Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton.

The man being held in connection with the shooting at the White House Correspondence dinner over the weekend made his first appearance in federal court since its arrest today.

31-year-old Cole Allen faces three felony charges, including trying to assassinate President Trump.

Before the incident, he allegedly sent a letter to his parents and employer, as NPR's

Ryan Lucas explains.

In that document, Alan apologizes to his parents, his colleagues, and others.

He says he's a U.S. citizen.

He says what his elected representatives do reflects on him.

And he writes that he's, quote, no longer willing to permit a

pedophile, rapist, and traitor, end quote, to, in essence, implicate Allen in his crimes.

That appears to be a reference to President Trump. Alan also makes clear who his targets are,

and that would be administration officials from the highest ranking to the lowest.

NPR's Ryan Lucas reporting.

First Lady Melania Trump is criticizing late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel for a joke he made about her.

As NPR's Mandalay-Del Barko reports, President Trump is again calling for Kimmel to be fired.

Jimmy Kimmel made his jab during a sketch on his late-night show last week,

a mock speech for an

alternative White House correspondent's dinner. Our first lady, Melania, is here. Look at, so beautiful.

Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow. Kimmel's sketch ran two days before the

real White House correspondent's dinner when an alleged would-be assassin tried

to storm the ballroom. In a post on ex, Melania Trump called Kimmel's joke about her hateful and

violent, and she asked Network ABC, which airs his show, to take a stand. The president then called

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