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The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
President Donald Trump spoke at the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C., three months after the original April event was halted by a shooting at a security checkpoint. The White House had previewed a "unifying yet vicious" tone, but the BBC reported Trump poked fun at the press rather than attacking the media. The scaled-down event featured heightened security amid Secret Service warnings of elevated threat levels.
BBC News – World The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
After the shooting at the April event, Trump revealed that he had intended to rip into the media during his speech, but would now likely not do so.
BBC News – World The event celebrated press freedom after the first dinner was cancelled by a shooting in April.
Correspondents’ dinner begins in Washington, three months after original event was halted by a shooting The rescheduled White House correspondents’ dinner is under way in Washington, three months after the original event was scrapped in April when a man fired a shotgun at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom. Donald Trump arrived at the Waldorf Astoria for the rescheduled gala, which organizers say will feel s…
The White House Correspondents' Dinner will have a redo in Washington, D.C., on Friday night, after the original event was interrupted in April when a gunman stormed in. It'll be a scaled-down event with scaled-up security. Nicole Sganga reports.
President Trump is expected to attend the redo of the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Friday night after an armed assailant upended April's dinner.
Secret Service officials warned nationwide threats have reached an unprecedented level since January, nearly 40% higher than during the same period last year.
NYTimes – World President Donald Trump said Iran is "not ready" to make a deal and has not "received enough pain yet," as he weighs a "massive attack" after Iran rejected a U.S. cease-fire proposal presented by Iraq. Iranian-aligned Houthi militants claimed strikes on two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, with one vessel confirmed ablaze, sending oil prices past $100 a barrel.
NYTimes – Business The U.S. Justice Department is withdrawing subpoenas that demanded grand jury testimony and phone records from New York Times journalists, following sharp questioning by a federal judge. The subpoenas related to Times reporting on security concerns about President Donald Trump flying on a Qatari-donated Air Force One. The Times had moved to block the subpoenas and alleged the White House was abusing the legal system to intimidate reporters. New York Times lead newsroom lawyer David McCraw discussed the withdrawal with NPR.
NYTimes – US The Democratic National Committee approved a 2028 presidential primary calendar placing South Carolina first, followed by Nevada, with early contests also set for New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee recommended the change Friday, and Democrats adopted it in a vote later the same day. The reordering aims to give Black and Latino voters greater early influence.