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7:55 PM ET, April 26, 2026

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New York Post:
Read White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman Cole Allen's full anti-Trump manifesto  —  Accused White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman Cole Allen sent a sprawling, crazed manifesto to family members 10 minutes before Saturday's attack, sources told The Post.
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Steven Nelson / New York Post:
WHCD gunman Cole Allen sent anti-Trump manifesto, said he wanted to take out Trump officials: ‘The Friendly Federal Assassin’  —  WASHINGTON — Gunman Cole Allen sent an anti-President Trump manifesto to his family members about 10 minutes before opening fire at Saturday night's White House …
Emily Mae / CBS News:
What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Cole Tomas Allen, the suspected gunman who tried to attack the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are calling a written “manifesto” …
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.
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by Trump
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump and his allies insist Saturday's WHCD shooting vindicates his push for über-secure White House ballroom
Los Angeles Times:
What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, Torrance teacher suspected in D.C. shooting
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, acting US attorney general says
Associated Press:
Trump uninjured after security incident at White House Correspondents' dinner, in photos
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 …
Discussion: The Independent
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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 …
Amelia Nierenberg / New York Times:
Trump Praises Journalist After Shooting at Media Dinner  —  Weijia Jiang, a CBS correspondent, had been sitting next to the president at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner when shots rang out.  Soon afterward, she was reporting on the attack.
Associated Press:
Gunman at Trump dinner was believed to have been targeting administration officials, Blanche says
David Smith / The Guardian:
I've covered Trump for a decade. At the White House correspondents' dinner, darkness came viscerally close
Discussion: New York Times
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Republicans rally behind Trump's ballroom plan after gala shooting
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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NBC News:
Suspect in White House Correspondents' dinner shooting wrote of targeting Trump administration  —  Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is accused of rushing a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, handgun and knives, and exchanging gunfire with law enforcement.
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!”
Discussion: Raw Story
The Guardian:
Orbán associates rush to move wealth out of Hungary after election defeat  —  Incoming PM Péter Magyar accuses Fidesz-linked figures of trying to shield their wealth from accountability  —  Along the banks of the Danube, news that the Viktor Orbán era had come to an end set off an hours-long party.
Discussion: BBC and Bloomberg
Indiana Daily Student:
LIVE UPDATES: 5 wounded by gunfire in stable condition after Kirkwood shooting; no suspects in custody  —  Police have not yet taken suspects into custody following a shooting on Kirkwood Avenue early Sunday morning that wounded at least nine people.  —  One victim suffered a bullet wound …
David French / New York Times:
Ukraine Has Picked Up the Torch America Dropped  —  A remarkable thing has happened on the world's battlefields.  Ukraine — a nation that was supposed to dissolve within days of a Russian invasion — has fought Russia to a stalemate, revolutionizing land warfare in the process.
New York Times:
U.S. Mint Buys Drug Cartel Gold and Sells It as ‘American’  —  As prices for the precious metal soar, the industry's guardrails have broken down.  —  Every year, the United States Mint sells more than $1 billion of investment-grade gold coins.  Each is stamped with an icon like the bald eagle …
Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map  —  A Virginia circuit court has refused to block the implementation of Democrats' new congressional map, which voters approved in a statewide special election last week.
Axios:
AOC's hide-and-seek strategy with the press  —  New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doesn't want to meet the press.  — The progressive lawmaker has sat for just three interviews with national media this year — a fraction of what other potential 2028 candidates for president have done.
 
 
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