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4:00 AM ET, April 26, 2026

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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Close watch on how Trump and journalists will get along at White House correspondents' dinner  —  Donald Trump's expected attendance at Saturday's annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington for his first time as president will put his administration's often-contentious relationship …
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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.
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Trump evacuated from White House correspondents' dinner after loud noises heard  —  President Donald Trump and other guests were evacuated from inside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday evening.  Guests said there were several loud noises heard inside the ballroom …
Curtis Yee / Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump unharmed after shooting incident outside the White House correspondents' dinner  —  President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House correspondents association on Saturday night after an unspecified threat.
Politico:
Trump safe after evacuation following shooting at White House Correspondents' Association Dinner … The president promised to reschedule the dinner soon, projecting a sense of calm and telling reporters breezily that politics is a dangerous line of work.  —  “It comes with the territory,” Trump said.
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Officials identify suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Moved Offstage at White House Correspondents' Dinner
New York Post:
Gunman opens fire at White House Correspondents' Dinner - Trump rushed out
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 …
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump abruptly cancels Kushner-Witkoff Pakistan trip
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump cancels envoys' trip to Pakistan for Iran talks
Greg Norman-Diamond / Fox News:
Trump cancels Witkoff, Kushner's Pakistan trip for Iran negotiations: ‘We have all the cards’
Mike Brock / Notes from the Circus:
The Most Articulate Apologist  —  Ben Shapiro went on ' podcast this week and gave the most clarifying interview I have read in a year.  Not clarifying about Donald Trump, who has been clarified for some time.  Clarifying about Ben Shapiro, and about the specific kind of figure that has been keeping …
Discussion: Raw Story and Sam Harris
Sophie Hurwitz / Mother Jones:
The Truth About the Trump Plan to Bring Back Execution by Firing Squad  —  A veteran death penalty lawyer says it is part of the administration's “brutality trip.”  —  The US Department of Justice announced Friday that it plans to revive the firing squad as a method of killing in federal capital cases.
Bloomberg:
The Billion-Barrel Hormuz Oil Shock Is About to Crash Demand  —  The Strait of Hormuz oil shock has yet to crash demand as the rich world borrows from its stocks and pays up to secure supply.  Traders are now sounding the alarm that a harsh adjustment is coming.
NBC News:
Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known  —  U.S. bases and equipment across the Middle East came under attack — including from an Iranian F-5, despite American air defenses — and repairs could cost billions of dollars.
New York Times:
AIDS Creeps Back in Parts of Zambia, a Year After U.S. Cuts to H.I.V. Assistance  —  A once-robust H.I.V. treatment and prevention system, credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, has begun to crumble.  —  Saulo Kasekela died of AIDS on March 7, in a small town called Mpongwe in the copper belt of northern Zambia.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Term-limited Trump mortgages GOP's future  —  President Trump is governing like a man who will never face voters again, mortgaging his party's future on promises he won't be around to keep. … His signature bets — tariffs, the war in Iran, redistricting — are curdling into long-term liabilities …
Discussion: Bloomberg and OutsideTheBeltway
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Erin Cox / Washington Post:   Democrats could actually retake the Senate. Here are the races to watch.
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
Shane Galvin / New York Post:
15 chemical spraying drones stolen in NJ as FBI investigates possible ‘nightmare scenario’: report  —  Someone stole 15 giant agricultural drones in New Jersey — and experts fear a “nightmare scenario” if they end up in the hands of terrorists.  —  The fleet of Ceres Air C31 drones …
Salt Lake Tribune:
‘Hyperscale’ data center project in Utah — expected to generate and consume more power than entire state — nears final approval  —  Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary plans to build a massive hyperscale data center project in Box Elder County — which state boosters say will fund modern buildings …
Discussion: Deseret News
Politico:
Patel's White House hangover  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Good Saturday afternoon.  This is Adam Wren.  The consensus from our team is that Semafor had the best overall scene and food (short-rib grilled cheese sandwiches and oxtail empanadas) …
Discussion: Variety
 
 
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Katie Jerkovich / New York Post:
Ilhan Omar husband's California winery suddenly closes amid investigation into her finances
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks
Politico:
Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor and U.S. Interior secretary, dies at 74
Discussion: Newsweek
Wall Street Journal:
Deluge of Scandals Raises Stakes for Secretive House Panel
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Philip Wegmann / Wall Street Journal:
Why Tucker Carlson Is Turning on Donald Trump: ‘I Feel Betrayed’
Discussion: The Independent
Shane Galvin / New York Post:
Would-be UFO whistleblower died of accidental drug overdose after agreeing to testify to Congress
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Gateway Pundit
Wall Street Journal:
How a Fringe Conspiracy Theory About Missing Scientists Got the FBI's Attention
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
Under Trump, Green Card Seekers Face New Scrutiny for Views on Israel
Discussion: twitchy.com and Raw Story
Mary Ziegler / Politico:
Trump Is Going After Birth Control. Here's Why.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Donald Trump Lost In 2020. An Alarming Number Of His Nominees Won't Say So.
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