Nation Sep 25 Man who was shot during 2024 Trump campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has died By Gene Johnson, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press
Nation Apr 27 How conspiracy theories spread after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting There was a steady stream of facts from myriad reputable media outlets — hardly an information vacuum. Despite this, unfounded conspiracy theories from both the left and the right proliferated, chief among them that the shooting was staged. By Melissa Goldin, 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
Politics Dec 10 Report urges Secret Service to limit protection of foreign leaders in wake of Trump assassination attempts 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. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
Politics Dec 05 WATCH: Secret Service director says agency is 'reorganizing' at House hearing on Trump assassination attempt Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the attempt on Trump’s life pushed Ronald Rowe on Thursday about how the agency’s staffers could have missed such blatant security vulnerabilities leading up to that day in Butler, Pennsylvania. By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press
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
Oct 05 WATCH: Trump returns to Pennsylvania rally shooting site to campaign with Elon Musk By Meg Kinnard, Julie Carr Smyth, Jill Colvin, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Billionaire tech executive Elon Musk cast the upcoming presidential election in dire terms during an appearance with Donald Trump, calling the Republican presidential nominee the only candidate “to preserve democracy in America.”… Continue reading
Oct 02 Butler still struggles with aftermath of assassination attempt ahead of Trump's return By Mark Scolforo, Associated Press Donald Trump is returning this weekend to the town where an assassin's bullet grazed his ear in July. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Congress task force hearing on attempted Trump assassination and local law enforcement By Farnoush Amiri, Rebecca Santana, Colleen Long, Associated Press Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being… Continue reading
Sep 25 Senate report details 'preventable' Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting By Mary Clare Jalonick, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The interim report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee found multiple failures on almost every level ahead of the Butler, Pennsylvania shooting, including in planning, communications, security and allocation of resources. Continue reading