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WHCD shooting suspect expected to make initial court appearance
The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents' Dinner (WHCD) is expected to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Cole Allen, 31, has been identified by multiple outlets as the suspect. The Hill has not independently verified the suspect's identity. Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, said at a press conference...
Trump says dinner shooter was 'blur': 'NFL should sign him up'
President Trump said that the shooter at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner was a “blur” and cracked a joke that the NFL “should sign him up.” “His speed was rather incredible. Actually, it was, it was like a blur,” the president remarked about the gunman in an interview with CBS News’s Norah O’Donnell on...
Republicans are sinking, but Democrats aren’t rising
Ultimately, while Democrats benefit from a favorable environment, their advantages are not yet anchored in broad confidence in the party itself.
Trump backing Secret Service leadership after correspondents' dinner shooting
President Trump is standing by Secret Service leadership following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. In a statement, a senior White House official said Trump thinks the Secret Service did “an excellent job” of neutralizing the shooter and moving the president, along with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Vance...
Senate Republican calls for scrapping filibuster to fund DHS after correspondents’ dinner shooting
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says Republicans should “nuke" the Senate’s filibuster rule if Democrats continue to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding after the third assassination attempt against President Trump, citing “a moment of national danger.” Johnson acknowledged in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” that Republicans would want...
America cannot afford to wait for a new Fed chair — confirm Kevin Warsh now
If the Senate wants to help restore trust in the dollar, in the Fed, and in the broader long-term economic direction of the country, then it should act with urgency by confirming Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chairman without hesitation or delay.
Iran offers US deal to reopen strait without nuclear deal
Iran has offered the U.S. a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for the oil industry, without any terms regarding its nuclear program, according to The Associated Press. Iran offered to end its restriction of the strait if the U.S. stops a blockade as well as the current conflict against Tehran,...
Gunfire has eerie echoes of Reagan's shooting outside the same Washington hotel
When President Ronald Reagan left the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed for his waiting limousine on a gray March afternoon, he was exposed for mere seconds. That was all it took for a would-be assassin to take aim and fire.
Making vaccination optional threatens military readiness
The best military in the world requires a disciplined approach to prevention.
WHCA dinner shooting spurs calls for cooler heads, action from Congress
▪ WHCA dinner shooting fallout ▪ Royals set to arrive in America ▪ ‘Hell week’ for Congress ▪ Pakistan looks to revive Iran talks Calls are pouring in from across the political spectrum for cooling tensions and action to increase security in the aftermath of a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner on Saturday,...
A child abduction case shows how the media hide the ball on 'gender identity'
Unfortunately, everyone is being forced to do a lot of news decoding nowadays.
Woman gives birth on Delta flight before emergency landing in Oregon
This is the second birth in the skies this month.
Epstein saga casts shadow over King Charles visit to US
The controversies surrounding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein threaten to cast a long shadow over King Charles III’s upcoming visit to the U.S., his first American state visit since becoming monarch. The purpose of the king and Queen Camilla’s visit is primarily diplomatic, planned to commemorate the 250th anniversary of American independence. But as the...
This week on The Hill: Lawmakers head into 'hell week' with FISA and reconciliation 2.0
The House is heading into a high-stakes week, as lawmakers juggle a budget blueprint for a second reconciliation bill alongside a measure to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s (FISA) warrantless surveillance powers — all before departing for recess next week. Most pressing on the agenda is an extension of Section 702 of FISA, which allows...
