Vance charms RNC with VP speech as Trump looks to widen base

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Vance goes on charm offensive with VP acceptance speech at RNC
The junior senator from Ohio used his vice presidential nomination acceptance speech before the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday to retell his story to his most important audience yet.

Unity thrives at RNC as Trump rallies his ex-rivals, widens reach to voters post-shooting
The plea for unity, moreover, appears to signal a messaging shift for Trump, who has traditionally relied on more heated rhetoric, casting his campaign as a struggle against opposing forces and entities on behalf of his supporters.

Trump’s granddaughter steals show at RNC
Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter Kai Madison Trump said she wanted Americans to know “the side of my grandpa that people don’t often see” in an unscheduled addition to the speaker’s lineup at the Republican National Convention.

Cheers Erupt For Peter Navarro At RNC: ‘I Went To Prison So You Don’t Have To’
"The January 6th committee demanded that I betray Donald John Trump to save my own skin. I refused."

Green Beret Veteran Chokes Up While Revealing What Trump Did For Gold Star Families
Rep. Mike Waltz emotionally shared during the RNC how Trump spent six hours comforting families of service members killed in Biden's Afghanistan withdrawal. Waltz contrasted this with Biden, who wouldn't speak with the families and continues to call Afghanistan a success.

Biden Insults Bronze Star Veteran In Bona Fide ‘Suckers And Losers’ Scandal
In a recent strategy call with Democrats, Biden criticized Rep. Jason Crow, a Bronze Star recipient and former Army Ranger, for questioning his national security stance. Biden boasted about his role in NATO and implied his late son Beau's Bronze Star was more significant than Crow's.

WWII veteran tells RNC he’d ‘reenlist today’ if Trump were his commander in chief
Speaking of his fellow veterans, Pekrul noted that there “aren’t many of us left today, but for those of us who are here, America is still worth fighting for.” He then raised his fist in the air as the RNC crowd cheered.

Google Buries Trump Campaign Website Even in Thick of Republican National Convention
MRC researchers searched Google using a “clean environment” and found that the search giant completely eliminated Trump’s website from the top 100 search results, while pushing President Joe Biden’s campaign website up to the number one spot.

Federalism Could Heal a Divided Nation
There’s less reason to fight when one-size-fits-all policies are replaced with local diversity.

Secret Service changes story on local SWAT team position
The new account contradicts a prior claim by Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle that the shooter was on top of the building containing the SWAT team near Trump’s campaign rally in Butler.

Would-Be Assassin Was Caught Bringing Laser Rangefinder Into Trump Rally Three Hours Before Shooting: Report
The shooter arrived at security screening for the event three hours before it started and immediately landed on law enforcement’s radar when they found a laser rangefinder on him.

Local police warned Secret Service they 'did not have enough manpower' to secure building from which gunman fired at Trump: Report
"For them to blame local law enforcement is them passing the blame."

Improvised Bombs Found in Gunman’s Car at Trump Rally Used a Radio-Control System
Whether or not he attempted to detonate the devices is unclear, but the report described them in a manner that cast doubt on their viability as weapons.

Politico: Trump was shot. Republicans still say guns aren’t the problem.
GOP blames assassination attempt on Democratic rhetoric, Secret Service lapses, and mental health troubles.

Senators briefed on shooters' ominous message before attempted assassination
During an all-member briefing, Senators were informed that the shooter posted a message online saying, "July 13 will be my premiere, watch as it unfolds." Investigators found searches related to Trump, Biden, and the Democratic National Convention but no evidence of a specific ideology.

Bedford: That whole toning-it-down thing is already over
Fewer than 50 hours after Trump narrowly avoided a sniper’s bullet to the head, the promise to tone down the rhetoric was off.

Would-be assassin mocked classmate for supporting Trump in 2016
“I brought up the fact that I’m Hispanic and, you know, I’m for Trump ... He called me stupid – or insinuated that I was stupid,” Taormina said, when they would have been about 12 years old.

