Domestic
U.S. Secret Service is under scrutiny following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania last weekend. Now Republicans are wondering how the violence will change the atmosphere at future events.
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.
On Monday, former President Trump met with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss obtaining Kennedy’s endorsement. Kennedy’s campaign team confirmed that this meeting did happen, but said that he’s not dropping out of the race.
Meanwhile, President Biden is both publicly and privately facing pressure from top Democrats to drop out of the race.
International
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. However, U.S. officials said they believe the attack on the rally, where one attendee was killed, two were critically injured, and Trump said he was shot in the ear, was unrelated to any Iranian effort.
Netanyahu is visiting Washington next week, where he will meet with President Biden and address Congress. Some 200 anonymous Hill staffers signed a letter calling for members of Congress to boycott the speech because of Israel’s actions in Gaza.
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