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Donald Trump gestures after taking the oath of office during his first inauguration in Washington, DC, in January 2017.
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Was Iran trying to assassinate Donald Trump?

The US Justice Department on Friday charged three men with plotting to assassinate Donald Trump on the orders of the Iranian government.

​Bolivia's former President Evo Morales speaks during a press conference, in Cochabamba, Bolivia October 4, 2024.
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Did Bolivia’s ex-president stage an assassination … on himself?

The day after former Bolivian President Evo Morales claimed to have survived an attempt on his life on Sunday, Interior Minister Eduardo de Castillo accused Morales of staging an attempt on his own life.

Ian Bremmer on Trump second assassination attempt
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Ian Bremmer on Trump second assassination attempt

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The idea that former President Trump has now faced two assassination attempts "is something we should be more concerned about than we presently are," says Ian Bremmer. He explains what we should be thinking about as US political stability becomes increasingly frail.

​Law enforcement officers on the scene after reports of shots fired outside Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump's Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sept. 15, 2024.
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Trump safe after possible assassination attempt

Donald Trump is safe after a gunman was apprehended near the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Sunday. The FBI confirms that it had “responded to and is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.”

​Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump raises his fist during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 15, 2024.
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Political Mo: The price of a winning streak?

Does the thrill of political momentum threaten to undermine the most important part of any campaign: the policies?

Donald Trump supporters in Huntington Beach, Calif., on July 14, 2024.
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Iran reportedly plotted to kill Trump

While Day Two of the RNC focused on “Making America Safer Once Again,” reports surfaced Tuesday that US authorities had received intelligence in recent weeks about an Iranian plot to kill former President Donald Trump.

Republican presidential candidate and former US President Donald Trump is assisted by the Secret Service after gunfire rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, PA, on July 13, 2024.
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Electoral violence comes out of the shadows

The brazen assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump this weekend has pulled from the shadows an inevitable implication of the country’s polarization: the risk of political violence. In this consequential US election year, with questions of institutional legitimacy hanging in the air, misinformation flooding social media, and worries about the fitness of at least one of the candidates, we have now been alerted to how real the threat of violence is for the months ahead.

​Slovkia's Prime Minister Robert Fico is in serious condition after being severely wounded in an assassination attempt.
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Slovakia "on the brink" after PM shot

Robert Fico, the outspoken, nationalistic prime minister of Slovakia, was severely wounded in an assassination attempt on Wednesday.

Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus; Trudeau assassination attempt
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Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus; Trudeau assassination attempt

Ian Bremmer shares his perspective on global politics on this week's World In (More Than) 60 Seconds:


Jair Bolsonaro, the president of Brazil, has coronavirus. What are your thoughts and where does this leave Brazil?

There was an assassination attempt on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. What's the story?

Australia resumes lockdown. How are they handling the pandemic?