Welcome to the May issue of The Highlight

The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, has been identified by multiple outlets as the suspect. The Hill has not independently verified the suspect's identity.  Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a press conference...

President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on...

Ultimately, while Democrats benefit from a favorable environment, their advantages are not yet anchored in broad confidence in the party itself.

Former Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse credited “providence, prayer, and a miracle drug” for how he is still alive as he is dying from pancreatic cancer that has metastasized to four other regions. Sasse, who left Washington early to become the president of the University of Florida, discussed his terminal diagnosis in a 60 Minutes […]