Harris posts record lead over Trump in new poll as Walz calls assassination attempt ‘horrific situation’: Live
Republican presidential candidate swiftly returns to business-as-usual after golf course intruder Ryan Wesley Routh appears in court on Monday to be charged with two federal gun offences
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Donald Trump described the latest attempt on his life in detail during the launch of his new cryptocurrency platform on Monday evening before resuming his attack on “Marxist communist” presidential rival Kamala Harris – even as his Republican allies decried the use of political labels and inflammatory rhetoric in response to the latest security breach.
On Sunday, a man named by authorities as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was spotted aiming an AK-47-type rifle at Trump’s Florida golf course while concealed in shrubbery about 300 to 500 yards away from the politician, prompting a Secret Service agent to open fire as he fled the scene.
Routh, who appears to have been lurking in the bushes for almost 12 hours in anticipation, was later apprehended and appeared in court in West Palm Beach on Monday where he was charged with two gun offences.
The former president was unharmed during the incident, which came just nine weeks after he was shot in the ear by a sniper at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Speaking at the unveiling of World Liberty Financial at Mar-a-Lago last night, the Republican presidential candidate insisted God had spared him so that he could “save the country.”
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Rhian Lubin has the story.
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Watch: Billie Eilish throws support behind Kamala Harris on National Voter Registration Day
Singer and songwriter Billie Eilish, joined by brother Finneas, has thrown her support behind Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in a video to mark National Voter Registration Day.
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‘WHEN I WIN’: Trump vows ‘long term prison sentences’ for anyone found to have cheated in election
Donald Trump continues to refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election, accusing Democrats of “rampant Cheating and Skullduggery” and vowing to imprison anyone who cheats in the 2024 election “WHEN I WIN” — which sounds very confident.
Here’s what the former president wrote on Truth Social today:
CEASE & DESIST: I, together with many Attorneys and Legal Scholars, am watching the Sanctity of the 2024 Presidential Election very closely because I know, better than most, the rampant Cheating and Skullduggery that has taken place by the Democrats in the 2020 Presidential Election. It was a Disgrace to our Nation! Therefore, the 2024 Election, where Votes have just started being cast, will be under the closest professional scrutiny and, WHEN I WIN, those people that CHEATED will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the Law, which will include long term prison sentences so that this Depravity of Justice does not happen again. We cannot let our Country further devolve into a Third World Nation, AND WE WON’T! Please beware that this legal exposure extends to Lawyers, Political Operatives, Donors, Illegal Voters, & Corrupt Election Officials. Those involved in unscrupulous behavior will be sought out, caught, and prosecuted at levels, unfortunately, never seen before in our Country.
Another red-state test for abortion rights is on the cards in Missouri
Supporters of abortion rights may be set up to deliver another decisive rebuke of conservative-led efforts to ban or restrict abortion at the state level.
A ballot initiative in Missouri appears to be picking up steam after clearing a key hurdle last week: a court challenge to its constitutionality, which argued that the language of the submitted ballot question was too vague for voters to understand. Amendment 3, which would enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution, was endorsed Monday by hundreds of medical professionals operating across the state in an open letter to news outlets.
John Bowden reports.
A ballot initiative in Missouri is setting up another red-state test for abortion
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Apparent second attempt on Trump’s life raises questions about how it could have happened again
An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second time in as many months.
US Secret Service agents opened fire Sunday afternoon on a man who was spotted pointing an AK-style rifle through a fence while hiding in the bushes as Trump golfed at his club in West Palm Beach. The FBI described it as an apparent attempted assassination on the GOP nominee.
At a Pennsylvania rally in July, Trump was grazed in the ear by a bullet when a gunman was able to gain access to an unsecured roof, unleashing a hail of bullets that left one of Trump’s supporters dead and two others badly injured.
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Apparent attempt on Trump's life raises questions about how it could have happened again
An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence
ICYMI: Vance distances himself from Laura Loomer’s racist slur
JD Vance, who is married to an Indian-American wife, has tried to distance himself from far-right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer and her racist slur about Kamala Harris.
Controversial Trump crony Loomer has faced backlash in recent weeks after she shared a post on X claiming that the White House “will smell like curry & White House speeches will be facilitated via a call center” if Harris wins the election in November – an obviously racist reference to the vice president’s Indian heritage.
The conspiracy theorist later deleted the message, but has aggressively fought back against members of both parties who called it a racist remark.
John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.
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New poll: Harris leads Trump by record margin of six points nationally
The latest Morning Consult poll has Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump nationally by a record margin.
The vice president leads the former Republican president by a record-high of six percentage points among likely voters, 51% to 45%, up from a three-point advantage before their debate last week.
Her 51% of support among likely voters, which is also at a record high, is driven largely by her best figures to date among Democrats, Biden 2020 voters, liberals, women, 18- to 34-year-olds, and millennials.
The polling also shows that among likely voters who watched the presidential debate (61%) — including one in five Republicans — said Harris performed best, compared with 33% who said Trump was the winner. That 28-point margin in Harris’ favor is even larger than the 25-point advantage Trump garnered against President Joe Biden in our post-debate survey in late June.
Harris’s image among voters is also improving, with 53% of likely voters having a favorable view of her, the largest share Morning Consult has measured this election cycle. By comparison, just 44% of voters view Trump favorably.
There is a also a growing trust in congressional Democrats, with likely voters increasingly likely to trust Democrats in Congress over their Republican counterparts to handle a variety of issues since before the debate.
This is especially true with regard to immigration and national security, with respective 13- and eight-point advantages for congressional Republicans dwindling to seven and three-point edges since last week.
The latest survey was conducted from September 13-15, 2024, among 11,022 likely voters, with an unweighted margin of error of +/-1 percentage point.
Watch: Walz calls Trump assassination attempt ‘horrific situation'
Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians
An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity on Monday in response to days of violent threats that have closed schools and government offices. The governor, meanwhile, said resources would be surged to Springfield to help city officials deal with the fallout.
Springfield’s two-day CultureFest, which highlights diversity, arts and culture, had been scheduled to begin Sept. 27 but was canceled “in light of recent threats and safety concerns,” the city announced.
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Ohio town cancels cultural festival after furor over Haitians
An Ohio city at the center of a political furor over Haitian migrants has canceled its annual celebration of cultural diversity after days of violent threats closed schools and government offices
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