A Republican member of the House Oversight Committee, who is expected to grill U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle on Monday, said the overarching Department of Homeland Security will get a “rude awakening” if they continue to “stonewall” in regard to failures in the lead-up to the attempt on former President Trump’s life. Rep. Anna...
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Pennsylvania mom warns parents swimming pool game caused children’s ‘freak’ drownings
A Philadelphia mother’s loss of two of her children, who drowned in a pool over Memorial Day weekend, highlights the danger of breath-holding games in the water – even when played by children who are typically strong swimmers. Early last month, Brittney McWhite made the decision to pull 14-year-old Wadale and 11-year-old London Marie off...
Sen. Ron Johnson releases preliminary findings of probe into Trump assassination attempt
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc, released his official 13-page preliminary findings of his office’s investigation into the assassination attempt of former President Trump. Trump survived the assassination attempt on July 13 at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, where alleged gunman Thomas Mathew Crooks, 20, opened fire, killing one spectator and injuring several others, including Trump,...
Trump shooting site gives bird's-eye view of 'disorganized' rally scene, witnesses say
BUTLER, Pa. – An analysis of bird’s-eye footage of the Butler Farm Show, the venue where Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former President Trump and killed a bystander, lays bare the apparent tactical shortcomings of the U.S. Secret Service’s counter sniper strategy on July 13, according to an expert. Crooks, 20, killed local firefighter Corey...
Pennsylvania officers not allowed in Secret Service command center at Trump rally, lawmakers say on site
BUTLER, Pa. – Local Pennsylvania police officers told members of Congress that they were not allowed into a Secret Service command center at former President Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, according to Republican Tennessee Rep. Mark Green. The chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, along with other bipartisan members of...
Top Republican, 70, calls Cheatle’s ‘sloped roof’ defense ‘final straw’: I could run around it 'all day'
A top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee dismissed suggestions from U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle that the “sloped roof” of attempted assassin Thomas Crooks’ sniper nest precluded it from being properly secured. Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., was part of a bipartisan delegation of committee members who toured the Butler Farm Show Grounds...
'Unfathomable': Andy Biggs demands documentary proof of Trump PA rally safety prep after explosive hearing
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., is calling on U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to back up her testimony in Monday’s explosive hearing with hard proof. Biggs sent a letter to Cheatle shortly after her House Oversight Committee hearing concluded, asking her to turn over documentation related to safety measures, security perimeters, personnel...
PA investigators visit Trump shooter Thomas Crooks' home Sunday for over an hour
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – A pair of plainclothes investigators, who appeared to be federal agents, visited the Pennsylvania home of former President Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks on Sunday – more than one week after the 20-year-old opened fire at a campaign rally. The men, one carrying a large bag, were greeted at the door...
Bipartisan commission to study Trump assassination attempt teed up for House vote
The House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on establishing a bipartisan commission to study the attempted assassination of former President Trump during a campaign rally earlier this month. House GOP leaders noticed a bill late Sunday that would create the investigative panel, which would be comprised of five Democrats and six Republicans....
Trump shooter Thomas Crooks was likely 'acting out a fantasy': Extremism expert
BETHEL PARK, Pa. – An expert in extremism and terrorism said that Thomas Matthew Crooks’ assassination attempt on former President Trump was likely not politically motivated – instead, the 20-year-old was likely “acting out a fantasy,” and seeking a target that would bring him “attention and fame.” Jytte Klausen, a political science professor at Brandeis...









