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6:10 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 …
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.
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” …
Washington Post:
Correspondents' dinner lacked highest security level despite presence of top officials  —  The White House correspondents' dinner, attended by the president and several Cabinet members, was not given top security status that would have unlocked the full weight of federal security resources.  —  Summary
Discussion: Fox News, DNYUZ and Raw Story
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.
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump says he sees shootings as a reflection of his impact
Jonathan Edwards / Washington Post:
Trump, allies use dinner shooting to press case for White House ballroom
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
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Suspected shooter was likely targeting Trump administration officials, acting US attorney general says
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner:
Correspondents' dinner shooter manifesto rips Trump as ‘pedophile, rapist, and traitor’
Los Angeles Times:
What we know about Cole Tomas Allen, Torrance teacher suspected in D.C. shooting
Pooja Salhotra / New York Times:
California Man in Custody After Shooting at Dinner Attended by Trump
Jin Yu Young / New York Times:
What We Know About the Shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner
Associated Press:
Trump uninjured after security incident at White House Correspondents' dinner, in photos
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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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
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.
Rayne / emptywheel:   Dinner and a Show: What Isn't Being Discussed after WHCA ‘Nerd Prom’
Reuters:
Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Tonight the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) held its annual black-tie dinner …
New York Times:
'I'm Not a Basket Case': Trump Describes His Mind-Set After an Evening of Chaos
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 …
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 …
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.
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.
Wall Street Journal:
California's Billionaire Tax Has the Signatures to Make the Ballot, Backers Say  —  Supporters of the measure say they've accumulated more than 1.5 million signatures, topping the 875,000 required to make the ballot  —  Backers of the proposed California billionaire tax believe …
 
 
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