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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni hails slain Corey Comperatore as Italian-American hero

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Monday praised Corey Comperatore, the man killed at former President Donald Trump's rally on Saturday, as a brave Italian-American whose last act was to protect his family from gunfire in Pennsylvania.

July 15, 2024

Biden directs DHS to give Secret Service protection to RFK Jr.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Monday said independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will receive Secret Service protection, given the heightened threat environment following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

July 15, 2024

Judge dismisses classified documents indictment against Trump

A federal judge dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, saying the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional.

July 15, 2024

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin: Fly flags at half-staff in memory of Corey Comperatore

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday ordered all U.S. and state flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who died at former President Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

July 15, 2024

Biden to resume campaign with prime-time interview, Las Vegas events

President Biden will resume his campaign schedule Monday after a pause in advertising and other activities to address the national shock over the assassination attempt on his GOP rival, former President Donald Trump.

July 15, 2024

Trump: I’m rewriting RNC speech after near-death experience

Former President Donald Trump says he has rewritten the speech he will give to the Republican National Convention so that it strikes unifying themes after the assassination attempt on him over the weekend.

July 15, 2024

Secret Service: No major changes for GOP convention after assassination attempt

The Secret Service said Sunday it is not planning any major changes to security at the Republican National Convention and will not expand the guarded perimeter around the venue.

July 14, 2024

Trump shooter had no clear politics, wore a Demolition Ranch T-shirt, had bomb-making material

The gunman who attempted to kill former President Donald Trump was Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old who lived south of Pittsburgh, who had been bullied at school and had political leanings that were difficult to pin down.

July 14, 2024

Biden demands probe of Trump assassination attempt, review of RNC security

President Biden on Sunday demanded a "thorough and swift" investigation of how a gunman managed to shoot at former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally and pledged to share the results of the independent review with the American public.

July 14, 2024

Trump rally shooting victim identified as Corey Comperatore, 50

Family members have identified the person killed at former President Donald Trump's rally as Corey Comperatore, a former fire chief of Buffalo Township in Pennsylvania.

July 14, 2024

Biden briefed by top security officials on Trump shooting

President Biden is getting a Sunday briefing about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump from top officials.

July 14, 2024

Rep. Dan Meuser gives an eyewitness account of Trump shooting

Rep. Dan Meuser of Pennsylvania said former President Donald Trump was only six to seven minutes into his stump speech in Butler County when shots rang out.

July 14, 2024

Former first lady Melania Trump speaks out about husband’s ‘human side’ after assassination attempt

Former first lady Melania Trump offered sympathy Sunday to the victims of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

July 14, 2024

Sen. Bernie Sanders: ‘Politics should be kind of boring,’ not incendiary

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont said Sunday "politics should be kind of boring" instead of a hyper-charged environment that leads to violence.

July 14, 2024

GOP Rep. Mike Collins claims Biden ‘sent the orders’ for Trump assassination attempt

Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia says President Biden "sent the orders" to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump.

July 14, 2024

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania urges Americans to avoid more tragedy during campaign

Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania urged Americans on Sunday to suspend traditional politics and reflect on the gravity of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

July 14, 2024

House Speaker Mike Johnson urges U.S. to ‘turn the temperature down’

House Speaker Mike Johnson pledged Sunday a thorough investigation into the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and urged all sides to "turn the temperature down in this country."

July 14, 2024

Trump says ‘God alone’ saved him in assassination attempt in Pennsylvania

Former President Donald Trump said Sunday it was "God alone" who prevented his assassination and pledged to remain defiant "in the face of wickedness."

July 14, 2024

‘I’m not going anywhere,’ Biden tells Michigan supporters

An ebullient President Biden said he's "not going anywhere" and that "Motown is Joe-town" as he courted Michigan voters late Friday, reaching truly comfortable terrain for the first time in three weeks after a disastrous debate performance raised doubts his candidacy.

July 12, 2024

First lady Jill Biden to lead delegation to Paris Games’ opening ceremony

First lady Jill Biden will lead the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Paris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will head a contingent to the closing event, the White House said Friday.

July 12, 2024