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RecsTrump is all over the news again. I am so sick - 54
RecsMy only comment about the WHCD incident is that I'm not surprised, I'm not concerned and I really don't care - 33
Recs"This is happening in schools across the country.. the kids have no resources to process their trauma" Rep Jamie Raskin - 20
RecsHe is terrible for this country. That's not rhetoric that is a statement of opinion based in reality, Dana. - 15
RecsMeidastouch isn't buying it.....
White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher
Updated Apr 26, 2026, 2:59 AM ET PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 AM ET The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, according to public records. Cole Tomas Allen, 31, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, has been identified by law enforcement as the armed man subdued near the dinner where President Trump and other officials had gathered, two sources fam ...
Trump renews call to 'terminate' filibuster over SAVE America Act impasse
04/25/26 3:03 PM ET President Trump on Saturday renewed his call to “terminate” the filibuster to ensure the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act passes through the Senate as it remains in limbo in the upper chamber. Not passing the Republican-led bill would lead to “the worst results for a political party in the HISTORY of the United States Senate,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “An Unrecoverable Death Wish!!! Likewise, the FILIBUSTER – TERMINATE IT NOW!!!” The president h ...
Secret Service agent hospitalized after being shot in protective vest at WHCD: report
April 25, 2026 10:26PM ET A law enforcement agent was reportedly hospitalized after being shot by a gunman who stormed the entrance to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. CNN's John Berman reported that the shooter injured a law enforcement agent. Fox News host Sean Hannity also reported that a Secret Service agent was shot while the shooter stormed the entrance. The shooter has since reportedly been identified as a 30-year-old man from Los Angeles, according to CNN law ...
Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks
04/25/26 5:00 PM ET Fluoride is becoming harder to source as the war in Iran places more strain on global supply chains, leading some local governments to reduce their own use of the widely used cavity-fighting agent. Two major water supply systems in Maryland, which serve the Baltimore and suburban D.C. areas, announced this month they would be temporarily reducing the concentration of fluoride, citing the conflict in the Middle East as the cause of a wider national shortage. A Pennsylvania ...
Mexico Says 2 US Federal Agents Who Died Were Not Authorized to Participate in Any Local Operation
April 25, 2026, at 3:54 p.m. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. The role of the two CIA agents who were returning from destroying a clandestine drug lab in the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua remains unclear. Local government officials have said they were part of a convoy when their car drove off a ravine last weekend a ...
Trump ousts National Science Board members
Trump ousts National Science Board members Members of the independent board that guides the National Science Foundation said they received a notice from the White House that their positions were being terminated. Updated April 25, 2026 at 2:51 p.m. EDT today at 2:51 p.m. EDT Members of the National Science Board, which advises Congress and the president and sets policies for the U.S. National Science Foundation, were dismissed recently. (U.S. National Science Foundation/AP) By Carolyn Y. Jo ...
Trump and Epstein Photos Projected Onto Hotel Before Correspondents' Dinner
Apr 25, 2026 at 08:58 AM EDT President Donald Trump’s ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were reportedly highlighted in a video projected onto a hotel hosting the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner this weekend. Aaron Parnas posted a two-minute clip on X on Friday, saying a video “highlighting Trump’s relationship with Epstein is being displayed on the side of the building where Trump will attend the dinner.” Reuters shared a photo showing an image of ...
Iran caused more extensive damage to U.S. military bases than publicly known
In the initial days of the war, an Iranian F-5 fighter jet bombed the U.S. base Camp Buehring in Kuwait, despite the base having air defenses, a rare breach that marked the first time an enemy fixed-wing aircraft has struck an American military base in years, according to two of the U.S. officials. ... Iran has also destroyed U.S. military aircraft. NBC News reported that at least one fighter jet, more than a dozen MQ-9 Reaper drones, two MC-130 tankers and four helicopters known as “little bird ...
Supreme Court to hear case on phone location warrants used to catch bank robber
Saturday 25 April 2026 11:56 EDT The Supreme Court is poised to rule on a critical digital privacy issue: whether geofence warrants, a powerful police tool, violate the Fourth Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches. This legal challenge stems from cases like Okello Chatrie's, who stole $195,000 from a bank in suburban Richmond, Virginia. He eluded police until a geofence warrant compelled Google to provide location histories of devices within a virtual perimeter near the crime scene, ident ...
Trump admin broke law to hand over multi-million contract to construction firm: report
3h President Donald Trump's administration handed millions in taxpayer funds to a company already working on a White House refurbishment, a report has shown. Trump chose the Maryland-based Clark Construction to build his $400 million ballroom, but an investigation from the New York Times exposed a separate deal with the firm to work on another job. The National Park Service's request to repair two ornamental fountains in Lafayette Park would have cost the admin $3.3 million, according to esti ...
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RecsTrump is all over the news again. I am so sick - 54
RecsMy only comment about the WHCD incident is that I'm not surprised, I'm not concerned and I really don't care - 33
Recs"This is happening in schools across the country.. the kids have no resources to process their trauma" Rep Jamie Raskin - 20
RecsHe is terrible for this country. That's not rhetoric that is a statement of opinion based in reality, Dana. - 15
RecsMeidastouch isn't buying it.....
