The Washington Post2 hours agoSecret Service said to have denied requests for more security at Trump eventsThe Washington Post - Josh Dawsey, Carol D. LeonnigTop officials at the U.S. Secret Service repeatedly denied requests for additional resources and personnel sought by Donald Trump’s security detail in the two years leading up to his attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania last Saturday, according to four people familiar with the …
The Washington Post10 hours agoDisneyland Park employees vote to authorize potential strikeThe Washington Post - Victoria Bisset, Samantha CheryDisney workers in Southern California overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as their unions push for increased wages and other measures, arguing that many workers are experiencing food and housing insecurity. Disney Workers Rising — a group of four unions that together represent 14,000 workers …
The Washington Post12 hours agoJan. 6 rioter accused of giving Nazi salute sentenced to almost 5 yearsThe Washington Post - Victoria BissetA Marine who allegedly gave a Nazi salute during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for his role in the Capitol riot. Tyler Bradley Dykes, 26, of Bluffton, S.C., grabbed a riot shield from Capitol police officers during the insurrection, which he then …
The Washington Post12 hours agoA woman’s SUV was set on fire. A stranger gave her a replacement car.The Washington Post - Sydney PageCarla Bannister was startled awake at 4:30 a.m. by police knocking on her front door. They told her that her car was on fire. “I was terrified. I was discombobulated,” said Bannister, 38, who lives in Cincinnati with her 4-year-old twin daughters. Surveillance footage from her apartment building …
The Washington Post12 hours agoTossing Trump’s case was risky for Judge Cannon — at least for nowThe Washington Post - Ann E. MarimowJudge Aileen M. Cannon’s stunning dismissal this past week of the most serious charges faced by Donald Trump put her on shaky legal ground, according to experts, who say she is on track to be reversed on appeal and could even be removed from the case — an extraordinary but not unheard of step. Because …
The Washington Post14 hours agoLack of motive in Trump attack frustrates public, but fits a patternThe Washington Post - Hannah Allam, Devlin BarrettIn the week since the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, details have emerged about sniper positions and Secret Service agents, witnesses and warnings. But the answer to the biggest question remains elusive: Why? So far, investigators say, they have found little evidence of an ideology driving …
