What do the JFK files reveal about Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby?
2 days, 20 hours ago

What do the JFK files reveal about Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby?

Hindustan Times  

On Tuesday, 1,123 pages strong documents related to President John F. Kennedy's assassination were released, adding to the over 5 million pages already disclosed. The files include details about Lee Harvey Oswald's travels, including a trip to Finland before the assassination. John F. Kennedy files disclosed by President Trump, include an FBI memo urging reassurance about Oswald's role in Kennedy's death. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Among the records is the FBI memo written by Director J. Edgar Hoover just hours after Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby that implores the government to assure the public that Oswald was the one who killed Kennedy.

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New JFK assassination files: What was revealed about Oswald and CIA plots?
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1 day, 21 hours ago

New JFK assassination files: What was revealed about Oswald and CIA plots?

Al Jazeera  

New files released on Tuesday don’t shed new light on Kennedy’s assassination. The Trump administration on Tuesday released more than 2,000 files related to the assassination of former United States President John F Kennedy — a case that has fuelled conspiracy theories for more than 60 years. While there is limited evidence to suggest that the initial explanation surrounding JFK’s …

Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies
2 days ago

Newly released JFK assassination files reveal more about CIA but don’t yet point to conspiracies

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Newly released documents related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in 1963 gave curious readers more details Wednesday into Cold War-era covert U.S. operations in other nations but didn’t initially lend credence to long-circulating conspiracy theories about who killed JFK. Shenon said the U.S. government may have kept information about what it knew about Oswald before the assassination …

CIA had ‘secret bases’ in Kolkata, Delhi? What JFK assassination files reveal
2 days, 6 hours ago

CIA had ‘secret bases’ in Kolkata, Delhi? What JFK assassination files reveal

Hindustan Times  

A post by a Russian media outlet on the recently uncovered files related to the assassination of President John F Kennedy in 1963 shed light on the covert operations of the CIA during the Cold War era. One of the key findings in this document, shared by Russian-backed international news television network RT on X, was the presence of secret …

JFK Files Released: Classified Records On Former US President John F Kennedy's Assassination Are Out
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2 days, 16 hours ago

JFK Files Released: Classified Records On Former US President John F Kennedy's Assassination Are Out

ABP News  

US President Donald J Trump has ordered the full release of previously classified records related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy. Trump’s Executive Order 14176 stressed the importance of public interest in these disclosures, stating that withholding information about JFK’s assassination is "not consistent with the public interest" and that releasing these records was "long overdue". The …

Trump Releases JFK Assassination Files
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2 days, 16 hours ago

Trump Releases JFK Assassination Files

Hindustan Times  

The Warren Commission in 1964 found that President John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald, who acted alone. The secrecy around Kennedy’s assassination was in many ways ground zero for the idea of “deep state” bureaucrats acting secretly to undermine elected officials, historians say, an idea that has been crucial to Trump’s rise. Kennedy’s killing, U.S. dishonesty about …

What do JFK files say? Mafia connections to second shooter, here's a look at the most explosive revelations
2 days, 21 hours ago

What do JFK files say? Mafia connections to second shooter, here's a look at the most explosive revelations

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration released 80,000 files related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination Tuesday evening, March 18. A 1964 historic federal law enforcement photo of the post John F. Kennedy assassination investigation shows FBI agent Robert Frazier reenacting the JFK assassination near its original location at the Texas School Book Depository building in Dallas, Texas October 8, 2013 Conspiracy theories …

US releases final trove of secret Kennedy assassination files
2 days, 21 hours ago

US releases final trove of secret Kennedy assassination files

Raw Story  

by Chris Lefkow The US National Archives on Tuesday released the final batch of files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — a case that still fuels conspiracy theories more than 60 years after his death. The move follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump in January directing the unredacted release of the remaining files …

Did CIA have a role in John Kennedy's murder? Explosive details in JFK files
2 days, 21 hours ago

Did CIA have a role in John Kennedy's murder? Explosive details in JFK files

India Today  

The release of classified files on the assassination of former US President John F Kennedy has put the CIA's role back into the spotlight following decades of conspiracy theories that the intel agency was linked to the high-profile murder. Among the striking revelations of the declassified files is how a CIA officer alerted Oswald's visits to the Soviet and Cuban …

JFK files make explosive revelations: CIA secrets, mafia ties and second shooters
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2 days, 21 hours ago

JFK files make explosive revelations: CIA secrets, mafia ties and second shooters

India Today  

Previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released on Tuesday following an order by President Donald Trump shortly after he took office. The vast majority of the National Archives' collection of over 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination have previously been released. Trump …

