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NPR | By A Martínez,

Steve Inskeep

Published April 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM CDT

White House responds to correspondents' dinner shooting with praise and blame, investigation into the shooting and suspect continues, King Charles arrives in U.S. for state visit.

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