Cole Tomas Allen, the man arrested after allegedly charging a security checkpoint for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, was criminally charged Monday with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, who was in attendance at that event Saturday. Allen, 31, is also charged with transportation of a firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce, and discharge of…
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. gesture onstage during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 12, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters A Supreme Court case and a bill moving through Congress this week are set to test…
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) speaks during the House Committee on the Judiciary, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on Feb. 11, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images A new artificial intelligence bill, reported first by CNBC, would crack down on deepfake and non-consensual images and make it easier for whistleblowers…
President Donald Trump on stage as gun shots heard at the White House Correspondents Dinner in Washington, D.C. on April 25th, 2026. World leaders reacted on Sunday with shock and support for U.S. President Donald Trump after a man armed with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on…
President Donald Trump and other top U.S. officials were evacuated from an annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday after shots rang out soon after the start of the dinner. At least five shots were heard at the event in the Washington Hilton hotel around 8:35 p.m. ET. Trump, who was seated on…
Photo of the suspect in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting posted on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account on April 25th, 2026. @realdonaldtrump | Truth Social The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner was derailed Saturday night after an armed man, Cole Allen, rushed through a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement. The…
US President Donald Trump takes questions during a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Sunday renewed his calls for construction to…
Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., talks with reporters outside the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee confirmation hearing for Kevin Warsh, nominee to chairman of the Federal Reserve, in Dirksen building on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end…
(L-R) Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump attend as Mentalist Oz Pearlman hosts The White House Correspondents Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 25, 2026 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images President Donald Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night after multiple gunshots…
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Casey Putsch speaks with supporters at a campaign event in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, April 9, 2026. He is far behind in the polls, but Putsch is part of a nationwide message of economic populism and is promoting “right to repair” legislation. Sue Ogrocki | AP It used to be that if…
