Après la fusillade du correspondents’ dinner, l'administration s'est empressée de capitaliser dans la poursuite de ses objectifs politiques. Moins de 72 heures après qu'un homme a été arrêté pour avoir tenté d'assassiner Donald Trump à la White House, le Justice Department s'est précipité au tribunal pour déposer une requête extraordinaire. L'objet de l'urgence était une action en justice de la National Trust for Historic Preservation visant à stopper la construction d'une nouvelle White House ballroom. Un juge fédéral a statué plus tôt ce mois-ci que la construction devait cesser, bien qu'une cour d'appel ait plus tard suspendu cette décision. Continuer la lecture...
• Un suspect a été inculpé lundi de tentative d'assassinat contre le Président Trump après avoir pris d'assaut le dîner de la White House Correspondents' Association muni de plusieurs armes en avril 2026.
• L'incident a intensifié les différends partisans concernant la rhétorique politique et la violence, les deux partis se rejetant mutuellement la faute pour le langage ayant contribué à l'escalade.
• La tentative d'assassinat présumée a choqué Washington et suscité des comparaisons avec la violence politique historique, déclenchant des discussions sur la sécurité et le climat politique actuel.
Les avocats, citant de nouvelles preuves dont des selfies, ont déposé une requête pour maintenir Cole Tomas Allen en détention jusqu'à son procès Inscrivez-vous à l'e-mail de Breaking News US pour recevoir des alertes de newsletter dans votre boîte de réceptionLes procureurs fédéraux ont fourni mercredi dans un document judiciaire le compte rendu le plus détaillé à ce jour du projet présumé de Cole Tomas Allen, mûri sur plusieurs semaines, visant à tuer Donald Trump et plusieurs membres de son cabinet qui s'étaient joints à plus de 2 500 membres du corps de presse de Washington pour leur dîner annuel des correspondants de la Maison Blanche.La requête, visant à maintenir Allen en détention et déposée par la procureure des États-Unis pour DC, Jeanine Pirro, comprend deux selfies du tireur présumé debout devant un miroir dans sa chambre d'hôtel en costume noir, un léger sourire aux lèvres. Il est équipé de deux armes à feu et de plusieurs couteaux glissés dans sa ceinture. Les procureurs affirment qu'il s'agit des mêmes armes qui ont été confisquées à Allen après l'attaque. Lire la suite...
A tidal wave of conspiracy theories hit social media as soon as news broke that shots were fired at the Washington Hilton hotel during the White House Correspondents' dinner Saturday. That was to be expected, but some say the dynamics are shifting, with theories coming from liberals and progressives as well as right-wing accounts that are critical of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The chief of the District of Columbia police department said investigators believe the suspect was a guest at the Washington Hilton hotel, where the annual dinner was taking place, but that no motive had been determined.
The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident is set to appear in federal court today. And, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit.(Image credit: Andrew Harnik)
Cole Allen, the man who tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Dinner, is being charged with trying to assassinate President Trump. And, King Charles III is set to address Congress today.(Image credit: Heather Diehl)
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt took questions from reporters as Cole Allen, the suspect accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, prepared for his first court appearance on Monday.
• Allen is accused of opening fire at the annual dinner while politicians, journalists, and celebrities were in attendance, with Leavitt and other Trump Cabinet members present in the room.
• The incident represents a serious security breach at a high-profile event attended by senior government officials and media figures.
Alleged shooter, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, faces potential life sentence. Plus: the Americans renouncing their citizenshipGood morning.The suspect accused of trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner was charged on Monday with three federal crimes, including attempting to assassinate the president – a charge that carries a potential sentence of up to life in prison.What was his motive? Investigators have yet to release one. However, to establish the charge of 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 with his crimes.”Was lax security to blame? While many have praised the actions of law enforcement officers in swiftly stopping the attack, Allen’s alleged manifesto mocked an “insane” lack of security at the Washington dinner.What is the Trump administration saying about the attack? Several officials, including the president, have seized on the incident to advance their case for the completion of Trump’s $40m White House ballroom project, with the justice department pressuring a preservation group to drop a lawsuit seeking to halt the construction.Will there be an Oval Office meeting? Sources told the Guardian that Charles will pose for the cameras at the start of his centerpiece bilateral meeting on Tuesday, but that British officials have pushed for the Oval Office meeting to be held off camera, for fear of a repeat of the scenes when Trump berated the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in front of the world’s press.What challenges does the king face with this visit? Relations between the UK and the US are already tense following Trump’s public criticism of Britain’s refusal to back military action against Iran, but Charles is also meeting Trump under the shadow of Jeffrey Epstein. Charles’s brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his connection with Epstein. Continue reading...