Why Is Donald Trump So Fixated on Hannibal Lecter?
19 Jul
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Why Is Donald Trump So Fixated on Hannibal Lecter?

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Politics tamfitronics For a moment, Donald Trump seemed — despite everything — to be a whole new man.We’d been told by speakers throughout the final night of the Republican National Convention that the attempt on his life had changed the 45th president’s outlook and his approach to politics. The experience had made him a unifier.“He turned down the most obvious opportunity in politics to inflame the nation after being shot,” Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News anchor, said in his speech Thursday night, hours before Trump took the stage. “In the moment, he did his best to bring the country together.”And then, somewhat deep into Trump’s stem-winder of a speech, he started talking about Hannibal Lecter.Popular on Variety“The press is always on me, because I say this,” he began, in an aside. He knew it...
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At a candlelight vigil for Trump rally shooting victim, mourners left politics at home
19 Jul
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At a candlelight vigil for Trump rally shooting victim, mourners left politics at home

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Politics tamfitronics Hundreds of people who gathered to remember the former fire chief fatally shot at a weekend rally for former President Donald Trump were urged to find “unity” as the area in rural Pennsylvania sought to recover from the assassination attempt.The July 17 public event was the first of two organized to memorialize and celebrate Corey Comperatore’s life. The second, a visitation for friends, was planned for July 18 at Laube Hall in Freeport.Outside Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, where the vigil was held for Mr. Comperatore, a sign read: “Rest in Peace Corey, Thank You For Your Service,” with the logo of his fire company.On the rural road to the auto racing track – lined with cornfields, churches, and industrial plants – a sign outside a local credit union read: “Our thoughts and prayers...
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JD Vance makes a Midwest-heavy, generational pitch: From the Politics Desk
19 Jul
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JD Vance makes a Midwest-heavy, generational pitch: From the Politics Desk

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Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the a special editionFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.Tonight, Henry J. Gomez and Matt Dixon report from the convention hall on how JD Vance introduced himself to a national audience with his vice presidential nomination acceptance speech. Plus, chief political analyst Chuck Todd examines whether the convention can help Republicans win back Wisconsin.Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.Vance calls for a ‘big tent’ GOP in VP nominee acceptance speechBy Henry J. Gomez and Matt DixonMILWAUKEE — Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a right-wing populist known for his unbending opinions, introduced himself Wednesday as a vice presidential candidate open to compromise and eager for...
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For Women In Politics, Hair Is Never Just Hair
19 Jul
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For Women In Politics, Hair Is Never Just Hair

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Politics tamfitronics The first woman was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1932. Sixty have served since, and a quarter of the current chamber is now female. Women make up almost 30% of the House of Representatives. And from state legislatures to school boards, the stances and ideologies of women in elected office are varied. But their hair! Their hair has more reverence for tradition than the Daughters of the American Revolution. Their hair has been frozen in aerosol since the Reagen administration.In Washington D.C., the positions and opportunities available to women in elected office have expanded, but hair options remain slicked down and limited. Exceptions are so narrow as to be nameable: Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s tight curls, former Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s fire-engine-red lob, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s natural texture, Rep. Rosa DeLauro’s...
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