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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 26.04.2026.
It displays 168 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
26.04.2026 ⇢ The Day of the WHCD Shooting Fallout
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The dominant story on April 26 was the aftermath of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting. Throughout the day, new details emerged about suspect Cole Allen, a teacher and Caltech grad who traveled by train from California. Acting AG Blanche confirmed Allen targeted Trump and top officials. Trump claimed the suspect's manifesto showed anti-Christian hate, while multiple outlets reported Allen's writings denouncing Trump as a 'pedophile, rapist, traitor.' The Secret Service defended its security, but Trump used the incident to push for a White House ballroom. Conspiracy theories about the attack being staged also gained traction. Late coverage included Trump's tense '60 Minutes' interview and the DOJ issuing an ultimatum over the ballroom. The Iran talks cancellation from the previous day remained a secondary story.
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00:02⇢Shots at the Nerd Prom
⌨The dominant story is the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump evacuated and a suspect in custody. New details emerge: the suspect is a California man, a teacher and MIT grad, armed with multiple weapons; a Secret Service agent was shot. Trump calls him a 'lone wolf' and praises law enforcement. (The Blaze, Boston Globe, NYTimes, Breitbart, HuffPost, NPR, Washington Post, Newsweek, AP News, Fox News, ABC News, USA Today, Washington Examiner, The Daily Wire, Newsmax)
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The Washington Post
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Trump said "too much time" was "wasted" on traveling as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were expected to arrive in Islamabad.
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The New York Times
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The Washington Post
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had been expected to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend. Senior Iranian officials left Pakistan on Saturday after downplaying the prospect of direct talks with U.S. officials on a deal.
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The Washington Post
Special envoy Steve Witkoff and the president’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, had been expected to travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, this weekend. Senior Iranian officials left Pakistan on Saturday after downplaying the prospect of direct talks with U.S. officials on a deal.
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The Washington Post
For the third time in three years, President Donald Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire. This time the Washington press corps was in the room.
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The Washington Post
For the third time in three years, President Donald Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire. This time the Washington press corps was in the room.
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President Donald Trump was whisked out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after shots were fired in the vicinity. UPDATE 12:31 am ET Fox LA shares video reportedly outside the California home of suspect Cole Allen. Law enforcement wasted
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Associated Press
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night.
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The New York Times
President Trump canceled plans for two top advisers to go to Pakistan for a round of Iran talks, hours after the Iranian foreign minister left the country.
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The intrigue before the White House Correspondents' Dinner had been about Trump-press tensions. Gunshots cut the evening short.
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The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast’s Executive Editor witnessed a jaw-dropping security breach. And then it got worse.
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02:52⇢Shots at the Nerd Prom
⌨The dominant story is the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with President Trump evacuated and a suspect in custody. New details emerge: the suspect was a hotel guest, armed with multiple guns and knives, and a Secret Service agent was shot. Trump cancels delegation trip to Pakistan for Iran talks, citing travel waste. (Boston Globe, NYTimes, ABC News, Washington Examiner, Epoch Times, NBC News, Washington Post, MSNBC, Breitbart, AP News, USA Today, Daily Beast, The Blaze, CBS, HuffPost, NY Post, NPR, Newsweek, Fox News, Daily Wire, Newsmax, Daily Caller, Mother Jones)
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The Washington Post
For the third time in three years, President Donald Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire. This time the Washington press corps was in the room.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Cole Allen, 30, of California has been identified as the suspect who opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
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Xintian Tina Wang
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The FBI director was arrested twice in his youth for alcohol-related incidents that he said were “not representative of my usual conduct.”
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Surging diesel prices since the Iran war make it almost impossible to turn a profit, shrimp boat captains say: "The industry is going to disappear."
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Cole Allen, 31, of California has been identified as the suspect who opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
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The New York Times
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The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast’s Executive Editor witnessed a jaw-dropping security breach. And then it got worse.
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Secret Service Director Sean Curran insisted late Saturday that security measures in place at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner worked to detain a suspect before he could wreak further harm.
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New York Post
Allen, a teacher from Torrance, Calif., was identified by sources as the suspect accused of rushing a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives before he was subdued.
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New York Post
Allen, a teacher from Torrance, Calif., was identified by sources as the suspect accused of rushing a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives before he was subdued.
