- A gunman opened fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, prompting an investigation into whether Trump administration officials were the intended targets.
- The suspect, 31-year-old Cole Allen from the Los Angeles area, is set to be arraigned on federa
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