ABC News (MILWAUKEE, W.I.) — It had been less than 48 hours since the attempted assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, and for four Wisconsin voters, it was yet another sign of how divided the nation has become. Valori Schmidt, a Republican living in Milwaukee, described the shooting atRead More →

Sean Rayford/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris in a short video released early Wednesday said former President Donald Trump’s new running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, will act as a “rubber stamp” for Trump and his “extreme” agenda. “Donald Trump has picked his new running mate: J.D. Vance. TrumpRead More →

Jason Marz/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — The Georgia Court of Appeals, in a ruling involving Donald Trump’s Georgia election interference case, has scheduled oral arguments in Trump’s appeal of the Fani Willis disqualification decision for Dec. 5 — one month after the November presidential election. The court had ordered a stayRead More →

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Georgian national has been indicted for allegedly planning a mass casualty attack on Jews and racial minorities in New York City, as well as encouraging others to commit similar violent acts. Michail Chkhikvishvili — who calls himself “Commander Butcher” — is leader ofRead More →

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 attemptRead More →

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 theRead More →

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 seniorRead More →

Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With Amazon Prime Day in full swing, a report released this week by a Senate committee claims the two-day promotional event is a “major cause of injuries” for workers at the retailer’s warehouses. The interim report from the Senate Committee on Health, Education,Read More →

Andrea Renault/Star Max/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial. Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments andRead More →

Andrea Renault/Star Max/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Sen. Bob Menendez was found guilty on all counts Tuesday in his federal corruption trial. Federal prosecutors in New York alleged the New Jersey Democrat accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes in the form of cash, gold bars, mortgage payments andRead More →