US_ Republican Leaders Respond After Shooting (NEWSMAX)

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Republican Leaders Respond After Shooting

(AP)

By Newsmax Wires | Saturday, 25 April 2026 11:17 PM EDT


Republican leaders on Saturday night voiced relief and praised law enforcement after a shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner prompted the evacuation of President Donald Trump and other officials.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said he and his wife were attending the event when the incident unfolded.

"Kelly and I were at the event tonight, and we're thankful no innocent people were harmed and everyone is now safe," Johnson wrote on X. "We're grateful as always for the law enforcement and first responders who acted so quickly to bring the situation under control. Praying for our country tonight."

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said the quick response by security personnel prevented a worse outcome.

"Grateful for the brave law enforcement officers who acted immediately to secure the scene tonight," Scalise wrote on X. "Thankful everyone is safe and praying for those affected."

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer also pointed to the rapid response from authorities.

"Thank you to the law enforcement and first responders who moved swiftly tonight," Emmer wrote on X. "We are grateful for their service and relieved that people are safe."

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said the incident underscored ongoing security concerns.

"Thankful for the law enforcement officers who stopped a dangerous situation tonight," Cotton wrote on X. "We are reminded again how much we depend on those who protect us every day."

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., said she was praying for those at the event.

"Praying for everyone at the White House Correspondents' Dinner tonight and grateful for the swift response from law enforcement," Blackburn wrote on X.

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US_ Trump praises Secret Service for taking down shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner (Susan Ferrechio and Jeff Mordock - THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

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Trump praises Secret Service for taking down shooter at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

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By Susan Ferrechio and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times - Saturday, April 25, 2026


President Trump praised the Secret Service for taking down a gunman who fired several shots inside the Washington Hilton hotel, where Mr. Trump and most of his Cabinet were sitting in the ballroom at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

“I saw a room that was just totally unified. It was, in one way, very beautiful, a very beautiful thing to see,” Mr. Trump, speaking at the White House, said of the scene he witnessed earlier in the ballroom.

Mr. Trump said the man had several weapons, including a powerful long gun, when he encountered Secret Service agents outside the ballroom. 

Mr. Trump, Mr. Vance, FBI Director Kash Patel, Homeland Security Director Markwayne Mullen and other members of the administration had gathered at the White House and, still in tuxes, met with the press in the White House briefing room.

A suspect is apprehended on the ground by law enforcement during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (Screenshot from Truth Social post) more >

The dinner was canceled. Mr. Trump said it would be rescheduled in the next 30 days.

“I fought like hell to stay,” Mr. Trump said. “But it was protocol.”

SEE ALSO: Cole Tomas Allen identified as suspect in shooting at White House correspondents’ dinner

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said charges against the shooter, who was quickly taken into custody, will be announced soon.

Mr. Patel said the investigation is ongoing and witnesses are being interviewed.

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US_ BREAKING_ Trump rushed out of White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired ballroom, gunman ID’d as Cole Allen (Joe Marino, Anna Young, Josh Christenson and Ariel Zilber - NEW YORK POST)

NEW YORK POST

Trump rushed out of White House Correspondents’ Dinner after shots fired ballroom, gunman ID’d as Cole Allen

By Joe Marino, Anna Young, Josh Christenson and Ariel Zilber
Published April 25, 2026 Updated April 25, 2026, 10:59 p.m. ET


President Trump, first lady Melania and a slew of top lawmakers and White House officials had to be dramatically evacuated from the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night after a crazed gunman rushed the security perimeter and opened fire outside the ballroom.

The shooting erupted just after 8:30 p.m., about 20 minutes after the president and first lady made their grand entrance into the Washington Hilton ballroom in Washington, DC., where Trump and countless VIPS were set to toast the Washington press corps.

The shooter — blasted by Trump as a “sick” individual — charged toward the ballroom armed with a shotgun and multiple knives before being swiftly taken down by Secret Service agents in the lobby, police said, sharing shocking photos of the shirtless madman pinned face down on the floor.

