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An official account associated with the White House called a reporter "stupid" and a "sick, disgusting ghoul" for questioning President Donald Trump's National Guard takeover of Washington, D.C., following the incident in which two National Guard troops were shot.

"This is so tragic, so unnecessary, these poor guardsmen should never have been deployed," wrote Jane Mayer of The New Yorker on X, in response to the news. "I live in DC and watched as they had virtually nothing to do but pick up trash. It was for political show and at what a cost."

A rising political star on the left may have revealed the best way to disarm President Donald Trump, according to one analyst.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist mayor-elect of New York City, recently met with Trump at the White House after enduring weeks of threats from the president that he would cut off funding to Mamdani's city if he were elected. Will Saletan, a writer at The Bulwark, argued in a new article that the "chummy" meeting between the two leaders also revealed Mamdani's strategy for dealing with Trump.

A shooting of two National Guard troops just blocks from the White House rocked Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, and new details have surfaced about the suspected gunman.

The shooting occurred at the intersection of 17th St. and I St. Authorities believe the gunman acted alone. Both troops were in critical condition as of Wednesday night.

The suspect arrested for the shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., has been named, according to NBC News.

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, who has been taken into custody, was identified as an Afghan national who previously worked with the U.S. military.

The gunman who opened fire on National Guard troops in Washington, D.C. could be hit with massive charges, former federal prosecutor Elie Honig told CNN's Erica Hill on Wednesday evening — and depending on what happens from here, those charges might even carry capital punishment.

"So, Elie, we heard from officials, including Kash Patel, that they plan to really go after this suspect," said Hill. "What are the charges that this individual could be facing?"

New details emerged late Wednesday about the suspect in an ambush on two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., according to CNN.

CNN law enforcement expert John Miller revealed that the FBI has learned the identity of the gunman, whom they suspect of acting alone. The gunman is believed to be a 29-year-old immigrant who lives in Washington, Miller reported. He added that the FBI is working to confirm more details about the shooter before releasing his name.

Political analysts and observers skewered a GOP congressman on Wednesday for what they called a "disgusting" take on the shooting that left two National Guard troops critically injured.

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) made a post on X that conflated Rep. Elissa Slotkin's (D-MI) comments about military members having the right to disobey illegal orders with the shooting of two National Guard troops. Slotkin was one of six Democrats to appear in a video telling military members that they don't have to follow illegal orders, a video that garnered significant criticism from the right.

The libertarian Cato Institute this week further undermined the Trump administration’s claims that it is targeting “the worst of the worst” with its violent immigration operations in communities across the United States by publishing data about the criminal histories—or lack thereof—of immigrants who have been arrested and booked into detention.

David J. Bier, the institute’s director of immigration studies, previously reported in June that 65% of people taken by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had no convictions, and 93% had no violent convictions.

SpaceX and Tesla founder Elon Musk called for "radical action" in response to two National Guard troops being shot on Wednesday afternoon.

In a post on X, the social media platform Musk owns, Musk expressed his "deepest condolences" for the families of the two troops, who were in critical condition at the time of his post. The troops were ambushed by a gunman at the intersection of 17th St. and I St. in Washington, D.C., just a few city blocks from the White House.

The GOP appears to be making a big mistake with its messaging to a key voting bloc that helped President Donald Trump win the White House, according to one columnist.

New York Post columnist Rikki Schlott argued in a new op-ed on Wednesday that the GOP's new message to young men, who shifted rightward during the last election, is that they're victims of illegal immigration, feminism, and campus free speech issues.

The FBI has identified the shooter who shot two National Guard troops on Wednesday, CNN's chief legal and national security correspondent John Miller reported on Wednesday evening.

The shooter's identity has not yet been made public. Initial reports indicate that the shooter did not have identity documents with him when he was captured.