Jul 24 House votes to form bipartisan task force to investigate security lapses in Trump rally shooting By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House voted Wednesday to form a task force to investigate the security failures surrounding the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on June 13. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Wray says Trump would-be assassin ran Google search for Lee Harvey Oswald By Joshua Barajas Responding to questions from Rep. Adam Schiff, FBI Director Christopher Wray said a laptop tied to the 20-year-old who attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump revealed that he did a Google search for “How far away was Oswald from… Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: FBI Director Wray testifies on investigation into attempted assassination of Trump By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Wednesday's hearing before the House Judiciary Committee included Wray's most detailed comments to date about a shooting that has again thrust the FBI into a political maelstrom months before the presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 23 Secret Service director resigns following criticism over assassination attempt against Trump at rally By Colleen Long, Associated Press Cheatle had been facing growing calls to resign and several investigations into how the shooter was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor campaign rally in Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 22 Secret Service director says ‘we failed’ during congressional hearing after Trump assassination attempt By Alanna Durkin Richer, Farnoush Amiri, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press In her first congressional hearing over the July 13 assassination attempt, Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Berated by House members, Secret Service director says ‘we failed’ in Trump rally security lapse By Alanna Durkin Richer, Farnoush Amiri, Claudia Lauer, Associated Press Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle called the attempt on Trump’s life the Secret Service’s “most significant operational failure” in decades, and vowed to “move heaven and earth” to get to the bottom of what went wrong and make sure there’s… Continue reading
Jul 21 Director of the Secret Service faces calls to resign in aftermath of Trump rally shooting By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Secret Service and its director, Kimberly Cheatle, are under intense scrutiny following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a July 13 rally in Pennsylvania that wounded his ear. Continue reading
Jul 20 Trump campaign releases new details about his injury and treatment after rally shooting By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Donald Trump's campaign released an update on the former president's health Saturday, one week after he survived an attempted assassination at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 20 Gunman flew drone over rally site in advance of attempt to assassinate Trump, official says By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump is believed to have flown a drone around the Pennsylvania rally site ahead of time in an apparent attempt to scope out the site before the event, a law enforcement official… Continue reading
Jul 19 Republicans emerge from convention confident in Trump and talking about a blowout victory By Steve Peoples, Michelle L. Price, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Boos and infighting marred Donald Trump's first convention in 2016. But this one in Milwaukee was defined by overwhelming displays of party unity as GOP leaders and even Trump skeptics reveled in the excitement of what many view as an… Continue reading