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Musk pours money into New York races critical to House GOP win

Elon Musk’s super political action committee is funneling $2.1 million to Republican candidates in battleground districts across the country, possibly helping the world’s richest person build a bench of allies in Congress.

Initial charges announced in court against man arrested in apparent Trump assassination

An accused gunman who was arrested in an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump at his golf course in West Palm Beach on Sunday has been charged initially with possessing a gun with a scrached-out serial number and with possessing a gun illegally as a felon — though more serious charges are likely pending.

Trump safe after what FBI describes as an assassination attempt

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was unharmed Sunday in what authorities are investigating as another potential assassination attempt, after a man pointed a rifle into a Florida golf course where the former president was playing. Police have detained a suspect whose name has not yet been released.

Vance amplifies false claims about Haitian migrants in Ohio

A week after his unsubstantiated comments on Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, sparked a national firestorm and spurred threats in the small town, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) doubled down on his baseless claims that Haitians are eating their neighbors’ pets “to draw attention to the Biden-Harris immigration policies.”

Ohio woman behind pet-eating rumors repeated by Trump admits claims are false

An Ohio woman whose Facebook post sparked harmful rumors about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield — accusations repeated by former President Donald Trump at Tuesday’s debate — has admitted the claims are false, saying she regrets how they’ve spiraled into a political frenzy.

Secret Service probe details failures before Trump rally shooting

A Secret Service investigation has confirmed security breakdowns that paved the way for an attempted assassination of Donald Trump, while also revealing agents never directed local police to secure the roof of the building used by the gunman, according to two senior government officials familiar with the probe.

U.S. says Russian state media outlet runs intelligence operations

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russian state media company RT is now being deployed by the Kremlin to conduct cyberintelligence and covert influence operations across the globe as well as to help procure weapons for Russia’s war against Ukraine.

White House officials signal delay in U.S. Steel takeover decision

White House officials are signaling that President Joe Biden will not imminently move to block Nippon Steel’s bid to acquire U.S. Steel amid mounting concerns over the political and economic consequences of nixing the deal, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Georgia judge dismisses two more charges Trump faced in election case

An Atlanta-area judge has thrown out two more charges facing former president Donald Trump and a third against several of his allies in the sprawling election interference case that accuses them of criminally conspiring to try to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia.