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12:05 PM ET, April 26, 2026

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Associated Press:
Gunman at Trump dinner was believed to have been targeting administration officials, Blanche says  —  The gunman who tried to breach the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday,.
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Associated Press:
Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident  —  President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years.  He suggested that his personal politics …
New York Times:
'I'm Not a Basket Case': Trump Describes His Mind-Set After an Evening of Chaos  —  Very little was clear about what had happened at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night.  But the president wanted to talk about it.  —  It was 10:31 p.m. on Saturday when President Trump walked …
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.
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 …
Discussion: CNN, NewsMax.com, Reason and Mediaite
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, acting US attorney general says  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said law enforcement still looking into “whether President Donald Trump was specifically targeted.  —  Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche …
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump says he sees shootings as a reflection of his impact  —  “I hate to say I'm honored,” the president says of his repeated brushes with violence.  —  Summary  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday that he views his repeated brushes with violence as a sign of his historic significance …
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.
New York Times:
Running Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Security Checkpoint
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
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 …
New York Post:
WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen was targeting Trump officials in attack on ballroom, officials say  —  The gunman who charged a security checkpoint and opened fire outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman was targeting Trump officials Saturday night.
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.
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by Trump
Washington Post:
Officials identify suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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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Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom
Reuters:
Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting
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!”
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CNBC:
Tillis ends block of Fed chair nominee Warsh, clears way for Trump pick … Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end his blockade of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell.
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Thom Tillis drops blockade of Trump's Fed chair nominee, clearing path for Warsh's confirmation
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 …
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.
 
 
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