NPR News: 04-26-2026 11PM EDT

0:00Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. The investigation into this shooting at the White House correspondent dinner in Washington DC last night is continuing. NPR's confirmed the suspect is Cole Allen. He's a 31-year-old teacher and engineer from California. NPR's Lydia Caletri has our reports. Cole Allen graduated from Caltech in 2017 and worked as a part-time teacher at a tutoring service for high school students in Torrance, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. The White House says Allen wanted to target administration officials. A White House official not authorized to speak publicly says the Secret Service and Montgomery County police spoke with Allen's sister. She told them her brother had a tendency to make radical statements and his rhetoric constantly referenced a plan to do, quote, something to fix the issues with today's world. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says investigators are still looking into a potential motive. Allen will be arraigned in federal court on Monday. Lydia Caletri, NPR News, Washington.

1:02In the aftermath of the attempted attack in the White House correspondent's dinner, President Trump is praising the response of the Secret Service and law enforcement, but he's back to criticizing the press and Democrats. NPR's Tamara Keith reports. In the hours after the dinner, Trump hit a note of unity. Then Sunday, in an interview with 60 minutes, he was asked about political violence in America and what he is president can do to change the trajectory in the country. It's always been there. People are assassinated. People are injured. People are hurt. And I'm not sure that it's anymore now than there was. I do think that the hate speech of the Democrats, much more so, is very dangerous. I really think it's very dangerous for the country. Of the alleged attacker, Trump said he was radicalized and, quote, probably a pretty sick guy, Tamara Keith, NPR News. Two former Israeli prime ministers have agreed to merge parties against Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of Israel's parliamentary elections, which are coming up in October. NPR is Eleanor

2:07Beardsley, as more. Now, if Tally Bennett and Yaya Lapid say their merger is intended to unite the center right to focus all efforts on winning the critical upcoming elections, though they have ideological differences. They've enjoyed a close working relationship. Bennett is in Orthodox Jew with a hard-line view towards Palestinians. Lapid is secular and seen as more moderate. Both have already served as prime minister in a previous coalition government in 2021-22, during a brief interlude in Netanyahu's 18-year grip on power. Hundreds of protesters came out against Netanyahu and Tel Aviv Saturday night. His poll numbers have dropped since the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran has failed to deliver a decisive outcome. Eleanor Beardsley and Pair News, Tel Aviv. And you're listening to NPR News. Fighting in Ukraine and Russia has killed at least 16 people this weekend. Ukrainian forces hit an oil refinery deep inside in Russian territory and set off a number of fires. And

3:12one person was killed in the Ukrainian attack in the port city of Sebastopol. Russian drones and missile attacks in the Ukrainian city of Denebro killed at least 9 people. More than 10,000 runners from all 50 states and 26 nations took to the streets of Eugene and Springfield, Oregon today, for the annual Eugene Marathon, as Brian Bull of Member Station KLCC reports, the event is a major one for the place known as Track Town USA. Just after sunrise, thousands of people dashed past Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. It's the birthplace of Shuchayat Mikey, as well as where famed Olympic runner Steve Prief on Tain Train, cheering from the sidelines was Lynn Holland, whose daughter was running her third marathon. She ran my first half marathon with me. I like the energy of the people and just the camaraderie is nice. This is probably the biggest race we've been to so far. Elaine County Officials says the Eugene Marathon is a major economic driver, generating

4:17more than $8 million in direct spending. For NPR News, I'm Brian Bull in Eugene. Now the court is once again the number one women's world golfer. After a strong finish Sunday at the LPGA Championship at Houston's Moriel Park, she started at the end of the day with a five-stroke lead, Paddy Tabitannakuth from Thailand, placed second. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News.