Federal prosecutors released a video Thursday showing the moment authorities say a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and attempt to kill President Donald Trump.
Cole Allen, the suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting, conceded to remain detained.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro will hold a press conference on Monday afternoon following the initial court appearance of the suspected White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner gunman. Details about the alleged gunman started to emerge ahead of his initial court appearance. The suspect has been identified as Cole Allen, 31, a teacher and game developer who law enforcement says traveled from California to Washington, D.C., to disrupt the annual black-tie dinner for journalists and public officials. Watch the press conference, starting at 3 p.m. EDT, in the video player above. #kashpatel #toddblanche #doj #whcd
The Department of Justice has demanded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) drop its lawsuit against President Trump’s White House ballroom project, citing security risks after an assassination attempt on the President was foiled during the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has demanded that a lawsuit opposing President Donald J. Trump’s White House ballroom project be dismissed, citing the recent assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ ) has demanded that the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) drop its lawsuit against President Donald J. Trump’s White House ballroom project, citing security risks after the Saturday assassination attempt targeting administration officials at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner, hosted by the Washington Hilton hotel. DETAIL: The DOJ has called on the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) to drop…Open
The moment gunshots went off at the WHCA dinner. Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ) talks about what it was like to be in the ballroom when gunshots went off during the WHCA dinner on The Hill Sunday. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) talks the steps his colleagues need to take to protect one another and to cool down the political rhetoric. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) blames the Trump derangement syndrome for the hatred and calls for everyone to relax. #trump #whcd2026 #politicalviolence
The alleged gunman at the White House correspondents’ dinner raced through a magnetometer before being apprehended, a Post analysis of visuals reveals.
"We need levels of security that nobody has ever seen before," Trump said.
"Violence has no place in a democracy. We decide by majorities, not with weapons," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said.
A suspect has been identified in the shooting incident that occurred outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday night. ABC News' Pierre Thomas reports.
A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington, D.C. Hilton hotel.