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NPR News: 04-26-2026 1PM EDT

April 26, 2026·4 min·5-min readnarrativenews
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A foiled shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington led to the arrest of 31-year-old Cole Allen, who allegedly sent a manifesto before attempting to enter the Hilton Hotel ballroom; a Secret Service agent was injured but survived, and the incident has reignited debat

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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.

People

Cole AllenDeepa ShiveramDonald TrumpTom TillisKevin WarshJerome PowellHanna PalmarenkoVolodymyr ZelenskyyAnatoly Sushkov

Books

alleged manifesto

Companies

Secret ServiceDepartment of Homeland Security

Topics

Breaking NewsCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismPolitical NewsUs Politics

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