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Cole Tomas Allen, a 31-year-old California tutor and Caltech graduate, waived his right to a pretrial detention hearing on April 30, 2026, agreeing to remain jailed while facing charges of attempting to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner five days earlier. The case — the third assassination attempt against Trump in under two years — has reignited a political fight over DHS funding, with the Secret Service operating under a 73-day government shutdown, and raised questions about whether the security reforms promised after the 2024 Butler rally failure have been implemented.