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Thompson said investigators have confirmed Boelter set out to commit a targeted assassination as an act of “political extremism.” He carried lists of DFL politicians’ home addresses and conducted surveillance outside the lawmakers’ homes. The lists included names of attorneys at national law firms, Thompson revealed Tuesday. An unsealed federal search warrant released by the U.S. Attorney’s Office shows a …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man indicted Tuesday on charges he fatally shot the Democratic leader in the Minnesota state House and her husband, and wounded another lawmaker and his wife, confessed to the crimes in a rambling handwritten letter to FBI Director Kash Patel, but didn’t say why he targeted the couples, prosecutors said. Vance Boelter also wrote in the …

Federal grand jury indicts Vance Boelter on six counts related to lawmaker shootings  MPR News Federal indictment reveals new details about the case against man accused in killing of former Minnesota House speaker  CNN Alleged Minnesota shooter confessed to killings in letter to FBI director  The Washington Post Vance Boelter indicted on federal murder charges in the killing of Minnesota lawmaker and her …

Facebook Tweet Email Link (CNN) — Vance Boelter was indicted Tuesday on federal charges related to the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker and her spouse, and seriously injuring another state lawmaker and his wife. Boelter is accused of killing former Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, and seriously injuring Minnesota State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife last …

The boss of JP Morgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, has defended the “absolutely critical” independence of the Federal Reserve chair, as Donald Trump continues to demand immediate cuts in interest rates. The US treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, said on Tuesday that a formal process for choosing a successor to the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, had already begun – despite the fact …

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized ruled by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. U.S. District Court Judge Sean Jordan of Texas’s Eastern District, who was appointed by Trump, found on Friday that the rule exceeded the CFPB ‘s authority. Jordan said that the CFPB …

Elon Musk’s xAI has signed an important new customer: the U.S. government.  The two-year old AI company—most recently in the news when its chatbot praised Hitler—said in a blog post Monday that it has launched a new division, called “Grok with Government” and signed a contract worth up to $200 million with the Department of Defense. xAI also announced that …

The government is accelerating adoption of artificial intelligence technology, beginning with the U.S. Department of Defense using Grok, the AI chatbot embedded into X. Elon Musk‘s startup xAI announced on Monday a $200 million government contract as the Defense Department aims to address national security concerns with AI technology. It’s also rolling out what it called “Grok for Government,” a …

Arizona Governor Seeks Investigation of Federal Handling of Grand Canyon Fire  The New York Times Grand Canyon National Park Update on Dragon Bravo Fire  National Park Service (.gov) A wildfire destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge. It burned down once before  NPR Maps of Dragon Bravo Fire Impact as Grand Canyon Closes Entrance for Season  Newsweek Wildfire that destroyed Grand Canyon lodge spread after …