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The 21-year-old gunman who opened fire at Secret Service agents outside the White House on Saturday was named Nassir Best, according to MS NOW.The suspect took out a revolver and opened fire at a security checkpoint. He also claimed he was Jesus Christ and had noted mental health issues, according to MS NOW. He was known by the Secret Service, as he had previously been taken into custody, MS NOW reporting added.Best died at an area hospital after being shot by the Secret Service, and a bystander was also shot, according to a statement by the Secret Service.

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'My god': Mike Johnson ridiculed mercilessly after new 'embarrassing' omission

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'My god': Mike Johnson ridiculed mercilessly after new 'embarrassing' omission

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is being forced to eat his own words after he praised Trump in a social media post as the "ONLY" person who could get Iran to the negotiating table."President Trump is the ONLY one who could have gotten Iran — the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism — to the negotiating table," Johnson wrote on X. "We are greatly encouraged to learn a PEACE DEAL in Iran is underway — and look forward to learning more about the specifics.""This is embarrassing," responded the political outlet Meidas Touch, as other accounts poured on corrections. "Obama did this and actually got them to stop enriching uranium past 3.67 percent," wrote influencer Brian Krassenstein. "With inspectors on the ground and cameras on the centrifuges. Trump tore that up." "I had to double check this wasn't a parody account," the Republicans against Trump mocked. "My God." "Obama literally negotiated with Iran," wrote political journalist Sam Stein. "Whether you liked the outcome or not, it happened."

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Emergency room doctor names worrying Trump behavior: 'Something just seems not right'

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Emergency room doctor names worrying Trump behavior: 'Something just seems not right'

The physician who administered the same cognitive screening that President Donald Trump keeps publicly bragging about says he sees something that should worry the country.Dr. Rob Davidson, head of the Committee to Protect Healthcare, walked former CNN reporter Jim Acosta through the Montreal Cognitive Assessment on Acosta's show this week. Davidson used the appearance to deliver a pointed message about Trump's repeated public claims that he has aced the screening multiple times.The test, Davidson said, is not a routine evaluation that doctors hand to every patient who walks in. It is administered specifically when a provider or a family member has raised a concern about possible cognitive decline. And once is generally enough."It is just not typical, right?" Davidson said. "It isn't typical. It isn't what you would just generally do for any individual when you didn't have a concern."The MoCA is designed to flag mild cognitive impairment, not measure intelligence or detect full-blown dementia. Davidson described it as a screening for someone who might be "slipping a little bit" and whose loved ones or physician are starting to take notice. It is not a test the average healthy adult ever takes, and it is not a test designed to be repeated for self-congratulatory purposes.Davidson stopped short of saying Trump has a diagnosable condition, calling that kind of remote evaluation unethical. But he did not soften the impression Trump's public behavior leaves on him as a physician."I won't make a diagnosis, we don't, it's not ethical to try to diagnose somebody," Davidson said. "And I don't know if the president has a condition, but something just seems not right."He went on to note that Trump's reported pattern of repeatedly requesting and bragging about the MoCA is itself an unusual data point. White House physicians, Davidson said, are typically not in the habit of administering the same impairment screening over and over to a patient when no clinical concern has been raised. That Trump appears to want to keep taking it, he said, is itself worth noticing.Acosta has himself been a frequent target of Trump's attacks, dating back to his days on the White House beat for CNN. He took the test on camera to make the case that no president should be in the position of needing to. By the end of the segment, Acosta was even more alarmed about the president.

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Secret Service shoots person near White House, bystander also shot, law enforcement says

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Secret Service shoots person near White House, bystander also shot, law enforcement says

FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media that officers were responding to shots fired and that he would "update the public as we're able." President Trump was inside the White House at the time.

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Gunfire reported near White House Saturday night

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Gunfire reported near White House Saturday night

Gunshots rang out near the White House Saturday night, per multiple reporters who were on the grounds at the time. The big picture: The incident, which happened while President Trump was at the White House, comes four weeks after a gunman allegedly attempted to assassinate him at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Trump was supposed to be at his son Don Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas on Saturday, but said Friday he would stay at the White House amid talks to end the Iran war. The latest: FBI director Kash Patel confirmed there was gunfire near the White House and that the Secret Service was responding.The Secret Service said it was investigating reported gunfire near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, which is the northwest corner of the House House grounds. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.Fox News reported that a gunman fired multiple shots with a pistol at one of the White House gates, at which point the Secret Service returned fire.CNN reported, citing a law enforcement official, that two people were shot in an "encounter" with the Secret Service. Driving the news: Local and national TV correspondents who were at the White House reported hearing multiple shots around 6:15 p.m. ET, and being told by the Secret Service to take shelter.Video posted to social media by ABC reporter Selina Wang features the sound of what appears to be dozens of shots going off, followed by TV crews diving for cover. Reporters inside the White House indicated the lockdown was lifted around 6:50 p.m. ET.Editor's note: This is breaking news. Please check back for updates.

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Multiple gunshots heard outside White House: reports

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Multiple gunshots heard outside White House: reports

Gunshots were heard ringing out just outside the White House, multiple journalists are reporting on Saturday."Many gunshots were heard when we were at the White House," wrote ABC senior White House correspondent Selina Wang. "We were told to run into the press briefing room."Accounts on X, citing NBC and ABC, reported that as many as 20 to 30 gunshots were heard, though the cause was not immediately explained.

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Ex-Trump Cabinet member torches president's new plan: 'Not remotely America First'

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Ex-Trump Cabinet member torches president's new plan: 'Not remotely America First'

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday publicly attacked the Iran agreement that President Donald Trump is reportedly close to finalizing, comparing it unfavorably to the Obama-era nuclear deal and demanding more aggressive action against Tehran.In a post on X, the former Trump official from term one took direct aim at the framework that Trump announced from the Oval Office earlier in the day, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and bring in a coalition of Arab and Muslim nations."The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world," Pompeo wrote, naming three Obama administration officials closely associated with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action."Not remotely America First," Pompeo added.The former secretary of state, who hasn't been a part of the administration for the president's second term, called for a far more aggressive posture toward Tehran."It's straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out enough Iranian capability so it cannot threaten our allies in the region," Pompeo wrote."Overdue. Let's go," he concluded.Trump himself confirmed earlier Saturday that a peace framework involving Iran had been "largely negotiated."The deal being floated with Iran seems straight out of the Wendy Sherman-Robert Malley-Ben Rhodes playbook: Pay the IRGC to build a WMD program and terrorize the world.Not remotely America First. It’s straightforward: Open the damned strait. Deny Iran access to money. Take out…— Mike Pompeo (@mikepompeo) May 23, 2026

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Gunshots heard near White House

Dozens of gunshots were heard near the White House Saturday evening, putting the White House on lockdown. Reporters at the North Lawn were rushed inside by Secret Service. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin witnessed the incident.

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More Shots Fired Near White House Perimeter

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More Shots Fired Near White House Perimeter

The White House was placed into lockdown after a series of approximately 30 shots were heard being fired near the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Journalists and media correspondents reported hearing a series of multiple shots fired and were then told to go into the Brady Room of the White House where they were protected while […] The post More Shots Fired Near White House Perimeter appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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