Trump News for Monday, April 27, 2026

The mystery of the uneaten lobsters and steaks from the White House Correspondents' Dinner is solved

tconnor@businessinsider.com (Tracy Connor), Business Insider

Social media was abuzz with people wondering what would happen to the uneaten food from the gala.

Taylor Swift Trademarks Her Voice and Image to Counter AI

Blake Stimac, CNET

Taylor Swift can't just shake it off. She's going the extra mile to make sure AI tools can't copy her.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington to meet with President Trump and First Lady

NBC, Yahoo Entertainment

England’s king and queen are in the US as part of a reset with the president after recent tensions with the UK surrounding the war in Iran. The royal couple...

US Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favoured Texas electoral map

Elizabeth Melimopoulos, Al Jazeera English

The reinstated map, backed by President Donald Trump, could flip key districts to Republicans.

Jury Selection Signals the Start of Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Blockbuster Court Battle

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

If Musk succeeds, OpenAI can go back to being a non-profit and Sam Altman can be ousted.

The Self-Defeating Both-Sidesism of the US Press

Jason Kottke, kottke.org

Greg Sargent writing for The New Republic: There’s no clean way to hive off terms like fascism or authoritarianism from Trump’s policies. Even if you disagree that the words apply, their use is bac

White House correspondents' dinner shooting: Timeline of chaos

Bill Hutchinson, Abcnews.com

Here is a timeline of events leading up to Saturday night's shooting and its aftermath at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

What Trump wants out of the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi, readers. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump …

Melania Trump Blasts ‘Coward’ Jimmy Kimmel Over Monologue Delivered Days Before WHCD Attack

Lei RV, Boredpanda.com

“People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes week after week to spread hate,” Melania said.

Mexico's Sheinbaum rules out a conflict with US over 2 CIA agents killed in Chihuahua accident

FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ, Yahoo Entertainment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday ruled out a conflict with the United States over an incident involving two CIA agents who died in an accident...

Leavitt blames democrats for ‘cult of hatred’ against Trump

Al Jazeera English

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed democrats for promoting the rhetoric which fuels 'cult of hatred'.

Donald Trump Joined His Wife Melania In Calling For Jimmy Kimmel To Be Taken Off The Air

Larry Fitzmaurice, Buzzfeed

"Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC."View Entire Post ›

China seeks to block US tech giant Meta from AI acquisition

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Bejing tightens scrutiny of AI industry amid intensifying geopolitical rivalry with the US over the technology.

King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive for high-profile US state visit

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The British monarch’s US visit underscores shared history amid strained ties and tensions over the Iran conflict.

DOJ Decides It’s Going To Try To Prosecute The Southern Poverty Law Center Out Of Existence

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

The DOJ continues to be the Trump Administration’s preferred avenue of vengeance. Since his return to office, multiple prosecutions targeting the president’s critics and political opponents have been mounted. To date, not a single one has succeeded. (And more…

The King Arrives In The US, But Can He Mend The Special Relationship?

BBC News

The King lands in Washington for four day state visit.

Can We Make Events Like the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Safer?

Juliette Kayyem, The Atlantic

Yes, but some level of risk is inevitable in a free society.

The Pentagon is putting industry on a key 'Golden Dome' weapon that military leaders have said might ultimately be too expensive

Chris Panella, Business Insider

Space-based interceptors are the most expensive and technologically advanced piece of Golden Dome. There are concerns they may not be affordable.

Correspondents' dinner shooting rekindles DHS funding fight: What to know

Allison Pecorin, Lauren Peller, John Parkinson, Abcnews.com

The shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner has renewed calls from lawmakers to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

Here's a look inside the security for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner

Tamara Keith, NPR

Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner raised questions about how close the alleged gunman got to the president and what the Secret Service security looked like.

Timeline: The highs and lows of the US-UK ‘special relationship’

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Tensions between the allies punctuate King Charles's US visit, designed to strengthen the UK-US partnership.

