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Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said they believe the suspect in last night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting was targeting members of the Trump administration. Host Dana Bash said, “First question is, what has law enforcement learned so far from the gunman? Have you been able to determine a motive?” Blanche said, “Good morning. So we executed a number of search warrants last night. FBI worked through the night, along with state and local law enforcement at both coasts in Los Angeles and here and in D.C. We executed search warrants on devices, electronic…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said he did not have a personal problem with President Donald Trump when he called him an “authoritarian.” Host Dana Bash said, “You have, and as many of your fellow Democrats have used some heated rhetoric against the president. And do you think twice about that when something like this happens?” Raskin said. “But what rhetoric do you have in mind?” Bash said, “Just talking about some of the the fact that he, you know, is terrible for this country and so on and so forth, I understand that…

The armed man who breached security at a press dinner attended by President Trump detailed his motives in a manifesto, naming US officials as targets “prioritized from highest-ranking to lowest.”The attacker, identified as 31-year-old California teacher Cole Allen, sent a note to relatives roughly ten minutes before Saturday’s attack at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, according to the New York Post, which first published the text.In the 1,052-word manifesto, signed Cole “coldForce” “Friendly Federal Assassin” Allen, the suspect described himself as a “half-black, half-white” American citizen and framed his actions as a matter of personal…

Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner could be a moment of unity that brought universal background checks for gun ownership. Raskin said, “I’d just been there for a few moments. I had not even gotten to the table where I was going to be, table 36 with the people from NBC. The people at the Boston Globe table saw me, got up. They wanted to greet me and say hello, and they said, you’re all fine. Kerry Kennedy is here. We go back to law school…

Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has already visited Islamabad and Muscat to “closely coordinate” with regional partners Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Russia, where he is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin and other top officials to discuss the ongoing Middle East conflict amid stalled talks with the US.The Iranian delegation’s plane landed in St. Petersburg at around 5:30am local time on Monday. Iranian Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali said Araghchi would hold consultations with Russian officials on “the current status of talks, the ceasefire, and developments around the conflict” with the US and Israel.Russia’s Foreign Ministry…

On Sunday’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said he did not think President Donald Trump would secure congressional authorization to continue the military operation in Iran. Host Kristen Welker said, “Let me turn to Iran now, this 60-day deadline that is coming up — of course, the key deadline to legally authorize any continued military action in Iran. You have authored and you’ve supported several unsuccessful resolutions to limit President Trump’s war powers in Iran. Do you think President Trump will be able to secure congressional authorization for this war?” Khanna said, “No. Let me be clear. We need…

The suspected shooter at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner was reportedly targeting Trump officials in attendance on Saturday evening in Washington, DC. Sources told the New York Post the suspect, 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, admitted to police he had zeroed in on “administration officials” who were at the event inside the Washington Hilton hotel, the outlet reported Sunday. However, authorities have been unable to determine if his main target was President Donald Trump, who was there with his wife, first lady Melania Trump. “He was trying to just breach his way in and take whoever he could,” one law enforcement source explained…

The Defense Ministry in Berlin couldn’t say how many of the deals have been implemented, according to the outlet Germany has signed €111 billion ($130 billion) worth of weapons contracts since 2022. However, its Defense Ministry cannot say how many have actually been delivered or put into service, Der Spiegel has reported. In February 2022, then Chancellor Olaf Scholz responded to the escalation of the Ukraine conflict by declaring a so-called ‘Zeitenwende’ (a “turning point”) and unveiling a €100 billion plan to modernize the German armed forces by 2028. Berlin has also been a key backer of Kiev, providing the…

Suspected White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attacker Cole Tomas Allen bought his handgun and shotgun legally, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times noted that the two guns “were legally purchased in California.” CBS 12 indicated that officials said, “Allen had no known criminal record and was not previously on law enforcement’s radar.” WATCH — “He Was Like a Blur” President Trump Says Attempted Assassin “Was Fast”: U.S. Attorney for Washington, DC, Jeanine Pirro, said that Allen “will be charged with two counts of using a firearm during a violent crime, along with a separate charge of assaulting a federal officer…

A single-engine aircraft exploded soon after takeoff in Minnesota, killing Liz Conmy, a Democratic lawmaker from North Dakota A small plane crash near Minneapolis, Minnesota killed North Dakota state lawmaker Liz Conmy, 67, and the pilot on Saturday, the Associated Press has reported, citing local authorities.The Federal Aviation Administration has confirmed that a Beechcraft BE33 crashed shortly after departing Crystal Airport on Saturday, with two people aboard.“Liz served her state and community with care and compassion,” North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong said in a statement. We are “saddened by this tragic loss and offer our deepest condolences to her family,…