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4:20 AM ET, April 27, 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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Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Trump “wasn't worried” during White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Last night in the nation's capitol a gunman stormed the security perimeter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.  The president, the first lady, the vice president, cabinet members …
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.
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ anchor for reading alleged gunman's manifesto … “I was waiting for you to read that because I knew you would, because you're horrible people.  Horrible people,” Trump said.  “Yeah, he did write that.  I'm not a rapist.  I didn't rape anybody.”
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 …
Fox News:
Obama says motive unclear despite manifesto outlining alleged targets in WHCD shooting
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
The White House Correspondents' Dinner suspect sent a “manifesto” to his family. CBS News reviewed what's in it.
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump and his allies insist Saturday's WHCD shooting vindicates his push for über-secure White House ballroom
New York Post:
WHCD shooting suspect Cole Allen was targeting Trump officials in attack on ballroom, officials say
Isaac Arnsdorf / Washington Post:
Trump says he sees shootings as a reflection of his impact
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 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 Wrap, RedState and The Independent
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit  —  President Donald Trump's Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit …
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
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
Amelia Nierenberg / New York Times:
Trump Praises Journalist After Shooting at Media Dinner
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.
Discussion: Cardinal News
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
In Virginia, Republicans attack the map and the right to vote  —  Three million Virginians went to the polls to decide whether the legislature could redraw the state's congressional maps.  Tens of millions were spent on both sides.  When the votes were tallied, the yes campaign had prevailed by 2.1%.
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge
Discussion: Daily Kos
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Iran offers U.S. deal to reopen strait but postpone nuclear talks  —  Iran through Pakistani mediators gave the U.S. a new proposal for reaching a deal on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the ending of the war, with nuclear negotiations postponed for a later stage, according to a U.S. official and two sources with knowledge.
Maayan Lubell / Reuters:
Netanyahu's biggest rivals join forces for Israel's next election  —  Two of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's most formidable political rivals said on Sunday they were joining forces in a bid to oust his coalition government in the upcoming election expected later this year.
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
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 …
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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Associated Press:
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Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
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Washington Post:
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Financial Times:
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