A US citizen has been arrested in Arizona for allegedly inciting a religiously motivated terrorist attack in Australia that left six people dead. The attack saw three people, including two officers, killed when police were ambushed at a rural property last year. The man has been charged with inciting the attack and is currently in custody, with further details expected to be released in the coming days.
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Six people were killed and three injured in a multi-city shooting spree across Texas on Tuesday, before the suspect was taken into custody and charged with capital murder. Interim Austin Police Chief Robin Henderson said the incident began in the morning and extended into the evening, with four people killed and two police officers shot in Austin. The suspect was also linked to the deaths of two people in San Antonio and is currently in police custody. The victims of the shooting spree have not yet been identified.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., has announced that he is dropping his monthslong hold on hundreds of military nominations, except for four-star generals and flag officers. This hold had caused a backlog of over 450 officers, but Tuberville has now released all promotions three-star and below. He is continuing to protest a Pentagon policy that reimburses travel expenses for service members seeking reproductive health care, and is calling on the Biden administration to reverse the policy.
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has announced his opposition to the $10 billion in emergency U.S. aid to Israel proposed by President Joe Biden, citing concerns about the scale of Palestinian civilian deaths and displacement. The aid package has been met with mixed reactions from both sides of the aisle, with some arguing for its necessity and others raising concerns about potential misuse of the funds. Sanders has made it clear that he does not believe the U.S. should be appropriating such a large sum of money to the Netanyahu government as the Senate prepares to vote on the bill this week.
Joseph Tyler Goodson, 32, of Woodstock, Alabama, was shot and killed by officers during a weekend standoff in the rural community. The Woodstock Police Department had responded to a “call for service” and Goodson had barricaded himself inside a home and “brandished a gun” at officers. The ALEA is currently investigating the incident and has asked anyone with information to contact their office.
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has set the highest threshold yet for the fourth GOP presidential primary debate, with only four candidates meeting the qualifications. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Former Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley, and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy will take the stage Wednesday night at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. The debate will be hosted by Fox News and moderated by Bret Baier, Martha MacCallum, and Bill Hemmer.
Police responded to a report of someone firing a flare gun from inside a house in Arlington, Virginia. Upon arriving, the suspect discharged several rounds and the house exploded at 8 p.m. No one was injured, and the cause of the explosion is still unknown. The Arlington County Police Department is currently investigating and asking anyone with information to contact them.
Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania has enlisted the help of recently ousted Republican Representative George Santos to troll indicted colleague Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey. The Fetterman campaign paid Santos to record a video on the Cameo app, which has sparked debate about the current state of politics in Congress. The implications of the expulsion of Santos remain to be seen, as the Fetterman campaign has not yet commented on the video or its purpose.