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Associated Press
A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night.
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08:36⇢The Teacher Who Targeted Trump's Ballroom
⌨The dominant story remains the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with new details emerging: suspect Cole Allen, a teacher, traveled by train and targeted Trump officials. Secret Service defends security, while Trump uses the incident to boost his image. Fuel prices from the Iran war also get coverage, with shrimpers unable to work.
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Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster—It Was a Communist Disaster
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Washington Free Beacon
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Cole Allen, 31, of California has been identified as the suspect who opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
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The Washington Post
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Ireland is due to play Israel in soccer’s Nations League later this year. The Irish government and the sporting authorities want the fixtures to go ahead, but a campaign to boycott Israeli apartheid on the field of play is gathering strength.
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The New York Times
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Allen, a teacher from Torrance, Calif., was identified by sources as the suspect accused of rushing a security checkpoint armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives before he was subdued.
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Shooter Reportedly Targets Trump Officials at White House Correspondents' Dinner
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The Strait of Hormuz, ammunition stockpiles, and cyberattacks: What Vox readers want to know about the Iran war.
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Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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The Washington Post
Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back.
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The potential for catastrophic effects from the AI boom demands robust deliberation and real democratic governance. Localized initiatives like data center moratoria won't get us there.
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Tillis' announcement comes after the Department of Justice dropped an investigation into current Fed chair Jerome Powell.
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The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.
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Associated Press
Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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10:55⇢The Teacher Who Targeted the Ballroom
⌨The dominant story remains the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with new details that suspect Cole Allen targeted Trump and top officials. Acting AG Blanche confirmed the targeting, and multiple outlets report Allen traveled by train from California. Trump used the incident to criticize the venue's security, while Secret Service defended their response.
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Associated Press
Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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New York Post
Gunman Cole Allen sent an anti-President Trump manifesto to his family members about 10 minutes before opening fire at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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The gunman who opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner will be arraigned Monday on multiple charges, officials said.
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A suspect has been identified in the Saturday night shooting at the White House Correspondents Dinner. President Trump and several cabinet members were safely rushed from the event.
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The alleged gunman has been identified as Cole Allen, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Associated Press
Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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President Donald Trump was whisked out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after shots were fired in the vicinity. UPDATE 11:58 am ET Trump went even further later in the interview in asserting the suspect was motivated by anti-Christian
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President Donald Trump was whisked out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after shots were fired in the vicinity. UPDATE 11:58 am ET Trump went even further later in the interview in asserting the suspect was motivated by anti-Christian
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The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.
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The Washington Post
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President Donald Trump was whisked out of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner after shots were fired in the vicinity. UPDATE 11:58 am ET Trump went even further later in the interview in asserting the suspect was motivated by anti-Christian
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The Washington Post
Developers plan to build six sprawling data center campuses in Archbald, Pennsylvania, covering about 14 percent of the town’s land. Residents are fighting back.
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12:47⇢The Teacher's Manifesto
⌨The dominant story remains the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, with new details that suspect Cole Allen targeted Trump and officials, and Trump claims the motive was anti-Christian. Multiple outlets report Allen's manifesto and travel from California. The Blaze also covers Tesla's self-driving race, and The Hill reports a Supreme Court pesticide case.
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Associated Press
Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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Cole Allen, 31, of California has been identified as the suspect who opened fire outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner.
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The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrote a manifesto and attended a No King’s protest, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrote a manifesto and attended a No King’s protest, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrote a manifesto and attended a No King’s protest, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Los Angeles Times
Xintian Tina Wang
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The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrote a manifesto and attended a No King’s protest, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Cole Allen, 31, sent some of his writings to members of his family before the attempted attack on Saturday.
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The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner wrote a manifesto and attended a No King’s protest, according to a senior Trump administration official.
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Officials believe the suspect traveled by train from California to Chicago and then on to Washington, where he checked in as a guest to the hotel.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
The alleged gunman raced through a magnetometer before being apprehended, according to a Washington Post analysis of visuals.
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The suspect who officials say opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner will be arraigned Monday on multiple charges, officials said.
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The Daily Caller
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The accused gunman who tried to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives traveled across the country before the event and is believed to have been targeting President Donald Trump and members of his administration, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday.
