John Hinckley Jr calls Trump press gala shooting at same hotel he shot Reagan ‘spooky’

Hinckley says ‘bad things keep happening’ at Washington Hilton and it was ‘not a secure place to hold big events’

The Guardian

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Trump says Iran wants Strait of Hormuz open

President Trump said Tuesday that Iran told the U.S. that it is collapsing and wants the Strait of Hormuz opened. “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse,’” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “They want us to ‘Open the Hormuz Strait,’ as soon as possible, as they try to figure…

The Hill

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Opinion - Americans think both Congress and the government suck

Americans have expressed increasing disapproval of the government, with only 10 percent approving of Congress and 17 percent trusting the government to do what is right, due to polarization, lack of checks and balances, and broken promises.

The Hill

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Judges rule Pentagon can require reporter escorts during policy appeal

The Defense Department can demand reporters be escorted on Pentagon grounds while the Trump administration appeals a judge’s decision from earlier this month that compels the agency to restore access for journalists, an appeals court ruled Monday. The majority opinion on the ruling, made by a split, three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for…

The Hill

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The real reason so many House Republicans aren’t returning to Congress

Retirements from the House are the highest since 1992.

MS NOW

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Fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's lawsuit belongs in federal court, judge rules

Maurene Comey can go ahead with her lawsuit claiming she was wrongfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor because President Donald Trump dislikes her father, former FBI Director James Comey, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Judge Jesse M. Furman rejected an argument by the Justice Department that Comey’s complaint about her dismissal last year should be moved out of court and handled instead by an administrative panel. Furman in Manhattan noted in a written ruling that the sole reason provided for Maurene Comey's firing last year was Article II of the U.S. Constitution, which vests “executive power” in the president.

AP

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Watch live: House Democrats give remarks as redistricting battle ramps up

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (Calif.) and other top Democrats will give remarks Tuesday morning amid the redistricting battle. Last week’s victory in Virginia, when voters approved a redistricting referendum that favors Democrats, added new momentum for the party ahead of the midterms. The updated district lines, however, are facing some legal scrutiny. Florida…

The Hill

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House Democrat on new Trump ballroom push: ‘No one gives a s—‘

Rep. Rob Menendez (D-N.J.) on Monday criticized a push from some Republicans to use taxpayer money to fund the construction of the White House ballroom, slamming his counterparts for “doing whatever they can to appease” President Trump. “They’re so misaligned with what the American people need and what they want, right?” he told reporter Pablo…

The Hill

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Opinion - What’s behind North Korea’s ‘diplomatic sprint’ toward Trump

Unfortunately for Kim, Trump is taking America’s nuclear nonproliferation policy seriously.

The Hill

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Watch live: NASA chief testifies before Senate on budget

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday morning on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request, as the space agency eyes a return to the moon. The administration is seeking $18.8 billion for NASA in fiscal 2027, a $5.6 billion decrease from the 2026 enacted level. Isaacman has defended the…

The Hill

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Senate Democrat on Trump ballroom push: ‘We can discuss that’

Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) on Monday said lawmakers “can discuss” the need for a new $400 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House that’s being pushed by President Trump. The president and his allies have made a renewed push for the ballroom following a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday. Republican…

The Hill

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Watch live: McMahon faces questions over Education budget

Education Secretary Linda McMahon will testify before a Senate Appropriations Committee panel Tuesday morning on President Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request for the mostly shuttered Education Department. The department has been on the chopping block since Trump returned to the Oval Office last year. The administration has shifted many of its programs to other federal…

The Hill

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House in limbo as GOP struggles to find path for spy powers, farm bill, ICE funding

House Republicans’ ambitious agenda for the week is in limbo as leaders struggle to come to a consensus with hard-line conservatives on legislation to reauthorize foreign spy powers, the farm bill, and a party-line budget blueprint to fund immigration enforcement as part of a two-step plan to end the record-long Department of Homeland Security (DHS)…

The Hill

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King Charles set to emphasize the US and UK’s shared history in address to Congress

Britain’s King Charles III will emphasize the long history and democratic values his country shares with the United States in an address to a joint meeting of Congress on Tuesday, delivered while relations between the two nations are at an unusually low ebb.

