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
President Donald Trump listens as FBI Director Kash Patel 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. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images FBI Director Kash Patel on April 27 said federal officials will soon release more details
When a gunman charged a security checkpoint outside the hotel ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was taking place Saturday night, reporters in the room quickly reacted, sharing what they knew with the public. Some heard gunfire. Some only heard a loud noise and the response from security officials. They didn’t immediately know the
14m ago Where top officials were seated at the dinner This seating chart compiled by CBS News shows where top officials were seated at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner before shots were fired outside the ballroom. Click on the colored dots for photos and more details: 18m ago Analyst perplexed by security at
Questions are swirling surrounding security at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday after shots rang out when an alleged gunman tried to charge a security checkpoint outside the event. The annual gala was attended by 2,500 guests, including President Trump and top administration officials. “I was perplexed even before the incident about what I
The suspected gunman in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner will appear Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C. President Trump was evacuated after shots rang out at the annual media dinner, which was packed with more than 2,500 politicians, journalists and celebrities on Saturday night. Authorities said a Secret Service agent was struck