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Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - President presses case for controversial $400m project following White House correspondents' dinner shooting The shooting at the Washington Hilton hotel gives new urgency to the project to construct a 1,000-seat ballroom at the White House, Donald Trump claimed after the incident on Saturday night. The US president pressed the case for his controversial ballroom initiative at the press conference he held at the ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago officer who was fatally shot by a man receiving treatment at a hospital while in police custody has been identified as 38-year-old John Bartholomew, authorities said. Bartholomew, a 10-year veteran of the force, was pronounced dead just before 1 p.m. Saturday after being shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. A second officer ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Federal Reserve said Sunday he was dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair . The announcement by Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina removes a big hurdle to Trump's effort to install Kevin Warsh , a former ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - While Washington spins the latest economic data and billionaires hedge their bets, working Americans are feeling the very real squeeze of rising costs, and sudden instability. HuffPost reports on the real economy – the one that impacts you. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of opening fire at the White House Correspondents' Dinner sent writings to family members minutes before the ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was somberly contemplative and unusually conciliatory after confronting what he saw as a third attempt on his life in less than two years. He suggested that his personal politics had made him a repeated target, but he also called for unity and bipartisan healing in an increasingly violent world. "It's always shocking when something like this happens. Happened to me, a ...

Sunday, Apr 26th, 2026 - "i am tremendously thankful for everything you've done to help—i dont think openai would have happened without you—and it really fucking hurts when you publicly attack openai," Altman said. is set to spill into a courtroom this week, where nine ordinary Californians will have the chance to render a verdict. The jury will be tasked with digging into Musk's grievances against Altman. Did Altman, as Musk ...