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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.

ICE down to just 47 extra deportation officers in Minnesota

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has cut its deployment in Minnesota down to just 47 deportation officers and they are focused on picking up deportation targets from prisons and jails, the agency told a federal judge Friday.

Democrats at odds with Trump administration over risk to U.S. weapons stockpiles from Iran war

The U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran have raised concerns among Democrats and others about diminishing American stockpiles of certain weapons, illustrating a long-standing production problem that some experts say could present challenges if another conflict emerges.

Faith leaders push for access to ICE detention centers during Lent and Ramadan

The long-held practice of faith leaders ministering to detained migrants has become far more contentious - and consequential - as detention numbers soar across the United States during the federal government's immigration crackdown.

Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in war in the Middle East

President Trump plans to join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.

Shield of the Americas: Trump turns attention to the Western Hemisphere at regional summit

President Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders on Saturday at his Miami-area golf club as his administration looks to demonstrate it's still committed to sharpening U.S. foreign policy focus on the Western Hemisphere even as it deals with five-alarm crises around the globe.

Tech company at odds with Pentagon warns its AI possibly gained consciousness, Elon Musk gives 2-word response

Elon Musk accused Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei of "projecting" after Amodei said in an interview that, "We don’t know if the models are conscious."

Newsom rips Noem as ‘Kosplay Barbie’ over $220M ad campaign, demands DHS release $500M for LA wildfires

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rips outgoing DHS chief Kristi Noem over stalled $500M in LA wildfire recovery funds, accusing her of prioritizing a $220M ad.

Gonzales is out in Texas, and Dems see a chance to beat ‘The AKGuy’

Democrats see a new opportunity brewing deep in the heart of Texas, where Republicans solving one problem may have inadvertently created a new one....

This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism—March 7

2013—Less than three weeks before oral argument in cases challenging the federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s marriage laws, Justice Anthony Kennedy uses...

The Pro-Democracy Supreme Court

There’s no doubt that the Roberts Court has reallocated power to the people.

The Vilification of Bernie Goetz, Redux

The case of the 1980s NYC subway shooter continues to fascinate.

On Iran, Congress Still Has a Say

The further we are from an actual threat, the greater is the president’s political need for congressional support.

Vocal anti-Trump Dem reveals which industry is trying to oust him from House seat: ‘I was a target’

After a razor-thin primary, Rep. Al Green will face Rep. Christian Menefee in a runoff. Green blasted his younger rival's missed votes and dared him to debate right away.

‘Utterly unaffordable’: Study reveals how deep blue city’s minimum wage law is ravaging key industry

Los Angeles hotels reportedly cut 650 jobs as new minimum wage law takes effect, with more layoffs expected as wages rise to $30 per hour by 2028.

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