FLASHBACK: Obama tried to make Trump a punchline at 2011 dinner before rise stunned Washington
President Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief after being roasted by Obama in 2011.
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Book excerpt: “The First Eight” by Jim Clyburn
Little, Brown & Co. We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. In “The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation” (Little, Brown & Co.), South Carolina Democrat Jim Clyburn, the ninth Black man to represent his state in the House of Representatives,
Trump to headline 2026 White House Correspondents’ Dinner for the first time as president
President Trump is attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday for the first time as commander-in-chief—after boycotting the annual event last year and each year during his first term.
U.S. strike on alleged drug boat kills 2 in eastern Pacific, military says
The U.S. military launched a strike Friday on a boat accused of ferrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, according to U.S. Southern Command. No U.S. military forces were harmed in the operation, it said in a statement on X late Friday. U.S. Southern Command shared a video showing a boat floating
Parents in Bronx neighborhood plead for NYPD guard as Mamdani cuts cops, halts hires: ‘Horrible situation’
Parents at a Bronx elementary school are calling for more NYPD officers as Mayor Mamdani moves to cut police funding and cancel thousands of hires
House GOP pushes back on Senate’s ‘skinny’ plan to end record-breaking DHS shutdown
GOP infighting threatens to prolong the DHS shutdown as House Republicans demand a broader reconciliation bill beyond the Senate's immigration-only approach.
Iran Delegation Meets Pakistan Officials as US Envoys to Head to Islamabad for Talks
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Army Chief Asim Munir welcome Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Handout via Telegram Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir in Islamabad on Saturday, as Tehran engaged regional partners ahead of a planned visit by U.S. envoys seeking to