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Assassination attempts and new threats have reshaped how Donald Trump campaigns

Oct. 04, 2024 17:26 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was onstage at a rally on Long Island last month, talking about taxes, when he appeared momentarily spooked by something he'd spotted over his shoulder. “I thought this was a wise guy coming up,” he explained, joking that he was getting his elbow...

Elon Musk to join Trump at rally at the site of first assassination attempt

Oct. 04, 2024 10:38 AM EDT

Elon Musk will join Donald Trump at his rally Saturday in Butler, the Pennsylvania city where the Republican presidential nominee survived an assassination attempt earlier this year. “I will be there to support!” Musk wrote on his social platform X on Thursday in a retweet of...

Man accused of attempting to assassinate Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges

Sep. 30, 2024 12:22 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who authorities say spent 12 hours camped outside Donald Trump's golf course before Secret Service spotted him with a rifle pleaded not guilty on Monday to federal charges including attempted assassination. Ryan Wesley Routh appeared briefly in...

What to know after Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah

Sep. 29, 2024 02:50 AM EDT

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is a monumental and hugely demoralizing blow to the group he led for 32 years, marking a significant inflection point for Lebanon and the region. Hezbollah’s announcement of his death Friday triggered...

Hearing on Trump assassination attempts says Pennsylvania failure was by Secret Service

Sep. 26, 2024 16:44 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of a bipartisan House task force investigating the Trump assassination attempts emphasized during their first hearing Thursday that the Secret Service, not local authorities, was responsible for the failures in planning and communications that led to a gunman being able...

Task force opens hearing on Trump assassination attempts suggesting failure was with Secret Service, not local police

Sep. 26, 2024 10:03 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Task force opens hearing on Trump assassination attempts suggesting failure was with Secret Service, not local police.

Concerns linger after gunfire damages Arizona Democratic campaign office

Sep. 25, 2024 17:58 PM EDT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Police were posted outside a Democratic Party campaign office in a quiet suburban strip mall in the Phoenix area Wednesday after two shootings at the office door and windows over the past week. Tempe police have yet to identify suspects or a motive, but...

Eswatini opposition party claims its leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt

Sep. 25, 2024 13:41 PM EDT

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Eswatini's main opposition leader was poisoned in an assassination attempt, his party claimed Wednesday, putting renewed scrutiny on the southern African country that is one of the last remaining absolute monarchies and where authorities have for years moved to...

Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

Sep. 24, 2024 22:16 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who authorities say staked out Donald Trump for 12 hours on his golf course in Florida and wrote of his desire to kill him was indicted Tuesday on an attempted assassination charge. Ryan Wesley Routh had been initially charged with two federal firearms...

Man who staked out Donald Trump on Florida golf course charged with attempting to assassinate him

Sep. 24, 2024 18:14 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Man who staked out Donald Trump on Florida golf course charged with attempting to assassinate him.