Today in News History

On July 13, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1105, Rashi, French rabbi and commentator (born 1040) passed away. In 1910, Lien Gisolf, Dutch high jumper (died 1993) was born. In 1951, Rob Bishop, American educator and politician was born. In 1973, Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. In 1974, Jarno Trulli, Italian race car driver was born. In 1981, Martin Hurson Irish Republican Hunger Striker passed away. In 1992, Rich the Kid, American rapper was born. In 1997, Josh Hines-Allen, American football player was born. In 2024, Thomas Matthew Crooks, American student, known for attempting to assassinate former US President Donald Trump (born 2003) passed away. In 2024, President of the United States Donald Trump is injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at an election campaign rally near Butler, Pennsylvania. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Trump launches into bizarre rant over ‘strange cookie’ would-be assassin: ‘Great student!’

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July 13, 2026

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Trump launches into bizarre rant over ‘strange cookie’ would-be assassin: ‘Great student!’

President Donald Trump launched into a bizarre and at times flattering rant Monday about Thomas Crooks, the man who attempted to assassinate him in 2024 during a rally in Pennsylvania.Calling into Fox News’ “Fox Friends,” Trump was asked about a recent report documenting the failings of the Secret Service on the day of the attempted assassination in Butler, Pennsylvania. While telling “Fox Friends” that the Secret Service “blew Butler,” he also praised the Secret Service agents who shielded him with their own bodies after Crooks had fired his first of eight shots at the president.“They were on top of me pretty quickly, I had a lot of people on top of me, and they were very brave,” Trump said. “Secret Service was very brave, they were on top of me very, very fast. I knew exactly what was happening, I mean it was amazing how I understood exactly.”Trump then pivoted to Crooks, his would-be assassin, praising him for his academic achievements.“He was a very strange cookie, this one,” Trump said of Crooks. “Very academically smart but very disturbed, he was a very disturbed person. His boards, he had almost perfect boards, he was a great student. But he was a person who was very tormented, he was a tormented person.”The Trump administration has faced scrutiny regarding its investigation into Crooks and the assassination attempt, including from notable conservative figures, such as prominent conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.Last month, Carlson claimed that former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino had admitted that Trump had “shut down the investigation into Crooks after a panicked and “hysterical” exchange of text messages.Crooks has received renewed attention after recently obtained FBI records revealed that the would-be assassin exchanged two emails with a Butler County Sheriff deputy ahead of the assassination attempt, a revelation that sent MAGA world into a frenzy.

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Eschaton

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· Jun 24, 2026

Whose Dream

I know the answer is because he's a Kennedy, duh but can we have some journalist reflection about why this guy got so much coverage.Schlossberg’s Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed CamelotLol:And in an age in which Democrats have often played catch-up with Republicans online, Mr. Schlossberg had a vibrant social media presence, presenting an oddball and decidedly opinionated persona that drew attention whenever he posted.He came in 3rd with 11!Having the name Kennedy should not guarantee you national media coverage if you run for office!

Irish Star

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· Jun 29, 2026

Donald Trump's 'glamorous' aide, 34, said to be morphing into daughter Ivanka

Users seemed to be poking fun at Trump's long-time obsession with his own daughter, whom he's said unusual things about, implying that Harp may be Ivanka's replacement

Breitbart News

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· Jul 6, 2026

Got Em! Trump Zings Ted Cruz About His Chances of Joining the Supreme Court

President Donald Trump joked that Ted Cruz is the only SCOTUS appointee who could possibly earn unanimous 100 votes from the U.S. Senate, stating that Republicans would all vote for him and that Democrats would vote for him to get him “the hell out” of the Senate. #shorts

Salon

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· Jun 25, 2026

Obama knows he drives Trump mad. Now he’s taunting him

Calling out Donald Trump’s obsession with Barack Obama is the perfect troll

The Daily Beast

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· Jul 4, 2026

Sleepless Trump Begins July 4 With Bizarre Attack on Dems

ALEX WROBLEWSKI / AFP via Getty ImagesDonald Trump spent the early hours of Independence Day firing off meme-like attacks at Democrats who threaten Republicans in upcoming elections.At 2:11 a.m., Trump shared a side-by-side image on Truth Social comparing Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff to Pee-wee Herman, the eccentric fictional character portrayed by late comedian Paul Reubens.Read more at The Daily Beast.

Drudge Report

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· Jun 29, 2026

President's glamorous aide accused of 'fueling his delusions'...

