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WATCH LIVE: Vance and Walz debate — PBS News simulcast of CBS’s 2024 Vice Presidential Debate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate.
The 90-minute CBS 2024 Vice Presidential Debate will air at 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, Oct. 1. PBS News coverage starts with the News Hour at 6 p.m. EDT, then stay tuned for special analysis following the debate. You can watch live in our player here.
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A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump
The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.”
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy visits Pennsylvania ammunition plant to thank workers and ask for more
Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces.
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The Secret Service admits failures in Butler, Pa., Trump shooting
The Secret Service acknowledged Friday failures that led to a gunman being able to wound former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.
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Migration is more complex than politics show
For decades politicians in both parties have bemoaned a U.S. immigration system that virtually all call broken. Attempts at comprehensive reform have failed and popular emotion and partisan rancor have it a new high over the last two years as cities and towns struggled to accommodate migrants.
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5 things to know about the apparent assassination attempt on Trump
Former President Donald Trump wasn’t harmed in Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt as he golfed near his Florida club. But the second attack on his life in barely two months is likely to further unsettle an election cycle already marked by upheaval.
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Inside the Pa. city churning out Ukrainian weapons
Ten minutes away from downtown Scranton, Pa., a munitions factory churns out 155 millimeter howitzer rounds – some of the most vital pieces of equipment for Ukraine’s defense against Russia.
By Mansee Khurana/NPR
