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What we know about the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner
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
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