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Panic at the Washington Hilton shattered the usual glitz of the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner. As gunfire erupted, agents grabbed President Trump, shielding him from sight while Cabinet members and guests scrambled for cover under linen-draped tables. Reporters huddled in hallways, refreshing their phones for any hint of what had just happened, as early whispers confirmed the shooter had been detained and top officials were safe. Inside a shaken press corps, Wolf Blitzer described standing just feet from the gunman before watching him forced to the ground.<\/p>\n

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Even as lawmakers publicly prayed for the president\u2019s safety, another, quieter shock rippled through Washington: a leaked Justice Department memo outlining an aggressive expansion of federal execution methods. The document detailed plans to revive Trump-era lethal injection protocols and add firing squads as an option, vowing to \u201cexpedite\u201d capital punishment once appeals end. On a night meant to celebrate a free press, the country instead watched power, violence, and the machinery of the state collide in a single, unnerving tableau.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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