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Democrats and Republicans typically use their national conventions to officially nominate their candidates, but Biden will be nominated weeks before his party gathers for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on August 19 - a plan that was announced long before Biden’s shaky June 27 debate. Read more
Biden will announce the plan in Nevada, a state that has seen soaring housing costs and one that is critical to Democrat Biden’s chances in the Nov. 5 election against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Read more
Trump walked into the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee with a thick bandage over the ear as the crowd chanted “Fight! Fight! Fight” and pumped their fists, a reference to his reaction moments after he was wounded Saturday. Read more
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was appointed to the bench by Trump, ruled that Special Counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the prosecution, was unlawfully appointed to his role and did not have the authority to bring the case. Read more
Because there will be no living candidate on the ballot for the House District 1 seat for either the primary election on Aug. 10 or the general election on Nov. 5, it will be up to Gov. Josh Green to appoint Nakashima’s successor. Read more
Trump supporters blasted the Secret Service as having failed to protect the former president. Billionaire Elon Musk called for the agency’s leadership to resign. Read more
“We must unite as one nation,” Biden said in White House remarks on Sunday, adding he would have an Oval Office address in the evening. Biden condemned political violence again, as he did on Saturday night, and asked Americans to “let the FBI do their job.” Read more
Trump was shot in the ear during a rally in Pennsylvania, in an attack now being investigated as an assassination attempt. The attacker was shot dead and law enforcement officials said they had not yet identified a motive. Read more
Following are reactions from world leaders to the shooting attack on Donald Trump at an election rally on Saturday in which the former U.S. president was wounded in the ear. Read more
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Trump escaped with minor injuries and will accept the formal Republican presidential nomination at the four-day convention, expected to draw more than 50,000 people. Read more
Tamara McKay, chair of the Hawaii Republican Party, is in Milwaukee with the party’s delegation to attend next week’s Republican National Convention. Read more
“I fully endorse President Trump and hope for his rapid recovery,” Musk posted on his social media platform X. Read more
In the filing this week, Trump’s lawyers cited the trial testimony of two aides who worked for the then-president, including Hope Hicks, his communications director, about events in the White House. Read more
State Rep. Mark Nakashima, a former Hawaii public school teacher who served 17 years in the state Legislature representing parts of eastern Hawaii island, died Thursday. Read more
Case, a Democrat who represents urban Honolulu, offered no alternative candidate. Read more
Gov. Josh Green signed one bill Wednesday that became the last of 253 enacted into law this year, and described this year’s work with Hawaii lawmakers as collegial. Read more
A plan to set up a city-led gambling task force composed of multiple city agencies including the Honolulu Police Department was formally adopted by the City Council on Wednesday. Read more
“Difficult times and realities require difficult decisions,” Case wrote Thursday in a statement. “This is one of those times, realities and decisions. My guidepost is what is the best way forward for our country. Read more
Zelensky, who is in Washington for this week’s NATO summit, was due to meet with leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives and members of committees involved in defense, spending, diplomacy and national security. Read more
It subpoenaed first lady Jill Biden’s top aide Anthony Bernal, deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini, and senior adviser Ashley Williams. The development was reported earlier by Axios. Read more
To remove an official through this process, the House must vote to impeach and the Senate then must vote to convict. Read more
