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.
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The House is set to vote on a short-term extension of Section 702, but Democratic opposition over Bill Pulte’s appointment as acting intelligence chief could doom the measure. Lawmakers remain divided over civil liberties, national security and what happens if the authority expires Friday.
A federal judge denied a watchdog group’s request to temporarily block the Trump administration’s proposed anti-weaponization fund after the Justice Department said it is not moving forward. The judge warned government lawyers: “Don’t play possum with this court.”
Trump is expected to press defense industry leaders to speed weapons production as the war with Iran strains U.S. missile stockpiles. Officials and experts have warned that replenishing key systems could take years.
Bill Gates told the House Oversight Committee that meeting Jeffrey Epstein was “a grave error in judgment” and said Epstein tried to use information about his infidelities to pressure him. Gates said he ended contact in 2014 after promised philanthropic support failed to materialize.
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.
President Trump signed the Secure America Act, a nearly $70 billion package funding ICE, Customs and Border Protection and other Homeland Security operations through the rest of his presidency. The bill passed narrowly after months of Democratic opposition and internal Republican disputes.
Trump said Bill Pulte will become acting director of national intelligence on June 19 while remaining head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The decision has sparked bipartisan concern and threatened renewal of Section 702, a surveillance authority set to expire Friday.