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NPR News: 04-26-2026 7PM EDT

April 26, 2026·4 min·4-min readnarrativenews
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This episode of NPR News covers a breaking story about an attempted shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner by a disgruntled California educator and engineer, Cole Allen, amid ongoing concerns over Secret Service funding due to a partial government shutdown. The episode also re

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Cole AllenJanine HerbstLydia KalitriTodd BlancheMike LeeBecky MitchellSebastian Saway

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