Politics Sep 11 Trump assassination attempt suspect forfeits opening statement at trial By David Fischer, Associated Press
Politics Sep 02 Court makes final preparations for Trump assassination attempt trial in Florida Barring any delays, jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday in Fort Pierce federal court for the case against Ryan Routh. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Politics Jul 13 Questions remain at Secret Service one year after Trump rally shooting A year after the assassination attempt against Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, multiple investigations have detailed the Secret Service breakdowns that day. Under a new leader hired by Trump, the agency has been pushing to address those problems but key questions… By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Nation Jul 10 Man charged with attempting to assassinate Trump wants to represent himself in Florida case Routh is scheduled to stand trial in September, a year after prosecutors say a Secret Service agent thwarted his attempt to shoot Trump as he played golf. By David Fischer, Associated Press
Politics Apr 14 The growing list of political violence in the U.S. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro angrily called for an end to rising political violence just hours after a man broke into the governor’s mansion and set it on fire. By John Seewer, Associated Press
Mar 30 Watch 6:02 How journalist Masih Alinejad survived multiple assassination plots by Iran By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz, Gerard Edic Earlier this month, two men were convicted in a plot to kill Masih Alinejad, an Iranian American journalist and women’s rights activist living in New York. Her attempted assassination was orchestrated by the Iranian government, part of more than a… Continue watching
Dec 10 Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The report's authors noted that the number of people the agency is tasked with protecting has “greatly expanded.” At the same time, the presidential campaign season is getting longer and more intense. Continue reading
Oct 17 Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform,’ panel examining Trump assassination attempt says By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates are protected. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 6:38 Rep. Crow: Secret Service stretched thin and experienced a ‘cascading series of failures’ By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura A congressional task force sharply criticized the Secret Service at a hearing focused on the July assassination attempt against former President Trump. Lawmakers looked at the failures that allowed a gunman to have a line of fire at Trump. Lisa… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 5:02 Another apparent assassination attempt casts shadow on 2024 campaign By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart, Saher Khan The man suspected of trying to assassinate Donald Trump while he was golfing has been charged with federal gun crimes. It’s the second apparent attempt on the former president's life in just over two months, casting an ominous shadow over… Continue watching