The Senate Judiciary Committee has announced plans to seek subpoenas for three influential conservatives as part of their investigation into Supreme Court ethics. This follows news reports about justices accepting gifts and trips from billionaires without disclosing them, as well as the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision to shield Gov. Scott Walker from a criminal investigation. The committee is hoping the subpoenas will provide more information about the influence of wealthy donors on the Supreme Court.
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A 20-year-old man was found dead in a women's restroom at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Colorado with an AR-style rifle, a semi-automatic handgun, explosives, body armor, and tactical clothing. He had written a message on the bathroom wall indicating he did not want to kill anyone, and authorities believe he committed suicide. The park was closed at the time and no one else was injured.
Tragedy struck the community of Conroe, Texas on Saturday when Dr. Talat Jehan Khan, a Pakistani American and practicing Muslim, was fatally stabbed multiple times at her apartment complex. Witnesses reported that 24-year-old Miles Joseph Fridrich had an “evil look in his eyes” and was arrested after a brief chase on foot. Conroe Police Chief David Dickinson said they have not yet found evidence to support that the motive was linked to race or ethnicity, and Khan was remembered by her colleagues as a “kind and compassionate doctor” who was “loved by her patients and their families.”
Matthew Perry, beloved actor best known for his iconic role as Chandler Bing on "Friends," has passed away at the age of 54. His former co-stars have released a statement expressing their devastation at his passing, and the "Friends" community has been paying tribute to his life and legacy. An autopsy was completed on Sunday, with toxicology results pending, and Perry's death was confirmed by his representative and a law enforcement source.
Robert Card, the gunman responsible for the deadly shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine last week, had exhibited erratic behavior three months prior to the attack, prompting the Army Reserve unit to conduct a medical evaluation and deem him "non-deployable due to concerns over his well-being." Local deputies attempted to make contact with Card in mid-September, but were unsuccessful, and the investigation is now shifting away from an intense manhunt and toward the search for a motive.
House Republicans have proposed a bill that would provide $14.3 billion in emergency funding for Israel, paid for by rescinding the same amount of IRS funding from the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill has been met with criticism from Democrats, and the outcome of the vote in the full House chamber this week will determine the fate of the bill and the funding for Israel. The bill sets up a collision with the White House and Democratic-controlled Senate over how to support a key U.S. ally.
A federal judge in Texas has temporarily blocked the Biden administration from removing razor wire along the U.S.-Mexico border that was placed by the Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's administration. The razor wire was set up to hinder the entry of migrants, and the court's ruling allows federal officials to only remove the wire to provide or obtain emergency medical aid. The ruling has put a temporary hold on the Biden administration's efforts to remove the wire, which is seen as a symbol of the Trump administration's hardline immigration policies.
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