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Former US President Donald Trump holds up his fist at the Republican National Convention. He has a white bandage on his ear, which was nicked in an assassination attempt.
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Former US President Donald Trump is the Republican candidate for the 2024 US election. His confirmation came after an attempted assassination at a rally in Pennsylvania.

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Police snipers on top of a roof at the Trump rally

Fact check: Fake suspects in Trump's assassination attempt

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump has triggered a surge of misinformation across social media platforms.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
Chaotic scene of the rally venue littered with debis and a hanging US flag

Can the US avoid more political violence?

Studies have long warned of increasing willingness to use violence. Some wonder whether the polarization can be stopped.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
Donald Trump, surrounded by Secret Service agents, raises his fist after being shot at. A large US flag is flying against a blue sky behind him

Photo of bloodied, defiant Trump takes on patriotic meaning

The image of Donald Trump raising his fist moments after being shot at fits in perfectly with patriotic US iconography.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
Kenney riding in a car in Dallas with his wife and other before being shot

US presidential assassinations and attempts

Politicians have been targeted for everything from a desire to change US policy to an obsession with a Hollywood actor.
HistoryJuly 14, 2024
Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump raises a closed fist as he is assisted by US Secret Service agents after shots rang out during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Donald Trump injured in 'assassination attempt'

The former US president was speaking at an open-air rally in Pennsylvania, when a shooter opened fire from a roof.
CrimeJuly 14, 202403:07 min
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Asian leaders say political violence is unacceptable

DW's East Asia correspondent James Chater reports on how leaders are reacting to the assassination attempt on Trump.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202401:03 min
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Russia claims "violence is a tradition in US politics"

DW's Juri Rescheto reports on how Moscow sees the assassination attempt on Trump as part of the US political tradition.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202400:43 min
A giant American flag is raised behind a stand of supporters of Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign event in Butler.

Eyewitnesses: Fear, confusion, security woes at Trump rally

At first nobody realized it was gunfire, eyewitnesses told journalists at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
USA Butler Trump nach Schüssen Faust

AP photographer Evan Vucci: 'A moment in American history'

Associated Press photographer Evan Vucci talks about the photos he took after an assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202401:21 min
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European leaders react to Trump shooting: DW correspondents

World leaders condemned the assasination attempt on Trump. DW correspondents report how Europe reacts to the shooting.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202405:30 min
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Attempt on Trump's life 'a terrible crime', Zelenskyy says

World leaders have reacted with shock and condemned the attempted assassination on Donald Trump. Among them is President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from Ukraine.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202400:36 min
Man reacting to news of Trump shooting

US reacts: 'Our democracy feels like it's on a precipice'

Americans have said the attempted assassination of Donald Trump is an indicator of how divided the country has become..
PoliticsJuly 14, 202400:51 min
Former US President Donald Trump waves to supporters. A white bandage is visible on his ear where it was struck by a bullet during the July 13 assassination attempt.

Trump assassination attempt

An assassination attempt on Donald Trump has left the US in shock, and many fear an escalation in political violence.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
Trump supports at the rally sitting on the ground after the shooting

Trump rally shooting: How it unfolded in pictures

A shooting at Donald Trump‘s rally in Pennsylvania caused shock around the United States and the world.
PoliticsJuly 14, 202412 images
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is helped off the stage at a campaign event in Butler, Pa., Saturday, July 13, 2024.

