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On Politics

Thu Jul 10 2025

Rebecca Morin | Newsletter Writer

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Hi! Rebecca Morin here. Tomorrow is the start of Bad Bunny's concert residency, "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí," in Puerto Rico and I truly can't wait to see all the videos from his performance!

Trump's assassination attempt, one year later

A bloody, bullet grazed ear. A fist pump. And a 2024 presidential candidate yelling "Fight! Fight! Fight!" Sunday marks one year since the assassination attempt on the then-former-now-current President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. It's an event that would reverberate for him and in the American landscape.

Trump's defiant response helped clinch a campaign that had begun heading his way. He got the endorsement of key figures like billionaire Elon Musk, who became a close ally before their very public break up last month. He increased his stature with a rising number of male voters. And some of his supporters even said God was on his side. How the shooting changed Trump and his presidency.

Trauma and resiliency in Butler: Butler County has long boasted about being the birthplace of the Jeep. But within 26 seconds on July 13, 2024, it became known as the site of an attempted assassination of a former and future American president. Most residents don't talk about the tragedy, which killed rallygoer Corey Comperatore and injured several others, as they seek closure. Still, some residents are demanding answers about inadequate measures taken to protect Trump and attendees. What residents said one year after the assassination attempt.

Secret Service agents help former President Donald Trump leave his reelection campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa, after he was injured by gunfire.

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A politics pit stop

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Big Beautiful Bill 201

President Donald Trump's signature legislation package of tax reductions and Medicaid cuts ahead was signed into law last week. While the legislation has cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, as well as budgets of hospitals – potentially closing some – and food producers, there are several industries who will benefit from the new law. Oil, natural gas and coal producers take center stage as green-energy initiatives from former President Joe Biden's administration are minimized. Military contractors can expect billions more in weapons spending. See the winners and losers for different industries.

•	Trump's mega tax and spending law will have small economic impact, forecasters say
•	How Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could help China win EV race
•	Where does Trump's approval rating stand after tax bill passes? See the polls

Physician-patient privilege in Biden mental acuity probe

Former President Joe Biden's White House physician invoked his Fifth Amendment right as he refused to answer questions during a closed-door deposition in the Republican-led House Oversight Committee's investigation into the former president's mental acuity. Dr. Kevin O'Connor told the committee, in response to its questions, "I must respectfully decline to answer based on physician-patient privilege and the reliance of my right under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution." What to know about the House probe.

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