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☆ The plot to topple Putin
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Paul Starobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +32 min

But it was only when Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine , in 2022, that Ammosov began to plot the overthrow of his homeland. As I found in months of wide-ranging interviews, everyone aspiring to a new Russian revolution grasps the seemingly impossible odds of their bid to topple Putin. Ponomarev — who was profiled last year in The Washington Post under the headline "Could this man bring down Putin?" Most applicants live in Russia, Sokolov tells me, but submissions have come from as far away as Uruguay. "I know a lot of good officers" in the CIA, Ponomarev told me, who "sympathize" with the anti-Putin insurgency.

Persons: Vladislav Ammosov, Ukraine —, Ammosov, wondrously, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Simona Supino, Alexey Navalny —, Ilya Ponomarev, Ponomarev —, —, Sean Guillory, Denis Sokolov, Sokolov, Galina Starovoytova, Anastasia Sergeeva, Sergeeva, Valter, Putin —, Tatiana Kosinova, Yelena Bonner, Itil, Boris Nemtsov, Nemtsov, Vladimir Lenin, specter, NurPhoto, Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Boris Akunin, Ponomarev, Trotsky, Mao, Castro, Alexei Sobchenko, Sergei Chuzavkov, Ilya Ponomarev Ponomarev, Michał Kamiński, Kosinova, Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, Nikolai Gogol's, . Barnum, Bernie, Madoff, Donald, Leonid Nevzlin, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Navalny, King George III, Khodorkovsky, Garry Kasparov, Putin's, Andrey Volna, Brian Fitzpatrick, Charlie Wilson's, Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Daniel Fried, William Burns, Fried, Biden, We're, Evgenia, it's Organizations: Putin, Ukrainian, Russian Federation, The Washington Post, University of Pittsburgh, Civic Council, Kennan, Wilson Center, GRU, Russia, BI, International Republican Institute, CIA, Kremlin, Russian, Memorial, Soviet Union, of America, Civic, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense, Russian Volunteer Corps, European, Human Rights, Siberian Battalion, Ammosov, Ukrainian Armed Forces, Putin's Defense Ministry, True, Bolsheviks, of Russia Legion, People's Deputies, State Department, Justice Department, Polish Senate, Trump University, Trump, Khodorkovsky, FBI, Intelligence, Senate, Ukrainian Security Services, Bolshevik Locations: Siberia, Russia, Warsaw, Poland, Ukraine, Sakha, India, Putin Russia, Russian, Kyiv, The, restive North Caucasus, Washington, Soviet Union, Moscow, WhatsApp, Ukrainian, Soviet, Crimean, USSR, Europe, Uruguay, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, America, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Australia, Belgorod, Kursk, Kremlin, China, Cuba, True Russia, Ponomarev, Northern Virginia, Polish, ., Lviv, Yukos, London, Pennsylvania, Texas, Afghanistan, Putin Russian, Tallinn, Estonia

☆ What’s So New About the ‘New Right’?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Clay Risen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Over the last few years, a loose coalition of conservative thinkers, journalists, publications and think tanks have emerged under the banner of the New Right. With Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump’s running mate, as its flag-bearer, this still-disparate group has been hailed as the intellectual heft behind the MAGA movement, and even as the future of American conservatism. Its very name declares a radical break with the Republican past — “very nascent, very bleeding edge,” is how Vivek Ramaswamy, a former presidential candidate, described it. But how new is the New Right? Still, there are some unifying features.

Persons: JD Vance, Donald Trump’s, MAGA, —, Vivek Ramaswamy, Vance, Josh Hawley, “, Curtis Yarvin Organizations: Republican, Hollywood, Wall Locations: Washington

