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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.
The president appeared to be in good spirits throughout the evening and joked about a third term in office.
BBC News – World 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.
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.
NPR – Politics President Donald Trump returned to the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association dinner Friday night, delivering a rambling, hour-long speech.
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 – US Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C. home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, with sources saying the investigation centers on immigration documents filed by her late father when she was a child. Omar called the search a weaponization of federal law enforcement and said she would not be silenced. Democrats condemned it as a rogue abuse of power three weeks before the midterm election. President Donald Trump said he did not order the search, though he had previously announced a Justice Department investigation into Omar.
NYTimes – US Kimberly Guilfoyle has resigned as US ambassador to Greece following allegations that she sought payment from a Trump donor in exchange for access to administration officials. President Trump said a day earlier that he was "looking at" firing her. Guilfoyle denies the allegations and says she will "vigorously defend" herself.
NYTimes – US Newly released 911 recordings reveal confusion and delay after Tennessee prison officials called for emergency help during Christa Pike's botched lethal injection. The first call came at 8:40 p.m., but it took about 30 minutes for responders to verify the request was legitimate. Pike survived two doses and was ultimately taken to hospital.
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