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Trump speaks on WHCA shooting | Special Report - President Trump took questions Saturday night after a shooting broke out at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. A 31-year-old suspect is in custody. CBS News' Carissa Lawson and Tony Dokoupil anchored this special report. 46M ago - 1:31:07
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Latest CBS News Videos - Trump describes what went on during shooting - President Trump said he "wasn't making it that easy" for the Secret Service as it responded when shots rang at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, because he wanted to see what was going on. Hear more from the President, tonight on 60 Minutes. 15M ago - 1:441 minute ago
Minute by minute: How the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting unfolded -- President Trump was safely evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner Saturday night following a shooting outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel.2 hours ago
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The American Way Is Under Fire -- A shooter on Saturday threatened the president, his administration, and our country's free press. It was only the latest assault on the foundations of our way of life.3 hours ago
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Correspondents' dinner shooting: What we know -- A suspect is in custody after a shooting Saturday night at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, D.C. President Trump and several high ranking White House officials were in attendance and rushed to safety. A Secret Service was injured, but is expected to be OK. CBS News' Lindsey Reiser, Nancy Cordes, Nicole Sganga and Anna Schecter have the latest.3 hours ago
Trump evacuated after WHCD gunfire -- President Trump attended the White House Correspondents' Dinner for the first time as president. But the dinner was postponed after gunshots rang outside the ballroom and the president and his Cabinet were evacuated. Ed O'Keefe reports.5 hours ago
Jiang on WHCD shooting -- CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the White House Correspondents' Association, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" was sitting next to President Trump when gunshots rang out at the dinner. She described the scene.3 hours ago
Washington shaken by shooting at White House press dinner -- In Washington Saturday night, guests at the White House Correspondents Association dinner were startled when shots were heard outside the ballroom where President Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and other top officials were attending. The alleged gunman, identified by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California, was detained. CBS News' Tony Dokoupil, who was also at the dinner, describes the scene as Secret Service agents swept through.7 hours ago
CBS Sunday Morning - Next: Cuba? The small island nation of Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida, has played an outsized role in America's foreign policy for close to 70 years. Now, the Trump administration is blocking nearly all oil shipments from reaching the island, worsening its humanitarian crisis, with the president threatening he will be "taking Cuba." Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with history professor Jorge Malagon Marquez about U.S. interventions in the past, and how tensions between Washington and Havana have even outlived the late dictator Fidel Castro. 7H ago - 8:2030 minutes ago
Saving the Venus fly trap -- The carnivorous Venus fly trap is native to the Carolinas, but its population is dwindling due to loss of habitat. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with botanist Julie Moore, who has spent much of her life helping to save these remarkable plants; and with Damon Waitt, director of the North Carolina Botanical Garden, who discusses the unusual traits of a species that Charles Darwin called the most interesting plant in the world.7 hours ago
Kacey Musgraves on "Middle of Nowhere" -- A couple of years ago, Grammy-winner Kacey Musgraves went home to east Texas to heal from a breakup. She tells Anthony Mason that in writing her latest album, "Middle of Nowhere," she learned how to embrace being alone. She also talks about the influence of her mentor, singer-songwriter John Prine, and how the emotions of her latest songs poured out of loneliness.6 hours ago
Taking root: The passion of tree lovers -- In her book, "The Tree Collectors," writer and illustrator Amy Stewart recounts stories of people who harbor tree obsessions, from the designers of leafy urban spaces, to those who lovingly cultivate ancient tree species. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Stewart, who calls planting a tree "an act of hope"; Kao Saelee, who grows tropical fruit trees at his California home; and plant scientist Reagan Wytsalucy, whose goal is to revive the peach trees of her Navajo ancestors.6 hours ago
4/26: Sunday Morning -- Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: America's adversarial relationship with Cuba; singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves; Rep. Jim Clyburn; reviving a Welsh soccer town; tree lovers; artist Jenny Saville; and rescuing Venus fly traps.4 hours ago
Raskin on DHS funding standoff -- Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "I certainly hope" the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner marks a turning point in the standoff in Congress about the funding standoff.3 hours ago
Contributor on "complex threat environment" -- Sam Vinograd, CBS News national security contributor, joined "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" with CBS News law enforcement analyst AT Smith after the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting, saying that the U.S. is facing "the most complex threat environment in our nation's history, in particular, from lone actors, individuals who radicalized to violence, often online."3 hours ago
Face the Nation: Vinograd, Raskin, Turner -- Missed the second half of the show? CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd and CBS News law enforcement analyst AT Smith, Rep. Jamie Raskin and U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Christian Turner join.3 hours ago
Crime - U.K. ambassador: "Very confident" of security - Sir Christian Turner, the British ambassador to the U.S., told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he is "very confident" that King Charles and Queen Camilla will have the "very best security" in their visit to the White House this week. 5H ago - 6:0130 minutes ago
What's in the "manifesto" of the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting suspect -- Cole Allen, 31, sent an email to family members shortly before the annual press gala, officials told CBS News.30 minutes ago
What we know about the suspect in shooting at White House Correspondents' Dinner -- The suspect was identified to CBS News by law enforcement sources as 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, California.4 hours ago
National security expert on press dinner shooting -- Samantha Vinograd, former assistant secretary for counterterrorism at the Department of Homeland Security, was at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday when gunshots rang out. She spoke with CBS News about the night.12 minutes ago
Trauma of correspondents' dinner shooting -- Many of the people who were present during the shooting at Saturday's White House Correspondents' Dinner were also in attendance during the assassination attempt against President Trump during a 2024 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Dr. Jeff Gardere, a board-certified clinical psychologist, joins CBS News to discuss the mental toll these incidents take.12 minutes ago
Security response to press dinner shooting -- A.T. Smith, former deputy director for the U.S. Secret Service, and CBS News law enforcement contributor Rodney Harrison break down the security response to Saturday night's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Then, CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman shares her experience from Saturday and discusses the suspect's upcoming court appearance.12 minutes ago