☆ Bangladesh’s ‘Gen Z revolution’ toppled PM Sheikh Hasina. Why did they hit the streets and what happens now?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Helen Regan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Fires burn outside the Prime Minister's House after Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country, on August 5, 2024 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Protesters shout slogans as they celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation in Dhaka. Other student protesters and those arrested on “false cases,” were also released, the president said. K M Asad/AFP/Getty ImagesWhile Hasina’s resignation was celebrated, some Bangladeshis expressed trepidation over the path ahead as the country attempts to fill a leadership vacuum. “Hasina may be gone, but there is still a long road ahead for Bangladesh,” student Faiza Chowdhury, 25, told CNN.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Zaman, Muhammad Yunus, Hasina, Minister's, Parvez Ahmad Rony, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s, Sheikh Hasina's, Mujibur Rahman –, ”, Raiyan Aftab, …, Shaheed, Shaheed Minar, Aftab, Abu Sufian, Mohammed Shahabuddin, Khaleda Zia –, –, Wolfgang Rattay, Z, Sabrina Karim, Karim, “, Mohammad Ponir Hossain, Muhammad Nahid Islam, hadn’t, Yunus, K M Asad, Faiza Chowdhury Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh, Dhaka, Yunus, Dhaka University, Awami League, “, BRAC University, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka University Campus, Getty, Reuters, curfews, Cornell University Locations: Dhaka, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Rajib Dhar, Munich, Germany, UN, Paris, ”, AFP, Bangladeshi, New York

CNN —Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado says she’s in hiding, fears for her life, and can prove President Nicolas Maduro did not win Sunday’s contentious presidential election. “I am writing this from hiding, fearing for my life, my freedom,” Machado wrote in an opinion editorial published Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Though the country’s Public Ministry later clarified that no arrest warrant had been issued for either opposition figure. The United States is among numerous countries that have called on Venezuelan electoral officials to publish detailed results from Sunday’s presidential election. I call on those who reject authoritarianism and support democracy to join the Venezuelan people in our noble cause,” she said.

Persons: Maria Corina Machado, she’s, Nicolas Maduro, “, ” Machado, Machado, Jorge Rodriguez, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maduro, –, ”, Nicolas Maduro's, Carlos Landaeta, Edmundo González, Maduro didn’t, Federico Parra, Celso Amorim Organizations: CNN, Wall Street, Venezuela’s National, Public, Carter, Venezuelan, Puerto La Cruz, Getty, Electoral Council, CNE, Argentine Embassy, Human Rights Watch, Local, Foro Penal Locations: Venezuelan, Venezuela’s, Venezuela, United States, Puerto La, Anzoategui, AFP, Argentine, Miraflores, Caracas

☆ We’re Taught to Hate Hypocrisy. We Shouldn’t. - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Lydia Polgreen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +7 min

Don’t Tell My Friends, But… is a seriesin which we asked Times columnistswhateveryone else is wrong about. At worst, it is hypocrisy, a clear felony compared with my misdemeanor hypocrisy. But I understand the appeal of calling out what looks like hypocrisy when we see it, especially now. To give hypocrisy a pass, one might argue, is to slide down a slope toward having no principles at all. In these merciless political times we should focus our minds on the true betrayals that really matter.

Persons: Mitch McConnell’s, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Israel, “, Ocasio, Cortez, Israel —, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson, Mitch McConnell, Al Capone Organizations: Nova, Israel, AIPAC Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan

☆ Venezuela election: Maduro warns he’ll call for a ‘new revolution’ if forced by ‘North American imperialism’
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-31 | by ( Abel Alvarado | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

“But if North American imperialism and fascist criminals force us, my pulse will not tremble to call the people to a new revolution with other characteristics,” he added. The president’s comments come just hours after US National Security spokesman John Kirby called on Maduro to “come clean” on Sunday’s election. 20 ‘credible reports’ of deathsThe Venezuelan leader’s comments came as Human Rights Watch (HRW) said it had received 20 “credible reports” of deaths connected to the nationwide protests over the election results. CNN has reached out to Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor for comment. So far, the Venezuelan government has not published any information regarding the death of civilians.

