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Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Ryan Routh Granted Self-Representation for September Trial

Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Ryan Routh Granted Self-Representation for September Trial

Trump Assassination Attempt Suspect Ryan Routh Granted Self-Representation for September Trial A federal judge has ruled that Ryan Routh, the man accused of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump last year, can represent himself during his upcoming trial. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon approved Routh’s request on Thursday, though she mandated that court-appointed attorneys remain as standby counsel. The decision comes after federal public defenders sought to withdraw from the case, citing an “irreconcilably broken” attorney-client relationship due to…

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Secret Service Under Scrutiny One Year After Trump Rally Shooting: New Reports Detail Failures, Reforms

Secret Service Under Scrutiny One Year After Trump Rally Shooting: New Reports Detail Failures, Reforms

Secret Service Under Scrutiny One Year After Trump Rally Shooting: New Reports Detail Failures, Reforms WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the assassination attempt on Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign stop, the Secret Service continues to face intense scrutiny, with new reports revealing critical security lapses and ongoing questions about accountability and reform. The July 13, 2024, incident saw 20-year-old Michael Thomas Crooks open fire from a nearby rooftop, killing one attendee, wounding two others, and grazing Trump’s ear…

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Damning Senate Report Exposes ‘Cascade of Failures’ in Trump Assassination Attempt Security

Damning Senate Report Exposes ‘Cascade of Failures’ in Trump Assassination Attempt Security

Damning Senate Report Exposes ‘Cascade of Failures’ in Trump Assassination Attempt Security A newly released Senate committee report has delivered a scathing indictment of the Secret Service, citing a “cascade of preventable failures” that allowed an attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year. The 31-page findings, made public on Sunday, directly challenge the agency’s handling of the July 13, 2024, attack where Trump was wounded and a rally-goer was killed. The Senate Homeland Security…

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One Year Later: The Enduring Impact of Trump’s Near-Assassination

One Year Later: The Enduring Impact of Trump’s Near-Assassination

One Year Later: The Enduring Impact of Trump’s Near-Assassination Today, July 13, 2025, marks the one-year anniversary of the near-assassination attempt on Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The incident, where a gunman grazed Trump’s ear and killed a supporter, profoundly altered the 2024 political landscape and continues to shape the former president’s outlook and actions. Friends and allies close to Trump observe that while he remains fundamentally the same, the traumatic experience has instilled a heightened…

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Alleged Mastermind Arrested in Colombia Senator Miguel Uribe Shooting

Alleged Mastermind Arrested in Colombia Senator Miguel Uribe Shooting

Alleged Mastermind Arrested in Colombia Senator Miguel Uribe Shooting Colombian authorities have announced the arrest of the alleged mastermind behind the assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe last month. Élder José Arteaga Hernandez was detained, accused of orchestrating the attack that left the conservative senator in critical condition. Senator Uribe was campaigning for his party’s nomination in the 2026 presidential election when he was shot twice in the head in Bogotá on June 7. Police allege Arteaga Hernandez persuaded a…

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Minnesota Senator and Family Targeted in Apparent Politically Motivated Attack

Minnesota Senator and Family Targeted in Apparent Politically Motivated Attack

Minnesota Senator and Family Targeted in Apparent Politically Motivated Attack A masked gunman opened fire on Minnesota State Senator John Hoffman and his family early Saturday morning in what authorities are calling a politically motivated assassination attempt. The attacker, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, fired multiple shots, striking Senator Hoffman six times and his wife, Yvette, five times. Yvette Hoffman acted heroically, using her body as a shield to protect their adult daughter, Hope, who was unharmed. Both Senator and…

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