Washington — King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrived in the U.S. on Monday for their first visit as monarchs. The trip, marking the 250th anniversary of signing of the Declaration of Independence, comes at a fraught time for the U.S.-U.K. relationship. It’s not clear how their plans may be affected by additional security considerations
Leavitt confirmed that White House chief of staff Susie Wiles will meet with top federal law enforcement officials to discuss considerations for the president’s security at “major events” moving forward. “As you heard from the president himself, he continues to have trust in the United States Secret Service, as I just said,” Leavitt said. “With
The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was charged Monday in federal court with three counts including attempting to assassinate the president. Cole Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, is charged with: Using a firearm during a crime of violence; Transportation of firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony;
First lady Melania Trump, in a rare statement Monday, called jokes made by comedian Jimmy Kimmel days before the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner “hateful and violent rhetoric.” “Kimmel’s hateful and violent rhetoric is intended to divide our country. His monologue about my family isn’t comedy- his words are corrosive and deepens the
The day after a gunman attempted to storm the White House Correspondents’ Dinner at the Washington Hilton, President Trump sat down with CBS News correspondent Norah O’Donnell for a “60 Minutes” interview to talk about his experience. He spoke about his immediate reaction as the Secret Service whisked him and the first lady off stage, and
Timothy Reboulet never calls it the Washington Hilton. Nobody in his former line of work ever does. “Within the agency,” the former Secret Service agent says, “we refer to it as the ‘Hinckley’ Hilton.” That’s because on March 30, 1981 — just steps outside the hotel — John Hinckley Jr. opened fire on then-President Ronald
Proponents of a proposal to tax California billionaires say they have obtained enough signatures for the measure to appear on the November ballot. The measure, proposed by Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), a union representing more than 120,000 California health care workers, would impose a one-time 5% tax on Californians with net