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First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

attempted assassination of Trump. - **What’s the mood like in Washington?** A stunned Washington is [soul-searching](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-correspondents-dinner-shooting-washington-dc) about political violence, while [questions are also being asked about security](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/27/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-security). - **Follow

First Thing: White House dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination

attempted assassination, the affidavit quotes from a part of a manifesto Allen allegedly sent to family members that states: “I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands