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Federal prosecutors released a video on Thursday showing the moment an armed man tried to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner to allegedly attempt to kill US President Donald Trump.
US President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies on Thursday, bringing an end to a partial department shutdown which has been hindering operations for over two months. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives cleared the bipartisan legislation by voice vote, just hours before a critical deadline.