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The presidential line of succession was at the shooting that targeted the Trump administration. Amid security doubts, ‘the system worked,’ AG says

“Law enforcement and the Secret Service protected all of us. The man barely got past the perimeter.”

By Jason MaApril 26, 2026

Suspect in DC dinner attack spent several years acquiring guns

Cole Tomas Allen bought a Maverick 12-gauge pump-action shotgun from Turner’s Outdoorsman in Torrance in August 2025 and an Armscor semi-automatic pistol from CAP Tactical Firearms in Lawndale in October 2023

By Myles Miller and BloombergApril 26, 2026

Here’s how the ‘multi-layered protection’ at the White House correspondents’ dinner worked and how the hotel added security after Reagan was shot

The Secret Service has long used the annual event to put some agents through their paces because the venue has been extensively studied by the agency for decades.

By Konstantin Toropin and The Associated PressApril 26, 2026

Accused gunman at correspondents’ dinner was likely targeting Trump and top officials after traveling by train to D.C., Blanche says

The suspect is believed to have purchased the two firearms he carried within the last couple of years, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer and The Associated PressApril 26, 2026