House Passes Bill to Boost Secret Service Protection for Presidential Candidates

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The bill’s passage follows two apparent assassination attempts on former President Donald Trump. It is unclear if a Senate version will advance. WASHINGTON—The House unanimously passed a bill on Sept. 20 to give former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris the same level of Secret Service protection that President Joe Biden gets. The

Trump Proposes Temporary 10 Percent Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates

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Industry has long opposed caps on interest rates, saying it would “result in the loss of credit for the very consumers who need it the most.” Former President Donald Trump has proposed a 10 percent temporary cap on credit card interest rates, which have spiked in recent years. According to LendingTree data, the average interest

Springfield Residents Vent Frustration at City Leaders Over Haitian Immigrant Surge During Ramaswamy Town Hall

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Officials were invited to the town hall, Ramaswamy said, but they did not attend because of the ‘culture of fear.’ SPRINGFIELD, Ohio—Talk about Haitian migrants reportedly killing and eating cats and dogs catapulted Springfield, Ohio, onto the national stage, but the subject was rarely mentioned during Vivek Ramaswamy’s town hall there on Sept. 19. Most

Golf: The presidential pastime that’s a nightmare for the Secret Service

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Before President William Howard Taft ever stepped on a golf course as commander-in-chief, he was cautioned by his predecessor to avoid the sport altogether.  “I have received hundreds of letters protesting it,” then-President Theodore Roosevelt wrote to Taft, who was his secretary of war. Roosevelt warned that photo-ops of political leaders’ leisure-time activities could damage