Jul 18 WATCH: Trump describes assassination attempt in detail as he accepts Republican nomination By Steve Peoples, Jonathan J. Cooper, Jill Colvin, Associated Press “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of people listened in silence. “There was blood pouring everywhere, yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my… Continue reading
Jul 18 Rally shooter had photos of Trump, Biden and other U.S. leaders on his phone, sources say By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Investigators searching Thomas Matthew Crooks' devices have also found that the shooter looked up the dates for the Democratic National Convention as well as Trump’s appearances. Continue reading
Jul 18 Trump to give his first speech days after surviving an assassination attempt By Jill Colvin, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Trump's address will conclude the four-day convention in Milwaukee. He appeared each of the first three days with a white bandage on his ear, covering a wound he sustained in the Saturday shooting. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Rep. Nancy Mace speaks at 2024 Republican National Convention By Associated Press Mace worked for Trump’s 2016 campaign and won South Carolina’s 1st Congressional District in 2020. But after she criticized Trump following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, the former president supported a Republican who primaried her in… Continue reading
Jul 17 Trump’s campaign has given no official info about his medical care following assassination attempt By Nicholas Riccardi, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's campaign has refused to discuss his condition, release a medical report or records, or make the doctors who treated him available, leaving information to dribble out from Trump, his friends and family. Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Trump tells private event that he got lucky, ‘God was with me’ during assassination attempt By Lisa Desjardins, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane, Erica R. Hendry In a video of a private event with supporters given to PBS News and edited for length, Trump reflects on the Saturday shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania, which killed one and seriously injured two. Continue reading
Jul 17 House committee subpoenas Secret Service director to testify on Trump assassination attempt By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also says it's investigating the Secret Service's handling of security for Trump the day a gunman tried to assassinate him at a Pennsylvania rally. Continue reading
Jul 17 Live updates: RNC’s Night 3 highlights national security and JD Vance as Biden tests positive for COVID By Associated Press Former Trump administration officials are also expected to take the stage to outline what foreign policy would look like if he returns to the White House for a second term. Follow updates here. Continue reading
Jul 16 What we still don’t know about the attempt on Trump’s life By Ben Finley, Associated Press So far, details about the man who authorities say tried to kill former President Donald Trump amount to little more than a stick-figure drawing: a politically enigmatic loner who worked in a nursing home. Continue reading
Jul 16 Republican convention shifts immigration day after Trump makes triumphant entrance By Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump appeared triumphantly at the convention's opening night Monday with a bandage over his right ear, two days after surviving an attempted assassination. Continue reading