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10:10 AM ET, April 27, 2026

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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
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Joe Hernandez / NPR:
Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter set to appear in federal court  —  The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where President Trump and other top administration officials were gathered, is set to make his first appearance in court today.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
April 26, 2026  —  Today Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate of the Department of Justice Civil Division wrote to the lawyer for the National Trust for Historic Preservation demanding that the organization drop its lawsuit against Trump's planned ballroom on the site where the East Wing of the White House used to be.
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:   'It's going to be a circus': Inside Mike Johnson's grueling week
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit
Associated Press:
Iran offers to reopen Strait of Hormuz if US lifts its blockade and the war ends, officials say  —  Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the U.S. lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question …
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Reuters:
Russian superyacht crosses blockaded Strait of Hormuz  —  A superyacht linked to sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, shipping data showed, one of very few vessels to transit the blockaded shipping lane at the heart of the U.S.-Iran conflict.
Discussion: Al Jazeera
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.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
Trump Calls Secret Meeting as His War Crisis Spirals  —  HUNKER DOWN  —  Talks to try to end the Middle East conflict have flatlined over the past few days.  —  Donald Trump is set to hold a national security meeting to discuss the situation regarding negotiations to end the Iran war, according to reports.
Discussion: Washington Examiner
New York Post:
How many times must Trump be targeted before the left quits radicalizing people?  —  For the third time, an assassin Saturday night came far too close to killing President Donald Trump.  —  And in what's starting to seem like a pattern, the suspect was clearly a radicalized lefty.
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ anchor for reading alleged gunman's manifesto
Norah O'Donnell / CBS News:
Trump “wasn't worried” during White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting
New York Post:
Read White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman Cole Allen's full anti-Trump manifesto
Fox News:
Obama says motive unclear despite manifesto outlining alleged targets in WHCD shooting
Tim Balk / New York Times:
What's Next in the Nationwide Redistricting Fight  —  All eyes are on Florida and Virginia, where a special session and courtroom proceedings set for this week factor into the battle for the House in the midterms.  —  A nationwide gerrymandering tug of war moves this week to the Florida Legislature …
Discussion: The Hill, The Guardian and NBC News
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David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
Discussion: The Hill and WTTG-TV
Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
Discussion: The Hill and Cardinal News
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   In Virginia, Republicans attack the map and the right to vote
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
A more secure ballroom will not stop the madness  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🍃🍃 Subscribe to PN 🍃🍃  —  Four US presidents were assassinated while in office, and dozens of other times, someone has plotted to kill the occupant of the White House.
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.
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New York Times:
Rumors and Speculation Swirl Online After Shooting at Washington Dinner  —  Influencers jumped to fill the information void with conspiracy theories about the attack at the White House Correspondents' dinner on Saturday.  —  Almost as soon as gunshots were reported from the White House Correspondents' dinner …
Milton Ezrati / Quillette:
This Is Not the 1970s … Every day that passes without a final conclusion to hostilities in the Persian Gulf multiplies possibilities and deepens a situation already fraught with uncertainty.  Each new morning brings news of potential deals or threats to scupper them, new measures and new countermeasures.
Shikha Dalmia / The UnPopulist:
Where Will the GOP—and Where Should Democrats—Go After Trump: A Conversation with Jamelle Bouie  —  The New York Times columnist offers his thoughts on the great MAGA crackup and the rightward shift of centrist Democrats … Shikha Dalmia: Thanks for joining us for Zooming In, Jamelle.
Wall Street Journal:
The Simple Security Flaws That Exposed Trump to Another Gunman  —  Dinner guests said getting into the hotel was remarkably easy; “What the hell is the Secret Service doing?”  —  At the same hotel where then-President Ronald Reagan was shot 45 years ago, it was remarkably easy for a shooter …
Discussion: DNYUZ
Victor Davis Hanson / American Greatness:
From One Assassination Attempt to the Next: Mainstreaming Violence Against a President … At the White House Correspondents' Dinner, Donald Trump was the target of yet a third assassination attempt—this time in full view of the Washington press corps.  —  The event was presented as a spirited night with Trump.
Discussion: Fox News and AMAC
Politico:
Clash over Trump family businesses entangles Senate crypto bill … The debate over the bill is giving Democrats a powerful point of leverage over one of the president's marquee financial policy priorities.  The Trump family's crypto businesses, which account for more than $1 billion of their wealth …
Discussion: DNYUZ
Ryan King / New York Post:
House GOP expands its ‘MAGA Majority’ program for battleground races as midterms heat up  —  WASHINGTON — The official House Republican campaign arm has added eight seats to its 2026 midterm battleground race list in a display of confidence that the party can not just hold, but expand its narrow majority in the lower house of Congress.
Discussion: Roll Call
Reuters:
How Trump is moving to control U.S. elections, one state at a time  —  Reuters uncovered a broader-than-previously known Trump administration effort to gain federal control over elections, historically run locally, in at least eight states - using investigations, raids and demands for access to balloting systems and voter ID.
Discussion: Newsweek
Cory Turner / NPR:
Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says  —  The average salary for a public school teacher in the U.S. rose to $74,495 in the last school year, up 3.5% from the year before.  But adjusted for inflation, today's teachers are estimated to be earning less, not more, than they were in 2017.
 
 
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Maria Sacchetti / Washington Post:
Trump officials hire ‘deportation judges’ with less training, experience
Discussion: DNYUZ
Miranda Devine / New York Post:
Dems must heed Trump's call for unity in the wake of frightening WHCD shooting: ‘Resolve our differences’
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Discussion: The Nation and Los Angeles Times
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Fed to Hold Interest Rates as Political Drama Overshadows Policy Debate
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