How J.D. Vance won over Donald Trump
New York Times: Vance's first meeting with Trump got off to a very bad start.
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Secret Service director acknowledges failures in Trump rally shooting
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Who is J.D.Vance?
J.D. Vance once told a friend he thought Trump could be America's Hitler - now he's Trump's running mate. Video edit by Alyse Wright. Video / NZ Herald, Getty Images
Rifle used by Trump rally shooter bought 11 years ago
Speculation remains as to why Thomas Crooks opened fire on a Trump rally.
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New York Times: Former Trump critic turned ally, Vance relishes the spotlight.
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Trump picks running mate who once called him 'America’s Hitler'
J.D. Vance was previously an outspoken critic of Trump.
Judge dismisses Trump classified documents case on technicality
Trump cannot be taken to court over accusations of storing files inappropriately.
Editorial: Gun statistics paint a grim picture of Americans and their right to bear arms
OPINION: The constitutional right to bear arms is out of date and time.
Letters: Trump rally shooting may alter the course of history
OPINION: 'Conspiracists on the left and right are hard at work fomenting greater chaos.'
'Comically bad shot': Trump shooter rejected from rifle team
Thomas Crooks lived about an hour away from where the shooting took place.
‘I’m supposed to be dead’: Defiant Trump recalls Secret Service killing gunman
A bandage was briefly visible on Donald Trump's ear.
The photographs that made Trump the incarnation of defiance
New York Times: It was the still images that defined the attack and its aftermath.
Analysis: ‘One inch from potential civil war’ – near-miss in Trump shooting is also a close call for American democracy
The US experienced another violent episode in its increasingly polarised politics.
Opinion: The long history of assassinations and violence against US Presidents
OPINION: Political assassinations strike at the very heart of the American psyche.
Photo appears to capture path of bullet used in assassination attempt of Trump
New York Times: Images caught by NYT photographer seem to show bullet streaking by Trump.
Americans in New Zealand 'terrified' after Trump shooting
Many Americans who call New Zealand home are left shaken by the presidential campaign.
Analysis: An assassination attempt that seems likely to tear America further apart
New York Times: Finger-pointing and conspiracy theories have further fractured the US.
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World Bank throws lifeline to Pacific islands
An exodus of Western banks prompts concern that China could fill the vacuum.
Trump rally shooter Thomas Crooks appears to have acted alone, FBI says
Crooks lived about an hour away from where the shooting took place.
'How could it happen?': Secret service under scrutiny after Trump attack
Questions arose after a gunman was able to climb a roof 128m from Trump at a rally.
Victim of Trump rally shooting died while shielding his family from gunfire
Corey Comperatore was a firefighter, a churchgoer and a proud 'girl dad'.
Trump gunman named & new beat cops hit the street | Focus Morning Bulletin July 15, 2024
Thomas Matthew Crooks named as Trump gunman, more cops hit the CBD beat and severe weather warning for upper North Island.
Witnesses describe chaos at rally shooting: ‘Oh my God, they got Trump’
The Secret Service rushed to the stage immediately.
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