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rewrite this title Donald and Melania Trump each promote a new book — separately

Summarize this content to 100 words Both former President Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump announced Thursday that they would be publishing new books — separately from each other, promoted by different publishing houses. The former first lady announced she will be releasing her first memoir this fall, which will tell the “powerful and inspiring story of a woman who has carved her own path, overcome adversity and
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rewrite this title Harris and Trump launch lines of attack: A crook or ‘Dumb as a Rock’

Summarize this content to 100 words Vice President Kamala Harris framed her likely upcoming fight against Donald Trump as one between a prosecutor and a criminal — describing, from her new campaign headquarters Monday, her experience taking on “predators,” “fraudsters” and “cheaters.” Trump around the same time, meanwhile, took to Truth Social to call Harris “Dumb as a Rock.” The comments, both made as Trump and Harris began preparing to
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rewrite this title Secret Service director resigns after Trump shooting fallout

Summarize this content to 100 words Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday amid bipartisan fury over the agency’s failure to prevent the near-assassination of Donald Trump. Cheatle, who initially attempted to salvage her position and described herself Monday as the best person to lead the agency despite admitted failures on her watch, revealed her decision in an internal message to Secret Service employees. An agency spokesperson did not immediately
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rewrite this title Pritzker says he hasn’t received vice presidential vetting material

Summarize this content to 100 words CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who's been mentioned as a possible vice presidential candidate, said he hasn't received any vetting materials for the position. Asked Tuesday morning on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" if he would be interested in the job, Pritzker pivoted. "I love being the governor of the state of Illinois, and I've been out on the campaign trail fighting hard for Democrats
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rewrite this title Kamala Harris clears the path to the nomination as potential challengers fall in line

Summarize this content to 100 words It took less than 24 hours for Kamala Harris to all but clear the Democratic presidential field. Endorsements from a series of governors Monday morning — JB Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Wes Moore of Maryland and Andy Beshear of Kentucky — effectively ended talk of a serious contest for the party’s nomination after President Joe Biden’s sudden decision Sunday to drop
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rewrite this title The Trump assassination attempt rattled the nation. Here's what we know about the investigation.

Summarize this content to 100 words It’s been over two days since a shooter climbed the roof of an industrial equipment building and fired a semi-automatic rifle at Donald Trump on a rally stage about 400 feet away, grazing the former president’s ear and shocking the nation. But the investigation into how such a security breach could happen, and the shooter’s motive, remain in their early stages. Immediately after Trump