Trump gunman planned to use explosives to escape rally site, lawmaker says
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) revealed that Thomas Crooks had plans to blow up his van.
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House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) revealed that Thomas Crooks had plans to blow up his van.
Former President Donald Trump says he is returning to Butler County for a rally after he survived an assassination attempt earlier this month.
The Trump rally gunman fired eight bullets in under six seconds before he was killed, according to an analysis by two audio experts, video analysis by CBS News and sworn statements from state police.
FBI Director Christopher Wray provided new details about the drone and explosive devices that belonged to the shooter who carried out an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Wray testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.
FBI Director Christopher Wray told lawmakers the shooter used a gun with a "collapsible stock" to carry out the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, earlier in July. One person was killed and Trump's ear was pierced by a bullet.
FBI Director Christopher Wray briefed lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday about the bureau's investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump at his campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News crime and public safety senior coordinating producer Anna Schecter breaks down what Wray told lawmakers.
FBI Director Christopher Wray said the gunman who carried out the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump searched on Google, "How far away was Oswald from Kennedy?" a week before the July 13 shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania. The search was in reference to Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who shot and killed President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Wray testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday.
FBI Director Christopher Wray is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday on the bureau's ongoing investigation into the assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. Wray is also providing updates on the escalated threat environment in the U.S.
The gunman who shot at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, fired eight times in under six seconds before he was shot and killed, according to an analysis by audio experts and CBS News. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle recently stepped down from her post after testifying on Capitol Hill about her agency's security failures during the event. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
In the video, a Secret Service agent appears to confirm that a sniper from a local team deployed to assist the Secret Service at the rally had snapped a picture of the gunman.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle is resigning from her post atop the agency charged with securing Donald Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an armed man targeted the former president. Gayle King anchored CBS News' special report.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned a day after she testified before the House Oversight Committee on the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, CBS News confirms. Cheatle faced tense questions on Capitol Hill Monday about her agency's failure to secure the site of the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where an armed man targeted the former president. CBS News' Nikole Killion and Scott MacFarlane have the latest.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle faced sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats who heard her House Oversight Committee testimony Monday over the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports on the heated hearing.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle testified before the House Oversight Committee Monday on her agency's failure to secure the space where former President Donald Trump was targeted by an armed man during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more on the ongoing investigations into the assassination attempt.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has been floated as a potential running mate for Vice President Kamala Harris, should she receive the Democratic nomination for president. CBS News Pittsburgh reporter Jon Delano has more.
The Secret Service is under intense scrutiny following the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump last weekend. Agency director Kimberly Cheatle is set to testify before a Congressional committee on Monday. Meanwhile, a funeral was held for the rallygoer killed in the shooting.
Hundreds of mourners gathered in Freeport, Pennsylvania, Friday to remember 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, as he was laid to rest. Comperatore, a retired firefighter, was killed in the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Charlie De Mar reports.
Experts say not enough is yet known about the parents of gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks, who have been cooperating with investigators.
A tree, located between the Trump rally shooter and the sniper team closest to him, may have impaired the team's line of sight, according to a CBS News analysis.
Former President Trump was injured in a shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. The FBI has identified the gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks.
Iran rejects Trump threat allegations after Russia and other foreign powers react to the assassination attempt on the former U.S. president.
Joe "Jellybean" Bryant, a former Philadelphia 76ers and La Salle University basketball great and the father of the late, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, has died. He was 69.
The attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump has made Bethel Park, where Thomas Matthew Crooks lived, an epicenter in the search for answers.
Federal law enforcement agents are continuing their two investigations into the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. CBS News' Nicole Sganga and Meg Oliver have the latest.