US EditionWhite House correspondents' dinner suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump
Prosecutors say Allen carried a shotgun, pistol and knives, and a Secret Service officer was shot in a bullet-resistant vest but survived.
- Jennifer Rauchet, wife of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, faced online backlash after wearing a dress from Temu to the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday; content creator Ella Devi claimed the outfit showed "hypocrisy" regarding Rauchet's "America First" platform.
- The annual event at the Washington Hilton on Saturday, April 25, descended into chaos when an armed man attempted to storm the ballroom; nearly 3,000 attendees sheltered under tables as President Donald Trump and top officials were evacuated.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old part-time teacher from California; Allen, armed with multiple firearms and knives, shot one Secret Service agent who was treated and released from the hospital Sunday.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Department of Justice would bring "multiple charges surrounding the shooting, around the possession of firearms and anything else that we can get on this guy," while lawmakers condemned the violence as having no place in America.
- Experts analyzing Allen's manifesto found he distorted Christian theological traditions to justify political violence; while he cited Scripture to claim a "moral obligation to resist unjust authority," ethicists argue his individualized interpretation fundamentally misrepresented the Gospel's call for nonviolence.
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NewsBusters Podcast: The Third Failed Assassin Ruins the Media Dinner
NewsBusters Podcast: The Third Failed Assassin Ruins the Media Dinner A California man, Cole Tomas Allen, decided to shoot up the White House Correspondents Dinner, and ruined all the fun where President Trump was expected to unload about an hour of mockery on the elitist media. Does anyone expect this scare to change the longstanding hostility of the press corps? NewsBusters managing editor Curtis Houck and associate editor Nick Fondacaro join…
After the attack on a gala dinner with US President Trump, the suspect in Washington has been charged.
D.C. gunman’s manifesto entered in DOJ case against him
Prosecutors charging Cole Tomas Allen with attempting to shoot Trump administration officials at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner included a manifesto the alleged gunman sent to acquaintances prior to the attack in a criminal complaint against the suspect. The missive…
Suspect in Washington press dinner shooting charged with attempting to assassinate Trump • West Virginia Watch
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks as FBI Director Kash Patel and Acting Assistant Director for the Criminal Investigative Division at the FBI Darren Cox listen at a press conference at the Department of Justice on April 27, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — The California man said by federal prosecutors to have opened fire just outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where …
White House press dinner shooter charged with 'attempted assassination' of Donald Trump
The suspect of the White House press dinner shooting has been charged with 'attempt to assassinate' the president, reported The Associated Press on Monday (local time). The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of California's Torrance, will face a life sentence if he is convicted. Allen, who war carrying 'multiple weapons' during Saturday's shooting, appeared in a federal court in Washington on Monday. He was represented by lawy…
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