Lindsey McPherson

These races will make or break the House majority on Nov. 5

The Washington Times honed in on 14 pivotal House races that will decide which party holds the majority in the next Congress.

October 22, 2024

Democratic incumbent losing ground in Pennsylvania Senate race

The U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania is tightening as two recent polls show incumbent Democratic Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr.'s lead evaporating.

October 21, 2024

House task force says Trump assassination attempt on July 13 was ‘preventable’

The July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump was "preventable and should not have happened," according to a bipartisan House task force investigating the shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania.

October 21, 2024

Secret Service needs overhaul, director from outside agency, says independent review panel

The next director of the Secret Service should come from outside the agency to inject "fresh thinking" into an organization that has "become bureaucratic, complacent, and static," according to an independent panel that investigated the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

October 17, 2024

Congress all over the map with ideas to move embattled Secret Service out of Homeland Security

Scrutiny of the Secret Service in the wake of two assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump has led some lawmakers to question the agency's home in the Department of Homeland Security.

October 16, 2024

Speaker Johnson warns Iran: Trump assassination attempt would be ‘act of war’

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday said any attempt from Iran to assassinate former President Donald Trump would be an act of war.

October 15, 2024

Harris to sit down for first-ever Fox News interview

Vice President Kamala Harris will sit down for her first interview with Fox News on Wednesday in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

October 14, 2024

Biden approves Trump’s request for military aircraft, vehicles amid Iran assassination threat

Former President Donald Trump's campaign has asked for military aircraft and vehicles to transport him around the country in the final weeks of the presidential campaign because of an ongoing assassination threat against him from Iran.

October 11, 2024

Providence, Rhode Island, lawmakers considering citywide ban on new gas station

The Providence City Council will soon consider whether to ban development of new gas stations in the Rhode Island capital in favor of pushing drivers toward electric vehicles.

October 11, 2024

WATCH: Republicans in position to capture Senate majority

Republicans are favored to win just enough seats to reverse the Democrats' 51-49 majority on Nov. 5 and take back control of the Senate.

October 11, 2024

Sen. Grassley questions Secret Service’s resource management amid new whistleblower disclosures

Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican, is raising concerns about the Secret Service's ability to manage resources after learning from whistleblower disclosures that the agency has not adequately reimbursed Homeland Security Investigations agents deployed to assist its protective details.

October 10, 2024

Whistleblower: Secret Service not always providing Trump full protective assets

The Secret Service allegedly denied inspector general auditors from accessing former President Donald Trump's recent campaign events to hide instances when the agency is missing protective assets, according to a new whistleblower account.

October 9, 2024

Sen. Mike Lee calls for next GOP leader cede some power to rank-and-file

Sen. Mike Lee is calling on the candidates running to succeed Sen. Mitch McConnell as Republican leader to relinquish some of the power to rank-and-file GOP senators.

October 8, 2024

Harris says she would not meet with Putin to negotiate end to Russia’s war without Ukraine

Vice President Kamala Harris in an interview with CBS News' "60 Minutes," said she would not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to its war against Ukraine unless Kyiv was involved.

October 7, 2024

National security risk exposed: Why were 10 of 12 agents left clueless at Trump’s July Butler rally?

An alarming Senate probe reveals shocking gaps in Secret Service protection. Most agents were unaware of the assassination threat against Trump before the July 13th rally in Butler, Pa. Critical intel was withheld, raising serious security concerns.

October 6, 2024

Sniper-trained lawmakers say Trump should not go back to Butler

Two members of Congress who were trained snipers in previous careers said former President Donald Trump should not hold a second rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, because of the myriad security concerns with the site.

September 26, 2024

Who shot Crooks? Medical examiner found one bullet wound, and it didn’t come from Butler cop

A local police officer who shot at would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks in response to his attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump on July 13 didn't hit him, according to testimony from the medical examiner.

September 26, 2024

Secret Service failed to secure area where gunman shot at Trump, local law officials testify

Local law enforcement officers who worked former President Donald Trump's July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, told lawmakers Thursday that the Secret Service never asked them to cover the area where a gunman accessed a roof and shot at the Republican presidential candidate.

September 26, 2024

Trump to return to Butler, Pa., for rally at site where he was nearly assassinated

Former President Donald Trump will return to Butler, Pennsylvania on Oct. 5 for a campaign rally at the same site where he was nearly assassinated this summer.

September 25, 2024

FBI accused of impeding Senate’s probe of Trump assassination attempt amid bullet trajectory mystery

A Senate panel's investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump is raising new questions about the bullets fired at the campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

September 25, 2024