The Latest Breaking News from Assassination

US President Joe Biden sought to calm a divided nation Sunday after his rival Donald Trump survived an assassination bid, saying in a rare Oval Office address that it was time to lower the temperature of America's hostile politics. "It's time to cool it down. We all have a responsibility…

Biden says ‘violence is never the answer’ as Trump says Republican convention a chance to bring country together.

It is tempting to draw grand conclusions from the assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump this weekend. The coarse rhetoric currently in vogue in American politics, not to mention the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, provide plenty of fodder for this kind of speculation.

FBI says no evidence suspected gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was operating as part of a larger group but motive remains unclear

In Oval Office TV address, president forcefully condemns political violence and says country must strive for unity

Former US president Donald Trump was shot at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday in an incident described as an assassination attempt.

House Speaker Mike Johnson emphasizes the need for civility and thoughtful debate post-assassination attempt on Trump.

‘We are neighbors, friends, co-workers, citizens. Most importantly: we are fellow Americans,’ the president says after the assassination attempt on his opponent

The attack deserves condemnation. But it should not obscure the evil of Trump himself, including his role in promoting political violence.