News & Current Affairs

Think you live in a safe neighborhood? An interactive map from the U.S. Census Bureau may change your mind about just how safe it is where you live. Source link

RFE/RL’s senior Washington correspondent, Alex Raufoglu, was at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner when a gunman breached security at the black-tie gala attended by President Donald Trump. Security agents quickly tackled the suspect, prompting brief panic as they rushed the president from the Washington Hilton ballroom. Raufoglu recounted the chaotic scenes inside the hotel during…

An eyewitness says “thousands” of people were evacuated from the club. Source link

Cole Allen has been identified as the suspect in the shooting at the annual White House Correspondents Associated dinner by multiple outlets after the Saturday incident at the Washington Hilton Hotel.  Allen is expected to be arraigned on Monday on two preliminary charges that include using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault……

Lawmakers are attempting to address the rising health care costs by redirecting funds from insurance companies and hospital systems to patients, as supported by the organization Fund The Patient and its recent poll. Source link

For some, May will be just another month in the year. For others, it will be a rare three-paycheck month. Source link

Lawyer and activist Kerry Kennedy, the sister of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) late Saturday for protecting her during the fallout from a live shooter at the Washington Hilton Hotel during the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner.  “I hit the floor at the White House……

President Trump has sought to remake the entire federal workforce, prioritizing loyalty over merit, experience and expertise.   Source link

The shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner is the third time in three years Trump has been at the centre of a major security incident. Source link

World leaders were quick to respond after an armed man disrupted the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night, which led to the president and first lady being evacuated and journalists and attendees taking cover under tables. Law enforcement exchanged fire with the gunman before he was subdued. President Trump said Saturday that……