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Suspect in Washington dinner shooting charged with trying to assassinate Trump
By Andrew Goudsward and Blake Brittain WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The man accused of opening fire at the venue of a Washington dinner attended by Donald Trump was charged on Monday with attempti...
Apr 27, 2026
White House dinner shooting prompts scrutiny of Trump security arrangements
By Jana Winter, Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. law enforcement officials are reassessing security arrangements after a gunman opened fire near the White House Co...
Apr 26, 2026
Trump portrays shooting as proof of his presidency's power
By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's tuxedo still looked freshly pressed when he stepped to the White House podium Saturday night, barely an hour after the ...
Apr 26, 2026
Trump says shooting suspect didn't come close to ballroom
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday on Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing" that the suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was stopp...
Apr 26, 2026
US Senator Tillis says he's ready to advance confirmation of Warsh as Fed chair
April 26 (Reuters) - Republican Senator Thom Tillis on Sunday said he would allow Senate confirmation of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh to go forward after the Department of Justice on Frid...
Apr 26, 2026
Trump calls suspect in press dinner attack 'pretty sick guy' whose views alarmed relatives
By Jana Winter, Steve Holland and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the suspect accused of trying to attack administration officials at a bl...
Apr 26, 2026
Acting US attorney general says shooting likely targeted Trump administration officials
WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said on Sunday that he believes that the alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter was targeting Trump administratio...
Apr 26, 2026
Democrats divided on whether removing Trump is a useful midterm message
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Until this month, Democrats have displayed military-like discipline in staying on message about the economy. Then came U.S. President Donald Trump's t...
Apr 26, 2026
As US high court prepares ruling, Americans oppose ending birthright citizenship, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
By Jan Wolfe and Jason Lange WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - A majority of Americans believe all babies born in the country should automatically be granted citizenship, according to a Reuters/Ipsos p...
Apr 26, 2026
Thuds, an eerie silence, then chaos at Trump dinner with White House journalists
By Jacob Bogage WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - The first indications that something had gone wrong at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Association dinner came around 8:35 p.m. on Saturday from a...
Apr 26, 2026
