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 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 Trump's many upcoming large, high-profile events may present fresh security challenges after latest attack By Will Weissert, Associated Press The White House hasn't commented on additional security measures, but more thorough screening and possibly bulletproof glass at public Trump events could be coming. Continue reading
Apr 27 Accused attacker at White House Correspondents' Dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California By Amy Taxin, Michael Biesecker, Eric Tucker, Associated Press In writings sent to family members shortly before the Saturday night incident, Cole Tomas Allen described himself as a "Friendly Federal Assassin" and railed against recent actions taken by the U.S. government under Trump. Continue reading
Apr 26 Justice Department cites Correspondents' Dinner shooting in push to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s Justice Department is using the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday to try to pressure preservationists to drop their lawsuit over his planned $400 million ballroom on the site of the former East Wing of the… Continue reading
Apr 26 Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect wrote about grievances against Trump and targeting administration officials By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before an attack. Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. Continue reading
Apr 26 White House Correspondents' Dinner attack suspect is tutor and computer programmer from California By Michael Kunzelman, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Social media posts that appear to match the California man arrested Saturday in the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner show he is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: D.C. officials share updates on the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting By Associated Press The suspect in a shooting incident at Saturday's correspondents' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and other senior U.S. officials was carrying guns and knives and was believed to be acting alone, the mayor of Washington said. Continue reading
Apr 25 WATCH: Trump holds news conference after shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner By Collin Binkley, Alanna Durkin Richer, David Bauder, Associated Press Trump said the suspect was armed with multiple weapons before stopped by Secret Service. One officer was shot, but he was protected by a bulletproof vest. Continue reading