CNN

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DOJ asks judge to approve Trump ballroom, citing WHCA dinner attack

The Department of Justice (DOJ) asked a federal judge to dissolve his block on the White House ballroom following the weekend shooting at the Washington Hilton in a blistering motion filed late Monday. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon has rejected the administration’s claims that the entire project must proceed for security reasons, limiting it to “below-ground construction” as a lawsuit proceeds. Just before midnight, DOJ…

The Hill

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King Charles to acknowledge differences with US, stress ‘reconciliation and renewal’

King Charles III of Britain will reportedly acknowledge on Tuesday the current strains between London and the Trump administration but plans to emphasize to a joint meeting of Congress the special ties that bind the United Kingdom and United States. The king will say “the two countries have always found ways to come together,” according…

The Hill

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Trump pulls Park Service nominee

President Trump on Monday withdrew his nominee to lead the National Park Service (NPS). The White House announced the withdrawal of hospitality executive Scott Socha from consideration amid a slate of other nominations and withdrawals. Socha said in a statement that he withdrew for “personal reasons.” “I am grateful to the President and the Secretary of the…

The Hill

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Southern Poverty Law Center says its informant program was not kept secret from law enforcement

The Southern Poverty Law Center told a federal court on Tuesday that law enforcement agencies have long known that the nonprofit paid informants to report on the movements of hate groups, rejecting assertions by the Trump administration that the nonprofit steered money to the Ku Klux Klan and other extremist groups without the knowledge of authorities. The Alabama-based nonprofit was indicted last week on charges of fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors said the group misled donors by using their money to pay informants who served as leaders in the very hate groups the organization was founded to fight.

AP

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King Charles reaffirms 'special' relationship with U.S. amid tensions over Iran war

King Charles III reaffirmed the United Kingdom and the United States’ long “special relationship” and common values of democracy and freedom in a rare speech to Congress on Tuesday.

NBC News

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Opinion - Trump is stepping carefully into the weeds of marijuana legalization

He described marijuana as a "very complicated subject" and noted that he had concerns about its broader impact.

The Hill

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Senate Republican on Trump ballroom push: ‘We have $39 trillion of debt’

Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) is pushing back on a proposal to spend as much as $400 million in taxpayer money to build a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House, arguing that Congress needs to rein in its deficit spending at a time of historically high national debt. Scott told NBC News on Monday evening that…

The Hill

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Liz Truss: Fake news in Britain leads to low Trump approval

Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss tells NewsNation that low approval ratings for President Donald Trump among British residents comes from “fake news” from the country’s news media.

NewsNation

The Movement: Where the GOP-labor relationship goes after Chavez-DeRemer’s exit

Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s exit as Labor secretary last week amid a wave of misconduct allegations is raising questions about the fledgling coalition between Republicans and labor. The next moves from the administration and from Republicans more broadly will determine whether the political alliance and appeal to union workers that boosted President Trump in 2024 has fizzled out, or…

The Hill

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How the White House Correspondents' Association dinner chaos unfolded

Hundreds of journalists, celebrities and politicians, including President Donald Trump and the two men next in line to succeed him, had taken their seats at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday night when, one floor above, a man rushed toward a Washington Hilton Hotel security checkpoint armed with guns and knives

NBC News

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Charles addresses Congress during ‘times of great uncertainty,’ Iran war

Charles became the first British monarch to address a joint session of Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth, did it 35 years ago.

NewsNation

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Trump administration fires board overseeing National Science Foundation

The Trump administration has fired all 22 current members of an independent board that oversees the National Science Foundation, one dismissed member says.

CBS News

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SCOTUS Weighs 'Geofence Warrants' and the Future of Digital Privacy

The government wants access to millions of cell phone location histories. The Supreme Court will decide what the Fourth Amendment allows.

Reason

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Analysis-Trump push for state voter rolls rebuffed by courts as midterms near

By Luc Cohen April 28 (Reuters) - As the U.S. midterm elections approach, Democrats are winning legal challenges to the Trump administration's push to obtain states' voter rolls, dealing a blow to the

Reuters

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Democrats see bright spot in economy ahead of midterms

Voters are starting to trust Democrats more on the economy, offering a potential opening for the party to regain ground on kitchen-table issues ahead of November’s midterms. For the first time since 2010, Americans say they trust Democrats more than Republicans — 52 percent to 48 percent — to handle the economy, according to the latest…

The Hill

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GOP tensions over DHS funding intensify between Senate, House Republicans

Tensions between Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) are escalating after Saturday’s shooting at the Washington Hilton put new focus on a stalled Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate last month. Members of the Senate Republican leadership team said the assassination attempt against President Trump should spur House…

