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Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting

Updated 2:29 PM EDT, April 27, 2026 WASHINGTON (AP) — The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and will remain at least temporarily behind bars as the case moves forward. Cole Tomas Allen appeared in court Monday to face federal charges in a chaotic encounter that resulted in shots being fired, Trump being rushed off the stage and guests ducki ...

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Melania Trump calls on ABC to take a stand against Jimmy Kimmel as she rails against late night host following a scathin

Melania Trump calls on ABC to take a stand against Jimmy Kimmel as she rails against late night host following a scathing monologue Story by Ted Johnson • 4h • ................ The first lady posted on X, “Kimmel's hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn't comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the political sickness within America. People like Kimmel shouldn't have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate ...

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US Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-Republican Texas voting map

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to ‌add more Republicans to the U.S. House of Representatives, as President ‌Donald Trump's party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections. The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of U.S. House districts in ...

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GOP senators losing confidence in Hegseth amid Pentagon turmoil

04/27/26 6:00 AM ET A growing group of Senate Republicans are losing confidence in Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s leadership of the Defense Department, and some GOP lawmakers would like to see him “move on,” though they say it’s President Trump’s call. Senate Republicans who spoke to The Hill on the condition of anonymity say Hegseth wouldn’t be confirmed to head the Pentagon if he were renominated by Trump today, and they say senior staff turmoil at the Defense Department under Hegseth’ ...

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DeSantis unveils proposed Florida district map that could let GOP flip up to 4 seats

OREN OPPENHEIM Mon, April 27, 2026 at 2:08 PM CDT Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday unveiled a proposed new congressional map for the Sunshine State that his office indicates could let Republicans flip up to four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. It's a move that could help the party gain seats and counter Democrats' recent redistricting victory in Virginia, if the map passes the Legislature and survives likely legal challenges. But some in the state are concerned about how a ne ...

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Trump erupts in '60 Minutes' interview: 'I'm not a pedophile'

(Daily Beast) President Donald Trump exploded at a reporter for quoting from the manifesto of the suspect who opened fire near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. In an interview with 60 Minutes correspondent Norah O’Donnell, the 79-year-old was presented with excerpts from Cole Tomas Allen’s manifesto, which the 31-year-old allegedly sent to his family moments before the shooting. “The so-called manifesto is a stunning thing to read, Mr. President,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell then asked the president about his reaction to Allen’s rationalization that he was “no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.”

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Barack Obama calls for unity after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

(The Wrap) Barack Obama called for unity on Sunday following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. The 44th president said "it's incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy." "Although we don't yet have the details about the motives behind last night's shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner, it's incumbent upon all us to reject the idea that violence has any place in our democracy," he wrote on social media.

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Rumors and Speculation Swirl Online After Shooting at Washington Dinner

(NY Times) Almost as soon as gunshots were reported from the White House Correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night, social media was flooded with conspiracy theories and finger-pointing over the attack. In a now-common phenomenon after such incidents, prominent influencers fill the information vacuum with speculation in a bid for attention and followers.

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Correspondents' dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials

(Washington Post) When so many officials gather in one place for official functions such as an inauguration or State of the Union address, the secretary of homeland security typically puts the Secret Service in charge of coordinating all security through a formal designation known as a “National Special Security Event.” There was no such designation on Saturday night at an event also attended by thousands of journalists and other government officials, according to local and federal officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss security details.

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King Charles's US visit to go ahead as planned: Buckingham Palace

(The Hill) King Charles III’s upcoming trip to the U.S. is going ahead as planned after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, according to Buckingham Palace. “Following discussions on both sides of the Atlantic through the day, and acting on advice of Government, we can confirm the State Visit by Their Majesties will proceed as planned,” a spokesperson for the palace said Sunday.

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Green Card Update: Applicants Impacted by Trump Travel Ban Get Legal Win

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Employment Agency Pushes Discrimination Cases That Match Trump's Agenda

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Pentagon can require reporters to be escorted during appeal process, judges rule

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Jane Fonda's free speech group urges ABC to resist Trump's demand to fire Jimmy Kimmel

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Mike Johnson Rejects Bill to Fully Fund DHS, Including the Secret Service, Without ICE

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