The House on Wednesday formally authorized a task force to investigate the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. 

House lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a resolution to create the 13-member task force of seven Republicans and six Democrats. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson said the panel will have subpoena power and will produce a final report by Dec. 13, with interim reports along the way. Read Full Story

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• Townhall: Trump Warned Us About Rigged Structures

Former President Donald Trump weighed in on Truth Social about President Joe Biden dropping out of the presidential race, calling the move fraudulent, dirty politics. 

“The Democrats pick a candidate, Crooked Joe Biden, he loses the Debate badly, then panics, and makes mistake after mistake, is told he can’t win, and decide they will pick another candidate, probably Harris,” Trump wrote in a slew of posts after Biden announced he wouldn’t seek reelection.

“They stole the race from Biden after he won it in the primaries — A First! These people are the real threat to democracy!” 

Trump also asked, “Who is running our Country right now? It’s not Crooked Joe, he has no idea where he is.” Read Full Story

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• Washington Examiner: Secret Service Director: No One Disciplined After Trump Assassination Attempt
• Townhall: NBC Pollster Hurls Kamala Harris’ Candidacy Into Furnace
• PJ Media: Democrats Use Chaos to Their Advantage
• National Review: Over 90% of Kamala Harris’ VP Staff Left in Last 3 Years

Republicans are returning Tuesday for day two of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee after a busy kickoff day that featured the formal nomination of former President Donald Trump, the highly anticipated announcement of his running mate — and Trump’s first public appearance since an attack on his life over the weekend.

Tuesday’s theme is “Make America Safe Again,” and will focus on Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies that officials say have created “dystopian nightmares” in U.S. cities and communities.

Republicans have accused President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party at large of fomenting a crime wave with lax law enforcement policies, a theme they will double down on three days after a gunman came within inches of taking Trump’s life despite warnings of his presence ahead of time.

“The head of Secret Service should resign,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, posted on X. “So should the head of [the Department of Homeland Security].” Read Full Story

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• Townhall: KJP Warns Biden Won’t Change His Rhetoric, as Biden Won’t Even Admit He’s Engaging in It