Assassination

Speed Read Ryan Routh tried to shoot President Donald Trump at his West Palm Beach golf course last September

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 24 September 25

TODAY'S BIG QUESTION The FBI’s bungled response in the immediate aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting has director Kash Patel in the hot seat

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 15 September 25

TALKING POINTS The suspected assassination of far-right activist Charlie Kirk has some public figures pleading for restraint, while others agitate for violent reprisals

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 11 September 25

In the Spotlight US hitwoman wore a niqab in online lover's revenge plot

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 13 August 25

The Explainer The agency has admitted a key fact about Oswald for the first time

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 23 July 25

Speed Read Two new reports detail security breakdowns that led to attempts on the president's life

By Jessica Hullinger Published 14 July 25

speed read Miguel Uribe Turbay, who has announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election, was shot at a rally

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 9 June 25

The Explainer Both RFK and his brother, President John F. Kennedy, have been the subjects of conspiracies

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 22 April 25

THE EXPLAINER The release of thousands of files on John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination offers scholars and skeptics a new look at one of the country's lowest moments

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 19 March 25

Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

By Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US Published 23 December 24

The Explainer The unlucky men who fell victim to successful plots against their lives

By David Faris Published 14 October 24

The Explainer The story behind two September 1975 attempts to kill America's 'accidental president'

By David Faris Published 1 October 24