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October 2, 2024 | 9:57 AM

Pennsylvania town grapples with Trump assassination attempt ahead of his return

 Donald Trump is going back to Butler, where the world last saw him pump his fist and beseech followers to “fight,” even as blood streaked his face from a would-be assassin’s bullet.

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press
September 25, 2024 | 12:05 PM

A tale of crushing security lapses and missed chances to stop the man who shot Trump

The acting director of the Secret Service was incensed at what had happened that July evening. “What I saw made me ashamed,” Ronald Rowe Jr. said. “I cannot defend why that roof was not better secured.”

By Colleen Long and Calvin Woodward/The Associated Press
September 20, 2024 | 3:49 PM

The Secret Service admits failures in Butler, Pa., Trump shooting

The Secret Service acknowledged Friday failures that led to a gunman being able to wound former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pa., on July 13.

By Ximena Bustillo/NPR

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August 28, 2024 | 4:06 PM

FBI lays out detailed Trump shooter timeline; pushes back against ‘conspiracies’

By Oliver Morrison/WESA
August 23, 2024 | 3:35 PM

Butler County voting case heads to state court

The case could standardize county rules when voters make errors in returning mail ballots.
By Jordan Wilkie/WITF
August 9, 2024 | 10:02 AM

Newly released video shows chaos and confusion after Trump assassination attempt

By Jaclyn Diaz/NPR
July 31, 2024 | 11:20 AM

With the funeral behind them, family of the firefighter killed at the Trump rally begins grieving

By Heather Hollingsworth/The Associated Press
July 30, 2024 | 5:27 PM

Pa. Rep. Mike Kelly to lead task force to investigate Trump assassination attempt

By Kevin Freking / The Associated Press
July 24, 2024 | 10:13 AM

Officers left post to go look for Trump rally gunman before shooting, state police boss says

By Alanna Durkin Richer, Claudia Lauer and Michael Kunzelman/The Associated Press
July 19, 2024 | 1:24 PM

Hundreds of firefighters gather for funeral of former chief killed in Trump rally shooting

By Michael R. Sisak, Maryclaire Dale, Gary Fields and Michael Kunzelman/The Associated Press
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