NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump alluded to “bad things” that happened in the wake of the 2020 election, and quipped about politics being a “dangerous business,” as he returned to the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the apparent assassination attempt over the weekend.

After speaking briefly by phone with Vice ...Read more

Rep. Steven Horsford introduced his version of a no-tax-on-tips bill that includes getting rid of the federal tipped subminimum wage, which he said would make a bigger difference than the Republican-led bills currently on the table.

The Tipped Income Protection and Support (TIPS) Act would exempt tips from federal income tax up to a certain ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — One day after federal prosecutors filed gun charges against a man suspected of attempting to ambush Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course, Florida’s governor elbowed his way into the case, saying he wants the state to pursue its own investigation and seek an attempted murder charge against the former president�...Read more

Former President Donald Trump said Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to meet with him next week — the latest visit from a foreign leader or official as nations grapple with the possibility of the Republican returning to power after November’s election.

“He happens to be coming to meet me next week, and Modi, he’s fantastic,” ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Former President Donald Trump will visit Bucks County on Sunday, his campaign confirmed.

Trump is expected to visit the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown. The campaign did not immediately say what time Sunday the visit would occur or whether it would be open to the public.

The national shrine honors Our ...Read more

The Kamala Harris-Donald Trump debate sparked big increases in TV viewership in seven states that are likely to decide the 2024 presidential election.

The Sept. 10 debate between Democrat Harris and Republican Trump drew an audience of 67.1 million viewers overall, up more than 30% from Trump’s earlier face-off with Biden. The gain was even ...Read more

Donald Trump on Tuesday faced no tough questions from a former White House aide and an arena of loyalists, vowing to overhaul the global trade system hours after taking office and contradicting law enforcement officials about a second assassination attempt.

Trump was in Flint, Michigan, for a campaign stop two days after a 58-year-old suspected...Read more

Former President Donald Trump seemed to float eliminating the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions in a social media post Tuesday ahead of a rally this week in support of vulnerable Republican House members from New York.

Trump was responsible for signing the so-called SALT cap into law, as part of the 2017 tax package, which he has ...Read more

After President Joe Biden ended his campaign to return to the White House, Russian efforts to influence the U.S. election shifted to smearing Vice President Kamala Harris with doctored and misleading videos, according to new research from Microsoft Corp.

In late August and early September, two Russian groups began publishing videos that pushed ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Robert A. Pape, a political scientist who studies political violence, has little doubt that former President Donald Trump has made more incendiary comments than Vice President Kamala Harris.

The problem, however, is what his research tells him: Both sides of the political spectrum have radical elements that see violence as ...Read more

The man accused of trying to kill former President Donald Trump on a golf course in Florida had more than 100 interactions with police near his old home in North Carolina, according to a former officer.

Ryan Routh, 58, was arrested Sunday afternoon and hit with two federal gun charges. Authorities said he was carrying a rifle and hiding in ...Read more

FLINT, Mich. — Donald Trump is expected to answer questions during a town hall event in Flint Tuesday night, two days after a man apparently attempted to assassinate the former president on a golf course in Florida.

Trump is scheduled to begin speaking at about 7 p.m. on a stage inside Dort Financial Center, a venue that's traditionally home...Read more

The burden of supporting asylum-seekers with food and housing often falls to cities, creating severe budget crunches. But Denver is piloting a new approach designed to integrate immigrants into the workforce faster.

The Denver Asylum Seekers Program offers six months of rent-free housing along with legal assistance, food aid and ...Read more

Happiness may be reshaping America’s political landscape.

Since the 1960s and the election of President John F. Kennedy, younger voters have supported Democratic candidates, while older voters leaned Republican. But that dynamic has been evolving, and now, in 2024, large numbers in both groups are bucking traditional assumptions ...Read more

Former President Donald Trump survived his second assassination attempt on Sept. 15, 2024, marking the latest chapter in a long history book. Presidential assassination attempts, whether successful or not, are fairly commonplace in American history.

There have been 45 men elected president since the country’s founding. And 40% of ...Read more

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump was set to return to the campaign trail Tuesday for the first time since the apparent assassination attempt over the weekend — as he prepared for a rally on Long Island Wednesday.

After speaking briefly by phone with Vice President Kamala Harris, who told him she was grateful he was safe, Trump ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After months of questions about his position on abortion, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Tuesday his “opinion on that right now matters very little.”

The Republican governor candidate addressed Charlotte-area business and civic leaders Tuesday at a luncheon hosted by the Hood Hargett Breakfast Club, where he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate committee investigating the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pa., plans to issue an interim report by the end of the month, the panel's chair said Tuesday.

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said there were still plenty of questions to be answered and people to interview, but the ...Read more