Shooters’ father was profiled by 2016 Trump campaign, family had MAGA yard sign: Reports
The family’s home had pro-Trump and MAGA decor, including yard signs, in the front yard until recently, one of the family’s neighbors told WPXI.

Video surfaces of Trump arriving at the hospital in Pennsylvania ... our DEI agent was still having trouble holstering her pistol
There's a pretty amazing video of people at the hospital when Trump arrives, and it's all very dramatic and emotional, etc. ... but this is all I can watch from that video.

Flashback: Here's what Trump tweeted in 2014
"The woman who is the Secret Service Director looks like she is way over her head. Why can't the president appoint the best and the brightest?"

Elon tweeted a picture of a Cybertruck, explains why the Secret Service doesn't like it
"Cybertruck has a sloped roof ... just sayin."

White House says Biden tested positive for COVID-19
Biden canceled all events and will self-isolate in Delaware.

Despite COVID diagnosis, Biden refuses to wear a mask
Video shows Biden arriving in Delaware and very slowly exiting Air Force One without wearing a mask. Also note the man following closely behind Biden waiting to catch him if he falls.

Video: Van Jones, 'A bullet couldn't stop Trump, a virus just stopped Biden'
“A bullet couldn’t stop Trump, a virus just stopped Biden. You’ve got the nominees of this party getting their butts kissed — Biden’s getting his butt kicked by his own party. The Democrats are coming apart, the Republicans are coming together.”

Joy Reid suggests Biden recovering from COVID is 'exactly the same thing' as Trump surviving an assassination
The MSNBC host also said, Trump "was given nine seconds to take an iconic photo-op" after being shot.

Biden uses COVID-19 diagnosis as fundraising ploy against Elon Musk and ‘his rich buddies’
Biden's X account tweeted, "I’m sick,” then followed by a second post saying, "of Elon Musk and his rich buddies trying to buy this election." Get it?!? You think he's saying he's sick because of COVID, but it's misdirection!

Biden says in BET interview that he might leave race 'if I had some medical condition that emerged'
President Joe Biden said in an interview airing on Wednesday that, should his doctors tell him he had a "medical condition," he would consider dropping out of the presidential race, his latest explanation of what might cause him to step aside.

Video: Biden opens BET interview with a series of lies

Video: Biden can’t remember Sec of Defense Lloyd Austin’s name, calls him 'the black man'

Video: Biden dismisses claims of losing black voter support, says 'young blacks' not engaged until after Labor Day

Video: Biden claims he's losing support among black voters because he can't 'go through the projects' and 'black neighborhoods on foot' anymore

Sen. Bernie Sanders predicts Biden could still win 'big' against Trump in 2024 election
"I think there’s a chance he could win big," Sen. Bernie Sanders said.

Politico: Pelosi told Biden — you’re dragging down Democrats
An ally of the former House speaker said she would do “everything in her power” to get Biden off the Democratic ticket.

ABC News: Schumer privately told Biden to end re-election bid: Report
"I am told Chuck Schumer had a blunt one-on-one conversation with Biden Saturday afternoon in Rehoboth. Schumer forcefully made the case that it would be best if Biden bowed out of the race," according to Jonathan Karl.

NY Times: Schumer, Jeffries Pushed for a Delay to Vote on Biden’s Nomination
Top party officials announced on Wednesday that the virtual roll call for Biden would take place during the first week of August, an accommodation to Democrats who had protested about plans that would have started the voting as soon as next week.

CNN: Biden is trying to salvage his campaign; Democrats say things are only getting worse
While the nation reeled from the shock of an assassination attempt on Trump, Democrats had briefly put their public griping on the back burner. But those in the party who are fearful of Biden remaining their nominee recognize that time is running out.

Pencil-neck Schiff calls for Joe Biden to step down from campaign
He said that Biden's decision should be his alone but that the president should "pass the torch," and there “is only one singular goal: defeating Donald Trump. The stakes are just too high.”

Alternate Democratic presidential candidates perform better than Biden, new polling data shows
The strongest potential Democratic presidential candidates in the poll were Sen. Mark Kelly (Ariz.), Gov. Wes Moore (Md.), Gov. Josh Shapiro (Pa.), and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Mich.).

