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PAY UP! Republicans DEMAND Congress fork over $400 million in taxpayer cash to build Trump's ballroom following the WHCD incident. Plus: Iran's FM goes to Russia for a meeting, a new Epstein lawsuit, and more. Watch the MeidasTouch Podcast at 8p ET/5p PT!

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Interesting to see them shift in real time to demand that taxpayers fund the ballroom

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Reporter: Have you been able to determine whether the gunman fired shots? If so, how many shots he fired and who exactly? Whose bullet hit the agent? Blanche: We’re still looking at that.

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Merz: As far as Iran is concerned, yes, I have become disillusioned with that by now. And that is simply because the United States of America and Israel had assumed right at the beginning that this problem would be solved within a few days. And today we have to realize that it has not been solved.

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Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla disembark the plane on arrival for a state visit to the United States at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., April 27, 2026. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

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These MAGA sycophants one by one are saying, “We need a ballroom.” They think they can hijack the news cycle and make people focus on that with everything going on. You realize when you push this kind of transparent gaslighting, it just makes people more angry.

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German Chancellor Merz: It is quite obvious that the Americans have absolutely no coherent strategy whatsoever. There is a sense that a whole nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, particularly the Revolutionary Guards.

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NEW: Katie Phang is suing DOJ over alleged “brazen” violations of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. She says DOJ missed deadlines, over-redacted, and withheld records tied to Jeffrey Epstein—including references to Trump. The suit seeks full disclosure and a special master to oversee compliance.

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today the United States is being “humiliated by the Iranian leadership.” He also questioned the endgame, warning that entering a conflict without an exit plan risks repeating failures seen in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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RFK Jr. was pressed on Capitol Hill over the measles surge. More than 1,700 cases already in 2026—a 675% increase. He dismissed it as a “global outbreak" and called criticism "partisan." But for many families, this isn't politics. It's real life. New from ELLA on MeidasTouch.

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Former FBI agent Dan Brunner: From what we saw, the suspect wasn’t even close to breaching security. He still would have had to go down two flights of stairs and get through additional secured doors. He didn’t even reach the magnetometers before being stopped.

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You’d think the acting AG would be prioritizing justice after an apparent mass shooting attempt involving top officials in our government, but he seems more focused on getting Donald Trump’s ballroom built—something that has nothing to do with last night’s event.

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Photo of Trump sitting down with 60 Minutes for an interview

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In Trump’s first post of the day, he says the incident at the WHCD last night is proof that the White House Ballroom needs to be built.

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MAGA accounts tweet in unison about the need for a White House ballroom following WHCD incident

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Trump and White House officials were all smiles and appeared in good spirits at the press conference following the WHCD incident

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Candid photograph of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth after walking out of a press briefing by President Donald Trump at the White House, following a shooting incident during the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, in Washington, D.C. 📸 REUTERS/Kylie Cooper

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Donald Trump speaks next to FBI Director Kash Patel, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin at a press briefing at the White House, following a shooting incident during the WHCD. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pacing the venue, jaw tight, looking unusually keyed up amid the WHCD incident.

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FBI Director Kash Patel seen on his phone, just hanging around outside the venue like a random WHCD attendee trying to figure out how to get an Uber after the incident.

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