Federal authorities charged five men with plotting to attack a White House UFC event using explosive drones and snipers. Prosecutors said the plan targeted “high value targets” and was disrupted before it could be carried out.
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Rick Jackson, a billionaire healthcare executive and first-time candidate, defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia’s Republican runoff for governor. Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating Derek Dooley and setting up a high-stakes November race against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The contest is expected to be central to the fight for control of the Senate.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine called for abolishing the death penalty, reversing the position he held when he helped write the state’s 1981 capital punishment law. He said the punishment no longer deters murder and urged lawmakers or voters to repeal it.
Republican runoffs in Georgia and Alabama tested Donald Trump’s endorsement power, with early Georgia results showing Trump-backed Burt Jones trailing in the governor’s race and Mike Collins narrowly leading in the Senate contest. Voters also cast ballots in Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.
Federal prosecutors charged 15 Minnesota activists with felony offenses tied to anti-ICE protests during Operation Metro Surge. U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen said the case targets conduct, not speech, while critics accused the government of punishing protest activity.
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has turned green with algae days after a multimillion-dollar renovation meant to make it “American flag blue.” The Interior Department says nanobubble technology and hydrogen peroxide are being used to treat the water.
Federal prosecutors charged 15 people in Minnesota over protests against the Trump administration’s Metro Surge immigration operation. Officials accused the defendants of using vehicles, ice blocks and homemade shields to impede federal agents.