A look at past attacks on U.S. presidents and candidates
At least seven of the past nine presidents have been targets of assaults, attacks or assassination attempts.
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At least seven of the past nine presidents have been targets of assaults, attacks or assassination attempts.
In the wake of Saturday's assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, questions are being asked about how the shooter was able to get so close. Former FBI supervisory special agent Eric Miller joined CBS News to speak about that.
Authorities searched the Pennsylvania home of the would-be Trump assassin's home Sunday after finding explosive material in his vehicle. CBS News correspondent Charlie De Mar has more on that.
Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado tells "Face the Nation" that he is still concerned that President Biden is on a losing path, and "unless there's a major change," he believes "there is a high risk" that Democrats lose the election.
President Biden spoke with former President Trump by phone Saturday after the attempt on Trump's life hours earlier at a rally. Biden has condemned the shooting. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a close ally of former President Donald Trump, tells "Face the Nation" that "it's a difficult day for Americans" after an assassination attempt against the former president.
The Trump campaign increased security at their offices in Washington, D.C., and West Palm Beach following Saturday's shooting at a Pennsylvania rally where former President Donald Trump's ear was grazed by a bullet and a bystander was killed. The assassination attempt comes days before the Republican National Convention is set to kick off in Milwaukee. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has more on the security measures at the convention.
The Republican National Convention is set to start Monday, roughly 48 hours after former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet at a Pennsylvania rally in an assassination attempt. Ed O'Keefe reports from Milwaukee and Robert Costa has the latest from the Trump team.
Former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt Saturday when a gunman opened fire at Pennsylvania rally. A bullet grazed Trump's ear and a bystander was shot and killed. Del Quentin Wilber, an investigations editor at the Associated Press, joined CBS News to discuss previous assassination attempts on presidents and presidential candidates, and the impact of Saturday's shooting.
Law enforcement officials told CBS News homeland security reporter Nicole Sganga that there was a tip to the Butler County sheriff's office regarding a suspicious individual at the rally, but officials lost sight of him. Former President Donald Trump was grazed by a bullet and a bystander was killed.
In addition to former President Donald Trump, at least one person was killed and two others critically injured when a gunman opened fire at the former president's rally in Pennsylvania. Scott MacFarlane, who was at the rally, reports from the scene.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro provided an update on the investigation into Saturday's assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Shapiro said the shooting at the rally was "absolutely unacceptable and tragic." Maurice DuBois anchored a CBS News Special Report.
Pennsylvania Rep. Dan Meuser was sitting in the front row watching former President Donald Trump's speech at a campaign rally in Butler when shots rang out, telling CBS News 24/7 that there were "a lot of tears."
President Biden denounced political violence after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during Saturday's rally in Pennsylvania. The White House said Mr. Biden and Trump had a "good, short and respectful" call following the shooting where the former president's ear was grazed by a bullet. A bystander was also killed. Senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
Reince Priebus, President Donald Trump's former chief of staff and chair of the Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee for the upcoming Republican National Convention, said there's a lot of emotion and reflection going around. He tells CBS News' John Dickerson we should "be thankful for a miracle" that Trump is safe after Saturday's tragic events.
A gunman opened fire while former President Donald Trump was speaking at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Trump said in a social media post that a bullet pierced his ear. The FBI identified the suspect as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks and the motive remains unclear. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more from Butler.
Officials found explosive materials in the vehicle of the suspect who opened fire at Saturday's rally while former President Donald Trump was speaking on stage, a law enforcement source told CBS News. Homeland security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga has more on what we've learned so far about the 20-year-old suspected shooter.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said Saturday's shooting at a Trump campaign rally in Pennsylvania "brought back a lot of memories," referring to when he was nearly killed in June 2017 when a gunman ambushed the Republican congressional baseball team. Watch his full interview with CBS News 24/7.
The Trump campaign is still planning to move forward with their 2024 Republican National Convention plans, including selecting former President Donald Trump's VP pick, despite security concerns following Saturday's rally shooting.
The White House confirmed late Saturday night that Mr. Biden and Trump spoke by phone following the shooting.
The Trump rally shooting is raising concerns about political violence in the U.S. Anthony Salvanto, CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys, joins CBS News 24/7 to break down past polling.
Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley, a professor of history at Rice University, says the rare images from Saturday's Trump rally shooting will "live eternally," and his mind immediately jumped to the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Watch the full interview on CBS News 24/7.
Law enforcement officials are swarming the neighborhood of the Trump rally gunman after Saturday's shooting, speaking to neighbors and conducting an investigation of the premises. KDKA investigative reporter and anchor Meghan Schiller reports.
Dr. Jim Sweetland, an ER physician who helped administer aid to a Trump rally shooting victim, described the dramatic scene to CBS News 24/7. He also recalled sharing an emotional moment with an Army veteran afterward. (Warning: This video contains graphic details and violent content. Viewer discretion is advised.)
Nationally, about half of Democrats continue to say Biden should step aside as nominee in the wake of his poor debate performance against Trump in June.
Lawmakers are calling for an independent probe of immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota as Trump administration faces scrutiny over claims it's made.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father were released from ICE custody on Sunday, a day after a federal court ordered their release.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said in a social media post.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for the 10-day Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon.
The Justice Department released more new documents Friday from the Jeffrey Epstein files, more than a month after the DOJ's original deadline to do so.
Authorities in the Phoenix, Arizona area are searching for the mother of "Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who's been reported as missing.
Authorities in the Phoenix, Arizona area are searching for the mother of "Today Show" host Savannah Guthrie, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who's been reported as missing.
