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US Justice Dept to appeal against ruling dismissing Trump documents case

US President Joe Biden said he was "not surprised" by the case's dismissal. "It comes from the immunity decision the Supreme Court ruled on," Biden said.

US Secret Service beefs up Biden and Trump's protection after shooting

The Saturday shooting has thrust the embattled Secret Service into a full-blown crisis. The agency had already faced criticism for security lapses, agent misconduct and low staff morale

'I'm OK,' Biden reassures voters in bid to rescue troubled campaign

Biden remains determined to stay in the race, despite a calamitous debate performance and high-profile gaffes that have hardened perceptions that he is too old to be president

Trump's shooting: Revisiting the last time a US President was attacked

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump comes 43 years after President Ronald Reagan was shot

One inch away from civil war: Near miss in Trump shooting close call for US

This assassination attempt, at least at this early stage, may validate a strong sense among many Trump supporters

Trump assassination bid: Where is ex-US prez now; FBI on shooter's motive

Donald Trump assassination attempt: Trump suffered an injury in his right ear following a failed assassination attempt on the former US president by a 20-year-old shooter identified as Thomas Crooks

US Secret Service faces intense scrutiny after Trump's assassination bid

Although the Secret Service, a unit of the US Department of Homeland Security, provides round-the-clock security to former presidents, Trump's appearances at mega rallies have posed unique challenges

Trump lands in Milwaukee as Republican convention begins amid high security

More than 2400 elected delegates from across the nation would gather here and formally announce their decision to vote in support of Trump

FBI says it hasn't determined a motive for assassination attempt on Trump

On the heels of an attempt to kill him, former President Donald Trump called Sunday for unity and resilience as shocked leaders across the political divide recoiled from the shooting that left him wounded but fine. A former fire chief attending the rally with family was killed, as was the gunman. Two other people were also critically wounded. President Joe Biden, Trump's rival in November, said the attempted assassination was not who we are as a nation. Biden also said he ordered an independent review of security at the rally in Pennsylvania. The attack drew new attention to political violence in a deeply divided U.S. about four months before the next presidential election. It was the most serious attempt to kill a president or presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan was shot in 1981, and it came days before Trump is scheduled to accept the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. The FBI identified the shooter, who was fatally shot by Secret Service ..

News updates: 'It is against what we stand for,' Biden addresses the nation on Trump rally shooting

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Biden administration created atmosphere that provoked attack, claims Russia

We do not believe that the attempt to eliminate and assassinate Trump was organised by the current authorities, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters

Witness claims to see shooter moved between rooftops during Trump rally

Two witnesses at Donald Trump's election rally in Pennsylvania, where he was attacked, claimed to have seen the shooter, with one recalling how the gunman moved from roof to roof, apparently scouting for a perfect perch to shoot at the former US president. The FBI on Sunday identified the gunman as Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania. Crooks, armed with an AR-style rifle, was killed by Secret Service personnel. He fired multiple shots at the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue, the agency said. The gunman was able to get close enough to shoot and injure Trump is seen as a huge failure of the security agencies tasked with providing cover for him ahead of the election. The gunman was on a rooftop approximately "200 to 250 yards" from where the former US president was addressing his supporters, US media reported. According to an attendee named Ben Macer, he was up along the fence line and "saw the guy move from roof to roof", CBS News ...

'Assassination attempt on Trump reopens chilling chapter,' reports US media

The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump is a "horrific moment" for America and a "sobering reminder" of the threat that political violence poses to democracy in the country ahead of the high-stakes presidential election, the US media commented on Sunday. Trump, 78, survived an attempt on his life on Saturday when a young shooter fired multiple shots at him at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania, injuring his right ear. Americans received a sobering reminder on Saturday of the threat that political violence poses to our democracy, The New York Times said. "It is now incumbent on political leaders of both parties and on Americans individually and collectively, to resist a slide into further violence and the type of extremist language that fuels it. Saturday's attack should not be taken as a provocation or a justification," it said. "Americans also must be clear-eyed about the challenge that is confronting this nation. Saturday's events cannot be written off as an ...

Trump's campaign to boost security after shooting at Pennsylvania rally

Donald Trump's campaign team has announced plans to bolster security protocols to ensure his safety after the former US president was injured in a shooting incident at an election rally in Pennsylvania. Trump, 78, was injured on Saturday after being shot in the ear during an apparent assassination attempt during a Republican Party campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. The 20-year-old male attacker was shot and killed by a member of the Secret Service. Following the incident, Trump's campaign managers Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita said the campaign would be employing additional security measures, CNN reported. Wiles and LaCivita told staffers in a new memo that they remain horrified at the attack. They added that they hope that this horrendous act will bring our team, and indeed the nation, together in unity and we must renew our commitment to safety and peace for our country. We condemn all forms of violence, and will not tolerate dangerous rhetoric on social media, the memo ...

President Biden speaks with Trump after attack, returns to White House

US President Joe Biden Saturday night spoke with his predecessor and Republican rival Donald Trump, hours after he survived an assassination attempt on him. Trump, 78, was hit by a bullet in the upper part of his right ear when the suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the stage from an elevated position outside of the rally venue in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, the US Secret Service said. The attacker killed one spectator at the rally, and two others were critically injured. This evening, President Biden spoke to former President Trump. The President also spoke to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Butler Mayor Bob Dandoy, the White House said. Biden was spending time this weekend at his home in Delaware but returned to the White House past midnight. Tomorrow morning at the White House, he will receive an updated briefing from homeland security and law enforcement officials, the White House said. Biden went on to thank the Secret Service and all the law enforce

US elections: Biden takes fight to Trump in bid to save troubled campaign

It's going to be all about Trump from here on out, Biden told supporters in Detroit in the swing state of Michigan

Four US presidents were assassinated, others targeted: All you need to know

Before Saturday's apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting US presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. A look at some of the assassinations and attempted assassinations that have occurred since the nation's founding in 1776: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, the 16th president Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated, shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, as he and his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, attended a special performance of the comedy Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington. Lincoln was taken to a house across the street from the theater for medical treatment after he was shot in the back of the head. He died the next morning. His support for Black rights has been cited as a motive behind his killing. Two years before the assassination, during the Civil War, which was fought over slavery, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation granting fre

No place in America for violence, says Prez Biden after attack on Trump

US President Joe Biden on Saturday condemned the life-threatening attack on his Republican rival and predecessor Donald Trump and said there is no place for this kind of violence in America. Delivering remarks to the press at his Rehoboth Beach house in Delaware, Biden said he tried to get in touch with Trump, who is now with the doctors and seems to be doing well. Trump got injured during his election rally in Butler, Pennsylvania following an apparent series of gunshots. He was immediately escorted out of the venue by the US Secret Service. Law enforcement officials said the Secret Service shot dead the suspected shooter at the election venue. One person has died in the incident. According to CNN, law enforcement agencies are treating the incident as an assassination attempt. It is not immediately clear what type of weapon was used by the shooter. There's no place in America for this kind of violence, Biden said. It's sick and one of the reasons why we have to unite this country

One killed during shooting at Trump's Pennsylvania rally, suspect shot dead

District attorney stated that Trump, who appeared to have sustained an injury to his ear in the shooting, will be fine and was promptly escorted by the US Secret Service

Prez Joe Biden ready to undergo neurological exam if doctors recommend

Biden said he has had three brain health checks while in office, with the most recent one happening in February