Law enforcement sources identified him as Cole Allen, 31, a teacher and Caltech grad from Torrance, California.

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POLITICS_ US Sanctions Iran's Shadow Fleet, Chinese Refinery (Sam Barron - NEWSMAX)

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US Sanctions Iran's Shadow Fleet, Chinese Refinery

By Sam Barron | Friday, 24 April 2026 04:20 PM EDT


The Trump administration announced it's imposing new sanctions against Iran's shadow fleet of oil tankers.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed the punishment on a Chinese teapot refinery along with 40 shipping companies and vessels that operate as part of Iran's shadow fleet, whose transportation of petroleum and petrochemicals provides a financial lifeline to Iran's regime.

The sanctions are part of a campaign called Economic Fury.

"Economic Fury is imposing a financial stranglehold on the Iranian regime, hampering its aggression in the Middle East, and helping to curtail its nuclear ambitions," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.

"At President Trump's direction, Treasury will continue to constrict the network of vessels, intermediaries, and buyers Iran relies on to move its oil to global markets," Bessent added.

"Any person or vessel facilitating these flows — through covert trade and finance — risks exposure to U.S. sanctions," he continued.

The shadow fleet is the name given to the hundreds of illegal tankers that countries such as China, Venezuela, and Russia operate while trying to evade sanctions from countries including the U.S., the Washington Examiner reported.

Experts told the Examiner they believe 1,000 vessels are transporting oil in violation of various sanctions.

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WORLD_ Chernobyl at 40: A disaster contained — and a new threat emerging (Guillaume Ptak - THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Chernobyl at 40: A disaster contained — and a new threat emerging

A radiation warning sign is seen on April 6, 2026, in the control room for Reactor No. 4 that exploded and burned in 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) more >

By Guillaume Ptak - The Washington Times - Saturday, April 25, 2026

What to know
* Chernobyl's site remains a complex nuclear cleanup operation 40 years after the disaster.
* The New Safe Confinement was built to seal radioactive remains for a century.
* A major strike could release radioactive material from the site.

PARIS — The rusted Ferris wheel in Pripyat, Ukraine, stands frozen in time, a creaking symbol of the Soviet city abandoned in April 1986.

But exactly four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the danger is no longer just historical.

Forty years after the explosion of Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the site remains one of the most complex nuclear cleanup operations on Earth.

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WORLD_ North Korea, Russia to Open Road Bridge That Further Blocks China’s Access to Sea of Japan (Alex Wu - THE EPOCH TIMES)

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North Korea, Russia to Open Road Bridge That Further Blocks China’s Access to Sea of Japan

The bridge stands near a rail bridge already blocking China’s access. It also enables Russia to exert more influence on the Korea Peninsula, analysts said.

An international passenger train travels on the Korea–Russia Friendship Bridge (Tumen River Railway Bridge), leaving North Korea (DPRK) and entering Russia, on July 15, 2014. Creative Commons

Alex Wu 
4/25/2026|Updated: 4/25/2026

North Korea and Russia aim to soon open a road bridge over the Tumen River to connect the two countries directly, North Korea’s state media KCNA said on April 23.

But the Tumen also flows through China, so the bridge will further block China’s access to the Sea of Japan, with multiple implications on Northeast Asian geopolitics, analysts told The Epoch Times.

North Korea’s state media didn’t give an opening date, but the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang wrote on Telegram that the bridge would be completed on June 19.

Russia and North Korea held a ceremony on April 21 to celebrate the structural joining of the bridge, according to Russian media outlet The Moscow Times.

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WORLD_ Iran Delegation Leaves Pakistan Without US Talks as Trump Cancels Envoy Visit (Tom Ozimek - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Iran Delegation Leaves Pakistan Without US Talks as Trump Cancels Envoy Visit

The diplomatic setback unfolds alongside military pressure and maritime disruption affecting global energy flows.

Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Asim Munir welcome Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Handout via Telegram

Tom Ozimek 
Reporter
4/25/2026|Updated: 4/25/2026


Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan for Oman on Saturday without meeting U.S. negotiators. Araghchi met senior Pakistani officials in Islamabad, even as U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a planned visit by his envoys.

Iranian state-affiliated media outlet Fars reported on April 25 that Araghchi departed Islamabad for Muscat, the second stop on his regional tour, following meetings with Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and other officials.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry later confirmed that Araghchi had already arrived in Muscat, where he will meet with Omani officials for talks on bilateral relations and regional developments.

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WORLD_ Trump cancels US delegation’s Pakistan trip as Iran peace talks stall: ‘They can call us anytime they want’ ( Caitlin Doornbos and Geoff Earle - NEW YORK POST)

NEW YORK POST

Trump cancels US delegation’s Pakistan trip as Iran peace talks stall: ‘They can call us anytime they want’
President Trump has called off sending a US delegation to Pakistan Saturday for peace talks with Iran – canceling a trip he said would be a waste of time.

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Trump cancels US delegation’s Pakistan trip as Iran peace talks stall: ‘They can call us anytime they want’

By Caitlin Doornbos and Geoff Earle
Published April 25, 2026 Updated April 25, 2026, 3:47 p.m. ET

VIDEO

President Trump has called off sending a US delegation to Pakistan Saturday for peace talks with Iran – nixing a trip he said would be a waste of time.

Trump, who told a Post reporter in Islamabad to “come home” shortly after he made the announcement, said his team was wasting too much time on traveling.

“I just cancelled the trip of my representatives going [to] Islamabad, Pakistan, to meet with the Iranians,” the president posted on Truth Social Saturday afternoon. “Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their ‘leadership.’

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US_ Trump Admin Prioritizing Denaturalization for Criminals: What to Know (Tom Gantert - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

Trump Admin Prioritizing Denaturalization for Criminals: What to Know

The administration has filed 22 denaturalization cases during Trump’s second term.

President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 10, 2026. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images

Tom Gantert
4/25/2026|Updated: 4/25/2026


Under President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made denaturalization—the process of revoking U.S. citizenship—of criminal immigrants a priority, and has already brought more than 20 cases on the issue.

Denaturalization cases generally target individuals accused of fraud in the naturalization process or serious criminal conduct that could invalidate citizenship.

The issue drew national attention this month when a naturalized UK-born citizen with a criminal history was the suspect in the killing of three people in the Atlanta area, prompting political calls for stricter enforcement.

Here’s a breakdown of the administration’s efforts and how denaturalization works.

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WORLD_ 3 US Aircraft Carriers Operating in Middle East for First Time in Over 2 Decades (Aldgra Fredly - THE EPOCH TIMES)

THE EPOCH TIMES

3 US Aircraft Carriers Operating in Middle East for First Time in Over 2 Decades

The last time the United States deployed three aircraft carriers to the region was in 2003.

The USS Abraham Lincoln conducts U.S. blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz in the Arabian Sea on April 16, 2026. The ship's embarked carrier air wing includes eight F-35C stealth fighters, F/A-18 fighter jets, EA-18G electronic attack aircraft, E-2D command and control planes, MH-60 helicopters and CMV-22B Ospreys for logistics support. U.S. Navy via Getty Images

Aldgra Fredly
4/25/2026|Updated: 4/25/2026


The U.S. military said on April 24 that three aircraft carriers are currently operating in the Middle East, marking the first deployment of such a large force to the region in more than two decades.

The three aircraft carriers—namely the USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Gerald R. Ford, and USS George H.W. Bush—have been deployed to their area of responsibility in the Middle East alongside their carrier air wings, carrying more than 200 aircraft and 15,000 sailors and marines, according to an X post by the U.S. Central Command.

The last time the United States deployed three aircraft carriers to the region was in 2003, during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, according to the command.

The latest deployment comes as the United States has imposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports, which has been ongoing since April 13 after the first round of U.S.–Iran talks aimed at ending the war and curbing Tehran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons fell through.

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