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Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as shots fired, Trump rushed from the stage

Shots fired. Guests ducking for cover. Secret Service with guns drawn. Washington Times correspondent John T. Seward was inside the ballroom when chaos erupted at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

WATCH: Accused gunman identified, seen sprinting through security check at Washington dinner

The accused White House Correspondents' Dinner gunman is identified as a 31-year-old man armed with a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives who sprinted through a Secret Service checkpoint and attempted to storm a ballroom inside the Washington Hilton, where President Trump and other high-ranking officials were seated.

Trump strikes conciliatory tone with press after WHCA shooting incident

President Trump struck a conciliatory tone with the press Saturday after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, forcing him to scrap a speech in which he promised to be "rough" on reporters.

Trump praises Secret Service for taking down shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

President Trump praised the Secret Service for taking down a gunman who fired several shots inside the Washington Hilton, where Mr. Trump and most of his Cabinet were sitting in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Cole Tomas Allen identified as suspect in shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner

President Trump is addressing reporters at the White House after he and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom.

RFK Jr. Calls Assisted Suicide Laws ‘Abhorrent’

We can’t ‘be a moral society around the globe’ if assisted suicide/euthanasia ‘becomes institutionalized throughout our society.’

Turkey Is the Weak Link in Trump’s Economic War on Iran

The nation’s regulatory and commercial environment remains a critical conduit for Tehran.

Manufacturing Racism

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been secretly funding ‘informants’ and infiltrators in multiple white supremacist groups around the country, the DOJ charges.

Parents push Congress to act on kids’ online safety after juries find Meta and YouTube liable for harm

Roughly 70 parents traveled to the U.S. Capitol to push for online safety legislation after juries found Meta and YouTube liable for harming children.

Xavier Becerra pressed on ‘rumors’ he knew about Eric Swalwell’s alleged misconduct during CA governor debate

Xavier Becerra was pressed on his knowledge of Eric Swalwell's sexual misconduct rumors during a California gubernatorial debate Wednesday.

Trump admin loosens regulations on state-licensed medical marijuana

President Donald Trump's administration loosened federal regulations on state-licensed marijuana on Thursday.

Key House committee schedules hearing with embattled ActBlue CEO: ‘Needs to come clean’

The House Administration is scheduling a hearing on May 19 with Regina Wallace-Jones, the CEO of the massive Democratic fundraising platform, ActBlue.

US drains critical missile stockpiles in Iran war as yearslong rebuild looms

The U.S. may have burned through roughly half its Patriot missile stockpile during the Iran conflict, according to a new CSIS analysis of munitions use.

Lindsey Graham says blockade against Iran ‘could become global soon’

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina says the United States blockade against the Islamic Republic of Iran "could become global soon."

SPLC saw revenue surge after Charlottesville rally as DOJ alleges informant ties

The DOJ alleges the SPLC funded an organizer of the 2017 Charlottesville Unite the Right rally, sparking renewed scrutiny of the nonprofit group.

Senate GOP rams through blueprint to bankroll ICE, Border Patrol through end of Trump era

Senate Republicans adopted a budget resolution funding ICE and Border Patrol for President Donald Trump's full term, advancing the reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement.

Karen Bass meets with Trump at White House to push for LA wildfire relief after months of clashes

LA Mayor Karen Bass met with President Trump at the White House to advocate for FEMA wildfire funding amid ongoing LA recovery and rebuilding challenges.

Manhattan DA’s office employee charged with sexual abuse after alleged incident on Queens subway

Tauhid Dewan, 28, was arrested on charges including forcible touching and sexual abuse after allegedly groping a woman on a Queens subway, reports say.

Senate GOP launches all-night vote-a-rama to fund ICE, Border Patrol through end of Trump’s term

Senate Republicans launched a vote-a-rama to advance their budget resolution funding ICE and Border Patrol while facing a wave of Democratic amendments.

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