Local police reportedly encountered Donald Trump's would-be assassin Thomas Crooks just moments before he opened fire on the former president Saturday, but failed to stop the shooter despite the clear threat.

Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle said on Monday that the Trump rally shooting was "unacceptable," but that she would not resign her post.

The head of President Biden's re-election campaign claimed on Monday that Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio.) was chosen by Donald Trump as his running mate because Vance is comfortable with "breaking the law."

The crowd at the Republican National Convention absolutely erupted Monday night as former President - and official Republican presidential nominee - Donald Trump stepped into the spotlight to take his place in a VIP box, only two days after surviving an assassination attempt that claimed the life of one of his supporters and injured two others.