Month: August 2024

It’s telling that the first question I saw raised in the media after Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed when his helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous northeast on his return from Azerbaijan in May was whether the United States had a hand in it. In that same regard, among the questions raised concerning Russian President Vladimir…

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Thomas Matthew Crooks paused shooting at former president Donald Trump after a local law enforcement officer assigned to a SWAT team returned fire, and Crooks did not shoot again before he was killed by a Secret Service countersniper, according to two officials familiar with the investigation into the assassination attempt.The shot from the local officer…

I woke up this morning to roughly 20 emails asking me to “breakdown” the attempted assignation of former President Trump. I am not an expert in protective details, but I know a few things about firearms.Based on satellite data it looks like this was about a ~150m / 167 yard shot. I think in yards and calculate wind drift in yards. I am also not a sniper…

The former president says he was hit so hard by Secret Service agents rushing to protect him that his shoes fell off. In an interview with the New York Post, former President Donald Trump confirmed that a chunk of his ear is missing following the July 13, 2024, shooting incident at his campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. …

The FBI believes that the man who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump posted antisemitic and anti-immigrant content on a social-media account, pointing to some of the first indications of the political beliefs of the shooter. Testifying before a joint hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Judiciary committees on Tuesday, Paul…

Though they have not pinpointed a motive behind Donald Trump’s failed assassination attempt, investigators are examining a social media account with antisemitic and anti-immigrant posts that they suspect might be connected to the former US president’s would-be killer, according to the FBI deputy director, Paul Abbate.Abbate on Tuesday appeared alongside…

Ismail Haniyeh, the political bureau chief of Hamas, speaks to the press after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on Mar. 26, 2024. Photo: AFP via Getty ImagesThe head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in an airstrike by Israel on his house in Tehran, the group said in a statement on Wednesday morning local…

The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager, a senior FBI official told a US Senate hearing on Tuesday.FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate at the hearing revealed the existence of the social media account, which dated to 2019-2020…

The man who tried to assassinate Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump appears to have posted violent antisemitic and anti-immigration content online as a teenager, a senior FBI official told a US Senate hearing on Tuesday.FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate at the hearing revealed the existence of the social media account, which dated to 2019-2020…

Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories The FBI will interview Former President Donald Trump as part of its investigation into the assassination attempt against him. The bureau…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kremlin is turning to unwitting Americans and commercial public relations firms in Russia to spread disinformation about the U.S. presidential race, top intelligence officials said Monday, detailing the latest efforts by America’s adversaries to shape public opinion ahead of the 2024 election.The warning comes after a tumultuous…

Earlier this month, Russian Defense Minister  Andrei Belousov called Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin. The Russian minister wanted to inform Austin about Ukraine’s “covert operation” against Russia. The New York Times writes about it, citing its sources, UNN reports . DetailsAs the publication notes, since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of…

The New York Times has unveiled previously undisclosed details about the 12 July phone call between Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. This rare communication, only the fifth since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, was initially reported two weeks ago. At the time, the Pentagon merely stated…

The gunman who tried to kill former president Donald Trump conducted internet searches related to power plants, mass shooting events and the attempted assassination this year of Slovakia’s prime minister, FBI officials said Monday, offering new details about what they described as the gunman’s “careful planning” for the attack.The details, including…

MOSCOW — Not even the famed Bolshoi Theater has been spared President Vladimir Putin’s wartime push for Russian culture to prioritize patriotism over artistic freedom.Several Bolshoi stars have fled the country. The theater no long tours in Europe and America. And its longtime director resigned last year and was replaced with a staunch Putin loyalist,…

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) have tapped seven Republican and six Democratic lawmakers to serve on a bipartisan task force investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.All 13 lawmakers have backgrounds and experience relevant to the committee’s role: seeking accountability and answers after…

A photo of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump taken on Saturday without his ear bandage has sparked a wave of speculation.The image, taken by Alex Brandon of the Associated Press on July 27 and shared by photojournalist Pete Souza on X, formerly Twitter, shows Trump walking up an airplane staircase with an apparently fully healed ear wound…