Blanche says 'the system worked' to protect Trump from White House correspondents' dinner shooting
46 min ago - April 26, 2026, 9:42 AM Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that "the system worked" and kept President Donald Trump and other leaders safe from a shooting outside of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday night t ... (ABC News)
Hungary's Viktor Orban steps down from parliament after a landslide defeat, vows to rebuild
1 hr ago - April 26, 2026, 2:14 AM EDT BUDAPEST, Hungary — Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not take his seat in parliament following a landslide election loss this month, and will instead focus on rebuilding his nationalist-popul ... (NBC News/AP)
'Constant reminder of real threat:' World marks 40th anniversary of Chornobyl disaster
1 hr ago - As the world marks the 40th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, Ukrainian and foreign leaders have been commemorating the tragedy, while Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine continues to threaten nuclear safety across the country. "We remember eve ... (Kyiv Independent)
Tillis ends block of Fed chair nominee Warsh, clears way for Trump pick
2 hrs ago - Published Sun, Apr 26 202 69:35 AM EDT Updated 9 Min Ago Sen. Thom Tillis said Sunday he is willing to end his blockade of Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh after the U.S. Department of Justice dropped its criminal investigation of Fed Chair ... (CNBC)
The MAHA revolt threatening the farm bill
2 hrs ago - 04/26/2026 07:00 AM EDT Republican infighting between two important constituencies — the agriculture sector and the MAHA coalition — is threatening passage of a bill leaders are counting on to help woo rural voters ahead of the midterms. Ho ... (Politico)
"It's insane": Lawmakers who were at WHCD shaken by shooting
3 hrs ago - 9 hours ago Members of Congress and other political figures who were present at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night were left deeply unsettled by a shooting that took place outside the event. The big picture: "It's a horrible, ho ... (Axios)
Secret Service agent hospitalized after being shot in protective vest at WHCD: report
4 hrs ago - April 25, 2026 10:26PM ET A law enforcement agent was reportedly hospitalized after being shot by a gunman who stormed the entrance to the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. CNN's John Berman reported that the shooter injured a law ... (Raw Story)
Trump Staffer Shuts Down Outlaw Livestream Inside Mar-a-lago -- After Half Hour of Hot Mic Chatter
5 hrs ago - Apr 25th, 2026, 7:51 pm A Trump staffer shut down an unauthorized livestream from inside Mar-a-lago — but only after about 34 minutes of hot mic chatter ahead of President Donald Trump’s speech. Last spring, Trump held a gala dinner for t ... (MEDIAite)
'Counter to the message of Jesus': progressive Christians stake a claim to their religion amid Trump-pope feud
5 hrs ago - Sat 25 Apr 2026 08.00 EDT Last modified on Sat 25 Apr 2026 18.36 EDT The Trump administration has long tried to wrap itself in Christianity, with Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, invoking warfare “in the mighty and powerful name of Jesus Chr ... (The Guardian)
Netanyahu orders army to 'vigorously attack' Hezbollah in Lebanon
6 hrs ago - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his military to "vigorously attack Hezbollah targets" in Lebanon, two days after a ceasefire was extended by three weeks. Fresh Israeli attacks followed the directive, which came after at least s ... (BBC)
Trump hosts VIP crypto event as his coin plunges in value
6 hrs ago - Saturday 25 April 2026 18:05 EDT Donald Trump recently hosted an exclusive gathering for top investors in his $TRUMP cryptocurrency at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, even as the token's value has plummeted by over 95% from its peak last ... (The Independent)
Trump's security again faces scrutiny after press dinner shooting
7 hrs ago - April 26, 2026 3:28 AM EDT Updated 1 hour ago WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - The shooting on Saturday night of a Secret Service agent at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raises questions yet again about the protection affor ... (Reuters)
Iran war throttles global fluoride supply, impacting US waterworks
7 hrs ago - 04/25/26 5:00 PM ET Fluoride is becoming harder to source as the war in Iran places more strain on global supply chains, leading some local governments to reduce their own use of the widely used cavity-fighting agent. Two major water supply systems ... (The Hill)
Von der Leyen Proposes Strategic Energy Corridor to Bypass Strait of Hormuz
7 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, 4:31 pm European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called for a fundamental restructuring of global energy transit on Saturday, April 25, proposing new projects to shield markets from geopolitical volatility. Speaking after an ... (Kyiv Post)
White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect worked as California teacher
8 hrs ago - Updated Apr 26, 2026, 2:59 AM ET PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2026, 12:17 AM ET The man suspected of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday night worked as a teacher and video game developer from Southern California, ... (CNN US)
Mexico Says 2 US Federal Agents Who Died Were Not Authorized to Participate in Any Local Operation
8 hrs ago - April 25, 2026, at 3:54 p.m. MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government said Saturday that two U.S. federal agents recently killed in a car crash in the country’s northern region were not authorized to participate in operations in Mexico. ... (US News & World Report/AP)
Officials identify suspect in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
8 hrs ago - President Donald Trump said a “shooter has been apprehended” as he and other guests were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. Officials identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torran ... (Washington Post)
Trump renews call to 'terminate' filibuster over SAVE America Act impasse
9 hrs ago - 04/25/26 3:03 PM ET President Trump on Saturday renewed his call to “terminate” the filibuster to ensure the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act passes through the Senate as it remains in limbo in the upper chamber. Not ... (The Hill)
Little Lake City School District superintendent moves up his departure date amid teachers' strike
11 hrs ago - Saturday, April 25, 2026 2:57PM SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (CNS) -- The superintendent of the Little Lake City School District has moved up his departure date to Monday, according to the union representing the district's striking teachers. Jonathan Vas ... (ABC 7 News)
Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say
12 hrs ago - Updated 7:26 PM CDT, April 25, 2026 Leer en español CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, accordi ... (AP)
