First Thing: White House correspondentsā dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined
Manifesto reportedly written by suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list. Plus, the worldās first marathon run in under two hoursGood morning.The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House correspondentsā dinner on Saturday evening, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, from Torrance, California, is due to appear in court later today.What will he be charged with? He faces charges of assault of a federal officer, discharging a firearm and attempting to kill a federal officer, but Blanche said depending on how the investigation went, he might also be charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.Whatās the mood like in Washington? A stunned Washington is soul-searching about political violence, while questions are also being asked about security.Follow the latest updates in our liveblog here.What has Donald Trump said about it? Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that it must agree never to have a nuclear weapon, while Pakistanās leaders have sought to revive the stalled peace talks between Washington and Tehran. Continue reading...
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