Apr 14 The growing list of political violence in the U.S. By John Seewer, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Sep 16 Watch 6:33 Secret Service faces more scrutiny after 2nd apparent attempt on Trump's life By Amna Nawaz The Secret Service is once again facing fallout and scrutiny after the second apparent attempt on former President Trump's life in just over two months. Amna Nawaz discussed the latest developments with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post and author… Continue watching
Sep 16 How a day of golf for Trump changed when Secret Service saw a rifle By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Before the day was out, the nation was sizing up an apparent assassination attempt on the president for the second time in as many months. Continue reading
Aug 28 Gunman who attempted Trump assassination saw Butler rally as 'target of opportunity,' FBI says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump searched online for events of both Trump and President Joe Biden, repeatedly looked up information about explosives and saw the Pennsylvania rally where he opened fire as a “target of opportunity,”… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 5:36 Acting Secret Service head grilled over failures leading to Trump assassination attempt By Geoff Bennett One week after the resignation of Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle, acting successor Ronald Rowe spent Tuesday morning acknowledging the agency’s failures and trying to reassure Congress during a hearing that the Secret Service is capable and accountable. Rowe was… Continue watching