A bipartisan Senate committee has revealed its report on the first Trump assassination attempt. It details lapses in preparation and communication the day former President Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania on July 13. According to the report, Secret Service agents could not agree on who was ultimately responsible for decision-making in the run-up to that day. Secret Service agents and local law enforcement failed to set up visual barriers that might have blocked the shooter’s view of the podium where Trump was shot. Trump’s campaign said the former president was also briefed on Tuesday by U.S. intelligence officials on alleged Iranian threats to assassinate him.
Tropical storm Helene officially became a category 1 hurricane on Wednesday morning as it churned through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida coastline. More than 40 million people in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama are under hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Evacuations are being ordered along Florida’s Gulf Coast.
House Republican leadership is expected to bring a stopgap funding bill to the floor on Wednesday that would extend the deadline for a government shutdown to Dec. 20. The bill has won the approval of both the White House and Senate Democratic leadership, making it likely to pass quickly.
Topics in this episode include:
- Senate Panel: Trump Rally Shooting Failures ‘Preventable’
- Ryan Routh Charged With Attempted Trump Assassination
- Haitian Group Seeks Charges Against Trump, Vance
- Gunfire Damage at Harris Campaign Office in AZ
- Harris and Trump Set for Separate Univision Town Halls
- No Winner-Take-All for Nebraska Electoral Votes
- PA: Appeals Court Backs Ruling on Mail-In Ballots
- Senate to Clear Path for Gov’t Funding Stopgap
- Analyzing Trump’s Plan to Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing
- NYC Schools Chief Retiring Amid Federal Investigations
- Helene Upgraded to Hurricane
- Chemical Leak Causes Evacuation Order in Ohio Town
- 3rd North Carolina House Collapses in Heavy Surf
- S. News College Rankings Out
- Israel Intercepts Hezbollah Missile Fired at Tel Aviv
- How Long Will the Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Last?
- Lebanese Civilians Evacuate as Conflict Intensifies
- Starmer Attends U.N. Summit, Urges Britons to Leave Lebanon
- NATO Plans to Transport Wounded Troops in Russia War
- Biden to Travel to Germany, Angola Next Month
- Assange to Appear Publicly for First Time Since His Release
- Drug Gang Using Chinese Money Brokers Uncovered in Italy
- China Fires Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
- China Resumes Ban on Taiwan’s Agricultural Imports
- OECD Projects World Economy to Grow 3.2% 2024 and 2025
- Italian Antitrust Probing Dublin-Based Shein Operator
- Boeing ‘Pressured’ to Put Speed Over Quality: Report
- Stellantis Recalls 15,000 Fiats Over Software Error
- Judge Strikes Down NYC Food Delivery Data Sharing Law
- Oktoberfest Offers Non-Alcoholic Beer as Demand Rises