For several attendees, the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night would not have been their first experience of political violence. Some have experienced it first-hand. Others have lost loved ones to it. The suspected gunman was charged with the attempted assassination of the US president; it's the third time in two years Trump has been a target. "These incidents have become frequent enough that there is almost a routine to them," writes Anthony Zurcher, who notes "that cycle is in overdrive this week". After the familiar calls for unity and a cooling of political rhetoric, Anthony writes, Trump began pushing for the removal of obstacles to build a massive ballroom at the White House. The president, in a social media post, said the shooting was “exactly the reason” he wants said ballroom.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla's first order of business, after landing in the US for their four-day trip, was visiting President Trump and First Lady Melania at the White House for an afternoon tea. The royals later participated in a time capsule ceremony at the British Embassy to commemorate America's 250th anniversary, before ending the day with a garden party. On Tuesday, the King is expected to address Congress and deliver a message of unity about the UK and the US.