Daily Briefing: An attempt on a president’s life

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Quick look at Thursday’s news:

• One year after Trump’s attempted assassination, how has politics changed?

• How one man raced 25 miles to save guests from flooding at his Texas RV park.

• What could RFK Jr’s postponement of another key health panel meeting mean for your health?

Assassination attempt changed Trump and politics, one year ago

What becomes a legend? On that list would surely be an assassination attempt that grazed the ear of Donald Trump, prompting a flash of fist-pumping defiance that became instantly iconic.

One year ago, the shooting of Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, was an event that would reverberate for him and in the American landscape.

• Four presidents have been assassinated in office − Abraham Lincoln and James Garfield in the 19th century and William McKinley and John F. Kennedy in the 20th − and every modern president has been the target of serious assassination plots.

• But none of the failed or forestalled attempts has had more continuing impact and attention than the shooting on July 13, 2024.

• Trump’s defiant response helped clinch a campaign that had begun heading his way. And it bolstered the view of Trump and some of his supporters that even God was on his side.

How one man raced 25 miles to save guests at his Texas RV park

As the Guadalupe River muscled over its banks at speed, David Chambers knocked on one door after another at his RV resort. The once-idyllic RV park boasted nine, fully-furnished RVs for rent. At 6:50 a.m. on July 4, that same river was headed their way. “You got to get out!” Chambers yelled into one RV after another until all 15 people who had rented the units had evacuated. How to properly warn residents of impending floods has been a topic of much debate since the floods killed more than 100 people, many of them children. Read more

More news to know now

• Flooding in New Mexico kills at least 3 people, including 2 children.

• The Supreme Court won’t let Florida enforce a controversial immigration law.

• 31 workers were rescued after a tunnel collapsed in Los Angeles, officials say.

• Cierra breaks her silence on “Love Island USA” exit, apologizes for “incredibly offensive” slur.

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Is Elon Musk’s fight for a new third party ‘insurmountable’?

Money wouldn’t be a problem for Elon Musk in his quest to build a new national political party. But even for the world’s richest man, launching a viable third party in the United States is riddled with so many challenges that it makes the endeavor a long shot, according to political scientists, pollsters and other experts. Fueled by his distaste of President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Musk on July 5 announced the formation of “the American Party.” He argued that “when it comes to bankrupting our country” both Democrats and Republicans are the same. Read more

RFK Jr. postpones another key health panel meeting

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suddenly postponed a meeting for another key federal advisory panel responsible for making health recommendations on preventative care. Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force were slated to discuss recommendations regarding healthy diet, physical activity and weight loss to prevent heart disease in adults, among other agenda items. In an email sent to USA TODAY, HHS confirmed the task force will not meet July 10. The postponed meeting “is concerning,” said Dr. Aaron Carroll, CEO of AcademyHealth, a nonprofit medical group.“ Read more

Today’s talkers

• Michelle Obama says she feels “completely free” for the first time.

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• What’s the meaning of Superman’s “S” emblem? We show its evolution.

• Renée Elise Goldsberry dishes on where she keeps her Tony.

Where is Julio César Chávez Jr.?

A week after ICE arrested Julio César Chávez Jr., the former champion boxer from Mexico, his whereabouts are still unclear. At times, people detained by ICE don’t show up in the agency’s “detainee locator” for several days while they are being processed into custody. DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told USA TODAY that DHS didn’t have an update to share on Chávez Jr. when asked Wednesday for information on his detention and whether he will be deported or formally extradited to Mexico, where he faces weapons and drug trafficking charges. Read more

Photo of the day: The Philadelphia trash strike is over

A strike that left the streets of Philadelphia lined with trash is ending. Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said a tentative agreement will put an end to a work stoppage that began June 30. That agreement boosts the city’s blue-collar workers’ pay by 14% over four years, Parker said in a social media post. “The strike is over!” the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 33 posted to social media in the early morning hours of July 9. Photos showed piles of trash along streets and vacant lots during the strike.

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Trump assassination attempt, Texas flooding, Elon Musk: Daily Briefing