Mike Balsamo

Stay informed with Mike Balsamo’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

  • A Sibley County Sheriff’s Deputy blocks the road where the suspect involved in the shooting of two state lawmakers vehicle was found Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Faxon Township, Minn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Politics

    Man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers caught

    By Obed Lamy, Steve Karnowski, and others
  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents on stage at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Politics

    Trump’s would-be assassin was photographed by local police minutes before attack because he was scoping out the area with a rangefinder—but then he disappeared

    By Colleen Long, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • Now-deceased terror mastermind Osama bin Laden sitting next to his Egyptian lieutenant Ayman al-Zawahri in an undated videotape.

    U.S. airstrike killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri

    By Matthew Lee, Nomaan Merchant, and others
  • President Joe Biden

    Biden to ban Russian oil imports over Ukraine war

    By Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • A Sept. 26 rally on Capitol Hill in support of impeaching President Donald Trump.Politics

    Will the White House Impeachment Letter Backfire?

    By Jonathan Lemire, Mike Balsamo, and others
  • As the House Democratic impeachment inquiry of President Donald Trump got underway on Capitol Hill, across town at the White House, Trump was presented with an award from members of the National Sheriff’s Association.Politics

    White House Confirms Steps Taken to ‘Lock Down’ Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call

    By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, and others