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on ACA insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in the coming months and years, but doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on ACA insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
President Trump says he is nominating the government economist Brett Matsumoto to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Kevin Warsh, a former Fed governor, is in line to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell in May. Here's what Wall Street wants to know.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The memo details a series of recommendations for Congressional committees to probe allegations of excessive force and violations by ICE agents in Minneapolis.
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and Rep. Michael McCaul join Margaret Brennan.
Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman, said President Trump's nominee for chairman of the Federal Reserve Board is "very highly qualified" and will "take the Fed back to its traditional" norms.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the U.S. National Economic Council, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 1, 2026.
Many Americans are expected to lose ACA or Medicaid coverage in the coming months and years, but doctors and researchers say there are still ways to find affordable care.
As health care costs skyrocket and federal lawmakers pull back help on ACA insurance premiums, more middle-income families are facing tough choices on health care.
In this web exclusive, author and podcaster Mel Robbins talks with Norah O'Donnell about "The Let Them Theory."
In her latest bestseller, the motivational speaker discusses how personal growth is only possible when you stop pouring energy into things you cannot control – which includes changing other people.
Sgt. Chris Johnson was told that his heart condition had nearly been "instantly fatal." Rapid medical care and rigorous therapy helped him recover.
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, Egyptian and Israeli security officials said.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Gary Cohn, IBM vice chairman and former director of the U.S. National Economic Council, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 1, 2026.
The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Michael McCaul, Republican of Texas, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 1, 2026.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's comments are the most direct threat he's made so far amid escalating tensions with the U.S.
Militant attacks erupted in a resource-rich region where Pakistan is seeking to attract foreign investment in mining and minerals.
Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
The 2026 Grammy Awards recognized the best of the best in music from last year. Here's the full list of winners and nominees.
Complete closure of the performing arts center in Washington, D.C., will start on July 4, Mr. Trump said in a social media post.
Promoted by President Trump as "a must watch," the Melania Trump documentary "Melania" debuted with $7 million in ticket sales, according to estimates Sunday.
In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such topics as health insurance and ICE agents.
While Thomas Edison's cylinders were the first to play recorded sound, they were impractical – leading Emile Berliner to come up with a better way to play music: The gramophone, invented in 1887, which played flat discs. Jane Pauley reports.
The rideshare company is getting into the business of providing real-world driving data to autonomous vehicle developers. Here's why.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
This month, Google launched a suite of new features for Gmail. Google's AI assistant, Gemini, can now filter through junk, summarize an inbox and even help users write emails. Blake Barnes, Gmail vice president of product, joins CBS News to discuss.
As Ukraine accuses Russia of terrorism with a deadly strike on a train, some defense analysts believe Elon Musk's Starlink may have guided the killer drones.
After decades monitoring polar bears in Norway's far north, researchers say the animals have proven incredibly adaptable, but there are no guarantees for the future.
Dark matter doesn't absorb or give off light so scientists can't study it directly. But they can observe how its gravity warps and bends the star stuff around it.
"CBS Saturday Morning" learns more about Veronika, the clever cow who figured out multiple ways to scratch herself with a broom. It was the first time a cow was seen using a tool.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
The Dinosaur National Monument, which is located on the border between Colorado and Utah, was last excavated in 1924.
Ten days before investigators say Katlyn Lyon Montgomery, 28, was strangled in her sleep in the Virginia apartment she shared with her 4-year-old daughter and a new roommate, she had broken up with Trenton Frye, a North Carolina man she met online months before.
It was Thanksgiving Eve 2020, and Melissa Lamesch was excited about the upcoming birth of her first child. Investigators would learn there was someone who was not as enthused — the expectant father, firefighter Matthew Plote.
A judge declared that Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty if convicted on federal charges in the 2024 killing of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson. It's a big win for Mangione, though he still faces the possibility of life in prison.
The prosecutor said Katlyn Lyon Montgomery's ex-boyfriend dressed as a "ninja" to sneak up on her while asleep in her Virginia apartment.
Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, will not face the death penalty after a judge on Friday dismissed two counts that could have carried a death sentence. CBS News legal contributor Caroline Polisi joins to take a look at the new ruling and what it means for the high-profile murder case.
If the countdown and fueling test go well, four astronauts will set their sights on a Super Bowl Sunday launch to the moon.
Extreme cold has forced NASA to reschedule its next moon mission. On Saturday, the massive Artemis II rocket stands on launch pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center. Like Apollo 8 in 1968, it won't land on the lunar surface. Mark Strassmann has more on why the latest mission is considered groundbreaking.
The first Artemis moonshot with a crew is now targeted for no earlier than Feb. 8, two days later than planned.
For months, the Artemis II crew and flight controllers have been simulating malfunctions to prepare for their upcoming trip around the Moon.
NASA is preparing for its first crewed mission around the moon in more than 50 years. The Artemis II astronauts include three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day flight. Mark Strassmann got a look at how they're training.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Does the evidence show a cover-up, or was Todd Kendhammer wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife?
Christy Salters-Martin dominated in the boxing ring but faced her toughest challenger at home.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
Meet the tattooed beauty charged in the death of Google executive Forrest Hayes.
Seth Meyers said the Dutch improv theater Boom Chicago gave him and his comedy partner Jill Benjamin a "road map" to create a show that eventually got the attention of "Saturday Night Live."
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III, in charge of millions of artifacts, was asked which museum object was his favorite representation of America. His answer? Joseph Trammell's Freedom Papers.
Lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota as members of the Trump administration face scrutiny over claims they've made.
In 2024, Bill Whitaker continued his reporting on Artemis, NASA's program which aims to send people back to the moon, establish an outpost at the south pole, and, eventually, make it to Mars.
More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for the 10-day Artemis II mission to the far side of the moon.