NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner: A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside a high-profile journalists' dinner attended by President Donald Trump and multiple senior U.S. leaders on Saturday night, rushing toward the ballroom before Secret Service agents swarmed him and took him into custody. The president was uninjured and was hustled away. PBS

Fox News Poll: 56% doubt White House’s competence at managing government: A 56% majority of voters say the Trump administration has not been competent at managing the federal government, according to a Fox News poll released Wednesday. Two in 10 Republicans join most independents (7 in 10) and Democrats (9 in 10) in holding that view, while 4 in 10 non-MAGA Republicans also agree. FOX

US imposes sanctions on a China-based oil refinery and 40 shippers over Iranian oil: President Donald Trump’s administration is placing economic sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and roughly 40 shipping companies and tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil. The move makes good on Trump’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on companies and countries that do business with Iran. AP

Tariff refunds begin on Monday. These retailers are due big paydays: U.S. importers, ranging from Target  to Walmart, are due more than $160 billion in tariff refunds following a February Supreme Court decision as the Trump administration launches its claims filing portal Monday. Companies and Wall Street analysts are tempering their expectations that companies will get the money back quickly. Will customers who have been paying higher prices get any relief? Ha! CNBC

DESI NEWS

Trump's 'hellhole' mention for India, China draws political outrage in India: Donald Trump shared a four-page transcript of remarks made by a podcaster on Truth Social that refers to India, China and other countries as “hellholes,” while sharply criticising birthright citizenship in the United States. It makes claims about hiring practices in California’s tech sector, alleging that jobs are dominated by individuals from India and China. It asserts that opportunities for others are limited, though it provides no evidence to support the claim. FORBES

How a Texas City Became the Far Right’s Next Example of the Great Replacement Theory: Far-right activists are seizing on a new example of the America they fear. It’s Frisco, a booming, Texas city home to the Dallas Cowboys’ practice facility and a PGA golf resort. For a coterie of area activists and influencers, the influx of Indians — some on H-1B work visas, others citizens of Indian descent — is a real-life example of the “Great Replacement” conspiracy theory. Under that idea, elites are replacing white Americans — sometimes referred to by right-wing activists as “Heritage Americans” — with nonwhite foreigners in a bid to gain political power. TPM

SCIENCE, HEALTH, AND SAFETY

Trump’s DOJ has cut thousands of law-enforcement jobs while vowing to get tough on crime: The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to ​records obtained by Reuters. The records, from the U.S. Justice Department’s management unit, show that the total number of employees at the FBI has dropped more than 7% since the government’s ‌2024 fiscal year, a loss of about 2,600 people. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s staff has dropped by about 6%, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives lost about 14% of its workers. REUTERS

Red States Thought They Could Stop Abortions. They Ended Up Stopping Only the Lifesaving Ones: Abortion rates have increased nationwide since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. When one accounts for abortion travel and mailed medication abortion, abortion rates have increased in all but two states that have banned abortion. Though overall rates have increased, there is one type of abortion that has become more difficult to access than ever before: abortions for medical reasons. Since Dobbs, horror stories of women dying, nearly dying, or birthing dying children have been reported on a regular basis in states with abortion bans. SLATE

CORRUPTION ALERT

The Supreme Court Shadow Docket Comes into the Light: The New York Times recently published a trove of Supreme Court memos that offer a rare glimpse into the internal workings of the Supreme Court’s so-called shadow docket. They lay bare how the Court has held the Trump administration to a far more deferential standard than its Democratic predecessors — and how the shadow docket has enabled the Court to avoid accountability. The memos date to 2016, when a majority of justices voted to bypass the lower courts to block the Obama administration’s signature climate policy, the Clean Power Plan. BRENNAN CENTER

There Is No Limit to the Trump Administration’s Multifaceted Corruption: An Executive Watch Roundup: A useful roundup of all the Trump administration and Trump family corruption in just April 2026. THE UNPOPULIST

Eric Trump-backed robot startup lands $24M Pentagon deal to compete with China:  Foundation Future Industries recently secured the $24 million contract for its "Phantom" robots, designed to breach enemy sites and spare American lives. CEO Sankaet Pathak and chief strategy advisor Eric Trump argue the technology will help maintain America’s edge on the battlefield. FOX

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege: Emails released by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online. THE GUARDIAN

Hungary’s New Leader Reveals Viktor Orbán Was Paying CPAC: Turns out the Hungarian government has been bankrolling the Conservative Political Action Conference for years. Péter Magyar, who unseated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Sunday in a landslide, told reporters Monday that the outbound leader had diverted Hungarian taxpayer funds toward financing the American Republican conference. THE NEW REPUBLIC

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency: Throughout US President Donald Trump's second term in office, traders have been betting millions of dollars just before he makes major announcements. The BBC has examined trade volume data on several financial markets and matched them to some of the president's most significant market-moving statements. It found a consistent pattern of spikes just hours, or sometimes minutes, before a social media post or media interview was made public. BBC (PAYWALL)

GOOD NEWS

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress: Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress. However, a Tazewell County Circuit Court judge blocked certification of the votes, ruling the referendum was illegal and the Virginia Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday over a legal challenge tied to redistricting in Virginia. WSET

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