White House Shooting: Secret Service Funding Standoff

0:00Shots rang out Saturday night outside the White House correspondence dinner at the Washington Hilton, where President Trump and top cabinet members were inside. A gunman rushed to security checkpoint firing at agents before they took him down. He's in custody now, no name released yet. Once the reservist agent got hit in the vest but walked away fine, Trump even dropped video of the chaos on true social. This all went down amid a funding crunch for the Secret Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security that's been in a standoff for over 60 days. Congress is deadlocked. Democrats blocking bills after some immigration issues earlier this year, while Republicans push workarounds to keep things running. Folks are buzzing about the risks, especially with Trump facing a string of threats. Two assassination attempts already, plus that armed intruder ad. Mar-a-Lago not long ago. The dinner crowd press, celebs, officials got a stark reminder of the high-stakes security world.

1:00Negotiations in Congress show no signs of breaking, with Dems wanting big changes to DHS ops and GOPI and budget reconciliation to fund through the end of Trump's term, like they did last year for immigration. As investigators dig deeper, the big question lingers. Does the Secret Service have enough cash and manpower for this non-stop threat level, especially? Looking into election season, stay sharp out there. You've been listening to California News today, AI-powered local news.