President Donald Trump gave an eyebrow-raising explanation as to why his second-in-command was evacuated more quickly than himself after shots rang out at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

President Trump was rushed from the stage of a dinner hosted by the White House reporters’ association. Trump said a Secret Service agent was shot at but “saved” by his bulletproof vest. The F.B.I. said a suspect was in custody.

The British monarch lands in the US on Monday for a four-day state visit to mark the 250th anniversary of its independence.

The U.S. Navy has officially begun de-mining operations in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran collapsed this weekend.

Read the full transcript of Norah O'Donnell's April 26, 2026, interview with President Trump here.

By Jacob Bogage and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON, April 26 (Reuters) - Donald Trump's tuxedo still looked freshly pressed when he stepped to the White House podium Saturday night, barely an hour after the latest apparent attempt on his life.

President Trump scrapped a trip by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan for talks with Iran, and the two sides remain far apart.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Iran has mere days before its oil infrastructure could explode. “What happens is that line explodes from within. Both mechanically and in the earth, something happens where it just explodes,