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By Ward Clark We can now report a few more facts about the attempt on President Trump and Trump administration officials at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday. More information about would-be assassin Cole Allen has been uncovered, and it's  about like you might expect . NEWS: new info on the WHCD shooting suspect, Cole Allen, from the White House. I'll be talking with President Trump about all of this in 30 minutes on @SundayBriefFNC The suspect’s written manifesto clearly stated he wanted to target administration officials. He also had a ton… — Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) April 26, 2026 Jacqui Heinrich's full post reads: NEWS: new info on the WHCD shooting suspect, Cole Allen, from the White House. I'll be talking with President Trump about all of this in 30 minutes on  @SundayBriefFNC  The suspect’s written manifesto clearly stated he wanted to target administration officials. He also had a ton of anti-Trump and anti-Chris...

By David Churchill Barrow Like the famed Cincinnatus, who left his plow in the field to save Rome and then returned to it, George Washington voluntarily relinquished power and returned to his beloved Mount Vernon, not once but twice. The first time he did it, giving up his commission at the end of the American Revolution, King George III is said to have exclaimed, “If he does that, he will be the greatest man in the world.” The second time he did it, upon serving two terms as president and refusing a third, He left us a timeless message. Like Lincoln, Washington had very little formal education. He was an autodidact (self-educated). As we go through some of his remarks and absorb his eloquence, let them inspire us to become immersed in the philosophy and principles of our founding, since our survival as a nation may one day depend upon it. For, as he pointed out in that Farewell Address, “In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential ...

By Susie Moore Saturday evening's White House Correspondents' Dinner was bound to make headlines, if for no other reason than that President Donald Trump was attending the event for the first time in his presidency (either one). News would be made.  What wasn't anticipated was the dark turn that news took as a would-be assassin attempted to shoot his way into the event. The blessing in all of that is that all in attendance, including the President and First Lady, the Cabinet, members of Congress, and members of the media, escaped unharmed, with the exception of a Secret Service agent who reportedly took a slug to the vest and is expected to be just fine. And the shooter was swiftly taken down and is facing multiple criminal charges.  Following the incident, world leaders were swift to  react , releasing statements expressing their shock over the shooting, their relief that President Trump and those in attendance were unharmed, and affirming their condemnation of polit...

By Nick Arama My colleague Brad Slager wrote about a media report concerning allegations about FBI Director Kash Patel.  Brad pointed out a variety of issues with the allegations that they were trying to push against Patel.  But, on top of those points, it turns out there's something else that's a bit funny about the claim that Patel was about to get the boot. pic.twitter.com/fYyPnbYRMd — Trackman (@TheeTrackman) April 26, 2026 NEW: A top White House official tells me that Kash Patel is likely the next Cabinet-level official to go.  “It’s only a matter of time,” the official, who was granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive matter, told me.  There are several reasons, the official said, but top among them is the number of negative stories centered on Patel is “not a good look for a Cabinet secretary,” and Trump is fed up with the level of distraction.  First, of course, it's always an "anonymous source," which tells you it's not worth much.  But th...

By Ward Clark Well, this is downright unsettling: The FBI is now investigating the rather sophisticated theft of 15 agricultural drones in New Jersey. Why is this troubling? Because these drones, each about the size of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) are designed to spray chemicals. Yes, you read that right. These are drones built for the delivery of agricultural chemicals, and which could be used to  deliver other chemicals , and not necessarily over open fields. Someone stole 15 giant agricultural drones in New Jersey — and experts fear a “nightmare scenario” if they end up in the hands of terrorists. The fleet of Ceres Air C31 drones, which are about the size of an ATV, were ripped off March 24 by a bogus delivery driver who duped shipping and logistics company CAC International in Harrison, according to  The High Side  substack. A phony bill of lading was presented at the pick-up location for the drones which was bolstered by a fake confirmation email that CAC Intern...

