Mentalist Oz Pearlman is no longer appearing on late-night host Jimmy Kimmel’s show amid a controversy between President Donald Trump and the comedian. Pearlman was scheduled to appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday evening, but the lineup was quietly updated to swap the magician for Pod Save America co-host Jon...
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The shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, D.C., on Saturday has the district on edge as it gears up for a summer of high-profile events marking the country’s 250th anniversary. The suspect, Cole Allen, accused of running through the dinner’s security checkpoint, shooting a Secret Service officer,...
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Monday announced he is introducing legislation seeking to fund President Donald Trump’s ballroom project. The bill would direct $400 million in federal funding to the White House’s new ballroom. Trump has argued the new venue is necessary to address security concerns sparked by the recent...
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The attempted shooting at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner could prove a “make or break” moment for FBI Director Kash Patel, thrusting him into the spotlight at a time when his standing inside the Trump administration is already under scrutiny.Patel, who was in attendance at the Washington Hilton, drew...
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“Norah O’Donnell may have reached the low point in disgusting and inhumane demagoguery disguised as journalism,” Gingrich said in a Monday statement on X.“The idea that you would take the vicious dishonest and disgusting words of a would-be killer who had been blocked by the Secret Service but would otherwise...
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From Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) to Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Republicans are attacking Obama for not commenting on a manifesto allegedly written by the suspect who opened fire at the dinner’s security checkpoint on Saturday evening. In the document, Cole Allen allegedly suggested that President Donald Trump, who attended...
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The uneaten steak and lobster from Saturday’s canceled White House Correspondents’ dinner will be used to help feed women and children at local Washington, D.C., shelters. On Saturday, an attempted attack on President Donald Trump and other administration officials at the black-tie gala halted the program before the entrees —...
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President Donald Trump and the national press corps are pushing to quickly revive the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner after Saturday night’s attempted shooting, but the effort is already running into the logistical and security challenges of staging one of Washington’s largest annual events.Trump called for the dinner to be rescheduled...
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Hours after the first lady called for ABC to pull Kimmel from the airwaves, the president echoed the sentiment on Truth Social, saying the late-night host should be “immediately fired.”“I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel’s despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to...
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The White House said that while it has full faith in the U.S. Secret Service, changes are still possible after an alleged shooter attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump and several other Cabinet officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. “I definitely wouldn’t say changes are out of...
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats and certain members of the media for promoting a “culture of hatred” that inspired Cole Allen’s attempted shooting at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Leavitt, who was present at the dinner, opened her Monday press briefing by thanking U.S. Secret...
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation refused to drop its lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s planned White House ballroom, even after calls to end the legal dispute following the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend. Trump on Sunday said the dinner shooting would have “never”...
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