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WHCD shooting: What the person closest to Trump saw 0 (0)

Mentalist Oz Pearlman found himself on the ground, face to face with President Donald Trump moments after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he was performing. Pearlman was performing a trick for Trump, the first lady and the press secretary when the chaos broke out, he said. At first, he thought it could have been a bomb threat, Pearlman told CNN’s Dana Bash. Also, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) recounts the moment he heard the shots as he was having a conversation with Kerry Kennedy, daughter of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy. Watch more CNN here: [See More…]

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‘Extremely frightening’: Wolf Blitzer sees gunman open fire a few feet away 0 (0)

CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was just a few feet away from a gunman when shots were fired outside the main ballroom at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. Blizter had just left the men’s restroom on an upper floor outside the ballroom at the Hilton Hotel when he saw a man with “a very, very serious weapon.” Also, video appears to show the suspect running into the venue, and authorities brief the public on his apprehension. 0:00 Wolf Blitzer describes how close he was to the shooter 4:16 Surveillance video appears to show the suspect 5:30 CNN chief law enforcement and intelligence [See More…]

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Shots fired at WH Correspondents’ Dinner; Trump rushed off stage 0 (0)

President Donald Trump was swiftly escorted off stage by Secret Service after shots were fired at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, DC, on Saturday. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Cabinet members are all safe, sources said. Authorities have identified the suspect as Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old from California, three sources told CNN. He will be charged with using a firearm during a crime of violence and assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon, US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said. CNN’s Kaitlan Collins describes the scene inside the dinner as Trump was rushed from the stage. [See More…]

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Trump’s Plan to Remake the Federal Work Force 0 (0)

One of President Trump’s first executive orders claims the power to fire, and hire, tens of thousands of career civil servants across the government. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter and the host of the politics podcast “The Run-Up,” explains the order, which has drawn lawsuits from federal unions. Video by Astead W. Herndon, James Surdam, Katia Vannoy, Rebecca Suner and Gabriel Blanco/The New York Times Read the story here: https://nyti.ms/4gGn3KD Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends [See More…]

News & Politics The New York Times

Family Caught in Immigration Battle Reaches NYC: ‘The Bus Left Us Here’ | NYT 0 (0)

Leida, Kevin and their young daughter, Victoria, fled Venezuela, crossing seven countries to reach Texas. That’s when they were pulled into a political fight between Republican governors and the White House, and dropped outside Kamala Harris’s residence. The New York Times followed them on their journey to their latest destination, New York City. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ———- Whether it’s reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It’s all [See More…]

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Washington Tap Dancers | Real People | George Schlatter 0 (0)

Washington DC can be a stressful place to work. That’s where tap dance comes in. Every week high level lawyers and senators’ assistants escape to Joe Jeff’s school to shuffle step their problems away. Defying description, Real People went on to become a huge hit for NBC during its five years, giving rise to many imitators and eventually creating the genre, reality television…brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.