Trump Rally Shooting ‘Preventable,’ Report Says; Helene Now Category 1 Hurricane

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A bipartisan Senate committee has issued its report on the first Trump assassination attempt. It details lapses in preparation and communication the day former President Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. According to the report, Secret Service agents could not agree on who was ultimately responsible for decision-making in the run-up to that day. Secret Service agents and local law enforcement failed to set up visual barriers that might have blocked the shooter’s view of the podium where Trump was shot. Trump’s campaign said the former president was also briefed on Tuesday by U.S. intelligence officials on alleged Iranian threats to assassinate him.

Tropical storm Helene officially became a category 1 hurricane on Wednesday morning as it churned through the eastern Gulf of Mexico toward the Florida coastline. More than 40 million people in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama are under hurricane and tropical storm warnings. Evacuations are being ordered along Florida’s Gulf Coast.

House Republican leadership is expected to bring a stopgap funding bill to the floor on Wednesday that would extend the deadline for a government shutdown to Dec. 20. The bill has won the approval of both the White House and Senate Democratic leadership, making it likely to pass quickly.

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