Persons: CNN —, Nicolas Maduro, “, ”, Hugo, Chavez, ” Maduro, John Kirby, ” Kirby, Kirby, Maduro, ” Juanita Goebertus, Alfredo Romero Organizations: CNN, US National Security, Venezuelan, Wednesday’s, Rights Watch, Foro Penal, Venezuela’s Public Locations: Caracas, American, Venezuelan, Foro, Zulia, Yaracuy, Aragua, Tachira

☆ Protests erupt in Venezuela after Maduro claims victory in disputed election result
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sam Meredith | In Samuelmeredith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An armoured police car drives through tear gas during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Federico Parra | Afp | Getty ImagesSecurity forces and protesters clashed in parts of the Venezuelan capital of Caracas, shortly after President Nicolas Maduro claimed victory in a disputed election result. Opponents of Maduro's government could also be seen carrying a large banner that read: "Venezuela, I want you to be free." A riot police officer uses tear gas against demonstrators during a protest by opponents of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas on July 29, 2024, a day after the Venezuelan presidential election. Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado talks to the media, accompanied by opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, following the presidential election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Federico Parra, Maduro's, Nicolas Maduro's, Yuri Cortez, Edmundo González Urrutia, González, Marina Corina Machado, Machado, Jesus Vargas, Maduro, John Kirby, Maria Corina Machado, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia Organizations: Venezuelan, Afp, Getty Images Security, Getty, CNBC, Electoral Council, Independent, Guardian, Headquarters, Associated Press, White House Locations: Caracas, Venezuelan, Venezuela, Catia

☆ What’s happening in Venezuela - protests, election uncertainty and an economic crisis
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Jessie Yeung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Venezuelans across the country took to the streets on Monday to protest a disputed election, clashing with police as uncertainty swirls around the results amid allegations of election fraud. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro after the presidential election results were announced in Caracas on July 29, 2024. Though Maduro supporters celebrated his win in parts of Caracas, Monday was marked by wider protests by the opposition. Many regional and world leaders have cast doubt on the results, including the United States – though some of Venezuela’s partners have stood by Maduro. Once the fifth-largest economy in Latin America, Venezuela has experienced the worst economic collapse of a peacetime country in recent history.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, –, Juan Barreto, Hugo Chávez, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maria Corina Machado, Matias Delacroix, Gonzalez, Machado, António Guterres, Molotov, Samir Aponte, ”, “, Antony Blinken, Maduro’s Organizations: CNN, Sunday, Getty, AP, Officially, Electoral Council, CNE, The Carter, United Nations, Reuters, Police, Washington, Venezuela –, European Union Locations: Venezuelan, Caracas, AFP, Venezuela, Charallave, Chile, Spain, Puerto La Cruz, United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, Latin America

☆ Analysis: In Venezuela, voters caught in Maduro’s dangerous dance are seeking answers
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-29 | by ( Flora Charner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

“We want peace for Venezuela, for our family members,” a protester, who chose not to be identified, told reporting teams on the ground. Leo Ramirez/AFP/Getty Images/FileA ‘cyberattack’ curveballIt seems unlikely Maduro’s government will pay too much attention to the concerns raised over the results. Nearly 8 million people have left Venezuela since 2014, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reacts following the election results in Caracas on July 29, 2024. “We want Venezuela to be free and for the people’s will to be respected,” she said.

Persons: CNN — It’s, Nicolás Maduro, “, Nicolas Maduro, ” Maduro, Edmundo González, González, Maria Corina Machado, ”, Federico Parra, Antony Blinken, Stephane Dujarric, Maduro’s, Miguel Díaz, Canel, Leo Ramirez, it’s, Tarek William Saab, Machado, Leopoldo López, Lester Toledo, Panamá, Consultores, Maduro, ” Eva Martinez, Will Freeman, Juan Barreto, Hugo Chavez, Chavez, sobbed Heczair Blanco Organizations: CNN, Bolivarian, Electoral Council, Armed Forces, Getty, UN, The United Nations, Carter Center, Washington, Twitter, AFP, CNE, Caracas Monday, Saab, ’, United Nations, Refugees, US Customs, Border Patrol, Council, Foreign Relations, Democrats, Biden Locations: Miraflores, Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuelan, AFP, United States, Tokyo, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, Dominican Republic, Uruguay, China, Cuba, North Macedonia, Balkans, UNHCR, Spain, Brazil, Colombia, “, Buenos Aires

☆ What to expect in Venezuela’s presidential election as strongman Maduro faces his biggest test yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( David Shortell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado wave to supporters at the Central University of Venezuela UCV in Caracas on July 14, 2024. Analysts see those as the seeds of a pretext that Maduro could use to postpone or cancel the election at the last minute. Some have speculated that Maduro could use the crisis as an excuse to suspend the election. Supporters at a meeting with Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the Central University of Venezuela UCV in Caracas on July 14, 2024. Maduro currently faces drug trafficking and corruption charges in the US and is under investigation for crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court.

Persons: Nicolás Maduro, Maduro, Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia –, Hugo Chavez’s, Nicolas Maduro, Flores, Teresa Carreño, Jesus Vargas, “, Edmundo Gonzalez, Maria Corina Machado, Pedro Rances Mattey, Gonzalez, Corina Yoris, Oswaldo Ramírez, ORC Consultores, ”, Juan Barreto, Chávez, Ryan Berg, They’re, Machado, Yoris, –, Jimmy Carter –, Berg, ” Machado Organizations: CNN, of American, Teresa, Teresa Carreño Theater, International Monetary Fund, Central University of Venezuela UCV, Getty, Democratic, Venezuelan, Americas, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US, The Carter, European Union, CSIS, International Criminal, Socialist United Party Locations: Canada, United States, Caracas, Venezuela, Anadolu, “, Agua, Maiz, AFP, Guyana

☆ ‘Barbie’ was important to me. This summer has melted her
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Watching “Barbie” so much defined the back half of my 2023. The summer of “Barbie” was one of my happiest, when I felt truly connected to my fellow humans. Watching “Barbie” again and again nudged me out of an isolation I hadn’t even realized I’d imposed. Once Gosling finished his dazzling Oscars performance of “I’m Just Ken,” “Barbie” fever officially ended. But we’ll always have our “Barbie” summer.

Persons: “ Barbie, ” I’ve, I’ve, Barbie ”, “ Barbie ”, Barbie, Ryan Gosling, Ken, Will Ferrell, ” John Cena, Margot Robbie, ”, ” Oppenheimer, “ Oppenheimer, Nolan, Stephanie Keith, Stephen Malkmus, Issa, America Ferrara, who’s, nudged, ‘ Barbie ’, Helen Mirren’s, “, Barbara ”, Greta Gerwig’s, Gosling, “ I’m, I'm, ergy, who’d, It’s, we’ll Organizations: CNN, Sex, Warner Bros ., Warner Bros, America, Gran Turismo Locations: pinks, Barbie, Robbie’s, Atlanta

☆ Trump has preached 'unity' since his assassination attempt, but he could become even more radical in the aftermath
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But while some pundits have argued his speech showed he is more subdued and humble in the wake of last week's failed assassination attempt against him, others aren't so sure he's changed at all. And some political scientists and experts on authoritarianism warn Trump could become even more radical after his near-death experience. We are one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all," Trump told the RNC crowd as he briefly read messages promoting unity from a teleprompter. Not everyone is certain Trump will change much in the wake of his assassination attempt — for better or for worse. If the assassination attempt does change Trump, the effects may not be immediately apparent — though they are worth being on the lookout for.

Persons: Donald Trump, week's, Trump, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Bennion, Hulk Hogan, Eric Trump's, haven't, Bennion, Timothy Snyder, Snyder, Ruth Ben, Ghiat, Ben, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Benito Mussolini's, —, Michael Green, didn't, Green, they've, it's Organizations: Service, Republican National Convention, Business, RNC, Indiana University, GOP, Trump, Yale University, New York University, of Democracy and, Defense, University of Nevada Locations: Indiana University South Bend, Turkey

☆ Journalist told to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni $5,400 for Tweet mocking her height
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Story Reuters | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Rome Reuters —A Milan court has ordered a journalist to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (around $5,400) for making fun of her in a social media post, news agency ANSA and other local media reported. I can’t even see you.”Meloni’s height is given as between 1.58 meters (5 feet 2 inches) and 1.63 meters (5 feet 4 inches) on various media websites. Cortese can appeal against the sentence, and Meloni’s lawyer said the prime minister would donate to charity any damages she eventually receives. Writing in English on X on Thursday, Cortese said it was a tough time for independent journalists in Italy. Last year, a Rome court fined best-selling author Roberto Saviano €1,000 ($1,088) plus legal expenses after he insulted her on television in 2021 over her hardline stance on illegal immigration.

Persons: Rome, Rome Reuters —, Giorgia, Giulia Cortese, Cortese, “, ” Meloni, Benito Mussolini, Giorgia Meloni, Roberto Saviano € Organizations: Rome Reuters, Italian, Twitter Locations: Milan, Italy, Rome

☆ Bangladesh protests: Anger over job quotas escalates into deadly violence. Here’s what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-19 | by ( Helen Regan | Samra Zulfaqar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —Huge protests across Bangladesh escalated into deadly violence this week with clashes between students, pro-government supporters and armed police fueling widespread anger over civil service job quotas opponents say are discriminatory. Many Bangladeshi students are demanding an end to the government’s quota system, which reserves more than half of civil service posts for certain groups. In 2018, the quota system was scrapped following similar protests but in June the High Court reinstated it, ruling its removal was unconstitutional. Critics and protesters say the quota system creates a two-tier Bangladesh where a politically connected elite benefit by their birth. “This is not just about quota protests anymore, this is much bigger than that, in simple quota protests the government wouldn’t go around hurting and shooting students.

Persons: Sheikh Hasina, Hasina, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina’s, “, ”, Maruf Khan, Stringer, Tahmeed Hossain, –, Hossain, Munir Uz Zaman, Hassan Abdullah, Abdullah, Prothom Alo, ” Hasina, Salman, ” Hossain, Antonio Guterres, Stephane Dujarric, ” Dujarric Organizations: CNN, Bangladesh Television, Mobile, Awami League, Getty, Bank, Dhaka University, Bangladesh Chatra League, Rapid Action Battalion, Wednesday, Agence France, Press, Authorities, Student, State Department, ” UN Locations: Bangladesh, Dhaka, State, Pakistan, Australia, Sydney, “, AFP, United States, ”, New, Melbourne, Copenhagen

☆ GOP sees divine intervention in Trump’s triumphant return
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-16 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Thousands of Trump supporters in Milwaukee on Monday night hailed their leader, elevating him from MAGA superhero to saint-like status. For Trump’s millions of American fans, Monday night was a validation of their faith in God and the ex-president and the righteousness of his mission. A list of Black Republican and female Republican lawmakers gave speeches, offering a somewhat misleading perception that the GOP has a deep and diverse bench. One GOP source said speechwriters at the convention had thrown out all their pre-written material for the week’s top speakers and started again. The ex-president has a new chance at politics and life in the wake of his assassination attempt.

Persons: Donald Trump, MAGA, Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, He’s, “, ”, South Carolina Sen, Tim Scott, Providence, Kristi Noem, “ Nobody, They’ve, Marjorie Taylor Greene –, –, president’s, Trump’s, Hell, Joe Biden’s, he’d, Corey Comperatore —, Wisconsin Sen, Ron Johnson, Vance, Biden, ” Vance, Aileen Cannon, Jack Smith’s, … ” Trump, Elise Stefanik Organizations: CNN, Republican National Convention, Trump, Milwaukee Bucks NBA, America . South Dakota Gov, ” Georgia, Republican, Capitol, Washington Examiner, GOP, Wisconsin, Democrat, Florida, Washington , D.C, Democrat Justice Department, ” New York, Justice Department Locations: Pennsylvania, Milwaukee, American, South Carolina, America ., America, Washington, Ohio, New York, Florida, Washington ,

