First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined
White House correspondents’ dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is [due to appear in court later today](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/26/white-house-press-dinner-shooting-motive).
He is expected to be formally