A Secret Service officer fired four times at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, according to a Washington Post analysis of higher-resolution camera footage.
The footage doesn’t capture every shot authorities say was fired, but it shows none from the suspect. An officer was wounded by a round the video doesn’t show. The defense calls the government’s case “built entirely upon speculation.”
That news is overshadowed tonight by the Supreme Court gutting the Voting Rights Act. The 6-3 ruling struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, with Justice Elena Kagan writing in dissent that the decision “renders Section 2 all but a dead letter.” Louisiana’s governor moved tonight to suspend the May 16 primary so his legislature can redraw it. The 1965 law fell at sunrise, and the new map was moving before sunset.
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Source: CBS News
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Source: Euronews
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Former Attorney General Pam Bondi will testify before House Oversight Committee on May 29 about Epstein files release, 45 minutes after Democrats filed contempt charges.
Source: NBC News
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Florida Legislature approves DeSantis congressional map 48 hours after release that splits Tampa into three districts and could deliver four Republican seats.
Source: The Tampa Bay Times
April 29, 2026
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry plans to suspend May 16 House primary elections so legislature can redraw congressional map after Supreme Court ruling.
Source: The Washington Post [gift link]
April 29, 2026
Supreme Court strikes down Louisiana congressional map 6-3 and requires proof of intentional discrimination for future Voting Rights Act challenges.
Source: UPI
April 29, 2026
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Source: CNBC
April 29, 2026
Defense Secretary Hegseth defends firing nearly 30 senior officers with false Obama claim at first congressional hearing since Iran war began.
Source: The Hill
April 29, 2026
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Source: The Associated Press
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Fidelity Charitable and Vanguard Charitable pause donor-advised fund grants to Southern Poverty Law Center, citing standard policies that block giving to indicted charities.
Source: Barron's
April 29, 2026
Former FBI Director Comey appears in Virginia federal court and is released without conditions on two threats charges over Instagram seashell post.
Source: Reuters
April 29, 2026
Justice Department sues New Jersey, Governor Sherrill, and Attorney General Davenport over March law banning federal agents from wearing masks during arrests.
Source: Gothamist
April 29, 2026
Second Circuit refuses Trump's request for full court rehearing of $83.3 million Carroll defamation judgment, sending case toward Supreme Court.
Source: USA Today
April 29, 2026
Supreme Court rules unanimously that New Jersey crisis pregnancy centers can challenge state subpoena seeking donor and medical staff identities in federal court.
Source: CNN
April 29, 2026
Wisconsin judge orders state Department of Justice to release names, birth years, and work history of approximately 16,000 certified law enforcement officers.
Source: WLUK Green Bay
April 29, 2026
Washington Post analysis of higher-resolution video shows Secret Service officer fired four times at suspect with no visible muzzle flash from suspect's shotgun, three shots fired toward fellow security personnel.
Source: The Washington Post [gift link]
April 29, 2026
Senate confirms longtime ATF official Robert Cekada as director 59-39, who immediately unveils 34 rulemakings rolling back Biden-era firearm regulations.
Source: Roll Call
April 29, 2026
House votes 235-191 to extend warrantless foreign surveillance authority Section 702 for three years without requiring warrants for searches of Americans' communications.
Source: NextGov
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Source: The Wall Street Journal [gift link]
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Source: Axios
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