Plus, Melania Trump calls for ABC to 'take a stand' against Jimmy Kimmel. And Pompeii researchers use AI to recreate victims' last moments.
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The man accused of storming the correspondence dinner now facing an assassination charge
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What happened in court? Plus, King Charles at the White House, then heading to Capitol Hill
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What he's expected to say to Congress and what's at stake. And Melania Trump calls for ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about her
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Kimmel now responding on his own show. The stories that matter, clear and credible, from across the country to around the world
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These are your unbiased updates from Straight Arrow. Good morning, I'm Craig DeGrelli. We are getting a clearer picture of the man accused of trying to
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assassinate President Trump at the correspondence dinner. Cole Allen, a 31-year-old teacher from
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California did not enter a plea at his first court appearance Monday. He's facing multiple
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federal charges, including attempted assassination and firing a weapon during a violent crime
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New court filings lay out how prosecutors say this unfolded. They say Allen booked a room at
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the Hilton earlier this month, then traveled across the country by train, checking in the
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day before the event. When arrested, investigators say he had two guns, a shotgun and a pistol
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along with three knives. Prosecutors say he is not cooperating. And while a motive is still being
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worked out, his own writings make clear who he was targeting. Make no mistake, he says
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I am targeting the administration officials. They are my targets and I'm prioritizing from the top
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down the highest ranking from the lowest. And I will not hesitate to get involved in any kind of
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encounter with anyone who blocks me from the president. Investigators say Allen opened fire
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as he rushed into the ballroom. Secret service agents returned fire. One agent was hit in the
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bulletproof vest and is expected to be okay. Allen was not hit. King Charles heads to Capitol Hill
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later today, delivering a rare address to Congress as his U.S. visit moves into its main events
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President Trump will officially welcome King Charles and Queen Camilla to the White House
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This morning with a military review and remarks including a speech from the president Then they will head to the Capitol and meet with congressional leaders before the king addresses a joint gathering of Congress this afternoon Tonight it wraps up with a state dinner at the White House The visit got underway Monday
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where the president and first lady greeted the royals on the South Lawn. Then the four posed for
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photos. They headed inside for tea, a softer start to a visit playing out against a more complicated
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backdrop between Washington and London. The king becomes just the second British monarch
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to address Congress following Queen Elizabeth's speech more than three decades ago in 1991
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Oil prices are climbing again as any real path to a deal with Iran still looks out of reach for now
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is dismissing Iran's latest proposal, saying it falls short
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of the U.S. core demand, no nuclear capability. Iran is offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz
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but only if the United States lifts its blockade on Iranian ships and ports
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The problem, there's no movement from Iran on its nuclear program. Rubio also makes clear the strait is not Iran's to control
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What they mean by opening the straits is, yes, the straits are opened as long as you coordinate
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with Iran, get our permission, or we'll blow you up, and you pay us
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That's not opening the straits. Those are international waterways. They cannot normalize, nor can we tolerate them trying to normalize a system
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in which the Iranians decide who gets to use an international waterway and how much you have to pay them to use it
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As the Trump administration weighs the Iranian offer, oil markets are reacting
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Brent crude, the global benchmark, is back above $100 a barrel, hitting around $111 early this morning
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U.S. crude is also pushing higher, just under $100 a barrel. President Trump and the First Lady are calling for ABC to take action against Jimmy Kimmel
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after his joke about Melania Trump that is now fueling a broader fight over comedy, politics, and speech
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The backlash centers on a segment from Thursday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, which was a parody of the White House Correspondents' Dinner
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Kimmel, playing host, joked about the First Lady's appearance. And of course, our First Lady Melania is here
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Look at Melania, so beautiful. Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow
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The line drew sharp criticism from the White House especially after a gunman rushed a security checkpoint at the correspondence dinner two days later and fired gunshots
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On Monday, the First Lady called Kimmel's comments hateful and corrosive and urged ABC to act, writing on X
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Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand
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How many times will ABC's leadership enable Kimmel's atrocious behavior at the expense of our community
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The president went further, posting on Truth Social that Kimball should be immediately fired by ABC and its parent company, Disney
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White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt called the comments disgusting. Who in their right minds says a wife would be glowing over the potential murder of her beloved husband
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And having experienced what I did with the First Lady on Saturday night, I can tell you that she was anything but that
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This kind of rhetoric about the president, the first lady and his supporters is completely deranged
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And it's unbelievable that the American people are consuming it night after night after night
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Kimmel addressed the backlash on his show Monday night, rejecting the White House's characterization of the joke
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It was a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am
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It was not by any stretch of the definition a call to assassination
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and they know that. I've been very vocal for many years speaking out against gun violence in particular
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but I understand that the First Lady had a stressful experience over the weekend and probably every weekend is pretty stressful in that house
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And also, I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject
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I do, and I think a great place to start, to dial that back, would be to have a conversation with your husband about it because..
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The Free Speech Group Committee for the First Amendment also defended him, saying, quote, in America, satire is not a crime. The right
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to mock, to challenge, and yes, to offend those in power is foundational to democracy. The legal
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fight over a new White House ballroom is escalating. A preservation group is refusing a Justice
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Department request to drop its lawsuit over the $400 million project. After Saturday's shooting at
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the Correspondents' Dinner, the Justice Department gave the group until Monday to walk away from the
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case President Trump along with some lawmakers including Democratic Senator John Fetterman argued the breach shows the need for a secure on venue that can hold about 1 people But the National Trust for Historic Preservation is holding its ground
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saying nothing about that incident alters the legal questions. The group's lawyer put it bluntly, a security event does not change the Constitution
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The organization's CEO adds the project still needs congressional approval before any construction moves forward
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For now, construction of the White House ballroom continues, with the Federal Appeals Court allowing work to move ahead while the case plays out
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A hearing is set for June 5th. Finally this morning, a striking look at how AI is now reaching back into the ancient world
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Archaeologists have used AI to recreate the face and final moments of a man who tried to escape the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
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Take a look. The image looks like a frame from a film, if you will
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a man holding an object over his head as ash and debris filled the sky behind him
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Pompeii Archaeological Park released the digital reconstruction on Monday. Researchers built it using two sets of human remains found just outside the city walls
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along with artifacts including a lamp and gold coins. The city of Pompeii was buried under ash after the eruption
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preserving buildings, objects, and human remains for centuries. Now, using AI tools, researchers are turning those remains into a clearer picture of what people may have looked like in their final moments
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Wow. All right, a packed day in Washington today. Markets, politics, and a royal visit all in focus
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This morning, the Federal Reserve kicks off a two-day meeting with a rate decision expected Wednesday
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At 9.30, President Trump hosts King Charles and Queen Camilla at the White House with a military review and remarks
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Later this morning, both House Democrats and Republicans hold post-meeting press conferences on Capitol Hill
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And this afternoon, King Charles addresses a joint meeting of Congress before a state dinner at the White House
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We'll see you back here tomorrow. For all of us here at Straight Arrow, I'm Craig DeGrelli
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Have a great day
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