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President Donald Trump erupted in anger at CBS journalist Norah O’Donnell after she read him excerpts from what is said to be a manifesto written by Cole Tomas Allen, the man charged with trying to kill Trump at Saturday’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Some conservatives seem to think no good can be served from reading these words, but that’s a mistake: It’s always useful to be reminded, again, of the banality of evil.

Grateful for police response

Cole Tomas Allen, who was arrested during an attempt to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner Saturday, may be America’s first normie liberal terrorist.

We are disappointed at Judge Rebecca Pennell’s April 14 denial of the motion to dismiss the charges against Justice Forral, Bajun Mavalwalla II and Jac Archer, three out of the nine June 11 protesters hit with federal conspiracy charges.

By Jeremy Kliemann and Melissa Olson Frause

So a group of scientists got together and decided to give cocaine to a bunch of salmon. It sounds like the kind of fantastic idea a person comes up with while using cocaine, then talks about it for 13 consecutive hours to someone who is also doing cocaine and eagerly nodding in agreement while repeating, “It makes. So. Much. Sense.”

Tucker Carlson, you might have heard, is sorry. Last week he posted a long conversation with his brother, Buckley, a former Trump speechwriter, in which they tried to make sense of the wreckage of the second Donald Trump presidency.

By Greg Gordon and Katelyn Scott

Seeing election officials in action gives confidence in vote

By Luke Damskov and Moe Herr

The House Ethics Committee wants to try to create a culture of disclosure and transparency in Washington, a place where secrecy, fear and power have long been the order of the day. A week after two representatives, California’s Eric Swalwell and Texas’ Tony Gonzales, resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct, Congress is taking a small, necessary and long overdue step to try to break the cycle of abuse and the silence that feeds it. The committee is being proactive and strongly encouraging “anyone who may have experienced sexual misconduct by a House Member or staffer, or who has knowledge of such conduct,” to get in contact.