New details emerge in shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Samantha Vinograd, CBS News national security contributor, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” that the country is facing “the most complex threat environment” in its history. “In this scenario, two things can be true. It can be true that law enforcement and intelligence professionals prepared exhaustively for last night, weeks of planning, intelligence gathering,

What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Cole Thomas Allen, the suspected gunman who tried to attack the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night, left behind what officials are calling a written “manifesto” in which he clearly stated he wanted to target officials in the Trump administration, a senior U.S. official told CBS News. The president and first lady Melania Trump were

Transcript: Chevron CEO Mike Wirth on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” April 26, 2026

The following is the transcript of the interview with Chevron CEO Mike Wirth that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on April 26, 2026. MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Chevron chairman and CEO Mike Wirth Welcome to ‘Face The Nation.’  MIKE WIRTH: Thank you, Margaret.  MARGARET BRENNAN: It’s good to have

Rep. Jim Clyburn on protecting democracy: “I don’t think the American people are doing enough”

If you’ve paid attention to Democratic presidential politics in recent decades, you know South Carolina matters – an early test in the primary race, and a true center of power in the Democratic Party. Though African-Americans are a quarter of South Carolina’s population, Jim Clyburn is the state’s sole Black representative (and Democrat) in the

Rep. Jim Clyburn on protecting democracy

In recent decades, South Carolina has become the Democratic Party’s make-or-break proving ground for White House hopefuls – and Congressman Jim Clyburn, the state’s sole Black Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives, is one of the party’s most important voices. The civil rights veteran talks with “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa about his

Acting AG: Suspect Likely Targeted Trump, Admin Officials in Correspondents’ Dinner Shooting

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, flanked by FBI Director Kash Patel (L) and President Donald Trump (R), speaks during a press briefing at the White House shortly after a shooting incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington on April 25, 2026. Nathan Howard/Getty Images President Donald Trump and members of his administration were