Tag: Trump
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Investigation underway after man tried to enter Trump California rally perimeter with guns in vehicle
Federal authorities are investigating after a man with guns in his vehicle was arrested Saturday after he was stopped at a checkpoint near a campaign rally for former President Donald Trump. The Justice Department said Sunday that the Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the incident in Coachella, California, about a quarter-mile from the…
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Trump pitches plan to hire more border agents after opposing bipartisan bill that would do the same
Former President Donald Trump said Sunday that if elected he would ask Congress to pass legislation boosting the number of border patrol agents — several months after successfully thwarting a bipartisan measure that included staffing increases. The proposal would include the hiring of 10,000 new agents, a 10% raise for existing agents, as well as…
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Trump or Harris? Here are the 2024 stakes for airlines, banks, EVs, healthcare and more
With the U.S. election less than a month away, the country and its corporations are staring down two drastically different options. For airlines, banks, electric vehicle makers, health-care companies, media firms, restaurants and tech giants, the outcome of the presidential contest could result in stark differences in the rules they’ll face, the mergers they’ll be allowed to…
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Trump claims Democrats are more dangerous than U.S. foreign adversaries
Former President Donald Trump called Democrats and others who have opposed or investigated him “the enemy from within” in an interview that aired Sunday, describing them as more dangerous than major foreign adversaries of the United States, including Russia and China. Trump specifically singled out those whom he called “lunatics that we have inside, like…
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Liz Cheney issues dire warning about ‘fundamentally cruel’ Trump, agrees he’s a ‘fascist’
Former GOP Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday issued a series of dire warnings about a potential future Trump administration, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that people ought to “carefully” consider what another Trump presidency would look like. “Donald Trump believes he will be immune for anything he does once he’s in office,” Cheney, a…
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Trump pulls even with Harris in NBC News poll
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are deadlocked in the latest national NBC News poll, with Trump bolstered by Republicans coming back home to support him after last month’s rough debate and a subsequent polling deficit, as well as by a favorable voter assessment of Trump’s term as president. These are among…
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Trump escalates rhetoric on outlawing political dissent and criticism
Donald Trump is ramping up his rhetoric depicting his political rivals and critics as criminals, while dropping a long trail of suggestions that he favors outlawing political speech that he deems misleading or challenges his claims to power. In a speech Friday in Aurora, Colorado, the Republican presidential nominee blasted the immigration system and lobbed…
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Christians swarm Washington to pray for America to turn to God — by electing Trump
Phil Heilman drove with his wife from Florida. They learned about the event while attending a get-out-the-vote rally in Georgia hosted by Lance Wallnau, an evangelist who coined and popularized the Seven Mountains Mandate — an growing belief on the American right that says conservative Christians are called to occupy positions of power in seven…
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Trump campaign requests more military support for the former president’s protection
President Donald Trump’s campaign has requested additional security measures similar what a sitting president would receive amid the increased threats against the former president’s life, a source familiar with matter told NBC News. Late last month, Trump campaign co-manager Susie Wiles reached out to White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients to ask the administration to provide military…
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Harris releases medical report saying she’s fit for office; Trump has yet to provide specifics
Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday released a summary of her medical records from her White House physician, who deemed her to be “a healthy 59-year-old female who has a medical history notable for seasonal allergies and urticaria.” The physician, Joshua Simmons, added that she’s been treating her seasonal allergies with over-the-counter allergy medicines and…