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Trump vows to ‘find each and every one’ responsible for Charlie Kirk assassination, slams ‘radical left’ rhetoric

President Donald Trump vowed to “find each and every one” responsible for the assassination of Charlie Kirk in a video message in which he blamed the “radical left” for contributing to the tragedy. “It’s a long past time for all Americans and the media to confront the fact that violence and murder are the tragic consequence of demonizing those with whom you disagree day after day, year after year, in the most hateful and despicable way possible for years,” said […]

September 11, 2025

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Jeffries ‘strongly’ urges more security funding for members of Congress after Minnesota political assassination

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, is “strongly” urging the Republican Speaker of the House to increase the funding allowance for security to protect members of Congress following the political assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband that left another lawmaker and his wife critically injured. “These shootings were not isolated incidents. Credible threats and acts of political violence have increased significantly over the last decade,” said Jeffries in a letter sent […]

June 17, 2025

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Family of Martin Luther King, Jr. makes request after Trump declassifies assassination files

Hours after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to declassify documents detailing the FBI’s investigation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.‘s 1968 assassination, the civil rights leader’s family revealed in a statement that they had found out about the order signing the day of. “Today, our family has learned that President Trump has ordered the declassification of the remaining records pertaining to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert F. Kennedy, and our father, Rev. Dr. […]

January 23, 2025 1

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Trump signs executive order to declassify MLK assassination files

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that declassifies the FBI files related to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination. The order also declassified the files on former President John F. Kennedy and former U.S. Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. “That’s a big one, eh?” said Trump just before signing the order. “I know people have been waiting on this … for decades.” As he signed it, Trump vowed, “Everything will be revealed.” In his order, […]

January 23, 2025

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Trump vows to release sealed FBI file on MLK assassination, rails against DEI

President-elect Donald Trump announced that when he takes office, he intends to declassify FBI records related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one day before the federal holiday observing the civil rights icon. Trump will also officially be sworn in on Monday as the 47th president of the United States. While delivering a more than hour-long speech at a pre-inauguration “victory rally” in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Trump told his thousands of supporters that he intends to […]

January 20, 2025

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Secret Service director steps down after assassination attempt against ex-President Trump at rally

WASHINGTON (AP) — The director of the Secret Service resigned Tuesday in the aftermath of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump that unleashed an outcry about how the agency failed in its core mission to protect current and former presidents. Kimberly Cheatle, who had served as Secret Service director since August 2022, faced growing calls to resign and several investigations into how a gunman was able to get so close to the Republican presidential nominee at an outdoor […]

July 25, 2024 1

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Anger and anxiety loom over the Republican convention after the assassination attempt against Trump

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Donald Trump’s campaign chiefs designed the convention opening this week to feature a softer and more optimistic message, focusing on themes that would help a divisive leader expand his appeal among moderate voters and people of color. Then came a shooting that rattled the foundation of American politics. Suddenly, the Democrats’ turmoil after the debate, the GOP’s potential governing agenda and even Trump’s criminal convictions became secondary to fears about political violence and the country’s stability. The […]

July 15, 2024