The DOJ is using a thwarted plot to assassinate Donald Trump during a UFC event as a "compelling need" to build a fortified ballroom on White House grounds. Prosecutors argue the "drone-proof" structure with "sniper nests" is vital for national security, despite legal challenges and rising costs.
Iraq's National Security Service announced it foiled an assassination plot targeting its chief, Abdul Karim Al-Basri, allegedly orchestrated by a cell linked to Jamal Mustafa, former President Saddam Hussein's son-in-law. The announcement coincides with the 12th anniversary of ISIS's rise, prompting speculation about political motivations. Separately, the agency reported killing two major drug traffickers in Maysan province.
Russia's FSB arrested a foreign national, born in 1990, accused of being recruited by Ukrainian intelligence to assassinate a Russian military officer in Moscow. The suspect confessed to receiving a silenced pistol and reconnaissance instructions.
FSB foils an assassination attempt on a Russian Ministry of Defense employee, reportedly orchestrated by Ukrainian special services. A saboteur, recruited in the EU, was apprehended with a silenced pistol and ammunition.
The New York Post reported, citing sources, details of an assassination plot targeting Ivanka Trump by an Iranian Revolutionary Guard element in retaliation for the assassination of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
A court will start hearing the case on May 4
A 31-year-old man opened fire at a security checkpoint outside the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton on Saturday night, striking a Secret Service agent before being tackled and arrested. President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President JD Vance were evacuated from the ballroom. The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, a Caltech mechanical engineering graduate, sent writings to family calling himself a 'Friendly Federal Assassin' minutes before the attack. This marks the third assassination attempt on Trump in less than two years.
A shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner led to the immediate evacuation of President Trump and other officials. This incident adds to a long list of threats and security scares faced by Trump, including armed intruders, assassination plots, and poison mail, making him a frequent target.
A shooting attempt at the White House Correspondents' Dinner led to the immediate evacuation of President Trump and other officials. This incident adds to a long list of threats and security scares faced by Trump, including armed intruders, assassination plots, and poison mail, making him a frequent target.