US: Donald Trump 'safe' after being rushed off rally stage

Donald Trump said that a bullet pierced part of his ear as he was speaking at an election rally in Pennsylvania.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks to supporters during a campaign rally at Sherman Middle School on July 05, 2024 in Madison

US: Michigan voters divided over Biden's reelection bid

President Joe Biden has asserted at a rally in Detroit, that he is committed to running the race and defeating Trump.
PoliticsJuly 13, 202403:25 min
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban meets Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago

'Peace mission': Orban meets with Trump

The Hungarian prime minister's meeting with Trump followed trips to Russia and China that upset fellow EU members.
PoliticsJuly 12, 202402:26 min
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The enemy within - US veterans against democracy - Part 1

On 6 January 2021, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol in Washington.
PoliticsJuly 12, 202442:34 min
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (left) meets Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in Florida, US

Hungary's Orban meets Trump on 'peace mission'

Hungarian leader Viktor Orban met with former US President Donald Trump in Florida to discuss "ways to make peace."
PoliticsJuly 12, 2024
Christoph Heusgen wears a red tie for a DW interview

Heusgen: 'I think Putin is laughing about us'

The Munich Security Conference head says Ukraine should be allowed to fire missiles into Russian territory for defense.
ConflictsJuly 11, 202415:55 min
Joe Biden und Jens Stoltenberg surrounded by other people at the NATO summit in Washington, July 11, 2024

Joe Biden's health overshadows NATO summit

Concerns about US President Joe Biden's health put a damper on the mood at NATO's 75th anniversary summit.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2024
To The Point (TOPO) am 11.07.2024

NATO at 75: More Allies, Less Unity?

NATO turns 75: Unified and strong, or divided and frail?
PoliticsJuly 11, 202426:04 min
US President Donald Trump (R) greets Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., May 13, 2019.

Trump to reportedly host Orban in Florida

The Hungarian prime minister's visit to Beijing and meeting with Putin have stirred concern among EU and NATO partners.
PoliticsJuly 11, 2024
US President Franklin Roosevelt with dog and daughter

Secretly sick: US presidents who battled illness

It's not just Biden and Trump: Many US presidents and their challengers have been sick. Find out who and what they had.
ScienceJuly 10, 2024
Viktor Orban, prime minister of Hungary, waves to the crowd after finishing his speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, in the US. on August 4, 2022

What does Hungary's Viktor Orban want?

Experts say Hungarian PM Orban is eyeing an alliance with Donald Trump should he be elected US president in November.
PoliticsJuly 9, 2024
Donald Trump closes his eyes as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and others point away

NATO summit to reveal limits of 'Trump-proofing' alliance

Uncertainty in Europe and the prospect of a second Trump presidency are set to overshadow the upcoming NATO summit.
PoliticsJuly 8, 2024
A person behind a voting station casting a vote during US elections

How big is the risk of voter fraud in US elections?

Are noncitizens voting in the presidential elections and how safe are mail-in ballots and electronic voting machines?
PoliticsJuly 7, 2024
Two men, ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos (left) and US President Joe Biden (right), sit across from one another with legs crossed, bookshelves can be seen in the background

Biden's vow to not drop out leaves critics unimpressed

A major TV interview designed to dispel concerns about President Joe Biden's mental fitness left critics unimpressed.
PoliticsJuly 6, 2024
President Biden and former President Trump both stand at podiums against a blue and red background showing the CNN logo.

Biden or Trump? Many Germans don't like either

Is democracy in danger in the US and Germany? Yes, the majority of German voters say.
PoliticsJuly 5, 2024
US President Joe Biden speaking at a podium at a campaign rally in North Carolina, June 28, 2024

US election: Can the Democrats replace Joe Biden?

Following the Biden-Trump debate, there have been calls for Joe Biden to quit the race. Is that likely? And what then?
PoliticsJuly 3, 2024
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial in New York

US prosecutors say not opposed to delaying Trump sentencing

Manhattan prosecutors won't oppose a delay in sentencing in the Trump hush-money case after the Supreme Court's rulig.
PoliticsJuly 2, 2024
Protests in Nairobi

AfricaLink News: 02 July 2024

Kenya protests continue ++ France: National Rally eyes governing after elections ++ US: Donald Trump to keep immunity
PoliticsJuly 2, 202403:17 min
Steve Bannon speaks outside Danbury Federal Correctional Institution, Monday, July 1, 2024

