News Recap - July 17, 2024

Highlighted national news events from July 17, 2024

Each day is packed with events happening all over the world. Cut through the noise so you can stay on top of what matters most.

Campaign 2024

JD Vance has formally accepted the GOP nomination for Vice President. [watch]

Biden suggested in an interview with BET News he might not seek reelection if doctors diagnosed him with a medical condition. “If I had some medical condition that emerged, if somebody, if doctors came to me and said, you got this problem and that problem,” Biden said. [more]

President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19. “He is vaccinated and boosted and he is experiencing mild symptoms,” Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement. [more]

Secret Service

The gunman who shot at former President Donald Trump on July 17 was flagged as suspicious by the Secret Service one hour before the attempted assassination, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) said on X. [more]

The DHS inspector general has opened an investigation into the Secret Service's failure to prevent the assassination attempt on Trump. [more]

January 6

U.S. prosecutors have started dropping obstruction charges against defendants linked to the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach following a significant Supreme Court decision. [more]

Peter Navarro has been released from prison, after which he is headed to the Republican National Convention, which was on its third day. [more]

Gaza

The U.S. military has abandoned efforts to salvage the floating pier project meant for humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza. [more]

Daily Inspiration

“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.“

- Marcus Aurelius

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