gunman tried to assassinate former President Trump. Richard Goldinger is the latest official to dispute acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe’s testimony at a Senate hearing on the shooting in Butler,...

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Harris will rally with high-stakes running mate pick in Philadelphia next week

Presumptive Democratic nominee for president Vice President Kamala Harris will be rallying in Philadelphia next week with her highly anticipated running mate pick. Harris is expected to announce her running mate by Monday. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, Harris will hold her first rally with her VP pick in Philadelphia during the campaign’s four-day, battleground state...

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Trump assassination attempt: Secret Service should have had team to approach suspicious people, expert says

BUTLER, Pa. – Poor communication between local and federal law enforcement contributed to the mounting security failures that led to the assassination attempt on former President Trump, experts say. Nearly 90 minutes after law enforcement spotted the would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, the 20-year-old managed to evade law enforcement and climb onto a rooftop with...

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Amid Harris' youth polling surge, latest figures show Biden did better with Black voters

A comparison of polls taken before and after President Biden’s decision to end his re-election bid depicted the fledgling Vice President Kamala Harris campaign gaining momentum with one notable exception. Harris, who could be the first Black female president and first president of South Asian descent, lost ground to Biden among Black voters, according to...