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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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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 …
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.
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David Strom / HotAir:
SHOTS FIRED: Trump and Team Evacuated from White House Correspondents' Dinner. — Few details yet, although we know that Trump and team have been reported to be safe, but it appears that there may be a live shooter at or outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
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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.
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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.
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Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Officials identify suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting — President Donald Trump said a “shooter has been apprehended” as he and other guests were evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California.
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.
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents' Dinner; suspect in custody after exchanging gunfire
Live updates: Trump evacuated from White House Correspondents' Dinner; suspect in custody after exchanging gunfire
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Moved Offstage at White House Correspondents' Dinner
Trump Moved Offstage at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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New York Times:
Running Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Security Checkpoint
Running Gunman Was Tackled by Law Enforcement Near Security Checkpoint
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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Trump to Dine With Reporters He's Been Roasting All Week
Trump to Dine With Reporters He's Been Roasting All Week
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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 … In a separate statement provided by the White House, Trump said the U.S. has “all the cards.” — “I've told my people a little while ago they were getting ready to leave, and I said, 'Nope, you're not making an 18 hour flight to go there,'” the president said.
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump Calls Off Witkoff and Kushner's Travel to Pakistan for Peace Talks
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump tells Fox News he's no longer sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
Live updates: Trump tells Fox News he's no longer sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for Iran talks
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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 …
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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.
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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...
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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.
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.
USA Today:
See White House Correspondents' Dinner red carpet looks, notable moments — U.S. President Donald Trump, with first lady Melania Trump, salutes during the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, DC. — President Donald Trump is attending …
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New York Post:
Cole Allen, 31-year-old California teacher, ID'd as White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter — The gunman who opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday night has been identified as Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif.
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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 …
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Associated Press:
Mexico says 2 US federal agents who died were not authorized to participate in any local operation — Mexico's government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country's northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico.
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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 …
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