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Does a photo show a bullet in Trump’s chest? No, it’s a crease in a Secret Service agent’s jacket

A July 14 Facebook post stated that "Trump took a bullet, or a bullet fragment, in the chest but was saved by his bullet proof vest which...

PRESS RELEASE: CODEPINK’s Palestinian-American Staff Member ARRESTED on False Accusation of Assault by Member of Congress

CODEPINK’s Palestinian campaign organizer, Nour Jaghama, has been unjustly arrested by police on accusation of assaulting a member of Congress.

How Will Attempted Assassination of Trump Affect Lawmakers’ Work? | 538 Politics Podcast

538 discusses how the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump will affect the work that lawmakers do.

Social media and political violence – how to break the cycle

Part of the issue is the contentious and adversarial nature of American politics, of course. But technology makes it more difficult for Americans to understand...

Inside the private pressure campaign to force hand-counting of Arizona ballots

Newly obtained text messages show how Republican lawmakers lobbied county leaders to abandon voting machines.

Iran Plotted Its Own Assassination Plot on Trump: CNN

The Secret Service said they increased security on Trump’s life weeks before Thomas Crooks made an attempt on him.

JD Vance says media twisted remarks on abortion and domestic violence. We looked closer.

This story was originally published by The 19th. Trump’s vice presidential nominee accused the media of twisting controversial comments about violent marriages and abortion exemptions....

The GOP has a problem with women voters — and two men on the presidential ticket

It’s not clear a running mate has the ability to sway lots of voters, but Trump’s pick of JD Vance raises questions about the role...

A Time of Shame and Sorrow: When It Comes to Political Violence, We All Lose

More than 50 years after John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated, America has become a ticking time bomb...

Wisconsin’s new ballot drop box rules create opportunity for election challenges and ‘vigilantes’

The state says voters are allowed to return only their own ballots, but there are nuances that observers could seize on to raise suspicion.