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Questions mount as journalists stroll through DC shooting site unrestrained

Within a matter of hours, two MS NOW journalists were able to walk through and document the scene of the Saturday shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD), sparking confusion among critics who questioned why the area had not been restricted by law enforcement.

The annual WHCD – attended for the first time by President Donald Trump while in office – was disrupted Saturday at the Washington Hilton hotel by a suspected shooter, later identified as 31-year-old California resident Cole Allen. And yet, despite the suspect reportedly penning a manifesto naming Trump and his top officials as targets, two MS NOW journalists apparently had no issue walking onto the site of the shooting.

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Trump admin's 'embarrassing' flag slip up leaves onlookers astonished

President Donald Trump's administration has been criticized for a mistake made over King Charles III's visit to the United States.

Black lampposts outside of the White House were adorned with flags representing Australia, not the United Kingdom.

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Supreme Court 'coming apart' as justices lob 'chilling' public attacks: analysis

The Supreme Court's infighting has spilled out into public view, and it paints an ugly picture of the judicial body, according to a political analyst.

The New York Times opinion columnist Jesse Wegman believes recent activity from Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas highlights the trouble brewing inside the Supreme Court. Wegman wrote, "We’ve come to expect diatribes against entire swaths of the country from the Trump administration, but to hear a Supreme Court justice do it is somehow more chilling.

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Suspected shooter manifesto lists Trump admin targets – but oddly omits one top official

The New York Post claimed Sunday to have obtained a copy of a manifesto written by the suspected shooter who disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) Saturday night, in which the gunman names every Trump administration official as a target – except for one, and without explanation as to the lone exclusion.

The suspected gunman was soon identified as 31-year-old California resident Cole Allen, who police said had rushed through a Secret Service checkpoint at the event bearing a shotgun, a handgun and several knives. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche later said Allen was believed to be targeting Trump administration officials.

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Trump's vast fortune could be wiped out by judge's startling ruling: legal analyst

President Donald Trump could see his vast personal fortune wiped out by a judge's ruling relating to the January 6 Capitol Hill attack, a legal analyst wrote Sunday.

The insurrection occurred as Congress met to certify the 2020 presidential election results, which Trump had refused to accept. Veteran legal analyst Sabrina Haake believes that Trump could see his personal fortune wiped out should a judge rule he is personally liable for damages accrued during the insurrection.

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JD Vance 'sold his soul' – and voters are abandoning him for Trump favorite: analyst

Vice President JD Vance's support for a presidential campaign is slipping rapidly, according to a political analyst.

Vance has attempted to consolidate his possible presidential push with a series of appearances at Turning Point USA rallies. But the Vice President is seemingly losing support, and potential voters are abandoning Vance in favor of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.

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Trump suffers major blow after Iran claims victory over 'piracy by US terrorist forces'

Despite President Donald Trump’s claim that the United States has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian military boarded and apprehended two container ships that had attempted to traverse the shipping waterway, with Tehran claiming victory on Sunday over what they called “maritime piracy by U.S. terrorist forces,” The Wall Street Journal reported.

The two vessels – the MSC Francesca and Epaminondas – were boarded and apprehended last Wednesday by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) according to reports, with the IRGC confirming the incident on Sunday.

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'Shady salesman' Lutnick under fire for inflating Trump Gold Card numbers: insider

Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick has been grilled by a White House insider for allegedly lying about Trump Gold Card statistics.

President Donald Trump announced the Trump Gold Card earlier this year. Trump first discussed the notion in February to sell the exclusive visas for $5 million a piece to give “very high-level people” a “route to citizenship.”

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'Layers of failure' to lax security after Correspondents Dinner shooting: journalist

Security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner has been criticized by an attendee who says more could have been done to prevent the shooting.

A gunman stormed a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 26, 2026, forcing President Trump and his party to evacuate the head table in a chaotic attack.

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Potential motive behind correspondents' dinner shooting revealed: report

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche revealed on Sunday what the potential motive was for the man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner Saturday night, CNN reported.

“The suspected gunman who charged through a security checkpoint at last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner appeared to be targeting Trump administration officials, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN,” the outlet reported.

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War scholar flags chilling parallels between Trump's war in Iran and past conflict

A contrast between President Donald Trump's war with Iran and a previous conflict has been flagged by a war scholar.

Trump's military conflict with Iran has emerged as one of the most consequential failures of his second term. The war, launched without congressional authorization, has devastated regional stability and undermined American credibility with traditional allies.

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Trump cites WHCD shooting in demand that suit against WH ballroom be ‘dropped immediately'

In the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCD) shooting Saturday night, President Donald Trump doubled down on his calls to fast-track his White House ballroom project Sunday morning, demanding that the lawsuit currently holding the project up be “dropped immediately.”

“What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

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Trump using old playbook tactic to scare voters ahead of midterms: analysis

President Donald Trump is using an old tactic to scare the electorate ahead of the midterm elections, a political analyst has claimed.

Heather Digby Parton, a columnist for Salon, suggested that Trump and the Department of Justice are kindling a scare tactic with a "lesser-known" administration policy. Mass deportations have given the right a "newfound freedom to talk of expelling anyone of whom they disapprove," according Parton.

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