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8:15 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 …
New York Post:
How many times must Trump be targeted before the left quits radicalizing people?
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Fox News:
Obama says motive unclear despite manifesto outlining alleged targets in WHCD shooting
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’
Ryan King / New York Post:
Trump and his allies insist Saturday's WHCD shooting vindicates his push for über-secure White House ballroom
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
The White House Correspondents' Dinner suspect sent a “manifesto” to his family. CBS News reviewed what's in it.
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.
Washington Post:
King Charles steps into U.K.-Trump standoff just as new security concerns arise
NBC News:
Suspect in White House Correspondents' dinner shooting wrote of targeting Trump administration
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
A more secure ballroom will not stop the madness  —  This is the age of chaos Trump has made.  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  Four US presidents were assassinated while in office, and dozens of other times, someone has plotted to kill the occupant of the White House.
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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.
Discussion: Civil Discourse … and Fox News
Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Justice Department cites dinner shooting to press preservationists to drop Trump ballroom suit
Josephine Walker / Axios:
Republicans rally behind Trump's ballroom plan after gala 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 and Reuters
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 …
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Matthew Kupfer / Democracy Docket:
Virginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map
Discussion: Cardinal News
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:   In Virginia, Republicans attack the map and the right to vote
Eric Bradner / CNN:
Indiana GOP lawmakers defied Trump on redistricting. Now GOP voters may thwart his push for revenge
Discussion: Bloomberg and Daily Kos
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
'It's going to be a circus': Inside Mike Johnson's grueling week … Johnson is also facing a rebellion from his rank-and-file all the way up to some of his senior members over his plan to move ahead with the budget resolution the Senate advanced last week that would only address immigration enforcement funding.
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Punchbowl News:
4/27/26☀️ AM: … The fallout from this shocking incident will reverberate throughout Washington and nationally.  —  The alleged gunman, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, Calif., is expected to appear in federal court this morning.  Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for D.C. …
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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.
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 …
Discussion: The Independent, Wired and NewsMax.com
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 and The Independent
Politico:
Todd Blanche could stay atop DOJ for months even without Senate confirmation … “He's doing everything that he's supposed to do, racking up wins,” a senior White House official told POLITICO last week.  —  The official, granted anonymity to discuss personnel issues, pointed …
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times:
Supreme Court Reviews Police Use of Cell Location Data to Find Criminals  —  Geofence searches allow law enforcement to find suspects and witnesses by sweeping up location data from cellphone users near crime scenes.  —  When the Call Federal Credit Union outside Richmond, Va. …
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Discussion: Newsweek
Axios:
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Jesse Wegman / New York Times:
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