Police use Taser to subdue man who stormed media area of Trump rally in Pennsylvania  —  JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A man at Donald Trump's rally in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, stormed into the press area as the former president spoke Friday but was surrounded by police and sheriff's deputies and was eventually subdued with a Taser.

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Loyalty to Trump helped Corey Lewandowski survive harassment scandal  —  In 2021, allegations of unwanted sexual advances dogged Trump's former campaign manager.  Now Lewandowski is back.  —  Days after a Republican donor accused Corey Lewandowski, a longtime Donald Trump adviser …

Trump speaks at Heritage-sponsored event after disavowing Project 2025  —  Trump spoke at the Moms for Liberty summit, an event hosted by the parental rights group that counts the Heritage Foundation among its key sponsors.  —  Former president Donald Trump headlined an event sponsored …

‘Dangerous and un-American’: new recording of JD Vance's dark vision of women and immigration  —  Trump's running mate rants against feminism, immigrants and Ilhan Omar in a newly unearthed podcast from 2021  —  Donald Trump's running mate, JD Vance, said that professional women …

Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders  —  The social network will go dark in the nation of 200 million, the result of an escalating fight between Elon Musk and a Brazilian judge over what can be said online.  —  Brazil blocked the social network X on Friday after its owner …

Miss Teen USA Runner-Up Shames JD Vance for Cruel Video Post  —  ANOTHER HAPPY VOTER  —  Vance used a 17-year-old video of a stumbling Caitlin Upton to jibe at Kamala Harris before her CNN interview.  The video had led to years of mockery for Upton.  —  A one-time Miss Teen USA contestant mocked …

Tim Walz's political origin story does not add up  —  Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) has long described the moment in 2004 that inspired him to run for public office.  In Walz's telling, the “folksy” high school teacher and two of his students attended a campaign rally for President George W. Bush as an educational experience.

California's governor has the chance to make AI history  —  Gavin Newsom could decide the future of AI safety.  But will he cave to billionaire pressure? … Advocates say it is a modest law setting “clear, predictable, common-sense safety standards” for artificial intelligence.

FDA Authorizes Updated Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine to Better Protect Against Currently Circulating Variants  —  For Immediate Release:  —  Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization (EUA) for an updated version of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine …

So long, and thanks for all the fish  —  Before we go any further, I should note that this is my last newsletter for CJR, as I am moving on from my job as the magazine's chief digital writer.  (In case the headline doesn't make any sense, it comes from a Douglas Adams book …

Tim Walz Took a Big Step Toward Scrapping the Electoral College  —  As Minnesota Governor, he signed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact that provides a path toward electing the president by majority vote.  —  Vice President Kamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate …

After storms topple mature trees, city of Minneapolis reminds residents of low-cost tree program  —  The city of Minneapolis is offering residents, property owners and businesses low-cost trees in efforts to grow the city's tree canopy, at a time when the city has lost some mature trees to severe weather.