The News Roundup For July 19, 2024
The U.S. Secret Service is under scrutiny following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend.
The Republican National Convention wrapped up on Thursday in Milwaukee and featured a mix of calls for unity, doubling down on party lines, border security talk, and a slew of misinformation.
Meanwhile, President Biden is both publicly and privately facing pressure from top Democrats to drop out of the race.
On Tuesday reporting emerged from CNN that the Biden administration had informed the Secret Service of an unspecified threat to Trump from Iran before the July 13 campaign rally.
And Netanyahu is set to visit Washington next week, where he will meet with President Biden and address Congress.
We cover all this and more during this week's Roundup.
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The Republican National Convention wrapped up on Thursday in Milwaukee and featured a mix of calls for unity, doubling down on party lines, border security talk, and a slew of misinformation.
Meanwhile, President Biden is both publicly and privately facing pressure from top Democrats to drop out of the race.
On Tuesday reporting emerged from CNN that the Biden administration had informed the Secret Service of an unspecified threat to Trump from Iran before the July 13 campaign rally.
And Netanyahu is set to visit Washington next week, where he will meet with President Biden and address Congress.
We cover all this and more during this week's Roundup.
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