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Reuters reports: Democrat Josh Stein won the North Carolina governor’s race on Tuesday, Fox News projected, defeating Republican Mark Robinson, whose candidacy imploded following a CNN report that he had called himself a “Black Nazi” and made other offensive remarks on a pornographic website. Robinson, the Southern state’s lieutenant governor, has denied the allegations and filed a defamation lawsuit against …

NBC News reports: Kamala Harris has won the Vermont contest, NBC News projects, and secured the state’s three Electoral College votes. In 2020, Biden won Vermont with 66% of the vote to Trump’s 31%. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won Vermont with 61% to Trump’s 33%. Since 1992, Vermont has been a reliably blue state in presidential elections. There are three …

CNBC reports: Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who espoused the false conspiracy theory that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election due to ballot fraud, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for crimes related to a breach of voting systems in her county. Peters was immediately taken into custody after Judge Matthew Barrett rejected her …

The New York Times reports: Iran on Tuesday evening fired missiles on Israel, an attack that could spark a sharp escalation in the long-simmering conflict between Israel and Iran and tip the region further into turmoil and a widening war. “A short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran to Israel,” the Israeli military said in a statement. The salvo …

ABC News reports: The Secret Service said in a statement that it’s working in conjunction with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to investigate “a protective incident involving former President Donald Trump that occurred shortly before 2 p.m. [ET]. The former president is safe.” A spokesman for the sheriff’s department said, “we do have a potential suspect” and said it …

CNN reports: The father of Colt Gray has been arrested in connection with the shooting at Apalachee High School, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Colin Gray, age 54, has been charged with four counts of involuntary manslaughter, two counts of second degree murder and eight counts of cruelty to children. Colt Gray, the 14-year-old student accused of killing …

Atlanta’s ABC affiliate reports: There is a heavy police presence at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, Georgia. This comes after reports of gunfire sent the school into a hard lockdown. At least six ambulances could be seen by local news helicopters. Students appear to have been evacuated to the school’s football stadium. Apalachee High School has nearly 1,900 students …

NPR reports: Prosecutors filed a superceding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, after the Supreme Court granted the former president substantial immunity, according to a new court filing. A spokesman for Special counsel Jack Smith said the superseding indictment was presented to a new grand jury one that had not previously heard evidence …

CNN reports: Vice President Kamala Harris has made a decision for her running mate, with four people close to the process saying Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota is her choice. Harris is due to join her vice presidential pick at a rally in Philadelphia that will kick off a joint sprint across an electoral map expanded by President Joe Biden’s …

PBS NewsHour reports: The U.S. Secret Service will hold news briefing on Friday on its response to the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The event is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET. The briefing comes as more Americans express doubt about the Secret Service’s ability to keep presidential candidates safe, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC …

Bloomberg News reports: Russia released Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation. The men, jailed in Russia on espionage charges they and the US deny, are en route to destinations outside of Russia. The US and its allies …

CNBC reports: U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday following widespread outrage over how her agency failed to prevent the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally earlier this month. Cheatle’s resignation, as first reported by NBC News citing sources, came a day after she was blasted by members of a House committee at …

The Guardian reports: Joe Biden has withdrawn from the race for the US presidency, an extraordinary decision that plunges the Democratic nomination into uncertainty just months before the November election against Donald Trump, a candidate he has warned is an existential threat to American democracy. The president made the shocking announcement after a weeks-long pressure campaign by Democratic leaders, organizers …

The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports: President Joe Biden has tested postive for COVID and will not appear at the UnidosUS convention on the Strip Wednesday, according to UnidosUS President and CEO Janet Murguia Biden’s keynote speech at the “Nuestro Momento Luncheon” was to follow a speech he gave Tuesday in Las Vegas at the NAACP’s 115th National Conference. The luncheon …

NBC News reports: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., has told allies that he will resign from Congress after being convicted on federal corruption charges, two people directly familiar with those conversations tell NBC News. Menendez, who had been defiant for months in the face of calls from dozens of Senate Democrats to resign, appears to have finally relented after the guilty …

“After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio. “J.D. honorably served our Country in the Marine Corps, graduated from Ohio State University in two years, Summa …

CNN reports: Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump. In a ruling Monday, Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith violated the Constitution. “In the end, it seems the Executive’s growing comfort in appointing ‘regulatory’ special counsels in the more recent era has followed an ad hoc pattern with little judicial scrutiny,” Cannon …

“I want to thank The United States Secret Service, and all of Law Enforcement, for their rapid response on the shooting that just took place in Butler, Pennsylvania. “Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person at the Rally who was killed, and also to the family of another person that was badly injured. …

ABC News reports: Former President Donald Trump was swarmed by Secret Service agents and rushed off stage as possible shots were heard during at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. There appeared to be blood on his right ear as he was being taken off stage, as Trump was seen mouthing “fight” and pumping his fist. A shooter is …

The Independent reports: Donald Trump was tackled during his Pennsylvania rally as chaos errupted during his speech. The sounds of popping could be heard before he was tackled by security. Photos showed Trump being led from the stage with his fist raised in the air. His right ear and face had blood on it. But, it was unclear if it …