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New details in apparent assassination attempt

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in what officials are calling an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump, is facing two federal gun charges after U.S. Secret Service agents allegedly saw the muzzle of his automatic rifle poking out from the shrubbery along Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. The FBI called the threat against Trump "extremely serious," but the bureau says it has no information Routh was working with anyone else. Robert Costa has details.

What we know about shots fired near Trump

The FBI is leading the investigation into what it said "appears to be an attempted assassination attempt" of former President Donald Trump on Sunday. Trump is "safe and unharmed" after Secret Service agents engaged with a suspect pointing a high-powered rifle at the golf course where the former president was golfing in West Palm Beach, Florida, officials said. Anna Schecter, who leads CBS News' crime and public safety unit, joins CBS News with more.

Where are Harris and Trump campaigning?

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are both traveling through battleground states this week. The Harris campaign officially launched its "fighting for reproductive freedom" bus tour Tuesday in Florida. Meanwhile, Trump is scheduled to address a Fraternal Order of Police event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Friday. CBS News political correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns and CBS News campaign reporter Aaron Navarro have more.

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