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10:30 AM ET, April 26, 2026

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Garrett Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
A quick analysis of last night's shooting  —  So far, it appears the system worked as intended. … I had intended to write today about what a travesty the White House Correspondents Association dinner was — and how embarrassed every single journalist who attended should be …
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New York Times:
D.C. media parties go on, despite news of gunfire.  —  President Trump was rushed from the stage of a dinner hosted by the White House reporters' association.  Trump said a Secret Service agent was shot at but “saved” by his bulletproof vest.  The F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.
Reuters:
Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting  —  The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection afforded to America's political leaders at a time of increased political violence.
New York Times:
Running Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Security Checkpoint  —  The gunman did not make it inside the hotel ballroom where President Trump, top officials and hundreds of journalists had gathered for dinner.  —  Just minutes after the White House Correspondents' Association dinner began …
New York Times:
World leaders condemn violence after gunfire at the White House correspondents' dinner.  —  President Trump was unharmed after being rushed from the stage at the White House correspondents' dinner.  A gunman exchanged fire with authorities but did not reach the ballroom, and a suspect was in custody.
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom  —  A White House ballroom would be far more secure than any hotel facility, Trump says  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the shooting at the White House correspondents' dinner hours earlier highlighted …
Emma Dunkley / Financial Times:
The long history of violent incidents involving Donald Trump  —  Gunshots fired at White House Correspondents' Dinner were just the latest in a series of threats  —  Donald Trump was rushed offstage at the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday after gunshots were fired.
Discussion: Fox News, AMAC, Al Jazeera and Breitbart
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump evacuated from White House correspondents' dinner after loud noises heard
David Bauder / Associated Press:
Close watch on how Trump and journalists will get along at White House correspondents' dinner
New York Post:
Gunman opens fire at White House Correspondents' Dinner - Trump rushed out
Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump unharmed after shooting incident outside the White House correspondents' dinner
Faris Tanyos / CBS News:
Suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner identified as 31-year-old California man  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Details are beginning to emerge about the suspect who opened fire outside the ballroom where President Trump and other top officials were attending the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night.
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Zusha Elinson / Wall Street Journal:
Caltech Grad, ‘Teacher of the Month’ Named as Washington Shooting Suspect  —  'I'm in shock,' says former classmate of Cole Allen, who is in custody after attack outside White House correspondents' dinner  —  The 31-year-old suspect in the shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner …
Discussion: The Hill, CNN, Reuters and Fox News
New York Post:
Cole Allen, 31-year-old California teacher, ID'd as White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter  —  The gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif.
Collin Anderson / The Washington Free Beacon:
Suspected WHCD Shooter Boosted Bluesky Posts Saying Trump Should Be ‘Tried For High Crimes’  —  The suspected White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooter, Cole Tomas Allen, signal boosted posts on the left-wing social media platform Bluesky arguing that President Donald Trump should be …
Politico:
Trump safe after evacuation following shooting at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
I Slept Next Door to the Assassin in Hilton Room 10235.  This Is a Security Fiasco  —  NIGHT TERRORS  —  The Daily Beast's Executive Editor witnessed a jaw-dropping security breach.  And then it got worse.  —  EXCLUSIVE  —  After the shots rang out.  After someone shouted, “Get down!”
Politico:
The MAHA revolt threatening the farm bill … The biggest source of conflict is over a provision that would shield pesticide makers — a powerful lobbying force with agriculture state Republicans — from lawsuits.  It comes as the Trump administration has also moved to protect access …
Carolyn Y. Johnson / Washington Post:
Trump ousts National Science Board members  —  Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated.  —  Summary  —  Multiple scientists who serve on an independent board established …
Linda Qiu / New York Times:
The Trump Administration Has Changed Almost Every Aspect of Food Stamps … Ir … President Trump and his top officials have cast a sharp decrease in the number of food stamp recipients over the past year as evidence of economic progress and increasing self-sufficiency.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Gen Z isn't a monolith — and the data shows it  —  Gen Z isn't one generation: Research suggests it's two, split by the pandemic, and the younger half won't sit still. … Politicians and institutions treating them as a monolith risk misreading the country's young people.
Al Jazeera:
Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara killed during coordinated attacks  —  Death of key figure seen as big blow for Mali's military government as fighting with armed groups continues.  —  Add Al Jazeera on Google  —  Mali's Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara. has been killed during coordinated attacks …
Anna Liss-Roy / Washington Post:
They left Congress in disgrace.  Taxpayers could still pay their pensions.  —  To toughen how Congress polices itself, a bill would prohibit members from receiving pensions if they are convicted of crimes including rape and sexual assault.  —  Summary  —  Former congressmen Eric Swalwell …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Getty Images:
U.S. Vice President JD Vance is escorted out by Secret Service... Stock Footage Video  —  U.S. Vice President JD Vance is escorted out by Secret Service followed by agents surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump after an incident at the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner...
Discussion: Raw Story
Haider Ali Hussein Mullick / New York Times:
We Will Be Paying for the Iran War for a Very Long Time  —  America's spending on the war in Iran will far outlast active combat.  The U.S. government has already made contracts and other commitments to repair damaged bases, field counter-drone platforms, feed and shelter thousands of troops and replenish munitions.
 
 
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