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Donald Trump could have been hit by shrapnel rather than a bullet during his attempted assassination, the director of the FBI has suggested. Thomas Crooks, 20, tried to assassinate the former president at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on 13 July. Mr Trump dropped to the floor after a bullet appeared to narrowly miss his

This was a president with six months left in office, and yet, it was a farewell address in all but name. It felt odd, entirely in keeping with the denouement of Joe Biden‘s demise – a president dragged kicking and screaming to the exit. The set-piece address was given the Oval Office treatment, normally reserved

The director of the Secret Service says the assassination attempt on Donald Trump was the “most significant operational failure” in decades. Ms Cheatle told the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee she took “full responsibility for any security lapse”. The shooting at an outdoor campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounded Trump’s right ear, killed

Kamala Harris is in pole position to become the Democrats’ election pick after Joe Biden withdrew – but where does she stand on some of America’s key issues? Ukraine Ms Harris has met President Zelenskyy multiple times in the last few years and strongly supports the ongoing fight against Russia. She has rejected the idea

President Joe Biden led the charge, endorsing Kamala Harris within minutes. Bill and Hillary Clinton were quick to follow, pledging their support for the vice president. Other names once touted as potential substitutes for Mr Biden rallied behind – Governors Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro. But there was one name conspicuous by its absence on

Joe Biden has withdrawn from the US presidential race, saying it is in the best interest of his party and country. He has now endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris to be the Democratic candidate – as have a growing number of senior members of the party. On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson talks to

It was 1.46pm in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, when President Joe Biden posted a letter on his personal account on the social media site X announcing he would be withdrawing from the presidential race. By 2.13pm he had sent another post, this time endorsing Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic Party’s nominee. It took

Former president Barack Obama has stopped short of endorsing Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate. Instead of backing the vice president, he said in a statement: “I have extraordinary confidence that the leaders of our party will be able to create a process from which an outstanding nominee emerges.”

Donald Trump has called Joe Biden “the worst president in the history of the United States” following the announcement he has pulled out of the race for the next term at the White House. Mr Trump did not hold back as he made the statement in a brief phone interview with Sky News’ US sister

Kamala Harris cemented herself in US political history when she became the first woman to serve as vice president four years ago. But as the 6 November election approaches and with questions being raised over Joe Biden’s fitness for office, rumours have circulated that the president’s campaign has been “quietly assessing” whether Ms Harris could

One week on, almost to the hour, Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome back to the campaign trail in Michigan. His security detail reinforced, the first rally since the attempted assassination taking place indoors. “I stand before you only by the grace of Almighty God. That’s true. I shouldn’t be here. I shouldn’t be here,”

As Joe Biden faces more calls to step down as the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, division is growing in the party about who should replace him should he go. Senator Elizabeth Warren, who previously ran against Mr Biden in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, has said vice president Kamala Harris is “ready” if he bows

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr is one of America’s longest-serving politicians. His election as the 46th president of the United States was the pinnacle of a political career that spanned more than 50 years, intertwined with a personal life marked by tragedy. He was sworn in as a senator for Delaware in January 1973 in a

The gunman who shot Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday flew a drone over the site before Mr Trump took to the stage, according to Sky’s US partner network NBC News. The camera drone made by DJI allowed 20-year-old gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks to get an overhead view that could have helped him

US President Joe Biden will return to the campaign trail next week following his COVID diagnosis, the Democrat campaign chair has said. Mr Biden was forced to pull out of a speech after contracting COVID-19 this week, as pressure on him to step aside from the race to become president ramped up. Mr Biden has

American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed for 16 years after being convicted of espionage in a trial widely seen as politically motivated. The Wall Street Journal reporter was first arrested and detained in March 2023 after Russia claimed he had been “gathering secret information” on orders from the CIA. This breaking news story is

With the London Stock Exchange Group impacted by the global outage, the usual market data is not available to bring a comprehensive update of what’s happening with companies. But the financial market reaction is clear: share prices are down across the board as the impact of system failures rips through businesses across the world. IT

Melania and Ivanka Trump made a rare appearance at the Republican National Convention, showing support for Donald Trump’s presidental bid. Entering the event in Milwaukee on Thursday night to a warm round of applause, the former president’s wife waved to the crowd before taking a seat in the family box. Unlike previous Republican conventions in

With his right ear covered in a bandage and his signature ruby red tie, Donald Trump looked on to his adoring fans at the Republican National Convention (RNC) and said: “I’ll tell you what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s too painful to tell.” Trump, the Republican presidential

Donald Trump supporters are wearing pretend ear bandages to the Republican convention in solidarity with him after an assassination attempt on the former president. Mr Trump has been wearing a patch over his ear since the shooting in Pennsylvania on Saturday. Several attendees at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee were seen with similar white