☆ The Kremlin is pushing a MAGA talking point that Biden's administration is to blame for the Trump assassination attempt
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was indirectly caused by President Joe Biden and his administration, a Kremlin spokesperson said on Sunday. Related stories"The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump's attempted assassination," Vance, a potential Trump vice presidential pick, said in an X post on Saturday. The central premise of the Biden campaign is that President Donald Trump is an authoritarian fascist who must be stopped at all costs. Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., also ripped the Democratic Party and accused them of inciting tensions before Saturday's assassination attempt.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Trump, Dmitry Peskov, Thomas Matthew Crooks, Peskov, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, Josh Hawley, Mike Collins of Georgia, Biden, Saturday's, Trump's, Vance, — J.D, @JDVance1, Hawley, Collins, — Mike Collins, Joseph R, Donald Trump Jr, Kamala, zHNX8HuD1A — Donald Trump Jr, Putin, didn't Organizations: Service, Kremlin, Business, Secret Service, Trump acolytes, Trump, Republican, Democratic Party, Biden, St ., Economic, Business Insider Locations: Pennsylvania, Manhattan, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Afghanistan, America, Butler County , PA, Russia, St, St . Petersburg

☆ Two days after surviving an assassination attempt, Trump picks his MAGA heir
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And if Trump wins the election in November, a millennial will be a heartbeat away from the presidency. The Ohio Republican has turned on the establishment and elite academe that helped make his name with the vehemence that only a defector can muster. But he has explained that he was wrong about Trump and now believes that he was a great president. Trump critics are also seizing on the pick to question Trump’s commitment to his new unity message after he escaped the assassination attempt. Ultimately, Trump is clearly comfortable with Vance, a favorite of his firebrand son Donald Trump Jr.

Persons: CNN — JD Vance, Donald Trump —, MAGA, —, Vance, Trump, he’s, Trumpism, Trumper, “, Trumper ”, Critics, CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “ I’m, Mike Pence’s, ”, ” Vance, Donald Trump, it’s, Joe Biden’s, Biden, won’t, reclaims, America’s, ’ ”, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vance’s, CNN’s Collins, It’s, ” Zelensky, Dick Cheney, Bush, Donald Trump Jr, Mike Pence, Collins Organizations: CNN, Republican Party, Trump, Senate, Ohio State University, Marine Corps, Yale Law School, Ohio Republican, White, Democratic Party, Buckeye State, Republican, Munich, Conservative Political, Wing, “ America, The Locations: Ohio, Appalachia, Kentucky, Iraq, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Omaha , Nebraska, America, Ukraine, The Ohio

☆ A nation traumatized and a campaign transformed as Trump is set to reemerge
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The uproar over the Trump assassination attempt may pause the intraparty rebellion against Biden for now, especially as he assumes his role as the leader of a nation in sudden crisis. In a nation that was already deeply divided, the core vote for both Trump and Biden was probably locked in. There can be no justification for an assassination attempt on a candidate — an assault on democracy. Many Republican politicians issued calls for calm and an easing of political rhetoric after the shooting — as did Democrats. And Johnson accompanied his calls for calm by implying that Democrats — in advancing their arguments against Trump — had somehow abetted the assassination attempt.

Persons: Donald Trump, MAGA, Joe Biden, “, ” Biden, Corey Comperatore, Mike Johnson, we’ve, ”, ” Trump, Salena Zito, Trump, Biden, Ronald Reagan, —, he’s, Doug Burgum, Florida Sen, Marco Rubio, Ohio Sen, J.D, Vance, he’d, Barack Obama, Paul Pelosi, Nancy Pelosi, Trump’s, Johnson, Trump —, Abraham Lincoln, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, ’ it’s, Gretchen Whitmer Organizations: CNN, Republican, Convention, Trump, RNC, Washington Examiner, White, GOP, Service, The New York, Milwaukee Bucks, North Dakota Gov, Ohio, Truth, Capitol, —, Louisiana Republican, Republican National Convention Locations: American, America, Atlanta, Washington, Butler , Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, New York, Louisiana, Michigan

☆ JD Vance: What to know about Trump’s running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Jack Forrest | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

