Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate Trump

Politics Correspondents' dinner suspect charged with trying to assassinate Trump By Kathryn Watson, Kathryn Watson Politics Reporter Kathryn Watson is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital, based in Washington, D.C. Read Full Bio Kathryn Watson, Jacob Rosen, Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen, Joe Walsh, Joe Walsh Senior Editor, Politics Joe Walsh is a senior editor for digital politics at CBS News. Joe previously covered breaking news for Forbes and local news in Boston. Read Full Bio Joe Walsh, Caitlin Yilek, Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek, Caroline Linton, Caroline Linton Associate Managing Editor, Politics Caroline Linton is an associate managing editor on the political team for CBSNews.com. She has previously written for The Daily Beast, Newsweek and amNewYork. Read Full Bio Caroline Linton, Nicole Sganga Nicole Sganga Homeland Security and Justice Correspondent Nicole Sganga is CBS News' homeland security and justice correspondent. She is based in Washington, D.C., and reports for all shows and platforms. Read Full Bio Nicole Sganga Updated on: April 27, 2026 / 10:05 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know today about the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting:Cole Allen, the man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday, was charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump and two firearms counts, as officials revealed new details about his actions in the run-up to the attack.Allen made his first appearance in federal court on Monday afternoon but did not enter a plea. U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro said more charges are expectedAn FBI affidavit said Allen traveled by train from Los Angeles to Washington last week and checked in to the Washington Hilton the day before the dinner. Prosecutors said he had a shotgun and handgun on him when he stormed a security checkpoint on the floor above the ballroom where the dinner was being held. He was charged with firing his gun during the incident, but the affidavit did not specify that he fired the round that struck a Secret Service agent in his bulletproof vest.The fallout continues to ripple across Washington as the Secret Service faces questions about the security at the event, which brought together 2,500 journalists, administration officials, lawmakers and celebrities. Many attendees said they found security to be lax. The Secret Service said Monday that it will enhance security at events moving forward, but the agency's chief told CBS News his agents "did a great job." New Updates 8:20 PM Senate Republicans push to build White House ballroom with federal funds, pointing to correspondents' dinner shooting A group of Senate Republicans on Monday previewed a bill that would allow public funds to be used to build a ballroom attached to the White House, a project backed by President Trump.The Trump administration broke ground on a privately funded ballroom last year, but the project…

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