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Federal grand jury indicts eight men over alleged plot to attack White House UFC event, DOJ says

The defendants allegedly planned to murder US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, US officials, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, billionaire Elon Musk and "other high value targets."

US Park Police officers detain a man as fans watch the UFC Freedom 250 event from a street across the Ellipse next to the Washington Monument, in Washington, DC, US, June 15, 2026
Musician Nicki Minaj (L) joins U.S. President Donald Trump on stage as he delivers remarks during the Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit at Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium on January 28, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Pink Friday on Wall Street: Nicki Minaj joins Trump for White House lunch as Trump Accounts launch

US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters mid-flight in the press cabin of the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One after changing planes to return to Washington from RAF Mildenhall, Britain, July 8, 2026.

White House preparing for prolonged Iran conflict over the Strait of Hormuz - report

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu give thumbs-up at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025.

Netanyahu, Trump spoke on Friday, agree to meet 'soon' in the US


Trump's White House considers implementing AI regulation after cybersecurity warnings

The Trump administration is no longer taking a noninterventionist approach to the technology; they are discussing imposing oversight on AI before it becomes publicly available.

 US President Donald Trump speaks prior to signing an executive order on AI, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US December 11, 2025.

White House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor posts Trump gravesite image

The Star Wars actor wrote in a now-deleted social media post that US President Donald Trump should live long enough to "realize he'll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore."

 Mark Hamill attends the Film Independent Spirit Awards at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California, US, February 15, 2026.

Iran war may have motivated would-be Trump assassin, US intelligence report finds

In court documents, prosecutors have alleged that Allen "disagreed" with Trump politically and "wanted to 'fight back' against government policies and decisions that he found morally objectionable."

US President Donald Trump gestures during an event at The Villages Charter School at The Villages, Florida, US, May 1, 2026.

Judge 'disturbed' over treatment of Trump gala shooting suspect

Allen's lawyers raised concerns that he was placed on suicide watch despite showing no suicidal tendencies during a health evaluation and was housed in a padded cell for 23 hours a day.

Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner shooting, sits in the courtroom during a hearing after being charged with attempting to assassinate U.S. President Donald Trump, in Washington DC

Secret Service says it exchanged gunfire with armed suspect near White House

The Secret Service confirmed that the incident resulted from a "confrontation between an armed individual and the Secret Service Police."

Members of the Secret Service Police gather at the scene of an officer-involved shooting in Washington, DC, US, May 4, 2026.

The Strait of Hormuz: How the world endorsed Iran's blackmail - opinion

Energy infrastructure becomes a key battleground in the Iran conflict, threatening regional stability and global supply chains.

The ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.

The great disconnect: Why Israel is losing America while winning in Iran - opinion

Israel enjoys strong backing in US policy circles, but public and generational support is steadily eroding.

To bridge this dangerous growing divide - Israel must first strive to understand America - beyond the current White House and then to be understood by America, of today and tomorrow.

Security footage shows suspect Cole Allen shooting Secret Service officer before White House dinner

US Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro shared a video of Cole Allen shooting a Secret Service officer and preparing for an apparent attack on the president.

White House Correspondents' Association Dinner shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen sprints past security personnel in a screengrab form security camera video, at Washington Hilton Hotel, April 25, 2026.

Trump welcomes NASA Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office after Moon mission

“I don’t know how they do it. I wouldn’t want to do it, but it takes people like this to make our country great,” Trump stated in reference to the Artemis II crew.

Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, US, April 29, 2026.

Legal filing raises questions about who shot Secret Service officer at press dinner

Contrasting statements have raised the question of who fired the round that struck the Secret Service officer during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro points at pictures showing the weapons carried by Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the shooting incident in Washington at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner Washington, DC, US, April 27, 2026.