Tuesday, April 28th, 2026 - WHCD Shooter Charged, $400M Taxpayer Ballroom Push, DeSantis FL Gerrymandering Map, Epstein Files Lawsuit Filed

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🗓️ 28 April 2026

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Today's Headlines: Cole Tomas Allen was charged in federal court with attempting to assassinate President Trump plus two gun charges — more charges may be coming, and conviction alone could mean life in prison. Trump, meanwhile, has pivoted from brief media civility straight back to ballroom obsession, with Lindsey Graham leading the charge to get Congress to approve $400 million in taxpayer money for a White House ballroom-and-bunker — never mind that it wouldn't hold half as many people as the Washington Hilton it's meant to replace. The National Trust for Historic Preservation told the DOJ to go pound sand and is keeping its lawsuit blocking construction. Trump is also back gunning for Jimmy Kimmel's job over a joke that Melania has the glow of "an expectant widow" — Karoline Leavitt backed him up at the podium, Melania tweeted at Disney to "take a stand," and all of this happened four days after the joke aired. On the Iran front, Iranian officials sent a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with either a long-term ceasefire or full peace deal, while punting nuclear negotiations to later — the White House hadn't responded as of this recording, and Iran's foreign minister was in Moscow meeting with Putin. King Charles is visiting Trump, with British officials doing everything possible to keep Charles out of Trump's infamous armchair photo sessions. Journalist Katie Phang sued acting AG Todd Blanche for failing to release the Epstein files as required by law — she's not seeking damages, just the documents the law already mandates. Gateway Computers founder and Ghislaine Maxwell ex-boyfriend Ted Waitt — the man who brought her as his plus-one to Chelsea Clinton's wedding — is testifying before Congress about his Epstein ties. Ron DeSantis proposed a Florida congressional map creating 24 Republican districts and just 4 Democratic ones, directly violating the Fair Districts Amendments that 63% of Floridians voted into their state constitution, and the legislature immediately scheduled a special session to ram it through. And Paramount filed an FCC petition requesting that foreign investors from Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Qatar be allowed to indirectly own over 50% of the company post-merger — and asked for up to 100% foreign ownership approval for "future investments." Resources/Articles mentioned: Axios: Correspondents' Dinner suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump NYT: Republicans Push for Trump’s White House Ballroom After Gala Attack National Trust rejects Trump demand to drop ballroom suit in wake of shooting WSJ: Trump Calls on Disney to Fire Jimmy Kimmel After Melania Joke - WSJ Axios: Iran offers U.S. deal to reopen strait but postpone nuclear talks The Guardian: King Charles to meet Trump off camera over fears of Zelenskyy-style clash The Daily Beast: Top Trump Goon Sued for Failing to Release the Epstein Files KTIV: Gateway Computer co-founder Ted Waitt called to testify in Epstein investigation Axios: DeSantis unveils gerrymandered Florida map as redistricting war rages WSJ: Paramount Requests FCC Approval for Hefty Middle East Ownership Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The fallout from White House Correspondence weekend continues, and the fight over the bullshit
0:03.8	ballroom intensifies. The president is back to trying to get Jimmy Kimmeld fired for a joke about his wife. He seems to have moved on, interest-wise, from the war he started in Iran, though. King Charles is here for a state visit. We have some Epstein-related news, and Florida is jumping into the redistricting wars. Let's get into it.
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1:13.6	Correspondence dinner suspect Cole Thomas Allen was charged in a D.C. federal court yesterday
1:18.3	with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, as well as two federal gun charges.
1:23.7	Prosecutors say there could be more charges to come, even though conviction on the assassination
1:27.6	attempt charge alone could already lead to a life sentence in prison.
1:31.5	Allen did not enter a plea at the arraignment and is expected back in court on Thursday to determine
1:36.1	custody before trial.
1:38.3	Meanwhile, Donald's I am not a pedophile Trump has pulled back significantly on his brief
1:43.0	conciliatory tone with the media and is going
1:45.7	full tilt with his ballroom bullshit. Honestly, at least it's not Greenland or Tariffs or Cuba.
1:52.6	I could keep going. And now he has Republicans in Congress and on the assignment, led by Senator
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