President Donald Trump keeps a letter addressed to Vice President J.D. Vance in his Resolute Desk drawer in case of his death or assassination attempt, according to Sebastian Gorka, a senior White House official overseeing counterterrorism, Newsweek reports. The contents of the letter are unknown, but the president himself…
According to a poll published on May 11, approximately a quarter of Americans believe the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April was staged. Answers vary by party, The Washington Post reports. Among Democratic respondents, approximately one in three believe the incident...
On April 25, 2026, during the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., another assassination attempt occurred against Donald Trump. 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen of California attempted to force his way into the ballroom with a shotgun and a pistol. He…
Ryan Routh was found guilty of attempted murder against Donald Trump in 2024. After the verdict was announced, he attempted to stab himself with a pen, CBS News reports. A Florida jury on September 23 found Ryan Routh guilty of attempted murder at the time…
A new report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee into the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, has described the events as a “chain of preventable failures,” The Guardian reports. In a 31-page report released on July 13, the committee deplored the…
Sheriff's deputies guarding a campaign rally for 45th President Donald Trump in the Coachella Valley in California arrested a Las Vegas man at a checkpoint on Saturday. He allegedly had a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine. The man was found to have homemade license plates and…
On September 15, Donald Trump was the subject of another assassination attempt at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida. The 45th president was not injured and later reported that he was safe and healthy. Authorities detained a suspect, the Associated Press reports. Meanwhile, Newsweek has published interesting…
The FBI released four new photographs on August 28 from its investigation into the attempted assassination of Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania. The bureau also provided new information about the shooter, CBS News reported. The FBI's investigation into the July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, is underway.