Eight defendants from six states face conspiracy charges for a drone-and-sniper plot against the White House timed to the UFC Freedom 250 event, naming the President, Vice President, and five members of Congress as intended targets.

The FBI arrested five individuals on June 16 for an alleged coordinated plot using explosive drones and a gate breach to attack the White House and a nearby UFC event; Tycen Proper, 19, of Ohio, faces charges of attempted murder of a federal official.

A 21-year-old Maryland man with documented mental health history and prior Secret Service contact opened fire at the White House checkpoint on May 23 and was killed by officers; the incident is the third gunfire event near the president in under 30 days.

Al-Sharaa’s White House visit confers rare legitimacy and short-term sanctions relief while leaving Kurdish integration, regional security understandings, and lasting economic normalization to be decided in the months ahead.