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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — The fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention is a buildup to tonight’s highly anticipated prime-time address from Donald Trump. It will be the former president’s first public speech since he narrowly escaped an attempt on his life Saturday at his rally in Pennsylvania. He has said […]

ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — As Donald Trump made his way into the Republican National Convention on Monday, his first public appearance since the attempted assassination attempt on him, the delegates greeted him with thunderous applause. Then came booming chants of what’s become a steady rallying cry — complete with raised fists — for the […]

ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — The Republican National Convention is bringing a hoard of die-hard Donald Trump supporters from across the country to Wisconsin, where some residents are echoing they’re support for the former president. At Milwaukee Public Market, ABC News asked local voters who they plan to support in the 2024 election. “Donald Trump, […]

Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — On Saturday, roughly an hour before the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump — President Joe Biden was in the midst of a heated phone call with moderate House Democrats. The Zoom call, according to multiple sources, did not go well for the president. The call was […]

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden is seriously considering proposing major changes to the Supreme Court in the coming weeks, including proposals for legislation to establish term limits for justices and an enforceable ethics code, according to a source briefed on the plans. The president is also seriously considering calling for a constitutional […]

Adam Gray/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Sen. Bob Menendez having been found guilty by a jury, calls for him to resign are coming from the highest levels, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. But Menendez, at least for the time being, continues to hold his position as New Jersey’s senior senator. Here’s what we know […]

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Secret Service in recent weeks had increased Donald Trump’s security detail due to intelligence indicating there was an Iranian threat to assassinate the former president, according to three officials familiar with the matter. There is no indication the plot was related to the assassination attempt against the former […]

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images The second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee gets underway Tuesday afternoon after a dramatic appearance Monday night by the party’s new nominee — former President Donald Trump — wearing a bandage on his ear where he was wounded in an assassination attempt two days before. Among the […]

Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump said the assassination attempt on his life over the weekend has left an impact. In a phone call with ABC News’ Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl on Monday as the Republican National Convention kicked off, Karl asked the former president if the close call with the […]

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Former President Donald Trump has picked Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, placing a young, ideological ally alongside him on the Republican 2024 ticket. Trump announced Vance would be his running mate on Monday, writing on Truth Social that the Ohio Republican is “the person best suited to […]