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14:51⇢The Teacher's Manifesto
⌨The dominant story remains the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, with new details that suspect Cole Allen, a teacher and Caltech grad, sent an anti-Trump manifesto to family before the attack. Acting AG Blanche confirmed Trump was likely targeted. Multiple outlets report Allen's travel from California and his manifesto denouncing Trump as 'pedophile, rapist, traitor' and 'antichrist'.
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Cole Allen, 31, sent an email to family members shortly before the annual press gala, officials told CBS News.
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The suspect who officials say opened fire at the White House correspondents' dinner will be arraigned Monday on multiple charges, officials said.
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New York Post
A chorus of bipartisan criticism is mounting over the security protocols at the Washington Hilton, which hosts the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, while President Trump has insisted Saturday’s shooting is why a White House ballroom is…
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Cole Allen, 31, sent an email to family members shortly before the annual press gala, officials told CBS News.
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The 31-year-old teacher and engineer from California sent an alleged message to family members saying that he wanted to target administration officials.
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Cole Thomas Allen of California, a guest at the Washington Hilton Hotel, has been arrested after being apprehended by law enforcement.
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The Daily Beast
The chief of staff has entered the blame game.
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Top government officials were rushed out of the Washington Hilton after gunshots were heard at the dinner. NPR journalists describe hiding under tables and scrambling for information as the night unfolded.
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Violence keeps stalking American politics.
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Cole Thomas Allen of California, a guest at the Washington Hilton Hotel, has been arrested after being apprehended by law enforcement.
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New York Post
Cole Allen, a 31-year-old CalTech grad from California, posted and reposted on BlueSky ad nauseam — apparently preferring the alternative platform over X, as he branded its owner Elon Musk a “Hitlerian figure.”
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The man accused of trying to storm the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives had written about targeting administration officials, and his family raised concerns with law enforcement before the event, President Donald Trump said Sunday.
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President Donald Trump said Sunday the armed suspect who breached security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner had a manifesto expressing anti-Christian hate. Just moments before the attack, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, sent family members a note apologizing to his parents, colleagues, students and others for what he was about to do. The account is based on a transcript of Allen's writings provided to NBC News by a senior admin official.
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The president has repeatedly hit out at Britain, straining ties that the monarch will be hoping to mend when he visits the U.S. this week.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s curiosity got the best of him.
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Los Angeles Times
Molly Olmstead
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President Trump details his experience at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, where a gunman charged toward the ballroom. He says he wasn't worried, and praised the actions of law enforcement.
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The Washington Post
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19:13⇢The Teacher's Manifesto
⌨The dominant story remains the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, with new details on suspect Cole Allen's anti-Trump manifesto and travel. Multiple outlets report the suspect's writings denouncing Trump and targeting officials. Conspiracy theories about the attack being staged are also covered by several sources.
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Los Angeles Times
Molly Olmstead
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Investigators are searching for a motive behind the shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner. They believe Trump and his Cabinet were targets.
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The Daily Beast
The president was asked about the gunman’s manifesto during the interview.
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New York Post
Dozens of Dems’ past comments highlighted by RNC Research show that Joe Biden’s limp 2024 call to “lower the temperature” after Trump’s first assassination attempt has gone unheeded by the left.
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The Daily Beast
The president was asked about the WHCD gunman’s manifesto during the interview.
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The Daily Beast
The president was asked about the WHCD gunman’s manifesto during the interview.
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
The suspect had railed against Trump administration policies in a letter he sent to family members moments before the attack.
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Investigators are still searching for a motive behind the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on April 25.
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22:21⇢The Friendly Federal Assassin
⌨The dominant story remains the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, with new details on suspect Cole Allen's manifesto expressing anger at Trump officials. Trump clashed with 60 Minutes over the shooter's allegations, and multiple outlets report the suspect called himself a 'friendly federal assassin.' The attack continues to dominate coverage across the spectrum.
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The Washington Post
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WHCD SUSPECT MANIFESTO: 'FRIENDLY FEDERAL ASSASSIN'
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The New York Times
Investigators were still working to determine the motive. The acting attorney general said President Trump was “likely” a target, along with other officials.
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Investigators were still working to determine the motive. The acting attorney general said President Trump was “likely” a target, along with other officials.
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The Daily Beast
Norah O’Donnell turned the tables after Donald Trump lashed out at her for bringing up the manifesto of the WHCA dinner gunman.
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