Poll: Trump maintains edge over Biden in battlegrounds on eve of GOP convention

Donald Trump and the Republican Party will begin their convention week with a narrow but consistent advantage across the battleground states, which would translate into Trump being better positioned to win in the Electoral College right now. Things essentially haven’t changed since the immediate aftermath of the debate, when sentiment shifted slightly toward Trump, so

Live updates: Trump says “we stand United” after assassination attempt; FBI identifies suspect

Former President Donald Trump issued a new statement early Sunday hours after a bullet grazed his ear when a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally saying that he looks “forward to speaking to our Great Nation this week from Wisconsin.” “In this moment, it is more important than ever that we stand United, and

Trump rally gunman identified as Pennsylvania man

The gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday night has been identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.  Crooks was from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, about an hour south of Butler.  He was killed by a Secret Service sniper at the rally, officials said. 

What we know about the Trump rally shooter

The gunman who fired shots at former President Donald Trump in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, Saturday night has been identified by the FBI as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks. He was killed by a Secret Service sniper, officials said.  One audience member at the rally, Pennsylvania firefighter Corey Comperatore, was killed in the

A look at past attacks against U.S. presidents and candidates

A shooting at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday that injured former President Donald Trump has heightened concerns about political violence and increased awareness of past attacks and assassination attempts against presidents and candidates.  In a social media post shared on Saturday night, Trump thanked law enforcement officials for their quick actions after he was “shot