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New bodycam video shows moment police officer saw Trump shooter just before assassination attempt

By Curt Devine, Holmes Lybrand, Isabelle Chapman and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Dramatic video obtained by CNN shows, for the first time, the moment a police officer climbed up to the roof of a building overlooking the Donald Trump rally on July 13 and saw the former president’s would-be assassin just before the shooting began. Other footage

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Potential ‘retaliatory’ attacks at DNC a concern following Trump assassination attempt, federal assessment says

By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — US security officials are on alert for possible retaliatory attacks against Democrats following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, according to a new intelligence report obtained by CNN. The threat assessment — prepared jointly by the FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and other agencies, including local police

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Republican who voted to impeach Trump will survive primary challenge, CNN projects, but tough general election looms

By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, one of the last remaining Republicans in Congress to have voted to impeach Donald Trump, will survive a primary challenge, CNN projects. But the congressman faces a tough general election contest with an opponent backed by the former president. Newhouse is projected to advance out

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Harris secures support from union leaders. But workers are still weighing their options.

By Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are rallying voters across the Midwest this week, looking to build on support from key union leaders as they promote a message of pro-labor policies that they say benefit the middle class. At the leadership level, the Democratic ticket’s been deemed a

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Georgia State Election Board passes new rule allowing county boards to demand more information before certifying an election

CNN By Jason Morris and Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s State Election Board passed a new rule ahead of the November election that will give county election boards the authority to demand more information, including the ability to conduct inquiries, before certifying election results. The rule change comes 91 days ahead of the presidential election

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Tim Walz’s political evolution took him from moderate Democrat to progressive champion

By Arit John and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — In 2023, Tim Walz declared time for bargaining, light cajoling and compromise was over. After four years of divided government, Minnesota voters had handed Democrats control of the state House, Senate and, for Walz, reelection to the governor’s mansion. After the “enormous headwinds and complicated politics”

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Prosecutors claim Hunter Biden once agreed to lobby US on behalf of Romanian businessman

By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors alleged in a new court filing Wednesday that Hunter Biden agreed to lobby US officials on behalf of a Romanian businessman facing criminal investigations back home. The new accusation came from special counsel David Weiss, who is prosecuting Hunter Biden for alleged tax evasion. The case, scheduled for

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City officials discuss uses for Capital Improvement Sales Tax after Prop 1 passes

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia voters on Tuesday approved the continuation of the one-fourth-of-one-percent Capital Improvement Sales Tax. The approval will extend the sales tax for another 10 years. The current sales tax is set to expire on Dec. 31, 2025. According to the City of Columbia’s website, $94,350,000 would go toward public works, $15,450,000 would go

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Attorneys say Austin violated military rules in halting deal for alleged 9/11 conspirators

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense counsel for the alleged 9/11 conspirators at Guantanamo Bay claimed Wednesday that a move by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to revoke a previously-agreed-upon plea deal violated military regulations and exposed the system as “corrupt.” “We have had an unprecedented act by a government official to pull back what

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Senate investigation into Coast Guard finds that sexual misconduct is a ‘pervasive problem’ throughout the service

By Melanie Hicken and Blake Ellis, CNN (CNN) — Senators investigating misconduct within the US Coast Guard have heard from more than 80 whistleblowers whose stories detailed “systemic sexual assault and harassment, including a culture of silencing, retaliation, and failed accountability,” according to a report released Wednesday. The 48-page majority staff report is from the

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