Journalists in the nation’s capital are accustomed to chasing stories. But on Saturday night, the story came to them – hundreds of them, gathered as President Donald Trump prepared to speak, thrust suddenly into chaos when a gunman tried to storm the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican senator who had effectively blocked confirmation of President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Reserve said Sunday he was dropping his opposition after the Department of Justice ended its investigation of the current central bank chair.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s enduring, if somewhat awkward, rituals. There is inherent tension in the room, with journalists dressed in finery sharing drinks and food with many of the subjects they cover.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) – The number of people killed in a bombing in a volatile region in southwest Colombia rose to 20, officials said Sunday.

Iran’s government is still in power. Hezbollah and Hamas haven’t been defeated. U.S. President Donald Trump’s interests may be diverging from Israel’s. Wars with Iran and its proxies haven’t gone according to plan for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that could mean trouble for Israel’s longest-serving prime minister.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told his top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, stating on Fox News that “they can call us any time they want.” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country won’t negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its ports.

JERUSALEM (AP) – Palestinian authorities said Sunday that local elections in a single Gaza community and the Israeli-occupied West Bank were a success and called them a step toward a long-delayed presidential election in the territories and eventual statehood.