Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is introducing a resolution to condemn former President Donald Trump's call to "defund" federal law enforcement agencies. The resolution is intended to show support for the agencies that protect the nation and its citizens, and Schumer is urging his colleagues to join him in condemning Trump's call. It will be debated in the Senate next week, with the outcome uncertain.
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Five people were killed and eight others were injured in a shooting at a bank in Louisville, KY on Monday morning. Two of the wounded were police officers, and the suspected gunman was also dead. The FBI is responding to the shooting, and the investigation is ongoing. This is the second mass shooting in Louisville in the past two months.
Five people are dead and six others injured after a mass shooting at a bank in downtown Louisville, Kentucky on Monday morning. The Louisville Metro Police Department responded to an active shooter and exchanged shots with the shooter, who is now dead. Six people were brought to the hospital and the police are asking anyone with information to contact them.
On Tuesday night, a Defense Department training exercise gone wrong resulted in a Delta Air Lines pilot being mistakenly detained and interrogated in a Boston hotel. The FBI said personnel were sent to the wrong room during the exercise, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense said the "DoD routinely conducts training exercises with law enforcement agencies." The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of accuracy and attention to detail during training exercises, and it is unclear if any changes will be made to the training protocols.
On Tuesday night, the FBI and US Army Special Operations Command conducted a training exercise in downtown Boston that went awry when they mistakenly raided the wrong hotel room and detained an innocent bystander. USASOC Lt. Col. Mike Burns has extended an apology to the individual affected, and the FBI has said that it is “working to ensure that all training exercises are conducted in a safe and appropriate manner.” No further information has been released about the individual detained or the training exercise.
In response to his indictment by a Manhattan prosecutor, former President Donald Trump has called on Congress to "defund" federal law enforcement. Congressional Republicans have been quick to rally to Trump's defense, while Democrats argue that this is an attempt to undermine the rule of law. The debate over defunding federal law enforcement is likely to continue in the coming weeks, as Congress considers the implications of Trump's call to action.
The US Department of Justice has reached an agreement in principle to settle a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Sutherland Springs, Texas church, providing victims and their families with more than $144 million from the US Treasury’s Judgment Fund. The settlement, which does not require congressional approval, is subject to approval by the US District Court for the Western District of Texas and would be the largest ever paid out of the Judgment Fund and the largest settlement ever paid in a mass shooting case.
On Monday, the FBI confirmed an agent-involved shooting in Knoxville, Tennessee that resulted in the death of Roy McGrath, former chief of staff to Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R). McGrath had been on the run for three weeks after failing to appear for a trial on fraud and embezzlement charges. Joseph Murtha, an attorney for McGrath's wife, described his death as an absolute tragedy. The FBI has not released any details about the incident.