Correspondents’ dinner shooter manifesto rips Trump as ‘pedophile, rapist, and traitor’

Agents draw their guns after loud bangs were heard during the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2026. | Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images The most shocking thing about the attempted attack on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday night at the Washington Hilton was how not shocking it was.  Even before an armed man attempted to breach the secured area outside the hotel’s ballroom, the event’s guest list was a grim

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday urged lawmakers to create a bipartisan national commission for political violence following the shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.  “To see journalists like you and others ducking under tables was just horrifying,” Khanna said during an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker.   “We...

The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner was likely targeting President Trump and other administration officials on Saturday when he opened fire at the Washington Hilton hotel. “What was supposed to be a fun night at the @WHCA dinner with President Trump delivering jokes and celebrating free speech was hijacked by...

President Donald Trump on Sunday said U.S. negotiators will communicate with their Iranian counterparts over the telephone instead of traveling abroad for talks to end the war. The president elaborated on his decision over the weekend to cancel the U.S. negotiating delegation’s planned trip to Pakistan. Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had been […]