By ANDREW CHAPADOS A viral video of a Las Vegas slot machine has viewers concerned that yet another old piece of media has predicted the future. Typically, "The Simpsons" is the most-cited show known for its eerily accurate depictions of future events, but in this case, a 1960 episode of "The Twilight Zone" is popping up on social media feeds. 'This machine mocks me, it teases, it beckons.' The video in question stems from the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, where a creepy, mobile gaming machine was seen moving about the showcase floor, seemingly begging passersby to give it a whirl. "Slot machines can now follow you across the casino floor," the caption read . In addition to several commenters expressing concern about an incoming robot apocalypse, others quickly pointed out how closely this mimics the January 29, 1960, episode of "The Twilight Zone" called " The Fever ." The episode follows a married coup...

By R. C. Maxwell ARLINGTON— The Navy took a major step forward in delivering game-changing hypersonic strike power to carrier pilots when it awarded California startup Castelion a contract nearing $105 million to fully integrate the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon onto the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. The deal puts U.S. forces on a fast track to field its first operational air-launched hypersonic strike weapon from carrier decks by 2027.  Unlike land-based ballistic missiles, Blackbeard is made for Navy aircraft carriers and can be launched from an F/A-18 fighter jet operating hundreds of miles from shore, giving the U.S. enhanced capabilities to strike an adversary’s missile batteries and warships that would be much harder for ground-launched systems to hit. Blackbeard travels at speeds exceeding Mach 5, enabling it to cover hundreds of miles in minutes, maneuver inside the atmosphere, and strike high-value or time-sensitive targets while defeating enemy air defenses that can stop con...

By Bob Hoge Seeing the tough-talking but charisma-free House Minority Leader from New York, Democrat Hakeem Jeffries, acting like the macho man when threatening the free state of Florida: annoying.  Watching Jeffries demonize ICE and scheme with his buddy, Sen. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), to withhold funding for the Department of Homeland Security for months on end: infuriating. Witnessing a kid who is the offspring of a reporter from the far-left outlet CNN humiliate him with the most relevant question imaginable: priceless. It all happened on Thursday, “Take Your Child to Work Day,” when lawmakers took questions from the children of reporters. Hakeem must have thought he was having a bad dream, because the question he received from the 10-year-old daughter of CNN’s Chief Congressional Correspondent, Manu Raju, was tougher than any  he’s ever faced before  from the hopelessly biased network: "Why do voters view Democrats so poorly?" she asked. Oh. My. God. ...

By Tim O'Brien President Donald Trump learned a long time ago that reverse psychology works on the left. All he has to do is take the most common-sense position; then Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) will take over, and the left will take the exact opposite position. This is how he’s been winning on those 80/20 issues. By arresting Nicolás Maduro, he’s gotten the left to side with murderous drug cartels. By opposing men in women’s sports, he’s gotten the left to dig in on behalf of deviants. By rounding up illegal alien criminals, he’s gotten the left to go crazy in places such as Minnesota and across the country defending rapists and killers. So it comes as no surprise that when the president announced that just in time for the  America 250  celebrations in Washington, D.C., he’s sprucing up the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Renovations are underway! Thank you @POTUS for investing in our capital. The Reflecting Pool is about to look better than ever! pic.twitter.com/...

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE was all but dead long before the United the Right rally –– that is, until the SPLC gave its leaders $1 million. By Batya Ungar-Sargon An explosive new indictment was handed down against the Southern Poverty Law Center this week, accusing the storied civil rights organization of 11 counts of wire fraud, false statements to a federally insured bank, and money laundering. The Department of Justice is alleging that between 2014 and 2023, the SPLC secretly funneled over $3 million from donors to leaders of the Ku Klux Klan, Unite the Right, and the Nazi Party, among other extremist organizations. While telling donors that the money was being used to “dismantle” the violent extremist groups, “that money was then used for the benefit of the individuals as well as the violent extremist groups,” the indictment alleges. NEWS RELEASE: Federal Grand Jury Charges Southern Poverty Law Center for Wire Fraud, False Statements, and Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering...