Trump Assassination Attempt

The FBI confirmed Friday that a bullet struck former President Donald Trump's ear during an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on July 13. The agency clarified that Trump was hit by either a whole ... more

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle was grilled by the House Oversight Committee on Monday regarding security failures during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Cheatle took responsibility but did not answer key questions ... more

The Secret Service, responsible for protecting U.S. leaders, is struggling with a decade-old staffing shortfall. The agency is nearly 10% smaller than it was in 2014, despite a rising number of threats. Current staffing levels ... more

Investigators believe Thomas Crooks, the 20-year-old who tried to assassinate Donald Trump, used a drone to survey the rally site. A law enforcement official told CNN that a drone was found in Crooks' car, likely ... more

Former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet at a rally in Butler, PA. The Secret Service is facing criticism for how long it took to get Trump offstage. Experts say agents failed to ... more

Rep. James Comer, chair of the House Oversight Committee, has subpoenaed Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Cheatle had agreed to attend but faced delays from Homeland ... more

Three days after trying to kill former President Donald Trump, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks remains an enigma. Crooks, described by classmates as a quiet loner, left no clear motive. Known estimated angle range.There is a ... more

The Secret Service ramped up security for Donald Trump after receiving intelligence about an Iranian plot to kill the former president. A human source alerted the agency weeks before a lone gunman attempted to assassinate ... more

Local police notified the Secret Service about a suspicious person before a gunman shot at Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania, sources told NBC News. The suspect, Thomas Crooks, 20, was flagged by rallygoers ... more

Leaders across the country, including Rep. Brandon Williams of NY-22, are condemning the recent assassination attempt on former President Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania. Williams expressed his devastation and stressed that such violence does ... more

Leaders across New York state denounced political violence following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday night. Trump, who was shot in the ear, is safe ... more

Former President Donald Trump is "fine" after being whisked off stage during a rally Saturday night following an apparent assassination attempt. The shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was shot and killed by Secret Service agents ... more

Democrats are concerned about the political fallout after a would-be assassin shot former President Donald Trump in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday night. Panfilo DiCenzo, a Democratic voter from Pittsburgh, ... more

Donald Trump, 78, narrowly escaped an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday. A 20-year-old gunman fired a shot that grazed Trump’s ear, leaving him with minor injuries. President Joe Biden and ... more

Biden Condemns Violence After Attempted Assassination of Trump President Joe Biden condemned the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Corey Comperatore, 50, was killed while protecting his family ... more