At that moment on Saturday night, President Trump and many of America's top government officials and journalists were one floor down, crammed into the ballroom for a black-tie dinner
An Iranian negotiator returned to Pakistan on Sunday, despite the United States abruptly calling off a trip there by its two top negotiators
The episode raised fresh questions about whether the Secret Service was sufficiently prepared to protect the president in an age of rising threats and spasms of political violence
Trump said in TV interviews that the suspect, whom an official identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, of Torrance, California, had posted what Trump described as an 'anti-Christian' manifesto
The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, was taken into custody after allegedly breaching a security checkpoint and firing shots before being subdued
The president called for Americans to put aside their differences and unite - a break from his usual gleefully combative political tack
The event was attended by President Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several senior officials
Trump added that internal divisions within Iran's leadership could further accelerate the path to an outcome
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The man fired a shotgun at a Secret Service agent at a security checkpoint in the Washington Hilton hotel before being tackled and arrested
Trump canceled a trip by his envoys to Pakistan on Saturday, dealing a new setback to peace prospects after Iranian Foreign Minister departed Islamabad after speaking only to Pakistani officials
Allen, approximately 31 years of age, is a resident of Torrance, California, a coastal town that is part of the South Bay area adjacent to Los Angeles abutting Santa Monica Bay
Over the weekend, a third aircraft carrier, the USS George W Bush, entered the waters near Iran, joining the USS Gerald Ford, the world's largest aircraft carrier, and the USS Abraham Lincoln
Leaders voiced relief after a shooting at the White House Correspondents' dinner left US President Donald Trump, the First Lady unharmed, stressing that political violence has no place in democracy
Gunfire outside Washington Hilton forces evacuation of Trump, top US leaders; suspect arrested as officials confirm lone-actor theory and say no ongoing public threat
Security is always tight when the President attends, especially given the venue's history - 45 years ago, the Washington Hilton was the site of an attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan
The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual
PM Modi said violence has no place in democracy and must be unequivocally condemned
Trump was uninjured and other top leaders of the United States were evacuated from an annual dinner of White House correspondents on Saturday night after a shooting incident outside the ballroom
There did not immediately appear to be any injuries, and one law-enforcement official said a shooter opened fire