Trump administration releases thousands of files on JFK assassination
2 days, 21 hours ago

Trump administration releases thousands of files on JFK assassination

Al Jazeera  

Scholars and historians are likely to spend months sifting through records for answers about former US president’s killing. United States President Donald Trump’s administration has released thousands of pages of government files about the assassination of John F Kennedy, setting historians and internet sleuths on a mad dash to uncover new information about one of the most seismic moments in …

JFK files released: Where to download them – Find the link here
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2 days, 22 hours ago

JFK files released: Where to download them – Find the link here

Hindustan Times  

US President Donald Trump has officially released tens of thousands of classified documents related to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy. A statue of President John F. Kennedy stands outside the State House, The National Archives said in a statement on Tuesday: “In accordance with President Donald Trump’s directive of March 17, 2025, all records previously withheld for …

Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination
3 days, 9 hours ago

Trump administration makes public thousands of files related to JFK assassination

Associated Press  

DALLAS — Unredacted files related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy were released Tuesday evening. The vast majority of the National Archives’ collection of over 6 million pages of records, photographs, motion pictures, sound recordings and artifacts related to the assassination had previously been released. Here are some things to know: Trump’s order Shortly after he was …

Everything we know about the JFK files set to be declassified under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

Everything we know about the JFK files set to be declassified under Trump

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gerald Posner, author of Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK, …

Donald Trump wants to release the remaining classified JFK assassination records. Here is why it's happening now
1 month, 1 week ago

Donald Trump wants to release the remaining classified JFK assassination records. Here is why it's happening now

ABC  

United States President Donald Trump has been briefed on the potential release of classified records relating to the assassinations of former US president John F Kennedy, his brother Robert F Kennedy and civil rights visionary Dr Martin Luther King Jr, according to the office of the US Director of National Intelligence. "That is what Donald Trump has tapped into so …

FBI finds 2,400 new John F Kennedy assassination files after Trump's order
1 month, 1 week ago

FBI finds 2,400 new John F Kennedy assassination files after Trump's order

India Today  

The FBI found thousands of new documents related to the assassination of former President John F Kennedy after President Donald Trump called for the release of classified intelligence and law enforcement files about the 1963 shooting. As part of the same executive order, Trump also promised to release documents on the assassinations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr …

JFK assassination expert hints at the dark secrets that will be revealed when Trump releases files
1 month, 3 weeks ago

JFK assassination expert hints at the dark secrets that will be revealed when Trump releases files

Daily Mail  

A renowned JFK assassination expert predicted that the release of classified files related to the president's death may be set to 'embarrass' the CIA. Gerald Posner, who wrote noted biography on the assassination 'Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK', said Donald Trump's release of the files could send shockwaves through the agency. A renowned JFK assassination …

Kennedys at war over Trump's vow to release final JFK assassination files
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kennedys at war over Trump's vow to release final JFK assassination files

Daily Mail  

The Kennedy family has been wrought with fresh division over Donald Trump's decision to release the final classified files on John F Kennedy's assassination. Robert Kennedy Jr, who is nominated to be part of Donald Trump's cabinet, has long asked for the files of his uncle John F Kennedy's assassination to be fully released His approval of the files' release …

It was Russia, CIA, the FBI: 10 JFK assassination conspiracies that refuse to die
1 month, 3 weeks ago

It was Russia, CIA, the FBI: 10 JFK assassination conspiracies that refuse to die

The Independent  

There’s still something horribly compelling about the assassination of John F Kennedy on 22 November 1963. open image in gallery Kennedy and USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev in June 1961 at the start of talks in Vienna What’s more, Lee Harvey Oswald himself identified as a socialist as a teenager, taking this autodidactic flirtation into adulthood by reading Russian dictionaries during …

Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump orders release of last files on assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK

Al Jazeera  

US president says ‘everything will be revealed’ about the JFK assassination that has fuelled conspiracy theories for decades. United States President Donald Trump has ordered the declassification and release of all remaining files related to the assassination of former US President John F Kennedy, the focus of popular conspiracy theories for six decades. Trump’s executive order signed on Thursday also …

JFK's grandson issues stern message to Trump after decision to release classified Kennedy assassination files
1 month, 3 weeks ago

JFK's grandson issues stern message to Trump after decision to release classified Kennedy assassination files

Daily Mail  

Jack Schlossberg issued a harsh rebuke to Donald Trump after his order to declassify all remaining documents about the 1963 murder of Schlossberg's grandfather, former President John F. Kennedy. The last secret files about the assassination of Kennedy can now be published after President Trump on Thursday ordered the declassification of all remaining documents about the 1963 murder. Jack Schlossberg …

Trump to release John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files? says ’In the coming days...’
2 months ago

Trump to release John F Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files? says ’In the coming days...’

