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Today — 17 September 2024Main stream

Suspect’s Self-Published Book Assails Trump, Hinting at Approval of His Killing

17 September 2024 at 04:21
The book, “Ukraine’s Unwinnable War,” calls the former president a “buffoon” and vents anger over Iran, but saves its most vitriolic language for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

The man suspected to have planned an attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump leaving the federal courthouse Monday in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Trump, Outrage and the Modern Era of Political Violence

17 September 2024 at 02:13
The latest apparent assassination attempt against the former president indicates how much the American political landscape has been shaped by anger stirred by him and against him.

© Jenna Schoenefeld for The New York Times

Former President Donald J. Trump attributed Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, arguing that the arrested suspect was acting in response to their attacks.

Elon Musk Deletes His Post Asking Why No One Has Tried to Assassinate Biden or Harris

17 September 2024 at 01:05
His remark, just hours after what the authorities said was a second assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump, immediately drew outrage.

© Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Elon Musk, the owner of the social media platform X, appeared to ask why “no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala.”

In 2024 Senate Races, Democrats Hope for Record in Electing Black Women

16 September 2024 at 23:02
With Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket and Senate seats open, Democrats could for the first time send two Black women to the chamber.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, a Senate candidate in Delaware, speaking at the Democratic National Convention last month. “To know that you’re going to be in a place and belong” was invaluable, she said on Friday.
Yesterday — 16 September 2024Main stream

Suspected Gunman at Trump Golf Course Said He Was Willing to Fight and Die in Ukraine

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, told The New York Times in 2023 that he had traveled to Ukraine and wanted to recruit Afghan soldiers to fight there.

© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

Ryan Wesley Routh was arrested on Sunday in connection with what the F.B.I. described as an assassination attempt on former President Donald J. Trump.

Second Assassination Attempt Raises New Questions About Secret Service

That a gunman got close to former President Trump for the second time in about two months intensified questions about the agency’s broader protective capabilities.

© Saul Martinez for The New York Times

The Secret Service was facing scrutiny even before the apparent assassination attempt at the former president’s golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday.

How the Last Eight Years Made Young Women More Liberal

15 September 2024 at 17:05
For a generation of girls raised to believe they could be anything, the Trump era moved their politics to the left, a new analysis shows.

© Kelsey McClellan for The New York Times

Danielle Stephenson, 25, at her apartment in Oakland, Calif. She said Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton had been disillusioning, and spurred her to political action.
Before yesterdayMain stream

How the False Story of a Gang ‘Takeover’ in Colorado Reached Trump

The claim that Aurora, Colo., has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of former President Donald J. Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises.

Dilapidated apartment complexes in Aurora, Colo., have become a cause célèbre for right-wing media and former President Donald J. Trump, after the landlord claimed a Venezuelan street gang had taken over.

Abortion vs. Border Security: New Mexico House Race Tests Dueling Messages

15 September 2024 at 17:01
Representative Gabe Vasquez, a Democrat in a border district, is under attack by his Republican opponent on immigration policy. Can a pro-abortion access message help him prevail?

© Paul Ratje for The New York Times

New Mexico’s Second Congressional District is the site of one of the most competitive House races in the country.

3 Georgia Women, Caught Up in a Flood of Suspicion About Voting

15 September 2024 at 17:04
An election skeptic challenged hundreds of voter registrations, including one for a voting rights activist. A county official is dealing with the mess.

© Hilary Swift for The New York Times

Harris Visits Red Areas of Pennsylvania, Hoping to Cut Into Trump’s Edge

The vice president, who appeared in Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre, pledged to remove “unnecessary degree requirements” for some federal jobs, aiming to compete in conservative-leaning areas.

© Haiyun Jiang for The New York Times

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to voters on Friday at a cafe and bookstore in Johnstown, Pa. She said during her stop in the city that she was “feeling very good about Pennsylvania.”

Amazon Sought Tariff Loophole Used by Chinese Rivals. Now Biden Is Closing It.

14 September 2024 at 17:03
Under pressure from Chinese competitors, Amazon, Walmart and other U.S. retailers have been exploring ways to avoid tariffs. Could a new Biden administration rule change that?

© Octavio Jones for The New York Times

Amazon has been preparing a new discount service that would ship products directly to consumers, allowing those goods to bypass tariffs.

A Georgia Work Program Previews How Trump Could Reshape Medicaid

14 September 2024 at 17:01
The nation’s only Medicaid work program is part of a broad Republican push to change how poor people qualify for health care. In a second Trump term, Medicaid could be a target for huge spending cuts.

© Hannah Beier/Reuters

A hospital in Augusta, Ga. Health policy experts have said that the state has operated as a kind of conservative laboratory for Medicaid.
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