A gunman’s breach of a security checkpoint at a dinner attended by President Donald Trump is set to intensify pressure on lawmakers and the Secret Service to revisit proposed structural changes, even as Congress struggles to pass basic appropriations.
Agents rushed Trump out of a hotel ballroom during the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday after a man ran past initial screening before being subdued. Trump was on a separate floor and never in immediate danger, according to officials and former agents.
The incident comes less than two years after the 2024 attempted assassination of Trump in Butler, Pa., prompted ...