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Attendees and hotel workers evacuate after an incident at the Washington Hilton during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
The White House will hold a meeting to review President Donald Trump's security in the wake of Saturday's shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, a senior official confirmed to the BBC.
Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Washington, where the East Wing once stood. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Signs opposing Sable Offshore Corp.'s offshore oil operations are displayed at the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival in Santa Barbara, Calif., Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the G7 leaders' summit in Canada in June 2025. This year's summit could see disagreements about how to address the conflict in the Middle East. © Reuters
First lady accuses the comedian of ‘hateful and violent rhetoric’ in aftermath of White House press dinner shooting
WASHINGTON — Iran has made another offer to try to wind down its war with the US by reopening the Strait of Hormuz but has yet to address stalled talks over ending Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, according to a report.
The White House said it will not conduct negotiations with Iran through the press
Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its blockade of Iranian ports and the war ends, while setting aside negotiations on its nuclear ambitions for a later date, Axios and the Associated Press reported Monday.
BERLIN — What will Europe be like without a United States military and political presence? Europeans had better start preparing themselves for this eventuality, because there is no longer any doubt that US President Donald Trump wants to end the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and is well on his way to doi…
WASHINGTON — The front-runner in the Republican primary to become Georgia’s next governor — whose platform calls to make the Peach State “number one in the nation for deporting criminal illegal immigrants” — failed to vet the citizenship status of workers on his own mansion, according to court documents obtained by …
Ana Navarro was taken aback by the online response to shots being fired at Saturday night’s (April 25) White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz tore into Washington on Monday, warning the Trump administration is being played and “humiliated” by the regime in Tehran and lacks a clear strategy to end the conflict.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday granted Republicans a significant boost in the ongoing battle over congressional boundaries, issuing a summary reversal that allows Texas to proceed with its 2025 mid-decade congressional map for the November 2026 elections.
El alcalde de Lancaster, Pensilvania, Jaime Arroyo, al centro, habla con los asistentes en la inauguración de una cooperativa de crédito Finanta en Reading, Pensilvania, el miércoles 8 de abril de 2026. (Foto AP/Matt Rourke)
Scott Kirby, second left, CEO of United Airlines, and Robert Isom, second right, CEO of American Airlines, listen as Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announces a new air traffic control infrastructure plan, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
MS NOW anchor Joe Scarborough said he “can’t think of a dumber place” to host the White House Correspondents’ Dinner than an “open hotel,” after a gunman opened fire before being apprehended by law enforcement during the Saturday event.
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia — Iran's top diplomat blamed Washington on Monday for the failure of Middle East peace talks during a visit to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin promised him Moscow's support in bringing the war to a close.
First Lady Melania Trump called late-night host Jimmy Kimmel a "coward" after he made a joke calling her an "expectant widow" days before a shooter stormed an event she attended with President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of renaming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE).
Cole Tomas Allen, the man arrested after allegedly charging a security checkpoint for the White House Correspondents' Dinner, was criminally charged Monday with trying to assassinate President Donald Trump, who was in attendance at that event Saturday.
The suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents Association dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, 31, is set to appear in court in the coming hours.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a rare moment torched US foreign policy and the Trump administration's Iran war gambit. There's been plenty of criticism out of Europe since Operation Epic Fury kicked off on February 28, but Merz's Monday words are especially direct and scathing.
Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress
There are five G10 central bank meetings scheduled this week and not a single policy move is expected between them. That said, the signalling of policymakers will be crucial. For each of the BoJ, Fed, BoC, ECB and the BoE, the market will be watching to see how rate setters are gauging the two sided the risks to gro…
WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump spent a low-key birthday at the White House Sunday after what her husband described as a “traumatic” shooting at the gala White House Correspondents’ Dinner the previous evening.
Michael Glantz, a senior talent agent, says he ‘wasn’t scared’ and ‘wanted to watch’ as chaos unfolded at the event
First lady Melania Trump savagely criticized ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel as a “coward” after he referred to her as “an expectant widow” two days before Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
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O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, afirmou nesta segunda-feira (27/04) que os Estados Unidos estão sendo "humilhados" em sua guerra contra o Irã. Segundo ele, parece faltar a Washington uma estratégia clara, e há dúvidas sobre como os EUA pretendem sair do conflito.
O chanceler federal alemão, Friedrich Merz, afirmou nesta segunda-feira (27/04) que os Estados Unidos estão sendo "humilhados" em sua guerra contra o Irã. Segundo ele, parece faltar a Washington uma estratégia clara, e há dúvidas sobre como os EUA pretendem sair do conflito.
Tomorrow marks exactly two months since the strikes on Iran began. As DB's Jim Reid writes, while there is currently a rolling, open ended ceasefire that started on 8 April, the risk of it collapsing at any point remains real. Just as the weekend news looked like it was leaning negatively though, last night reports …
Journalists stand outside of the Casa Rosada government headquarters after President Javier Milei blocked their access, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
This is the shotgun that White House Correspondents’ Dinner gunman Cole Allen allegedly sneaked into the Washington Hilton in an attempt to kill President Trump and top members of his administration on Saturday night.
An active shooter wasn’t going to get this agent to mess up his tux!
O presidente dos EUA, Donald Trump, afirmou numa entrevista que não ficou preocupado durante o ataque a tiros que levou forças de segurança a retirá-lo às pressas de um evento de gala com jornalistas em Washington, no sábado passado (25/04).
Agentes del Servicio Secreto rodean al presidente Donald Trump, tercero desde la izquierda, mientras es sacado del escenario tras un tiroteo fuera del salón durante la Cena de Corresponsales de la Casa Blanca, sábado 25 de abril de 2026, en Washington. (Foto AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi blamed the U.S. for the failure of peace negotiations, calling Washington’s demands “excessive” during a visit to Russia on Monday.
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Panfilo Lacson said he opted to present, through a privilege speech, the results of the Senate investigation into the flood control fund mess to pave the way for the resumption of public hearings on the scandal.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the United States is being “humiliated” in its war with Iran, warning that Washington lacks a clear path out of the conflict as Tehran gains the upper hand.
Trump officials use incident at correspondents’ dinner to pitch case for $400m project, arguing it will be ‘safe space’
Risk sentiment improved overnight on another Axios report that Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with more detailed nuclear talks expected later. Oil pares early gains, and US equity futures jumped although they have also pared gains since and are trading flat as traders await a hug…
With just weeks to go before the Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, China's National Development and Reform Commission unexpectedly blocked Meta Platforms' acquisition of the AI-agent startup Manus on Monday morning, signaling that Beijing has no problem with tightening control over high-value AI assets ahead of high-leve…
US President Donald Trump has signaled support for a proposal to rename Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), endorsing a suggestion shared on social media that would change the agency’s acronym to NICE.
Budget airlines have requested a $2.5 billion relief package from the Trump administration following a meeting with Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy early last week. This comes as elevated jet fuel prices squeeze operations, and after President Trump confirmed late last week that a possible U.S. takeover of bankr…
After a weekend of stalemate malaise, Iran reportedly offers new proposal for opening ship traffic, while postponing the thorny nuclear issue
A shocked performer has described locking eyes with US President Donald Trump as they ducked for cover after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night in Washington DC.
The ongoing discussions in Washington over a possible Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire have sparked cautious optimism on both sides of the border. For decades, Israelis and Lebanese alike have quietly hoped for a different future – one defined not by proxy wars and instability, but by calm, security, and perhaps even grad…
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It is difficult to determine whether the bizarro worldview of the current Democrat-media nexus can simply be attributed to its generic Trump Derangement Syndrome — but the crazy world of the left increasingly bears scant resemblance to reality.