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DNyuz

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· Jun 21, 2026

Trump labeled ‘king of petty’ as CNN panel bursts into laughter over his bizarre spat

President Donald Trump’s bizarre and ongoing spat with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sparked a chorus of laughter on CNN Sunday morning as panelists mocked the president’s “childish” behavior and issued him a new nickname. The spat kicked off on Friday after Trump told a local Italian news outlet that he felt “sorry” for Meloni []

Twitchy

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· Jun 25, 2026

OUCH: Scott Jennings Using Young White Socialists to Mercilessly SHRED Hakeem Jeffries Is Absolute Gold

OUCH: Scott Jennings Using Young White Socialists to Mercilessly SHRED Hakeem Jeffries Is Absolute Gold

Knewz

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· Jul 6, 2026

President Donald Trump escalates attacks on up-and-coming Dems, compares one to Pee-wee Herman and another to ‘Mad’ magazine’s cartoon mascot

President Donald Trump marked the Fourth of July with fresh attacks on two rising Democrats, posting images on Truth Social comparing Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff to Pee-wee Herman and Texas state Rep. James Talarico to Alfred E. Neuman, the gap-toothed mascot of MAD Magazine. Trump shared the Ossoff image at 2:11 a.m. on July 4,...

TwistedSifter

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· Jun 30, 2026

“They Sabotaged Me”: A Graduate Student Weighs a Massive Formal Complaint After a Shockingly Low Score

Reporting him might help future students. The post “They Sabotaged Me”: A Graduate Student Weighs a Massive Formal Complaint After a Shockingly Low Score appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Right Wing Watch

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· Jul 8, 2026

Todd Starnes Claims That 'Scandalized' Republicans 'Get The Boot'

Reacting to the allegations against Graham Platner, Todd Starnes laughably claims that whenever there is some sort of a scandalized individual in the Republican Party, they get the heave-ho, they get the boot. We certainly saw that with, for example, Matt Gaetz.

Off The Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

Trump reignites row with Italy PM Giorgia Meloni by suggesting she’s a stalker

President Trump restarted his feud with Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni over the weekend, deploying a meme-based attack to imply that she is obsessed with him. On Sunday, Trump posted an image of Meloni gazing up at him with a beatific smile under the caption “Restraining order needed,” recalling their stunning war of words that []...Click to read more

Politizoom

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· Jul 7, 2026

Blanche Stumbles Over Epstein (Again)

This is getting laughable. And *vexing*. If anything, Todd Blanche is doing *worse* than Pam Blondi at handling Epstein Files issues. His façade is cracking. But Trump apparently still wants him as AG, since we haven’t gotten any news about someone else. He is better at getting in trouble in court. So there actually is

Colorado Times Recorder

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· Jul 3, 2026

Did a GOP State Rep’s Post Attacking a Colleague Violate Legislative Policy?

A Republican state representative may have violated the legislature’s workplace conduct policy when he personally attacked a Democratic colleague in a public Facebook post endorsing the Democrat’s GOP challenger. On June 15th, in a poststate Rep. Scott Slaugh (R-Johnstown) called fellow legislator Sen. Tom Sullivan (D-Aurora) an “idiot, mentally incompetent and unstable.” The insults were part of Slaugh’s endorsement of Sullivan’s likely opponent, Danielle Lammon, who is leading her primary bid to become the GOP nominee for SD27.

Sky News Australia

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· Jun 26, 2026

Comedian does a hilarious impression of Donald Trump as the Joker from Batman

Sky News host James Morrow has reacted to online comedian Scheiffer Bates’ impression of US President Donald Trump as the Joker from Batman. “Now, Donald Trump is often painted by the left and the media as some sort of supervillain. But online comedian Scheiffer Bates has actually acted out what it would be like if Donald Trump were the Joker out of Batman,” he said. “If that means either Kamala Harris, AOC, or Gavin Newsom – God help us – are Batman, well, let’s just say I don’t hold out much hope for Gotham City.”

OpsLens

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· Jun 24, 2026

Move over Alfred E. Neuman, Trump likens ‘horrible’ U.S. senator to another quirky, effeminate celebrity * WorldNetDaily * by Joe Kovacs

Source link (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok) It’s no secret that President Donald Trump has likened Democrat U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas to MAD magazine mascot

Tucker Carlson

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· Jul 4, 2026

His Tweets Are Crazy…

Watch more here: https://www.youtube.com/@TuckerCarlson/featured

Metro

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· Jun 25, 2026

Sadiq Khan asks ‘why is Trump so obsessed with me?’ after President’s latest rant

Sadiq Khan asks ‘why is Trump so obsessed with me?’ after President’s latest rant

