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Sen. Chuck Grassley invited former special counsel Jack Smith to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in late September. Grassley said, "Im inviting Jack Smith 2 testify before Senate Judic Cmte on Sept 22." The committee wants transparency regarding Smith’s past investigations into President Trump and various GOP lawmakers.
A Salvadoran immigrant named Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo died over the weekend at the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark. Mayor Ras Baraka said, “In less than a year, yet another family is forced to endure the unimaginable loss.” Federal officials confirmed the death, which follows another passing last December.
Air quality alerts are in effect for Seattle and surrounding counties through 5 p.m. Wednesday as wildfire smoke moves into the region. Meteorologist Dana Felton said, “Doesn’t look very good.” Smoke from Spokane fires will likely stay for days, potentially reaching unhealthy levels while blocking the sun and cooling temperatures.
Police identified 18-year-old Terrell Granberg as the victim killed during a shooting at a Northeast Portland house party. The incident happened after 3:30 a.m. on Northeast Alberta Street, leaving five others injured. Police Chief Bob Day said, "It's probably one of the larger, more complex crime scenes." No arrests occurred.
Ashley Garibay, a 23-year-old In-N-Out manager from Stockton, died in a mass shooting at a Twin Falls restaurant on Saturday. She was there to train staff when the attack happened. Two others died and seven got wounded. In-N-Out owner Lynsi Snyder said, “My heart is broken,” regarding the loss.
President Donald Trump said the United States is entering a new round of discussions to ease the war with Iran. However, Iran denied it is engaged in new talks. Trump said, “There’s a deal on Hormuz, and then there will be a deal on the nuclear or you might call it.”
President Donald Trump’s decision to pause strikes on Iran and pursue diplomacy shows Israel has little sway in the White House. Raz Zimmt said, “The Israeli leadership realizes it has little to no influence over decision-making in Washington.” Consequently, Israeli officials stayed quiet as talks between Washington and Tehran started.
Twenty-five states sued the Trump administration Monday over new tariffs. The states said the taxes are a pretext for replacing ones the Supreme Court struck down in February. New York Attorney General Letitia James said, "the administration is once again trying to illegally raise taxes on families and businesses."
Dr. Annie Andrews responded after five Republicans debated in Columbia on Monday. She said, “I am ready to debate any and all of them, tomorrow.” Andrews won her nomination in the June primary. In November, she will face the winner of the Aug. 11 Republican primary to represent South Carolina.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the Department of Justice could get involved if universities do not comply with new reform requests by the end of the year. McMahon noted, "We will turn it over to the Department of Justice and then they will make sure that universities are in legal compliance."
Jeffery Kendall got 50 years to life in prison Monday for killing Brittany Ligdis in Pinole. On Feb. 16, 2024, Kendall broke into her home and shot her while their 4-year-old son watched. Prosecutors said the murder happened just 10 days after Ligdis ended their relationship. Justice was finally served.
Sportswriter Howard Bryant called Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham an "anti-Black, anti-transgender culture war ambassador" in a recent Guardian op-ed. Bryant compared her political stance to Colin Kaepernick after she said young girls should not compete against biological males. Many Americans currently support Cunningham’s view on protecting female sports categories.