His understanding of the population that turned out to support Trump’s first presidential run made him a frequent guest on cable news programs during Trump’s run and presidency. Recent Trump supportSince receiving Trump’s endorsement for Senate, Vance has become a strong ally of the former president. Ahead of his Senate campaign, Vance apologized for previously calling Trump “reprehensible.”“Like a lot of people, I criticized Trump back in 2016,” Vance told CNN in 2021. Following Saturday’s attempted assassination of Trump, Vance posted on social media in part blaming Biden’s campaign: “Today is not just some isolated incident. That rhetoric led directly to President Trump’s attempted assassination.”CNN’s Kit Maher, Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, Allison Gordon, Alayna Treene, Rashard Rose, and reporter Dan Merica contributed to this report.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, JD Vance, ”, Vance, Trump, Vance’s, Usha, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Ewan, Vivek, America’s, Trump’s, Amy Adams, Glenn Close, CNN’s KFile, Hillary Clinton’s, douchey, Charlottesville , Virginia —, KFile, “ America’s Hitler, ” Vance, Clinton, Evan McMullin, Peter Thiel, “, Mike Pence, Joe Biden, Saturday’s, Biden’s, Biden, Donald Trump, ” CNN’s Kit Maher, Em Steck, Andrew Kaczynski, Allison Gordon, Alayna, Rashard Rose, Dan Merica Organizations: CNN, Trump, Trump ” Republican, Senate, Marine Corps, Ohio State University and Yale Law School, Yale Law School, Supreme, Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, Netflix, Democratic, Ohio, Trump’s, ABC, Trump electors, Republicans Locations: Middletown , Ohio, Kentucky, Mirabel, Ohio, Charlottesville , Virginia, Ukraine, New York

☆ Trump selects JD Vance as his running mate
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-15 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewFormer President Donald Trump on Monday announced that he had selected Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate, adding a vocal ally to a ticket aimed at appealing to Trump's base. "As Vice President, J.D. Vance illustrates that Trump remains unencumbered by the concerns that would typically animate a nonincumbent when selecting a running mate. A once self-described "Never Trump Republican," Vance previously said that he considered voting for 2016's Democratic presidential nominee, Hillary Clinton. AdvertisementIf Trump wins a second term, Vance would be sworn in as one of the youngest vice presidents in the nation's history.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Sen, JD Vance, Ohio, J.D, Trump, Vance, Biden, Trump's, Mike Pence, Sherrod Brown, Hillary Clinton, Peter Thiel . Thiel, Mitch McConnell Organizations: Service, Monday, Troops, Business, New York Times, Republican, Republicans, Democratic, Trump, Trump Republican, GOP, PAC, Senate, Reuters Locations: Butler , Pennsylvania, Ohio, Washington, Ukraine, Manhattan

☆ Live Updates: Authorities Find Explosives in Car of Gunman Killed in Assassination Attempt on Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Michael D. Shear | Mike Ives | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +11 min

“I will Never Surrender!” Mr. Trump wrote in a text message to supporters. And Mr. Trump is preparing to name his running mate and formally claim his party’s nomination for the third consecutive election. Vance of Ohio, who is on the shortlist of candidates that Mr. Trump is considering as a running mate, wrote on X. “An assassination attempt is contrary to everything we stand for as a nation,” Mr. Biden said. Mr. Trump had assured Malphine Fogel, who lives in Butler County, that he would help get her son home.

Persons: Donald J, Trump’s, Trump, Biden’s, Biden, ”, Mr, “, Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita, LaCivita, Doug Mills, Ronald Reagan, Melania Trump, Douglas Brinkley, Butler, ” Mr, Brinkley, “ Trump, Dan Crenshaw, Lara Trump, Kenny Holston, Donald Trump, J.D, Vance of Ohio, Lester Holt, Pramila Jayapal, Eric Lee, Nancy Pelosi, Gabby Giffords, Steve Scalise, “ It’s, Scalise, Mike Johnson, ” “ We’ve, Johnson, Christine Toretti, committeewoman, gee, Ms, Toretti, Malphine Fogel, Mike Kelly, ” Reid J, Epstein, Lisa Lerer Organizations: White, Republican National Convention, Trump, Washington, Republicans, New York Times, Rice University, ”, Republican, Republican National Committee, Trump . Federal, NBC, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Mr, Capitol, Arizona Democrat, Fox News, Louisiana Republican, Homeland Security, Pennsylvania Republican Locations: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Milwaukee, West Palm Beach, “ America, Butler , Pennsylvania, Texas, Trump ., America, Washington, San Francisco, Arizona, Louisiana, Butler County

