Watch live: Blanche, Patel, Pirro discuss WHCA dinner attack

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro will hold a press conference on Monday afternoon following the initial court appearance of the suspected White House Correspondents’ Association dinner gunman.  Details about the suspected shooter started to emerge ahead of his initial court appearance. The suspect has been identified as Cole Allen, 31,…

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Washington Hilton says Secret Service protocols were followed before attempted attack on Trump

The Washington Hilton hotel said Monday it was following “stringent” Secret Service protocols during Saturday’s White House Correspondents Association dinner, when an armed man charged at a security checkpoint and exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officers. “The ​hotel was operating under stringent security ​protocols for the property as directed by the ‌U.S. ⁠Secret Service, which……

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Supreme Court hears Roundup case that could limit Americans' ability to sue pesticide companies

The Supreme Court could limit Americans’ ability to sue pesticide-makers over alleged health harms from their products in a case that saw oral arguments on Monday. At issue is whether people can sue pesticide-makers such as Monsanto for failing to warn consumers of alleged health harms stemming from their products. The company asked the court……

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Ex-Sen. Ben Sasse: ‘Congress is not wrestling with big or important questions’  

Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse (R) in a new interview published Monday said Congress was not “wrestling” with big or important questions, hammering both the Republican and Democratic party for not grappling with more forward-looking subject matter.  “Neither of these parties really have very big or good ideas about 2030 or 2050, at a national……

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Cole Tomas Allen manifesto revealed: WHCD suspect motivated by Epstein files? 

Another would-be assassin has failed, thank God. Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old engineer and teacher from California, attempted to target President Trump and administration officials at the White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday night. He brought guns and knives to the dinner’s venue, the Washington Hilton Hotel, where he had checked in as a guest. Thankfully the Secret Service apprehended……

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Cole Allen, WHCA accused gunman, charged with attempt to assassinate Trump

The alleged gunman at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, Justice Department prosecutors said Monday at an initial court appearance. Cole Allen, 31, faces three federal charges over his alleged efforts to violently disrupt the annual black-tie dinner for journalists and public officials. He’s accused of storming…

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