Live Mint  

Donald Trump during his pre-inauguration MAGA rally announced that he would release classified documents in the next few days regarding the assassinations of former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. King and Robert Kennedy were both assassinated in 1968. A day before his official inauguration as 47th President of the …

Trump vows to release John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files
2 months ago

Trump vows to release John F Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr assassination files

India Today  

US President-elect Donald Trump said that he would release classified documents in the upcoming days linked to the assassinations of former US president John F Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. "In the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother …

Trump promised to release the last JFK files. But what could they reveal?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump promised to release the last JFK files. But what could they reveal?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. "Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that's going …

Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations
4 months ago

Trump has promised again to release the last JFK files. But experts say don’t expect big revelations

Associated Press  

DALLAS — More than 60 years after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, conspiracy theories still swirl and any new glimpse into the fateful day of Nov. 22, 1963, in Dallas continues to fascinate. “Anybody waiting for a smoking gun that’s going to turn this case upside down will be sorely disappointed,” said Gerald Posner, author of “Case Closed,” which …

Trump promises to release all JFK assassination files as RFK Jr endorses him
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump promises to release all JFK assassination files as RFK Jr endorses him

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Former President Donald Trump has vowed to task a presidential …

Why JFK’s assassination remains a mystery
1 year, 3 months ago

Why JFK’s assassination remains a mystery

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Gunshots ring out As the limousine …

Oswald, Mexico and the KGB: What you need to know about the coming unclassified JFK assassination files
2 years, 3 months ago

Oswald, Mexico and the KGB: What you need to know about the coming unclassified JFK assassination files

Raw Story  

The National Archives will release a trove of formerly classified information about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, including a lengthy CIA profile of killer Lee Harvey Oswald. Some of the declassified documents will reference the activities of undercover CIA operatives in Mexico City who aggressively monitored Oswald there in September 1963, when he made contact with Soviet and …

JFK assassination files: What we’ve learned so far from the 1,500 documents
3 years, 2 months ago

JFK assassination files: What we’ve learned so far from the 1,500 documents

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On 1 October, CIA agents in Mexico intercepted …

New Batch Of 1,500 JFK Assassination Documents Released
3 years, 3 months ago

New Batch Of 1,500 JFK Assassination Documents Released

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City as well as discussion, in …

US releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination
3 years, 3 months ago

US releases new batch of documents about JFK assassination

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The National Archives on Wednesday made public nearly 1,500 documents related to the U.S. government’s investigation into the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The documents include CIA cables and memos discussing Oswald’s previously disclosed but never fully explained visits to the Soviet and Cuban embassies in Mexico City as well as discussion, in the days after …

Classified JFK assassination files are released: 1,500 documents
3 years, 3 months ago

Classified JFK assassination files are released: 1,500 documents

Daily Mail  

More than 1,500 previously classified JFK assassination files have today been made public, including documents about killer Lee Harvey Oswald's contact with a KGB agent two months before the shooting. The documents released on Wednesday include memos detailing anonymous phone calls to the US embassy in Canberra, Australia, a year before the shooting, where the caller said the Soviet Government …

Lee Harvey Oswald's killer Jack Ruby told FBI informant to 'watch the fireworks' hours before JFK's assasination
7 years, 4 months ago

Lee Harvey Oswald's killer Jack Ruby told FBI informant to 'watch the fireworks' hours before JFK's assasination

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jack Ruby told an …

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee
7 years, 4 months ago

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee

NPR  

New JFK Assassination Documents Delve Into Oswald's Trip To Mexico, Plans To Flee Enlarge this image toggle caption Jon Elswick/AP Jon Elswick/AP The National Archives released 553 new documents Friday related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. "Documents released Friday show officials questioned whether Oswald had been trying to get visas from the Soviet and Cuban embassies …

JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files release leaves real-life whodunit unsettled

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Botulism pills. Some highlights: ___ HOOVER, WORRIED Just a few hours after Lee Harvey Oswald was killed in Dallas, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover dictated a memo saying the government needed to issue something “so we can convince the public” that Oswald killed President John F. Kennedy. Hoover said he and a deputy were concerned about “having something …

JFK files: Trump holds back information on Oswald's meeting with Russians and Cubans
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: Trump holds back information on Oswald's meeting with Russians and Cubans

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Files that could have …

JFK files reveal FBI warning on Oswald, a ploy to kill Fidel Castro, Soviets Union's missile fears
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files reveal FBI warning on Oswald, a ploy to kill Fidel Castro, Soviets Union's missile fears

