U.S. Park Police are investigating large “8647” markings found in the grass on the National Mall near the Washington Monument. Officials said grass samples were collected and the cause of the discoloration has not been determined.
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Vance Boelter is expected to plead guilty to federal charges in the June 2025 shootings that killed Melissa and Mark Hortman and wounded John and Yvette Hoffman. Federal prosecutors said they will not seek the death penalty under a proposed plea agreement.
Federal agents searched GKN Aerospace’s Garden Grove facility after a methyl methacrylate tank overheated in May, forcing 50,000 residents to evacuate. The company says it is cooperating as federal and local criminal investigations proceed.
Brad Lander’s federal trial began in Manhattan over his arrest during an attempted inspection of immigrant holding rooms at 26 Federal Plaza. Prosecutors say the case concerns elevator obstruction; Lander and his attorneys say it stems from political dissent over ICE detention conditions.
The Government Accountability Office found major failures at Camp East Montana, ICE’s largest detention center, including health care lapses, unsanitary conditions, a lost loaded firearm and millions in waste. DHS said ICE has hired a new contractor and is upgrading the facility.
Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail train, has been found incompetent to stand trial for now. A judge ordered him hospitalized for treatment for four months before another competency hearing.
President Donald Trump nominated Todd Blanche, his former personal lawyer and current acting attorney general, to permanently lead the Justice Department. The nomination is expected to face scrutiny over the Epstein files, January 6 prosecutions and a shelved $1.8 billion fund.
Donald Trump walked out of an NBC Meet the Press interview after Kristen Welker challenged his claims that California’s primary elections and the 2020 presidential election were rigged. The interview also covered Iran, the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and a dropped $1.8 billion compensation proposal.