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AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - Trump calls for WH Correspondents Dinner to be rescheduled after shooting

President Trump has called for the White House Correspondents Dinner to be rescheduled for a date within the next month after a security incident during Saturday's dinner, WHCA chair Weijia Jiang said. The big picture: Trump intended to return to the dinner after being evacuated, two sources told Axios, but Jiang said law enforcement had insisted everyone leave the premises. Driving the news: Trump was hastily evacuated after a suspected gunman tried to breach security and was shot by Secret Service, federal law enforcement officials told Axios. - After 30 minutes of confusion, Jiang announced that the program would resumed shortly. - Trump also took to Truth Social and said "the shooter has been apprehended" and he had "recommended…

NPR (Eric McDaniel) - Trump rushed from White House Correspondents' Dinner after sounds of possible gunfire

President Trump and several cabinet members were rushed from the event in Washington, D.C. after several loud sounds were heard. The Secret Service appeared to have one person in custody.

AXIOS (Hans Nichols) - Trump evacuated from WHCD after security incident

President Trump was hastily evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night after loud bangs were heard amid a security incident, the cause of which is unclear at this time. - The White House did not immediately respond to questions about Trump's condition. Driving the news: Armed agents fanned out across the ballroom to secure the safety of administration officials. - Also evacuated along with Trump were Vice President Vance and First Lady Melania Trump. Several Cabinet secretaries were also in the room. - Guests at the dinner immediately dove to the ground and hid under their tables when the commotion began. - Reporters and their guests remain shut inside the Washington Hilton ballroom without any information…

NYTIMES (Ruth Maclean) - Al Qaeda-Linked Militants Launch Major Attacks on Cities Across Mali

The armed group JNIM claimed to have seized two key cities and destroyed the defense minister’s residence in a coordinated offensive that experts said was a major escalation in yearslong hostilities.