☆ An Assassination Attempt That Seems Likely to Tear America Further Apart
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-14 | by ( Peter Baker | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

When President Ronald Reagan was shot by an attention-seeking drifter in 1981, the country united behind its injured leader. The teary-eyed Democratic speaker of the House, Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., went to the hospital room of the Republican president, held his hands, kissed his head and got on his knees to pray for him. But the assassination attempt against former President Donald J. Trump seems more likely to tear America further apart than to bring it together. Within minutes of the shooting, the air was filled with anger, bitterness, suspicion and recrimination. Fingers were pointed, conspiracy theories advanced and a country already bristling with animosity fractured even more.

Persons: Ronald Reagan, Thomas P, O’Neill Jr, Donald J, Trump, Biden Organizations: Republican, Republicans Locations: America, Butler, Pa, Milwaukee

☆ Milan’s Malpensa airport to be renamed after Silvio Berlusconi
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-08 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Malpensa, Milan’s biggest airport, and the second-busiest in Italy, will be renamed after the country’s late former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. The international airport is the second-busiest in Italy by passenger numbers. “He is always with us.”It is unclear when Malpensa, which offers flights to 180 destinations in 77 countries, will officially be renamed. Berlusconi, a billionaire who once described himself as the “Jesus Christ of politics,” died in June last year at age 86. He was elected prime minister three times and served for a total of nine years, longer than anyone since fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

Persons: CNN —, Silvio Berlusconi, Matteo Salvini, ”, Salvini, Emanuele Cremaschi, Silvio, ” Salvini, Berlusconi, Christ, Benito Mussolini, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Majorino, Luca Attanasio, “ Attanasio, ” Majorino, “ Organizations: CNN, National Civil Aviation Authority, Lombardy Council’s Democratic Party, Democratic Locations: Milan’s, Italy, Milan Malpensa, Lombardy, Milanese, Democratic Republic of Congo, Goma

☆ In the French Countryside, a Deep Discontent Takes Root
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-06 | by ( Roger Cohen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Last month, Sophie-Laurence Roy, a conservative Paris lawyer with roots in Burgundy, decided to cross the political dividing line that defined postwar France and dedicate herself to a nationalist, far-right political movement that seems poised to dominate parliamentary elections on Sunday. “I realized I would reproach myself for the rest of my life if I did not offer my services to the great movement of change that is the National Rally,” she said as she ate a sausage of pork intestines in a cafe in Chablis, the northern Burgundy town known for its fine white wine. “It was now or never.”So, on June 9, Ms. Roy, 68, deserted her longtime center-right political family, the Republicans, who trace their beliefs to the wartime hero Charles de Gaulle, to support Marine Le Pen’s far-right party whose quasi-fascist roots lie with the collaborationist Vichy regime against which De Gaulle fought to liberate France.

Persons: Sophie, Laurence Roy, “, ”, Roy, Charles de Gaulle, De Gaulle Organizations: National, Republicans Locations: Paris, Burgundy, France, Chablis, Vichy

People celebrate exit poll results at a "Stop The Tories" election afterparty in London, on July 4. Last month’s European elections saw a historic number of lawmakers from hard-right and far-right parties elected to the European Parliament. Farage’s political success to date has all come without him holding a parliamentary seat. It is possible that Farage’s splitting of the right has actually helped Starmer increase his majority in parliament. An odd quirk of British politics is that the percentage of votes a party gets doesn’t necessarily translate to seats.

Persons: Suzanne Plunkett, Emmanuel Macron, Benito Mussolini, Euroskepticism, Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Keir Starmer, Starmer’s, Farage, Starmer Organizations: United, Labour Party, Parliament, European, Conservative Party, Reform, Conservatives, Labour Locations: London, Europe, Netherlands, Italy, Britain, British

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