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Newly-found 'extreme' posts may point to motive of Trump shooter: security chiefs

Donald Trump's would-be assassin, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, left little clue to motive and political leanings but the Secret Service chief revealed a new piece of information Tuesday.

The new acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate were testifying to the Senate.

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'Dump him': N.Y. Times reporter warns 'political headaches' could spell end of J.D. Vance

J.D. Vance has caused nothing but headaches for Donald Trump since he was added to the Republican ticket, and it's not out of the question that he might get swapped out for someone else, a New York Times reporter warned Tuesday.

The Ohio Republican senator has been widely criticized for his remarks about "childless cat ladies" that have prompted Democrats to refer to him and other conservatives as "weird." Reporter Peter Baker told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that Trump's history suggests he might dump his running mate.

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'Scared and weak': Conservative tells Morning Joe Trump's 'all over the place' on Harris

Donald Trump suddenly seems "scared and weak" now that his Democratic opponent appears to be Vice President Kamala Harris instead of President Joe Biden, a "Morning Joe" panelist said on MSNBC Tuesday.

Biden dropped out of the race last week after his performance in the first debate raised serious questions about his ability to win the election and serve a second term. But MSNBC contributor Elise Jordan, who was an advisor to Sen. Rand Paul's (R-KY) 2016 presidential campaign, told "Morning Joe" that the former president doesn't seem to know how to run against his new opponent.

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The View hosts laugh as they create new nickname for J.D. Vance

The co-hosts of "The View" continued to express their befuddlement about why Donald Trump chose Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) as his running mate as they chatted Monday opening.

Former Republican consultant Ana Navarro sang the praises of Vice President Kamala Harris, who she said she saw on Thursday.

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'Ignorant on his part': Analyst schools J.D. Vance on family law

U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) may have attended Yale University Law School, but one political correspondent is questioning his "ignorance" concerning laws that help children and families.

Vance spent his few days as Donald Trump's running mate defending comments he made in 2021 attacking "single, childless cat ladies" and claiming that people without children should pay more in taxes.

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'If you're explaining, you're losing': CNN host dunks J.D. Vance's justification tour

J.D. Vance has been making the rounds trying to clean up his remarks about "childless cat ladies," but CNN's John Berman said his efforts were backfiring.

The Ohio Republican dismissed Kamala Harris and other Democrats who haven't had children in an interview from 2021 with then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson that re-surfaced last week. Donald Trump's running mate has since made appearances on multiple conservative media outlets trying to justify and recontextualize his remarks.

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Trump rally veteran issues warning after seeing alarming shift in opening prayers

A reporter who has been to more than 100 rallies for Donald Trump has noticed an alarming shift in tone in the opening prayers at these political events.

The former president often makes news with outrageous, insulting or authoritarian remarks during his rallies, but The Atlantic's McKay Coppins told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that the prayers offered by various preachers are noteworthy in their own right, and he described how those invocations have changed over the years.

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Trump buried for 'grievous error' that could put J.D. Vance 'a foot away' from presidency

Donald Trump was vilified for potentially putting Sen. J.D. Vance a heartbeat away from the presidency.

The 78-year-old Republican nominee tapped the first-term senator as his running mate earlier this month, and the Rev. Al Sharpton told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that voters were repelled by the 39-year-old Vance's extremist views and off-putting persona.

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'Making him squirm': Expert pours cold water on 'desperate' Mike Johnson's new challenge

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is making a "desperate" move with his recent comment that Vice President Kamala Harris can't get on the ballot in all 50 states, one election expert said.

Speaking to MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace on Friday, election lawyer Marc Elias of Democracy Docket addressed Jake Tapper's CNN interview with Johnson on Monday, in which Johnson invented a conspiracy about the ballot.

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'Tax things that are bad': Yet another controversial J.D. Vance video resurfaces

Another controversial video of Donald Trump's running mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) airing his opinions on families was resurfaced Friday.

The Democratic political action committee American Bridge shared an interview from 2021 in which Vance told far-right activist Charlie Kirk that America should "punish the things that we think are bad."

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'Tighty-whities in a twist': The View laughs at effect Harris is having on Trump

One of Donald Trump's former staffers thinks that he's being "triggered" by Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her campaign for president.

On Friday, the co-hosts of "The View" teased Trump for struggling with Harris' entry to the race.

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Stark contrast between Harris' husband and Trump's wife called out on CNN

In the race to become the First Lady or First Gentleman in the White House, a political analyst panel thinks Vice President Kamala Harris' husband has the edge.

On CNN Friday, the panel of commentators sang the praises of now-Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff for the couple's cuteness and general support of each other.

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Deep dive CNN report debunks Mike Johnson threat to Kamala Harris

A new survey of election law in all 50 states apparently destroys House Speaker Mike Johnson's claims about Vice President Kamala Harris' eligibility for the ballot.

The Louisiana Republican argued that legal "impediments" in some states would prevent Democrats from switching out President Joe Biden as the nominee after he withdrew from the race, but election authorities from both parties in at least 48 states told CNN that no obstacles would prevent Harris from appearing on ballots if she becomes the official presidential nominee.

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