Head of US Secret Service resigns following Trump rally shooting

Head of US Secret Service resigns following Trump rally shooting

Kimberly Cheatle’s resignation came after a scathing hearing in which she was excoriated by both sides of politics over the assassination attempt.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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While Trump is being canonised by his party,Biden is being flagellated by his

While Trump is being canonised by his party,Biden is being flagellated by his

The insurrection against the decrepit president would be perfectly sensible if the Democrats had a compelling candidate to replace him.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Impeached,convicted and shot at. Will anything stop Donald Trump?

Impeached,convicted and shot at. Will anything stop Donald Trump?

Republicans say they are more united than ever before,galvanised by the failed assassination of Trump and a shambolic Democratic Party under a weakened president.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘For the first time,I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge
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‘For the first time,I feel unsafe.’ Trump attack has fearful Australian MPs on edge

Australia does not have America’s gun culture or record of political violence,but many of our politicians are increasingly concerned about their security.

  • byDavid Crowe
Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump

Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump

If there was ever any doubt that this is Donald J. Trump’s party,it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the MAGA platform.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Guns,ammo and jails:How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’

Guns,ammo and jails:How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’

Picking investment winners under a Donald Trump regime has become the market’s latest sport.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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Assassination in the USA:Why does America take aim at its leaders?

Assassination in the USA:Why does America take aim at its leaders?

Access to guns does not fully explain the intensity of American political violence. There must be something more.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Gunman first came to the attention of authorities while acting strangely outside Trump event

Gunman first came to the attention of authorities while acting strangely outside Trump event

The FBI identified Thomas Matthew Crooks,20,of Pennsylvania,as the man to have shot Donald Trump. Here is what we know so far about Crooks.

  • byMichael Biesecker
‘Most iconic photo’:The photographer who captured a historic moment

‘Most iconic photo’:The photographer who captured a historic moment

The photo by Associated Press chief photographer Evan Vucci was one of several taken in the aftermath of the Trump shooting that will go down in the pantheon of news photography.

  • byJeremy Barr
Wild conspiracies crop up accusing Trump of faking shooting

Wild conspiracies crop up accusing Trump of faking shooting

Trump used a theatrical gel pack to fake being shot. No,the Secret Service colluded with Trump to get a great photo. These are just some of the “BlueAnon” theories.

  • byTaylor Lorenz
Trump shooting LIVE updates:Investigation continues into suspected gunman’s motive after former US president wounded at Pennsylvania rally

Trump shooting LIVE updates:Investigation continues into suspected gunman’s motive after former US president wounded at Pennsylvania rally

It’s been a day since former US President Donald Trump was shot at a rally,and the fallout from the assassination attempt is continuing to rock the world.

  • byRachel Clun andMadeleine Heffernan