Trump ally Steve Bannon begins 4-month prison sentence

The former White House chief strategist for Donald Trump has handed himself over to prison authorities.
CrimeJuly 1, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump during an appearance in the at Manhattan Criminal Court, Thursday, May 30, 2024

US Supreme Court sends Trump immunity appeal to lower court

The US Supreme Court has ruled a former president has immunity for acts carried out in an official capacity.
Rule of LawJuly 1, 2024
President Joe Biden and Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump participate in the CNN Presidential Debate, seen on multiple screens

Biden-Trump debate: Voters underwhelmed by TV clash

After CNN's presidential debate, many in the US feel they have a difficult choice to make in November.
PoliticsJune 29, 202402:07 min
Donald Trump (left) and Joe Biden standing at podiums with the CNN logo during the debate. Biden is speaking into his microphone

US election 2024: Debate 'a disaster for Joe Biden'

Key moments included verbal stumbles by Joe Biden and Donald Trump's cageyness on whether he'd accept election results.
PoliticsJune 28, 2024
Biden and Trump debated at the CNN headquarters in Atlanta

Biden and Trump face off in first 2024 presidential debate

The first debate of the 2024 election season came after Donald Trump was convicted of a felony in New York.
PoliticsJune 28, 2024
a young US voter with DW microphone

Little excitement as Biden and Trump meet for first TV debate

The first TV debate of the presidential candidates is seen as the beginning of the real race for the White House.
PoliticsJune 27, 202402:39 min
US President Joe Biden

US election: Biden looks to climate action for victory

Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act is helping lower electricity bills for many, but its future remains uncertain.
BusinessJune 27, 202404:01 min
electric car exhibition

The EV - Symbol of division in the US

Dispute over EVs in the US: Biden wants to promote them, Trump wants to withdraw support.
Cars and TransportationJune 26, 202407:15 min
DW Dokumentation | The Ku Klux Klan - Terrorism, American-style

The Ku Klux Klan - A Story of racism, violence and hatred

Three letters that are synonymous with racism, violence and hatred: KKK.
SocietyJune 15, 202452:04 min
Picture of Bruce Springsteen, a man in a dark shirt, smiling and playing a guitar onstage.

Bruce Springsteen's 'Born in the U.S.A.': Misinterpreted hit

As the album gets a special edition reissue marking its 40th year, its eponymous track has its own storied reception.
MusicJune 14, 2024
US President Joe Biden

Biden outperforms Trump in global approval ratings

Respondents in Europe held particularly negative views of Donald Trump, a new survey has revealed.
PoliticsJune 11, 2024
Tesla's new Cybertruck is shown on display at a Tesla store in San Diego

US struggles with bumpy road to e-mobility

The US government wants people to buy electric cars — cheap and made in America. But it seems like an impossible task.
BusinessJune 7, 202407:15 min
Donald Trump raises his right fist

US: Trump's election interference trial in Georgia halted

Donald Trump is accused of participating in a conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election result in Georgia.
PoliticsJune 5, 2024
Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court during jury deliberations in his criminal hush money trial on May 30, 2024

Donald Trump requests New York trial gag order be lifted

The former president argues that he should be allowed to speak about his conviction ahead of the US election.
PoliticsJune 5, 2024
USA, New York | Donald Trump vor Gericht

Trump to appeal against 'hush money' verdict

A jury found the former US president guilty of falsifying records to hide hush money payments to an adult film star.
PoliticsMay 31, 202405:30 min
Donald Trump speaking

Hush money trial: Biden says Trump 'threatening' democracy

US President Biden warned Trump was "threatening" democracy after he vowed to appeal his guilty verdict.
CrimeMay 31, 2024
Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 presidential election.

Jury finds Trump guilty of all charges in hush-money trial

Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 presidential election.
CrimeMay 31, 202402:02 min
Donald Trumpn is seen standing in front of US flags

Donald Trump convicted: Can he still become US president?

Donald Trump has been convicted in a criminal trial. How will the outcomes affect his run for president?
PoliticsMay 30, 2024