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Trump rallies in Butler, Pennsylvania, site of attempted assassination

Visit comes a month before November 5 election, as Trump seeks to boost support in key state.

Al Jazeera · Oct 5, 2024

Trump Ally Tina Peters Tells Judge She Can't Go To Jail Without 'A Magnetic Mattress': Here's Why

Tina Peters, a Trump supporter convicted of election fraud, is making headlines by refusing jail time unless she is provided with a special magnetic mattress for health reasons.

International Business Times UK · Oct 5, 2024

Florida is nearing toss-up status as top Republican poll shows Trump’s lead nearly vanished

Race and age of Florida respondents seemed to correlate with which candidate they supported

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2024

Trump Vows To Rename US Military Base After Confederate General Who Owned Black Slaves

'We're going to bring our country back,' Trump boasts of changing North Carolina's Fort Liberty to again honor slave-owner Braxton Bragg, who lost key Civil War battles.

International Business Times · Oct 5, 2024

Vietnam vet gives Trump Purple Heart

The veteran gifted Trump his Purple Heart for surviving an assassination attempt in Butler

Salon · Oct 5, 2024

This swing county saw a job boom due to Biden. Yet, many union members still back Trump

Factory closures and little improvement in working people’s lives in Saginaw a ‘death by a thousand cuts’ that still hurts

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2024

In the US, rats could soon have better birth-control access than women

New York is pushing birth control to curb its rodent problem – at a time when women’s reproductive rights in other US states are under attack. Oh, the irony

The Guardian - US · Oct 5, 2024

Deadline Passes for Treasury Secretary to Hand Over Documents Related to 'Suspicious' Democrat Fundraising

The GOP-led House Oversight Committee said reports raised concerns about the "threat of fraud and evasion of campaign finance law" and that a PAC tied to Democrats could have been compromised

Latin Times · Oct 5, 2024

Latinas Could Be the Deciding Factor as Harris Leads Trump in a Tighter-than-Expected Race Among Latinos

Although Trump has an advantage with Latino men, Latina voters might determine who the Latino vote favors due to their higher participation rates.

Latin Times · Oct 5, 2024

The professors who want to defund DOE

If elected again, Trump would take a wrecking ball to higher education

Salon · Oct 5, 2024