United States

The United States is no stranger to presidential assassinations. Four sitting presidents have been killed, as well as several presidential candidates.

We spoke to Ben Joelson, who’s head of security risk at the Chertoff Group advisory firm. We began by asking for his reaction to what happened.

British journalist Tom Newton Dunn was at the rally when the shooting broke out.

Donald Trump has urged Americans to “stand united” and remain “defiant in the face of wickedness” after the assassination attempt against him.

The American actor Alec Baldwin has had all charges against him dropped after a judge dismissed the case, accusing the prosecution of withholding vital information.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is at the table with Nato leaders at their summit in Washington DC this evening.

The president has rejected calls for him to drop out of the US presidential race.

In the coming days, what everyone in US politics is watching for is how Biden polls against Trump, specifically in the battleground swing states that decide presidential elections.

“Absolutely not!” That was the emphatic answer from Joe Biden’s press secretary in the White House in the last hour, when asked if the president is considering stepping aside as the Democratic candidate.

We spoke to Professor Sarah Churchwell, a writer and professor of American culture and humanities from the University of London, and from Blue River, Colorado, the broadcaster Mark McKinnon, who advised President George W Bush and Senator John McCain.

More legal drama in America with the highest political consequences. The Manhattan District Attorney says he is open to delaying sentencing for Donald Trump’s hush money conviction, following yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling. Trump’s lawyers requested a delay after the court decided former presidents should have immunity from prosecution for official acts, arguing that some evidence…

We spoke to Neal Katyal, who was the acting US Solicitor General under President Obama

It’s quite something when a candidate describes being referred to a criminal court to decide whether his prosecution should continue – as a big win.

We spoke to the historian Professor Allan Lichtman, whose 1981 book, The Keys to the White House, attempted to create a system to predict presidential election winners.

We spoke to the American pollster and political consultant Frank Luntz.