Trump calls for Jimmy Kimmel's immediate firing

Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider

President Donald Trump wrote that Jimmy Kimmel made a "really shocking" statement on his late night show on ABC, which is owned by Disney.

Judge Just Noticed The Obvious Problem With Trump Suing His Own IRS For $10 Billion

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

One of the more frustrating things about the case in which Donald Trump sued the IRS that he runs, demanding $10 billion over nothing, was that it seemed like it might just work, and there might be nothing that could be done to stop it. But at least one feder…

Trump administration fires independent board overseeing the National Science Foundation

Yahoo Entertainment

The Briefly Introspective President

Matt Viser, Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic

Trump was unusually calm, gracious, and reflective this weekend.

WATCH: White House press secretary addresses WCHD shooting

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Karoline Leavitt addressed reporters at Monday's White House press briefing, recounting the events of the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner.

Conspiracy theories are swirling about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting

Mia Sato, The Verge

On Saturday evening, a room full of journalists, media personalities, and senior members of Donald Trump's administration descended into chaos as gunshots rang out at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Nobody was hurt, and the suspect was taken into cust…

Surprise! The Anti-DEI GOP is Facing a Diversity Problem in the House!

Danielle Han, Jezebel

All four Black Republican representatives are leaving the House this year.

Melania Trump Said Jimmy Kimmel Should Be Fired, Likely Because Of This Joke

Natasha Jokic, Buzzfeed

Melania accused Kimmel of spreading "hate," something which the president has never done.View Entire Post ›

Melania Trump blasts Kimmel, calls on ABC to ‘take stand’ against comedian

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

First lady accuses Jimmy Kimmel of fuelling political turmoil, calls on network to act against his 'hateful' rhetoric.

White House to review Trump's security after shooting at dinner event

BBC News

Questions have been raised about security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner.

People trust vaccine scientists as much as other researchers, poll shows

Dan Vergano, Scientific American

Roughly seven in 10 people still trust vaccine researchers, a new poll finds. The number is in line with trust for other scientists

What does the US dinner shooting mean for Trump?

Al Jazeera English

At a dinner for White House correspondents, gunshots spark chaos, scrutiny, and fresh questions over Trump’s security.

Melania Trump takes aim at Jimmy Kimmel after 'expectant widow' joke, and calls out ABC leadership

James Faris, Business Insider

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is caught in another political controversy, after he joked that Melania Trump "had a glow like an expectant widow."

Canada’s Carney announces a sovereign wealth fund

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The prime minister says the federal government will put up money alongside private investors to fund major projects.

Iran offers Hormuz deal without nuclear talks, as it seeks broader buy-in

Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera English

Tehran widens diplomacy to regional and global players while indirect US talks remain uncertain.

Vance Doubts the Pentagon’s Depiction of the Iran War

Missy Ryan, Vivian Salama, Michael Scherer, Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic

The vice president is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons.

Melania Trump urges ABC to 'take stand' on Jimmy Kimmel after widow joke

BBC News

In a parody before the White House Correspondents Dinner, Kimmel called Melania an "expectant widow".

Dutch central bank dithces AWS and chooses Lidl for European Cloud

Techzine.eu

De Nederlandsche Bank will sign a major contract tomorrow with Schwarz Digits, the IT arm of Lidl owner Schwarz Group. DNB aims to reduce its dependence

The unflattering secrets revealed so far in Elon Musk’s latest legal feud

Shira Ovide and Gerrit De Vynck, (c) 2026 , The Washington Post, Yahoo Entertainment

Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk and Sam Altman...

NPT summit: Can nuclear pact survive US-Israel war on Iran?

Nils Adler, Abid Hussain, Al Jazeera English

Analysts say a review conference is unlikely to halt nuclear powers from continuing to flout the treaty's rules.

US Supreme Court formally reinstates pro-Republican Texas voting map

By John Kruzel, Yahoo Entertainment

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add...

Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a...