Crooks and Liars

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· Jun 27, 2026

Friday Night Funnies: Biden Vs Trump Sleep

Josh Johnson, a comedian, writer, and correspondent for The Daily Show, posted this funny clip on presidential napping. Johnson makes a good case. Open thread. read more

Tampa Free Press

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· Jul 6, 2026

Trump Floats Texas Sen. Ted Cruz For Supreme Court To ‘Get Him The Hell Out Of The Senate’

President Donald Trump floated the idea of nominating Texas Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court during an event, joking that the move would win unanimous support from political rivals who simply want Cruz out of Congress. Speaking with Cruz standing just feet away, Trump reflected on their political history, describing the senator as a [] Trump Floats Texas Sen. Ted Cruz For Supreme Court To ‘Get Him The Hell Out Of The Senate’

Lawyers, Guns & Money

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· Jun 24, 2026

The real if no longer young Americans

These paranoid stylings from Mike Johnson (h/t commenter Max Daru) drive home a fairly subtle but ultimately unmistakable message: Imagine a parallel post from a leader of the Democratic party, about the election of MINI TRUMPS popping up all around the country, and how that’s a dangerous thing and not a joke. OK easy enough [] The post The real if no longer young Americans appeared first on Lawyers, Guns Money.

BingNews

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· Jun 28, 2026

Ex-alcoolique et drogué, mouton noir de la famille... Hunter Biden en quête de rédemption

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Attack the System

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· Jul 7, 2026

7/7/2026 Kyle Kulinski Show BREAKING: Trump WIRE FRAUD To Steal America’s 250th Bday Funds EXPOSED!!

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USA TODAY

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· Jul 11, 2026

Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate defends using antisemitic term

James Fishback, GOP candidate for governor of Florida, says his use of the antisemitic term “goyslop” was meant to be amusing. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/2yf458vf Sign up for our newsletter for the day's top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

CNN

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· Jul 7, 2026

Trumps pocket $3.1B while investors lose $7B: report

Erin Burnett talks to Dan Alexander, senior editor at Forbes, about his new reporting on the Trump supporters who lost billions after investing in Trump stocks and crypto. He tells Erin "the point is just to get people excited about trading this stuff... the more trades that happen, the more fees kick off to Donald Trump."

Fark

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· Jul 8, 2026

Somebody get this guy a medal. Actually defending the constitution. That's just crazy [Hero]

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teleSUR English

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· Jul 6, 2026

Trump Mocks Italian Prime Minister Meloni

He posted a meme showing Meloni appearing to look upward at him, with the caption: ‘Restraining order needed.’ On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump renewed his public feud with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by posting an edited photo on social media implying the 49-year-old Italian leader is obsessed with him. RELATED: Italian Parliament Approves []

Slate

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· Jun 29, 2026

He Claims He Killed a Man When He Was 7 Years Old. He’s Running For Governor of Colorado. He May Be in the Lead?

Republicans may have finally found someone who goes too far.

Futurism

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· Jul 2, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg Just Got Rather Badly Humiliated

That's gonna leave a Mark. The post Mark Zuckerberg Just Got Rather Badly Humiliated appeared first on Futurism.

The Daily Wire

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· Jul 6, 2026

Why Donald Trump Says Ted Cruz Would Be Easiest Supreme Court Nominee

Joking with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) at the White House on Monday, President Donald Trump was asked whether Cruz belonged on the Supreme Court. Trump stated, “In fact, somebody said, ‘Would you ever appoint him to the United States Supreme Court, because he’s a brilliant lawyer, Ted?’ I said, “Well, he’s the only one I ...

Free Press

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· Jul 13, 2026

A Delusional Trump Has Another Exciting Week

There is a good thing about having Donald J Trump as president and that is how during a normal week he will say or do a number of incredibly stupid things that make one want to smile or even laugh outright. Unfortunately, however, the fun stops shortly after that point when one recalls that the outright insanity is not only destroying the White House and much of the District of Columbia.

Portside

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· Jul 4, 2026

Trump Has the Same Huge Obsession That Mussolini Had

Trump Has the Same Huge Obsession That Mussolini Had Dave Sat, 07/04/2026 - 16:25

Variety

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· Jun 21, 2026

‘Criminal Minds’ Star Paget Brewster Tells TV Journalist to ‘Work at a Shelter’ After Mixed Review, Sparking Outrage From Other Critics

“Criminal Minds” star Paget Brewster lashed out at ScreenRant staffer Shealynn Scott over X on Saturday afternoon for her story lamenting the changes Paramount+ has brought to the long-running procedural drama. “Hello critic Shealynn Scott,” Brewster wrote in the since-deleted post. “You’re young. You don’t know that bad pics and bad reviews can lead to []

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