Firstpost  

While many of the 2,891 records released by the National Archives were raw intelligence and uncorroborated, they were almost certain to reinvigorate rampant conspiracy theories about slaying of JFK in Dallas, Texas The US government on Thursday released a mammoth, long-awaited trove of secret files on the killing of president John F Kennedy, offering intriguing new insights into events surrounding …

JFK files: Russia feared Lee Harvey Oswald would get them nuked by US
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: Russia feared Lee Harvey Oswald would get them nuked by US

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Almost 3,000 newly released documents detail everything the …

JFK Files Don't Make The Details Of His Assassination Any Less Mysterious
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK Files Don't Make The Details Of His Assassination Any Less Mysterious

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Tidbits revealed in newly released National Archives documents related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy suggest the investigation into what happened in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, won’t settle lingering questions. A 1975 presidential Commission on CIA Activities deposition shows that David Belin, an attorney for the commission, asked Richard Helms, who had served as …

JFK files release live updates: Trump orders declassification of documents uncovering assassination attempts on foreign leaders
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files release live updates: Trump orders declassification of documents uncovering assassination attempts on foreign leaders

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. For the latest updates, follow our liveblog below : What might be in these …

JFK: Donald Trump holds back hundreds of secret assassination files for review, White House says
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK: Donald Trump holds back hundreds of secret assassination files for review, White House says

ABC  

US President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of secret John Fitzgerald Kennedy assassination documents, but yielded to pressure from the FBI and CIA to block the release of hundreds more for further review. Key points: Some 300 of the 3,100 secret JFK files are being placed under review for six months The FBI and the CIA reportedly …

JFK files: Russia denies any connection to president's assassination before release of documents
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: Russia denies any connection to president's assassination before release of documents

The Independent  

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JFK files: Conspiracy theorists’ guide to what Donald Trump’s release will say about the assassination
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: Conspiracy theorists’ guide to what Donald Trump’s release will say about the assassination

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His decision to release the "JFK Files" – classified documents about the president's assassination – is sparking …

Four unanswered questions the new JFK files could shed light on
7 years, 4 months ago

Four unanswered questions the new JFK files could shed light on

The Telegraph  

The release of thousands of top secret government files today could be the moment that finally lays to rest many of the conspiracy theories that have swirled around President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. Some are clearly farfetched, such as the idea Mr Kennedy was murdered by a poisoned dart from a bystander seen holding an umbrella or the ‘Year Zero’ …

JFK files: Lee Harvey Oswald's links with Russia, fears over missile attack and the CIA plots to kill Fidel Castro
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: Lee Harvey Oswald's links with Russia, fears over missile attack and the CIA plots to kill Fidel Castro

The Telegraph  

Russia feared an 'irresponsible' US general could launch a revenge missile strike in the wake of John F Kennedy's assassination, while Dallas police knew about the threat to kill Lee Harvey Oswald, it has emerged. Thousands of previously classified files relating to the assassination of the US President were released on Thursday shedding new details on the case, although Donald …

50 years of theories: JFK file release spotlights explanations
7 years, 4 months ago

50 years of theories: JFK file release spotlights explanations

CNN  

Story highlights Trump issued a memo blocking some of the release The release could breathe oxygen into some of the many competing theories Washington CNN — President John F. Kennedy’s death gave birth to decades of competing theories – and a mountain of government paperwork. The Warren Commission report continues to face heavy skepticism from people advocating alternative theories, and …

JFK files: The highlights
7 years, 4 months ago

JFK files: The highlights

CNN  

Washington CNN — The CIA mulled mafia hits on Cuban President Fidel Castro. The report said Attorney General Robert Kennedy, the President’s brother, told the FBI he learned the CIA hired an intermediary “to approach Sam Giancana with a proposition of paying $150,000 to hire some gunman to go into Cuba and kill Castro.” Cuban President Fidel Castro addressing the …

AP Explains: What could be in the long-secret JFK files?
7 years, 4 months ago

AP Explains: What could be in the long-secret JFK files?

Associated Press  

BOSTON — For decades, the existence of secret government files linked to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination has helped fuel conspiracy theories that others besides Lee Harvey Oswald were involved in his murder. So interesting!” On Saturday, he had tweeted that — “subject to the receipt of further information” — he will allow the “long blocked and classified JFK FILES …

Trump JFK files release: Classified John F Kennedy assassination documents to be opened, President announces
7 years, 5 months ago

Trump JFK files release: Classified John F Kennedy assassination documents to be opened, President announces

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump has announced he intends to allow the release …

JFK Files: What are they and why is Trump releasing them?
7 years, 5 months ago

JFK Files: What are they and why is Trump releasing them?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Trump announced: “Subject to the receipt of …

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