Jason Kottke, kottke.org

Gunfire of the Vanities: Trump Dinner Shooting Defines a Violent, Unserious America, “a land where guns are everywhere and a callous elite media dons formalwear to toast its own humiliation by our nar

Intel’s share price just blew the doors off. One man thinks he knows the reason why

Kamal Ahmed, Yahoo Entertainment

Written off as a legacy chipmaker, Intel is staging a comeback—riding the AI boom, forging alliances, and betting big on a future it once failed to see.

What does Trump shooting at White House dinner mean for World Cup security?

Anushe Engineer, Al Jazeera English

Football fans criticise security arrangements in World Cup cohost nation after assassination attempt on US president.

Supreme Court case over pesticides bringing out MAHA moms and midterm threats...

Sarah Owermohle, CNN

When a group of mothers and wellness influencers, including surgeon general nominee Casey Means, was asked to go to the White House this month, some of them assumed a few staffers would hear their grievances about the health risks of weedkillers.

That UL safety logo is a lot more complicated than it looks

Nilay Patel, The Verge

Today, I’m talking with Jennifer Scanlon, who is the CEO of UL Solutions. That’s Underwriters Laboratories – you know, the UL logo listed on all your electronics? That symbol means it’s been tested and found safe in a variety of ways. UL’s been around for 100…

Conservatives Need to Fight the Legal Monster They Helped Create

Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic

The legal right spent decades empowering the presidency, breaking the constitutional balance in the process.

Have US-Iran talks failed? Why no deal yet doesn’t mean diplomacy is dead

Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera English

US-Iran diplomacy in a deadlock, but analysts say both sides are unlikely to return to fighting.

White House correspondents' dinner shooting suspect to be arraigned Monday

David Brennan, Abcnews.com

Cole Allen, the suspect in the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, is expected to be arraigned in U.S. District Court on Monday.

Alleged Correspondents' Dinner shooter to appear in court. And, Charles III visits U.S.

Brittney Melton, NPR

The suspect in the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting incident is set to appear in federal court today. And, King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in Washington today for a state visit.

The Download: DeepSeek’s latest AI breakthrough, and the race to build world models

Thomas Macaulay, MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Three reasons why DeepSeek’s new model matters On Friday, Chinese AI firm DeepSeek released a preview of V4, its long-awa…

Performer describes locking eyes with Trump as they ducked for cover during shooting

BBC News

Oz Pearlman says he thought they were "about to die" as he and the US president lay half-a-metre apart on the ground during the incident.

Trump Supporter Sent to ICE Detention Camp: “I Didn’t Think These Things Existed.”

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Maybe if every single Trump supporter had to spend two weeks in ICE detention, they'd learn a few things about empathy?

The AI-designed car is taking shape

Tim Stevens, The Verge

The auto design world is full of advanced 3D visualization tools and VR sculpting platforms, but your average new car still enters the world as a sketch. Those sketches traditionally see endless iteration and refinement from all angles before being turned int…

What Happens If America Nationalizes AI?

Matteo Wong, Lila Shroff, The Atlantic

The Trump administration could exert much greater control over the AI industry.

The Correspondents’ Dinner Was a Security Success

Shane Harris, The Atlantic

But it’s time to rethink security at an event that is clearly so vulnerable.

Dynamic pricing adding to ‘dystopian’ 2026 World Cup, ex-Liverpool CEO says

Frank Dell’Apa, Al Jazeera English

Peter Moore accuses FIFA of undermining the spirit of the World Cup through extortionate ticket prices and greed.

10 Monday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Don’t Fret the War. Why ‘Big Money’ Investors Are Bullish—and Where They’re Investing Now. Barron’s twice-yearly survey of professional money managers finds bulls firmly back in charge, with small-caps, international…

France's Mistral Built a $14B AI Empire by Not Being American

Iain Martin, Forbes

Paris-based Mistral wanted to develop a top-tier AI model to rival OpenAI and Anthropic. That didn’t work out. But it turns out lots of folks don’t care if the AI is bleeding edge – as long as it wasn’t made in America or China.

