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A few videos circulating on social media have captured the moments immediately after two National Guard members were shot near the White House. In the videos, Washington, DC, police and federal agents can be seen swarming an intersection as they move in on a wounded suspect. The shooting, which occurred just a day before Thanksgiving, briefly placed the White House under lockdown while President Donald Trump was in Florida.

America's top nuclear security official has issued an 'urgent' warning against leaking classified information, as political tension over U.S. nuclear weapons testing intensifies. A reported memo from National Nuclear Security Administration chief Brandon M. Williams has raised concern inside the agency. The warning comes as US President Donald Trump orders the United States to resume nuclear weapons testing after a 33-year pause.

Shocking details have emerged about the DC National Guard shooting. Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, in custody, allegedly targeted service members. Authorities are investigating the case and a motive remains unknown. Google searches for the suspect reportedly spiked hours before the attack. President Trump called it an "act of evil" and vowed justice.

The Trump administration plans to deploy another 500 members of the National Guard to the streets of Washington, D.C., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday, hours after two service members were shot a few blocks away from the White House. President Trump ordered the additional deployment, Hegseth told reporters in the Dominican Republic, where he was traveling Wednesday. In remarks Wednesday night addressing the shooting, Mr. Trump confirmed that he directed the department to mobilize an additional 500 troops to D.C. A U.S. official had told CBS News that the Army has received the request and will work to fulfill it quickly. The 500 additional service members will join roughly 2,200 troops who were deployed in D.C. as of Sunday morning. That includes around 900 members of the D.C. National Guard and more than 1,200 members of several states' Guard forces, according to a press release from the military's Joint Task Force - District of Columbia.

Thanksgiving 2025: The cost of an average turkey, the most important part of a Thanksgiving family meal, has risen 25% since last year's celebrations. Trump's tariffs have played a crucial role in that. Not just Turkey, other household items of every day use too have shot through the roof in the US. Tariffs are hurting Americans more than anyone else.