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DC gala shooting suspect aired grievances against Trump in writings to family​

By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
Updated 8:00 PM CDT, April 26, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner railed against Trump administration policies and referred to himself as a “Friendly Federal Assassin” in writings sent to family members minutes before an attack that authorities increasingly believe was politically motivated, according to a message reviewed by The Associated Press.

The writings, sent shortly before shots were fired Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, made repeated references to President Donald Trump without naming him directly and alluded to grievances over a range of administration actions, including U.S. strikes on boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Investigators are treating the writings, along with a trail of social media posts and interviews with family members, as some of the clearest evidence yet of the suspect’s mindset and possible motives.

Authorities uncovered what one law enforcement official described as numerous anti-Trump social media posts linked to the suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California man accused of trying to breach a security checkpoint at the dinner while armed with multiple guns and knives. ...

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Trump calls for unity and bipartisan healing after another violent incident. But will it last?

President Donald Trump is calling for unity after what he says he feels was a third assassination attempt.
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Anti-Trump sentiment being examined as motive for White House press dinner shooting

Manifesto reportedly written by the suspect had Trump administration officials at top of list
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Iran offers to end chokehold on Strait of Hormuz and asks US to end blockade, officials say

Two Middle Eastern officials say Iran is offering to end its chokehold over the Strait of Hormuz without addressing its nuclear program.
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What happened inside the ballroom when a gunman tried to breach Trump's night with the press

The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s curious rituals. Once a year the president, the press and all the president’s men and women assemble in a hotel ballroom.
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Cole Tomas Allen: Suspected gunman at Washington press dinner identified as 31-year-old Californian

The man arrested at the event attended by President Trump has been named in US media as Cole Tomas Allen from California.
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Trump uses the Correspondents' dinner shooting to renew his White House ballroom push

Trump and his allies said the incident shows the necessity of his $400 million ballroom, even though it's far from certain that the annual dinner honoring the media would be held there.
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White House correspondents' dinner shooting live updates: Suspect described himself as 'friendly federal assassin' in letter, sources say

A suspect is in custody following a shooting incident Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington, D.C. Hilton hotel.
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The night a big story came directly to Washington's journalists — hundreds of them

More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists. Not so this weekend, when a shooting forced the postponement of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner — an annual event attended by hundreds of the nation's most prominent reporters and editors.
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'I have the right to vote.' States and the DOJ are fighting over personal data

Department of Justice is battling states to review voter rolls with personal information, which civil rights lawyers call 'Big Brother.' Here's why.
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Rep. Jim Clyburn on protecting democracy: "I don't think the American people are doing enough"

In recent decades, South Carolina has become the Democratic Party's make-or-break proving ground for White House hopefuls - and Jim Clyburn, the state's sole Black Democrat in the House, is one of the party's most important voices.
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Justice Department urges group to drop Trump ballroom lawsuit after WHCA dinner shooting

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Sunday pressed the preservation group suing the White House over President Trump’s ballroom project to drop the lawsuit in the wake of Saturday’s shooting at the White ...
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With goals of Iran war unfulfilled, Netanyahu's government faces unhappy public as elections loom

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sold a vision to Israelis as the country entered the war with Iran and invaded Lebanon. Iran's government would fall.
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Another U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 3 in eastern Pacific, military says

The latest U.S. military strike on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean killed three people Sunday.
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Iran turmoil erupts: Ultra-hardliner who mocked Trump poised to take over nuclear talks

Reports say veteran hardliner Saeed Jalili may replace Ghalibaf on Iran's negotiating team, deepening fractures within the regime's political leadership.
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Blanche says authorities believe suspect in attack at press dinner was targeting Trump administration officials

Law enforcement apprehended 31-year-old Cole Allen after he charged a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.
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Candidates, election officials in limbo as Florida considers new map

Potential changes to Florida’s congressional lines — ones that could ultimately get tossed out or blocked — are leaving incumbents and candidates in limbo as lawmakers get ready to weigh in on an anti...
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