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| Happy Monday, OnPolitics readers! |
| President Joe Biden was an honored guest at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, ending a six-year drought of presidential attendance at the annual event. Former President Donald Trump shunned the dinner while in office, and it was canceled in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic. |
| The president roasted himself and his predecessor in a speech delivered to an audience of 2,600, which included journalists, government officials and celebrities. |
| "Just imagine if my predecessor came to this dinner this year," Biden said. "Now that would really have been a real coup." |
| "The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah was the headliner following Biden. |
| Some questioned whether the president, 79, should have attended the event in light of the recent spread of COVID-19 throughout his administration. Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive last week, and Dr. Anthony Fauci skipped the dinner for health precautions. The White House Correspondents' Association said same-day antigen testing was required for its dinner attendees as well as a vaccine requirement. |
| Press secretary Jen Psaki said of Biden, "We want to be very clear that it is possible he could test positive for COVID, just like any American." |
| It's Chelsey with today's top stories out of Washington. |
Retired NYPD cop convicted of Jan. 6 assault |
| A retired New York City police officer was convicted of assaulting another police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. |
| A federal jury convicted Thomas Webster, 56, of Goshen, New York, Monday of all six charges against him, including assaulting a police officer and engaging in violence on restricted grounds with a dangerous weapon. Goshen, a Marine veteran who served in then-Mayor Mike Bloomberg's security detail, was the second former police officer tried in court for the attack. |
| Webster was charged with assaulting D.C. Police Officer Noah Rathbun. Court records say Webster was recorded pushing a bicycle rack into police officers and swinging a Marine Corps flag pole at Rathbun and tackling the officer to the ground. |
| Webster claimed self-defense during his trial and claimed Rathbun had "gone rogue." |
| "He's acting in a manner unlike other police officers, and I'm concerned for my safety," Webster testified. |
| U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta scheduled sentencing for Sept. 2. |
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Ohio Senate primary candidates play on 'Trumpiness' sans Trump |
| The candidacy of Senate hopeful J.D. Vance has taken off after a rocky start, putting him ahead of Republican competitors Josh Mandel and Mike Gibbons for the coveted spot in Ohio. |
| The difference? Trump's endorsement on April 15. A Fox News poll after the endorsement showed about 42% of respondents said it made them more supportive of Vance. |
| Vance also jumped in a Fox News poll from a distant third in the race to the lead after getting the nod from Trump, though about a quarter of voters are undecided. |
| But Trump's favoritism hasn't stopped the other candidates from using him in their campaigns. Whether marketing themselves as the "Trump candidate" will make a difference at the polls is still in question, though voters have been casting early ballots for weeks. |
| "They're doing what they can. The Trump endorsement was always going to be the biggest thing to happen in this race," said Mike Hartley, an Ohio-based GOP consultant who is not involved in the race. "When it drops, there's one person who wins, and everybody else just tries to survive." |
| The stars will shine on the Met Gala red carpet tonight. Here's how you can watch. — Chelsey |
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