Apr 27 Watch 5:37 Liz Landers and Lisa Desjardins describe chaos at Correspondents' Dinner shooting By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams White House correspondent Liz Landers and Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins were at the White House Correspondents' Dinner and joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the chaos in the room that night. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 7:55 Ex-agent weighs in on Secret Service security concerns By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins To discuss the security questions surrounding Saturday’s assassination attempt, Amna Nawaz spoke with Bill Gage. He was a Secret Service special agent for 12 years, including serving as a counter-assault team leader, and is currently the executive protection director for… Continue watching
Apr 27 Fact-checking misinformation about the Correspondents' Dinner shooting By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact Shots fired inside the hotel hosting the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner attended by President Donald Trump caused immediate confusion about the suspect and what transpired at the April 25 event. Continue reading
Apr 27 How conspiracy theories spread after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting By Melissa Goldin, Associated Press There was a steady stream of facts from myriad reputable media outlets — hardly an information vacuum. Despite this, unfounded conspiracy theories from both the left and the right proliferated, chief among them that the shooting was staged. Continue reading
Apr 27 Trumps call for ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel — again — after morbid joke about first lady By David Bauder, Associated Press The remark about the president's wife was part of a routine on Thursday's “Jimmy Kimmel Live” where the host pretended to deliver a comedy routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. That event two nights later was cut short… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Blanche, Patel and Pirro announce federal charges against accused Trump dinner gunman By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with guns and knives was charged Monday with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump as federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's… Continue reading
Apr 27 Trump fires independent board overseeing National Science Foundation By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press Members of the National Science Board received an email on Friday sent from the Presidential Personnel Office stating that their position was terminated. Continue reading
Apr 27 Preservationists won't drop lawsuit against Trump's $400M White House ballroom after DOJ request By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press The Department of Justice requested the lawsuit be withdrawn after a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: White House holds briefing as accused Correspondents' Dinner attacker faces attempted assassination charge By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The man who authorities say tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner with guns and knives while President Donald Trump was in attendance is due in court Monday to face charges. Continue reading
Apr 27 U.S. 'is being humiliated' by the Iranian leadership, Germany's Merz says By Associated Press German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Monday criticized the United States for going into the Iran war without any strategy, saying this also makes it harder to end the conflict. Continue reading