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The California man arrested for Saturday's shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner is being charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump.

A short time ago, Acting U.S.

Attorney General Todd Blanch disclosed that first count is punishable by up to life in prison.

The defendant, Cole Allen, allegedly charged through a security perimeter at the Washington Hilton.

Shots were fired.

An agent was wounded, though it is uncertain if it was by the gunman or friendly fire.

Well, this would be the third time someone has apparently tried to assassinate Trump since his 2024 presidential campaign.

The White House is now reexamining security protocols and practices.

Here's NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben.

President Trump is hosting the first official state visit of his second presidency, that of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

The king is expected to attempt to repair U.S.-U.K.

ties.

The British monarch is not expected to address his younger brother's connections to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Hundreds of Google employees sent a letter to the company's chief executive over how the Pentagon could use its powerful artificial intelligence systems and how it should not.

NPR's Bobby Allen reports it comes as the Defense Department looks to ramp up the use of AI in battlefield settings.

It's NPR.

Well, Microsoft and OpenAI are taking another step at relying less on each other.

Today, Microsoft said it would no longer pay a share of its revenue to the maker of ChatGPT.

And OpenAI will no longer grant Microsoft exclusive rights to license its technology.