The Hill

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Florida lawmakers eye redistricting push: What to know about DeSantis’s House map

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) unveiled a new congressional map on Monday that looks to nab Republicans four extra seats in the House — just one day before state lawmakers are slated to meet for a redistricting special session. Florida lawmakers are set to convene Tuesday to mull the mid-decade redistricting push and other legislative priorities, with the session…

The Hill

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Johnson hits mounting roadblocks in race to reopen DHS

The weekend shooting at a press gala attended by President Trump is creating new headaches for House GOP leaders as they scramble to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ahead of a looming freeze on employee pay. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his leadership team were already laboring to adopt a budget blueprint this…

The Hill

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Pressure over AI regulations mounts for Florida lawmakers

Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top Republicans are ramping up pressure on the state House in hopes of spurring it into considering the AI bill of rights proposal.

Politico

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Trump and Kentucky Republicans are uniting against Massie. He could still win.

Frustrated local officials see their best chance to oust Rep. Thomas Massie in over a decade with President Donald Trump's intervention. But even they acknowledge the incumbent's strength.

Politico

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Why it’s still JD Vance

The vice president remains the overwhelmingly likely Republican nominee in 2028, regardless of conventional wisdom.

Semafor

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GOP candidates revive anti-Islam attacks as midterms approach

Republican lawmakers and candidates across the country have escalated their anti-Islam rhetoric in recent months, a strategy aimed at energizing voters by claiming without evidence that Muslim culture and religious tenets threaten American political values. Political observers say Republicans are seizing on anti-Islamic sentiment to gin up enthusiasm among their voters as they head into […]

Stateline

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How Bernie Sanders convinced Democrats to oppose arming Israel

The Vermont independent’s long-running campaign to block arms sales is demonstrating a sea change in the Senate Democratic Caucus.

Politico

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UK and US always find ways to come together, King Charles to tell Congress

Monarch to allude to recent strains in special relationship in speech to both houses during four-day state visit

The Guardian

4 min read

Former adviser discusses alleged Trump assassination plot

Mike Nellis, former senior adviser to Kamala Harris’ campaign, joins “On Balance” to discuss the attempted plot to assassinate President Trump by Cole Tomas Allen at last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

NewsNation

Colombia hit by wave of attacks ahead of presidential election, in photos

AP

One critical question the 2026 election has already answered

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis joined the party after Republicans who control the state legislature took up his new map.

CNN

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Nebraska is becoming the first state to implement a Medicaid work requirement signed by Trump

Nebraska on Friday will become the first state to enforce work, volunteer or education requirements for new Medicaid applicants, eight months before the federally mandated requirements kick in. Advocates worry that the state is launching so rapidly that key details remain unresolved and some people who are eligible for coverage will lose it. Health policy experts, advocates and other states will be watching closely.

AP

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Trump withdraws nomination of hospitality executive to head National Park Service

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The White House has withdrawn President Donald Trump's nomination of a hospitality company executive to be director of the National Park Service more

Reuters

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Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate Trump

Cole Allen, the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, was charged with trying to assassinate President Trump.

CBS News

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Hill Republicans lack a clear path to get Trump his ballroom

Only one Democrat so far has come out in favor of passing legislation that would continue construction of the stalled project after the Saturday night security breach.

Politico

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Suspect charged with attempting to assassinate Trump at press dinner

Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, charged with three federal crimes in White House press gala attack

The Guardian

5 min read

Crow seeking ‘answers’ from Secret Service, Trump administration on implementation of security recommendations

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Monday asked the Trump administration and Secret Service for “answers” regarding security protocols in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. Crow, the ranking member on a bipartisan House task force that investigated the two assassination attempts against President Trump in 2024,…

The Hill

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Suspected shooter’s social media posts show shift from video games to political rage

Cole Allen, the suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, compared President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in social media posts.

CNN

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DeSantis and Florida Republicans push to flip four US House seats in what Democrats call a ‘dummymander’

The Republicans who control Florida’s legislature on Tuesday will take up a new map proposed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to give GOP an edge in four seats now held by Democrats – in what is likely the final maneuver in the coast-to-coast redistricting battle that has raged for months between the political parties.

CNN

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Congressional Republicans are split on using taxpayer funds to build Trump's ballroom

Despite renewed GOP calls for funding the ballroom after a shooting at a dinner attended by the president, the project still faces an uphill climb in Congress.

NBC News

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