By Jason Lange WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans fear their country is spiraling out of control following an assassination attempt on Donald Trump, with worries growing that the Nov. 5 election could spark more political violence, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Tuesday found. The two-day poll found Republican presidential candidate Trump opening a marginal lead…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States received intelligence from a human source in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to try to assassinate former President Donald Trump, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter. CNN reported that there was no indication that the 20-year-old suspect in the shooting of Trump on Saturday was…
By Hyunjoo Jin and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) -Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla, publicly endorsed Donald Trump for the first time in the U.S. presidential race, calling the Republican former president “tough.” Musk tweeted the endorsement with a video of Trump pumping his fist after multiple shots rang out at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania,…
By Nathan Layne, Brendan McDermid and Jeff Mason BUTLER, Pennsylvania (Reuters) -Donald Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally on Saturday, sparking panic and streaking the Republican presidential candidate’s blood across his face, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air appearing to mouth the words “Fight! Fight! Fight!”…
(Reuters) – Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman endorsed Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential race on Saturday. “I just endorsed him,” Ackman posted on social media platform X after former President Trump was shot in the right ear during a campaign rally earlier Saturday. “But you know me. I write long posts on important…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Various world leaders on Saturday condemned the shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania in which the former president was shot in the right ear while one rally attendee and the shooter were left lead. Leaders from multiple nations expressed shock at the incident, denounced political violence and wished…
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea “most strongly denounces” the declaration at the recent NATO summit, KCNA said on Saturday, citing the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson. Leaders of NATO countries stressed a membership pledge for Ukraine and took a stronger stance on China’s support for Russia in a declaration this week at a summit in Washington. “The…
By Jeff Mason and Makini Brice DETROIT (Reuters) -Seeking to revive his struggling reelection campaign, President Joe Biden held a rare rally in Detroit on Friday, telling a cheering crowd he wasn’t going to leave the race and warning that Republican Donald Trump poses a serious threat. Biden, 81, is trying to shift the conversation…
By Joey Roulette and Akash Sriram WASHINGTON (Reuters) -SpaceX’s workhorse Falcon 9 rocket was grounded by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday after one broke apart in space and doomed its payload of Starlink satellites, the first failure in more than seven years of a rocket relied upon by the global space industry….
By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A set of conservative policy proposals known as Project 2025 has become a lightning rod for opponents of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as they seek to highlight what they say are the dangers of him retaking the White House. Trump has recently tried to distance himself from Project…
