Jul 15 In shooting aftermath, Trump’s vice presidential choice takes on an additional significance By Jill Colvin, Associated Press A defiant Donald Trump will accept his party's nomination at the Republican National Convention this week and make his vice presidential pick, just days after surviving an attempted assassination… Continue reading
Jul 15 WATCH: Mayorkas says U.S. in a ‘very dynamic threat environment’ after Trump rally attempted assassination By Zeke Miller, Colleen Long, Associated Press Threats to political candidates are common, but law enforcement officials have said that there has been an uptick in violent rhetoric since the weekend attack at the Trump rally. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro said both President Joe Biden and Donald… Continue reading
Jul 15 Live updates: Trump picks Ohio Sen. JD Vance as running mate, former president appears at convention By Associated Press The Republican National Convention kicked off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin amid the tumult that follows a Saturday assassination attempt on Trump as he prepares to become the GOP’s official nominee. Continue reading
Jul 15 Clues, motive of man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump remain elusive as authorities continue investigation By Associated Press Investigators are hunting for any clues about what may have driven Thomas Matthew Crooks to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: America must not go down road of political violence, Biden says in Oval Office address By Will Weissert, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden warned Sunday of the the risks of political violence in the U.S. after Saturday’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, saying, “It's time to cool it down.”… Continue reading
Jul 14 A timeline of how the attempted assassination of former President Trump unfolded By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally Saturday that set off panic as a bloodied Trump was surrounded by Secret Service and hurried into his vehicle. Here's what's known so far about the timeline… Continue reading
Jul 14 WATCH: Biden’s Oval Office address on Trump’s attempted assassination – PBS News special report President Joe Biden gave an Oval Office address Sunday, a day after former President Donald Trump was injured in an assassination attempt during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 3:18 What happened during and after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert For the first time in more than four decades, someone who has been president of the United States was wounded in an assassination attempt. Former President Donald Trump’s injuries aren’t life-threatening, but Saturday’s shooting in Pennsylvania could make an already… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 7:59 As RNC looms, what to know about the political fallout of the Trump rally shooting By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Lisa Desjardins As lawmakers and delegates gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention this week to officially nominate Trump for the 2024 presidential race, what was meant to be a celebration has taken on a different tone in the wake of… Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 5:15 Why political violence and violent threats are on the rise in the United States By Ali Rogin Studies show that over the past decade, there has been a steady increase in political violence and threats against public officials, like Saturday’s attempted assassination of Trump. Cynthia Miller-Idriss, director of American University’s Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab,… Continue watching