A peaceful Pennsylvania town grapples with tragedy after an assassination attempt at a Trump rally left one local hero dead, as Butler residents hope for unity.

WASHINGTON -- One year ago, the attempted assassination of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, marked a pivotal and deeply troubling moment for the nation-and especially for the U.S. Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting America's top leaders.

"That moment captured who he is at his core — a strong leader — and marked a turning point in the 2024 election," said Sen. Dave McCormick.

One year after President Trump's assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, some analysts say political violence in the U.S. is on the rise.

During the visit, President Trump will be joined by Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick, who is hosting the inaugural Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit. It looks to bring together the top leaders in the energy, AI, global investment, labor, and trade sectors, and government officials.

That agent was allegedly warned about would-be assassin Thomas Crooks 25 minutes before Trump was shot — but did not relay that info to the agents on the ground in Butler, Pennsylvania, the report

The report outlines “stunning failures" by Secret Service that allowed the attempted assassination of then-candidate Trump.

The July 13, 2024, shooting in Butler killed 50-year-old firefighter Corey Comperatore and wounded two others. Trump, then the Republican nominee, was struck in the ear as he stood onstage. His bloodied image, fist raised as Secret Service agents rushed him away, became a symbol of survival and, for many, divine intervention.

President Donald Trump will join lawmakers as well as energy and tech titans at the inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, next week.

The Secret Service failed to protect President Donald Trump from an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a Senate report has found on the one-year anniversary of the attack. “This was not a single error.