Vanity Fair: Where Do the Obamas Stand on Joe Biden? 'If President Obama Was All In, He’d Be All In.'
As the threat of another Trump presidency looms, America turns its eyes to Michelle and Barack Obama, still the most powerful politicians in the world — whether they like it or not.

Trump Camp Trolls Biden Team Over VP Debate: ‘Unfair’ To Commit When ‘We Don’t Know’ Who It Will Be
“We don’t know who the Democrat nominee for Vice President is going to be, so we can’t lock in a date before their convention. To do so would be unfair to Gavin Newsom, JB Pritzker, Gretchen Whitmer, or whoever Kamala Harris picks as her running mate.”

Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez refutes reports he's resigning following guilty verdict in bribery trial
"Seems to me that there is an effort to try to force me into a statement. Anyone who knows me knows that's the worst way to achieve a goal with me," Menendez said.

Mark Cuban On Why Silicon Valley Is Supporting Trump
"It’s a bitcoin play. Not because the former President is a far stronger proponent of crypto. That’s nice. But doesn’t really impact the price of crypto. It makes it easier to operate a crypto business because of the inevitable, and required, changes at the SEC."

Censorship noose tightens across West with Biden White House, Trudeau's Canada, EU bureaucrat moves
The White House recently appointed a censorship advocate to the office known for repeatedly giving marching orders to social media platforms on content the White House dislikes.

Father of Hamas captive at RNC: Trump told me he ‘stands with the American hostages’
Thousands greet Omer Neutra’s parents with chants of "Bring them home."

Hezbollah leader threatens new attacks on Israeli towns as tensions rise
Hasan Nasrallah struck a victorious tone in a speech, claiming Israel has been exhausted by the fighting in Gaza and external pressures.

DON'T: US privately warned Iran over suspicious nuclear activities
The Biden administration sent a strongly worded letter to Iran last month expressing serious concerns about Iranian research and development activities that could be used for the production of a nuclear weapon.

Germany slashes Ukraine funding in savings push
German leaders plan to halve aid to Ukraine just as Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election looks increasingly likely.

As mobilization rules kick in, some Ukrainian men pay to flee, dodging draft
Some Ukrainian men are paying thousands of dollars to dodge the draft by hiring smugglers to escape the country as key provisions of a mobilization law take hold.

NY Times: Sidewalks Are Hot During the Summer
The paper mapped surface temperatures in some U.S. cities, and it turns out that in the middle of July, at noon, in Phoenix, the sidewalks are really hot.

Six Colorado workers contracted bird flu, the most human cases in a state
Excessive heat made it hard for poultry workers to wear goggles and masks while culling chickens on a farm with an H5N1 outbreak.

New wind farm near Nantucket shut down after 'blade failure' spews debris onto beaches
The largest commercial offshore wind farm in the United States has been temporarily shut down after a "lade failure incident."

Pittsburgh schools earmark $52,000 to address racism in math
The series of eight, two-hour long virtual workshops will have “participants will reflect on the instruction and pedagogy that supports schools in moving toward justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion in math classrooms.”

JD Vance’s AI Agenda: Reduce Regulation
Last week, during a committee hearing on privacy and AI, Vance accused Big Tech companies of predicting that AI could destroy humanity in order to solicit new regulations that only the largest companies could comply with.

NASA cancels $450 million VIPER moon rover, says it was a success
The decision to axe the VIPER mission is expected to "save" the agency $84 million in development costs. NASA has spent about $450 million on the program so far. Despite the cancellation and waste of nearly a half-billion dollars, NASA stressed that the program was successful.

Dinosaur fossil sells for record $44.6 million at auction
Dubbed "Apex," the dinosaur skeleton is the "most valuable fossil ever sold at auction," according to the auction house. It was only expected to fetch $4 million-$6 million.

Humans reached South America much earlier than believed — and survived by eating giant armadillos
The discovery of butchered bones belonging to a glyptodont, a giant relative of the armadillo, suggests that humans were living in Argentina 20,000 years ago.