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Congress reacts to the shooting outside the ballroom of the Washington Hilton

NPR | By Eric McDaniel,

Ayesha Rascoe

Published April 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM CDT

The shooting at the White House Correspondent's Dinner comes at a time of increased threats towards lawmakers and fears of political violence.

Eric McDaniel

Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.

Ayesha Rascoe

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of Weekend Edition Sunday and the Saturday episodes of Up First. As host of the morning news magazine, she interviews news makers, entertainers, politicians and more about the stories that everyone is talking about or that everyone should be talking about.