Vance says he will “never” forget “where he came from” in first speech as VP nominee

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made his national debut Wednesday night at the third night of the Republican National Convention, tying his own personal life story made famous in “Hillbilly Elegy” to a call for the “Make America Great Again” agenda. “To the people of Middletown, Ohio, and all the forgotten communities in Michigan,

2024 RNC Day 3 fact check of the Republican National Convention

CBS News is fact checking some of the statements made by speakers during the 2024 Republican National Convention, which is taking place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through Thursday, July 18. On Wednesday, the third day of the RNC, JD Vance, the vice presidential nominee, addressed the convention.  The convention’s theme Wednesday was foreign policy, and many

Former Bernie Sanders Voter, Harvard Student Tells RNC Anti-Semitism Drove Him From Democratic Party

‘Anti-Semitic bigotry unfortunately extends far beyond the universities,’ Shabbos Kestenbaum says MILWAUKEE—Shabbos Kestenbaum, a recent Harvard University graduate and former Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) voter, said anti-Semitism drove him out of the Democratic Party during his Wednesday evening speech at the Republican National Convention. “My fellow Americans, the anti-Semitic bigotry unfortunately extends far beyond

Secret Service Identified Gunman as Suspicious 1 Hour Before Shooting, Senator Says After Briefing

Congress was privately briefed on the assassination attempt on July 17. WASHINGTON—The Secret Service told lawmakers on July 17 that the gunman was identified as being suspicious one hour before he opened fire on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, according to Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) who was at the briefing.