Cole Tomas Allen, the suspect in the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting on Saturday, made his first appearance in federal court in D.C. on Monday, the Washington Post reports.

He was charged on three counts: attempting to assassinate the president, transporting a firearm and ammunition with intent to commit a felony, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence.”

Wall Street Journal: “In fact, domestic attacks and plots against the U.S. government are at their highest levels since at least 1994…”

“For the first time in 20 years, they are coming from extremists on the left in greater numbers than the right… Of the 20 attacks and plots recorded in 2025, the center categorized 10 as originating from the extreme left and eight as coming from the extreme right.”

“The suspected gunman who fired shots Saturday outside the White House Correspondents’ dinner was targeting President Trump and administration officials, according to a 1,000-word document the authorities have tied to the man, 31-year-old Cole Allen of Torrance, Calif,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“The gunman appeared to be acting alone, and had a shotgun, handgun and knives on him, officials said. Cole was a guest at the hotel where the dinner was taking place, and in the document he outlined security breaches that he said made getting firearms into the building easier than he expected.”

“The Justice Department announced Friday it is continuing to clear the way for expediting federal death-penalty cases, including by expanding the manners of execution to include death by firing squad,” CNN reports.

“Former senior intelligence and FBI officials who are cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department’s criminal probe into whether former CIA Director John Brennan lied to Congress were subpoenaed over the weekend to testify before a grand jury in Washington, D.C.,” CBS News reports.

“The subpoenas went out shortly after the Justice Department appointed conservative Trump ally Joe DiGenova to formally take over the criminal investigation into Brennan after the career prosecutor handling the case was removed late last week.”

CNN: “The Justice Department has removed the career Miami federal prosecutor leading the investigation into John Brennan, after she resisted pressure to quickly bring charges against the former CIA director and prominent critic of President Donald Trump.”

NOTUS: “The Department of Justice is investigating allegations of sexual assault against former Rep. Eric Swalwell…”

“Swalwell has been accused by at least five women of sexual assault and harassment and is already under investigation in both Los Angeles and New York those respective district attorneys.”

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax (D) and his wife, Cerina, were found dead by police in their home early Thursday morning in an apparent murder-suicide, the Washington Post reports.

In 2019, Fairfax faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004.

He denied the accusations and ran in the Democratic primary for governor in 2021, coming in fourth.

“Michael Avenatti — the blustery lawyer who repped Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against Donald Trump and then went to prison for ripping her and other clients off — is now a free man. Well, sort of,” TMZ reports.

“Avenatti is not a fully free man. He’s been ordered to serve more time in a halfway house in Hollywood. He’s also required to participate in mental health treatment and stay away from unlawful controlled substances. His projected release date is September 2028.”

President Donald Trump is seeking $152 million to cover the first year of costs to reopen the infamous Alcatraz prison as a secure facility, CNN reports.

New York Times: “A Colorado appeals court on Thursday overturned the prison sentence of Tina Peters, the most prominent election denier still behind bars for crimes stemming from the 2020 election.”

“But the court did not immediately free Ms. Peters from prison or overturn her underlying conviction.”

“A Republican campaign treasurer long active in Maryland politics has been indicted on charges that he embezzled $200,000 from a politician and a community organization and funneled the money toward a luxury yacht,” the Washington Post reports.

Politico: “Members of the mob that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 are suing the federal government for tens of millions of dollars in damages, claiming that the ‘indiscriminate’ use of force by police officers repelling the attack caused them physical and emotional injuries.”

New York Times: “Even though the Trump administration has portrayed protesters as left-wing terrorists and pushed for serious charges to be filed, often over actions that defense lawyers say are protected by the First Amendment, the efforts have failed so far to reveal a pervasive web of leftist groups working together.”

“Indeed, the conspiracy cases the Justice Department has filed against demonstrators it has cast as left-wing activists have had limited success, for now.”

“A Minnesota woman running for U.S. Senate, accused of throwing a live tarantula onto a staircase leading to where her then-tenant was staying, has been convicted in the 2024 incident,” CBS News reports.

“A judge ruled this week that a top Georgia Republican Party official, who has promoted former President Donald Trump’s claims of widespread voter fraud affecting the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, has repeatedly voted illegally,” NBC News reports.

“Brian Pritchard, first vice chairman of the Georgia Republican Party and a conservative talk show host, was fined $5,000 for voting illegally and registering to vote while serving a sentence for a felony conviction. Pritchard was also ordered not to commit further violations, to face public reprimand for his conduct and to pay the State Election Board’s investigative costs.”