Philip Shenon, a former Washington and foreign correspondent for the New York Times, is the author of A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination. His latest book, Jesus Wept: Seven Popes and the Battle for the Soul of the Catholic Church, will be published next month by Alfred A. Knopf.

A famed doctor who investigated the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy discussed what the upcoming release of the assassination files may reveal.

President Donald Trump has signed an order to declassify government records relating to the assassination of JFK Jr., Newsweek's live blog is closed.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to release files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.

President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

An executive order by Donald Trump demands the nation's security organizations create plans to release confidential records regarding the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

The Oscar-winning 'JFK' director says President Donald Trump "deserves praise" for his decision to release the final top secret files on Kennedy's assassination — with some caveats.

Millions of documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas have already been made public, but President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of still-classified files.

Trump's order is aimed at releasing documents related to the assassinations of the former president, presidential candidate and civil rights leader.

The release of the classified documents related to the assassinations of John F Kennedy and Martin Luther King is much anticipated by historians.

President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be releasing long-sought classified documents pertaining to the assassinations of John F.

US President Donald Trump has ordered the documents related to three of the most consequential assassinations in US history - the killings of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr - to be declassified.