Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) backed President Donald Trump’s push for a White House ballroom after a shooting disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner dates back to its first dinner in 1921, which has brought together presidents, journalists, lawmakers, and celebrities to celebrate […]
The suspected gunman in the attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday suggested President Donald Trump was one of his top targets, according to his alleged manifesto. “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes,” Cole Thomas Allen, 31, wrote, according to […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday said he believed the gunman who attacked the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner hated Christians, suggesting the violence could have been religiously motivated. “The guy is a sick guy when you read his manifesto. He hates Christians. That’s one thing for sure. He hates Christians, a hatred,” Trump said during an […]
A man is set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, after President Donald Trump and other top officials were evacuated from the event Saturday evening. Cole Thomas Allen, 31, has widely been identified as the shooter. The suspect had no criminal history prior to being arrested for allegedly running through […]
President Donald Trump on Sunday said “nothing” should be allowed to interfere with the construction of his White House ballroom, arguing that Saturday night’s shooting at the dinner would “never” have happened at the planned venue. The ballroom, which will include a military bunker as part of its national security enhancements, has been under construction for months but […]
The man set to be charged with carrying out an attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner appears to have donated to former Vice President Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign. The suspect, who is in custody and has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in […]
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday said that the man set to be charged with attacking the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is believed to have been targeting members of the Trump administration. “It does appear that he did in fact set out to target folks who work in the administration, likely including the president,” […]
Akin Gump, the fourth largest lobbying firm in the country by revenue, is being paid to advocate for a polysilicon manufacturer led by an individual whom the U.S. government has linked to China’s repression of the Uyghur people. In September 2025, Akin Gump entered into a lobbying contract with United Solar Polysilicon to represent its […]
Xavier Becerra, a Democrat who served as former President Joe Biden’s Health and Human Services secretary, is gaining new traction in California’s crowded race for governor. His catapult to the top tier came after former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s epic fall from grace earlier this month following allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Becerra had been stuck […]
The fate of a key government surveillance tool is expected to be decided next week, as House GOP leadership rushes to reauthorize the program before an April 30 deadline. GOP leaders dropped the latest iteration of legislation to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act on Thursday. Under the plan, FISA, which allows […]
