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U.S. Senate candidate Dave McCormick, who witnessed an assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, praised the nominee and expressed his condolences to those seriously injured or killed in the attack.

“I had a front-row seat at Butler to witness President Trump’s extraordinary strength and determination during a frightening, horrific and unpredictable time,” he said.

“The president has handled this challenge brilliantly, but what a sad, sad and terrible day it is for the families of those who were injured or missing and for our great country,” McCormick said. “We all thank God that President Trump is fine.”

McCormick is running against Democratic Sen. Bob Casey in the Keystone State, a key battleground in the presidential race and the race for control of the U.S. Senate.

— Kevin Breuninger

Wisconsin Senate Candidates Eric Hofford Attacking Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin for voting in lockstep with Biden, particularly on what he sees as a failing economic agenda.

“Senator Baldwin is like a rubber stamp, I vote for him 95.5 percent of the time,” Hovde said in brief remarks. “Biden, with Baldwin’s help, has weakened us on every front.”

The Wisconsin businessman, who is campaigning in a key battleground state, went on to accuse Biden of expanding the federal deficit, fueling runaway inflation and squeezing consumers’ wallets.

This economic line of attack has become a standard tactic for Republican campaigns as the high cost of living remains top of mind for voters. However, monthly inflation data fell for the first time in the latest consumer price index, a sign of optimism as the U.S. economy teeters on its post-pandemic recovery.

— Rebecca Picciotto

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz mocked former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the RNC floor when McCarthy was interviewed by CNN, saying: “If you get on that stage, you’re Will be booed.

A man who appeared to be a member of the Illinois delegation told Gaetz, “Don’t be a jerk.”

McCarthy, a California Republican, later told NBC News that Gaetz “should not be taking to the streets.”

The feud between the two stems from a House Ethics Committee investigation into allegations that Gaetz engaged in paid sex with an underage girl, an allegation that Gaetz denies.

McCarthy has said, and reiterated at the RNC, that Gaetz “is trying to use me to block an ethics investigation.”

“It’s illegal. I wouldn’t do that,” said McCarthy was interviewed by NBC News.

Last October, Gaetz filed a motion calling on McCarthy to resign as speaker.

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The second day of the Republican National Convention will feature speeches from a group of Republican lawmakers and other prominent political figures, including several former Trump campaign opponents.

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who ran against Trump in the 2016 presidential primary and was a recent finalist as Trump’s running mate, is set to speak.

Trump chose Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance at the top of the list. Soon after the choice was announced, Rubio was quick to express his support.

Also on the agenda is Trump’s former United Nations ambassador Nikki Haley, who challenged Trump in the 2024 Republican primary but did not immediately endorse him after ending her presidential campaign.

Haley said in her exit speech that Trump must “win the votes of Republicans who don’t support him.” She later endorsed Trump and before the convention released her rep. That way they could pursue his nomination.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, once seen as Trump’s most formidable primary challenger, is also on the list.

Other speakers included: Lara Trump, handpicked by the Republican nominee to serve as Republican National Committee co-chair in March; Kari Lake, who lost the 2022 Arizona gubernatorial race and is currently Running for Senate; New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, chair of the House Republican Conference; Vivek Ramaswamy, entrepreneur and former presidential candidate; and Many others.

Also on the schedule is another group of speakers labeled “Everyday Americans.”

— Kevin Breuninger

Three sources told NBC that Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) have spoken by phone.

A source said Vance, who was announced as Donald Trump’s running mate on Monday, initiated the call. Another source described the call as brief and sweet.

As NBC previously reported, Harris left a voicemail for Vance on Monday night congratulating him and encouraging him to accept the Aug. 13 vice presidential debate.

——Josephine Rozelle

The Secret Service stepped up protection for Trump after U.S. officials learned of an Iranian plot to assassinate the former president.

The increased level of protection for Trump comes weeks before Pennsylvania man Thomas Crooks attempted to assassinate the Republican candidate at a campaign rally.

Crooks has no known ties to the Iranian conspiracy.

But the revelation of the Iranian plan and the Secret Service’s response to it raises more questions about why the Secret Service failed to intercept Crooks before he opened fire on Trump and others at the rally, killing one of them. .

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A video clip leaked Tuesday morning showed Trump expressing anti-vaccine conspiracy theories in a conversation with third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

The video also shows Trump telling his ostensible rival, “I hope you can do something. I think it would be very good for you and it would mean a lot to you.”

When Trump added that “we’re going to win” the election, Kennedy replied: “Yes.”

The conversation came after an assassination attempt on Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

Both Trump and Kennedy have said many times be opposed to The Republican National Convention is taking place in Milwaukee on Monday.

— Kevin Breuninger

Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was found guilty in federal court in New York of all criminal counts related to accepting bribes from three businessmen.

Menendez’s conviction comes as Democrats hold a slim majority in the Senate and Republicans are expected to take control of the chamber in November elections.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., urged Menendez to resign.

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President Biden is working on a sweeping set of Supreme Court reform proposals that would include possible term limits for judges and new ethics rules, three sources confirmed to NBC News.

Sources said the news could be announced in the coming weeks.

During a closed-door virtual meeting with members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus on Saturday, Biden said he had been consulting with constitutional scholars for more than a month on the proposed legislation, a person familiar with the matter told NBC News.

A White House spokesman declined to comment to NBC News.

Biden’s proposed Supreme Court reforms would come after the high court ruled that Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for “official acts” he committed while he was president. The decision creates serious complications for special counsel Jack Smith’s four-count election interference charge against the former president.

“Look, this is not, this is not hyperbole, to say that Trump is actually an existential threat to the democratic constitution that we say we care about,” Biden told lawmakers at Saturday’s meeting, sources said. existential threat.

The congressional session comes before Donald Trump was assassinated at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night.

Trump scored another major legal victory on Monday from Florida federal judge Erin Cannon, who dismissed special counsel Smith’s case accusing the former president of illegally possessing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. Smith plans to appeal the ruling.

— Rebecca Picciotto

House Democrats have been gathering signatures for a letter urging the Democratic National Committee to slow down the nomination process for President Joe Biden.

The Democratic National Committee decided in May that it would hold a “virtual roll call” for delegates to vote and formally designate a presidential candidate, a process that could begin as early as Sunday.

The virtual roll call would put Biden as the nominee just weeks before the Democratic National Convention, where delegates have historically voted in person.

With Democrats still having significant reservations about Biden’s re-election, the lawmakers wrote in the letter that it would be a “terrible idea” for the Democratic National Committee to speed up its nomination timeline.

Two sources told NBC News that the letter received signatures earlier Tuesday from more than 20 Democrats with varying views on Biden’s political future. The Democratic National Committee and the Biden campaign both support a virtual roll call.

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— Rebecca Picciotto