Pete Hegseth’s Wife Faces Backlash Over “Temu” Dress For White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Karina Babenok, Boredpanda.com

The internet exercised its favorite sport of spotting hypocrisy, with Pete Hegseth’s wife Jennifer Rauchet being the latest target.

The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump

John Cassidy, The New Yorker

An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job? John Cassidy writes.

Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy

Ruth Marcus, The New Yorker

Clemency is big business under Trump, who has pardoned Rod Blagojevich, George Santos, the reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, the crypto billionaire Changpeng Zhao, and hundreds of others. Ruth Marcus reports.

Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic

Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker

Fabio Bertoni on the legal hurdles facing the F.B.I. director Kash Patel in his defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic for publishing a story about Patel’s alleged excessive drinking.

“It Was Sick”: Jimmy Kimmel Takes A Jab At Melania Trump With Ruthless Joke After Security Incident

Gabija Saveiskyte, Boredpanda.com

“It's not even inherently funny. You have to be deranged to laugh at that.”

From Trump beef to 'transitory' inflation, here's what will define Jerome Powell's Fed legacy

wedwards@businessinsider.com (William Edwards), Business Insider

Time is almost up on Jerome Powell's eight-year stint as Federal Reserve chairman. Here's what market pros say his legacy will be.

Russia attacks Odesa, claims Ukraine hit Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Ukrainian attack on captured Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant kills one worker, according to managers installed by Russia.

How the Secret Service was able to stop the WHCA dinner shooting suspect: ANALYSIS

Donald J. Mihalek, Abcnews.com

Hotels, like the Washington Hilton, where the shooting took place, are inherently complex to secure.

Alleged White House Correspondents' Dinner shooter set to appear in federal court

Joe Hernandez, NPR

The suspected gunman will face charges, including assault on a federal officer using a dangerous weapon.

Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says

Cory Turner, NPR

A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.

Ingenious? Orwellian? Or both? Supreme Court considers constitutionality of 'geofence' warrants

Nina Totenberg, NPR

The technique allows police to tap into giant tech-firm databases to find out who was near the scene of a crime and may have been involved.

Questions over Trump’s security after shooting at press gala

Al Jazeera English

After gunshots echoed at this year’s Correspondents' dinner, security measures for President Trump came under scrutiny.

Iran’s top diplomat in Russia as Tehran intensifies efforts to end the war

Caolán Magee, Al Jazeera English

Pakistan and Oman remain involved in backchannel efforts to prevent a return to open US-Israel war on Iran.

Iran war: What’s happening on day 59 amid diplomatic push to end conflict?

Usaid Siddiqui, Al Jazeera English

Iran discusses diplomatic solutions with regional partners as Trump says Iran could telephone if it wants to talk.

King Charles US visit: What to know about the itinerary, Congress address

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

King Charles III and Queen Camilla’s visit comes amid US–UK tensions and the 250th anniversary of US independence.

Oil prices rise amid stalled US-Iran peace talks

John Power, Al Jazeera English

Brent crude rises more than 2 percent after Washington and Tehran fail to hold second round of talks in Pakistan.

Alleged Colorado attacker's family released after nearly a year in detention

Adrian Florido, NPR

A Texas judge ordered Hayam El Gamal and her five children released Thursday. Two days later, their lawyers say, ICE re-arrested and tried to deport them.

Trump reckons with his third assassination attempt

Cheryl Teh,Lakshmi Varanasi, Business Insider

Trump, on "60 Minutes," said he had read the accused gunman's manifesto.

Maybe the Most Senior Members of Government Shouldn’t Be in the Same Room

Vivian Salama, The Atlantic

This weekend’s failed attack highlighted a risk that often goes unspoken.

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nobi0929, Itainews.com

1 名前：煮卵 ★：2026/04/26(日) 13:48:25.15 ID:3OesKFj69.net I am relieved to learn that President Trump is safe after the terrifying gunshots.Violence can never be tolerated anywhere in the world.トランプ大統領が、恐ろしい銃撃の後、ご無事だと...