• San Diego Islamic center attacked: On Monday, two perpetrators, a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old, attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego, shooting and killing three men at the mosque. Police responding to the attack eventually found the two perpetrators in a vehicle blocks from the mosque, dead from self-inflicted gunshots. “At this point, there was definitely hate rhetoric that was involved. I’ll leave it at that for now,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl stated. “There was generalized hate rhetoric and speech.” However, he noted that it was not specifically directed at the mosque or at “any facility or any place.” One of the men killed was a security guard, of whom Wahl said, “It’s fair to say his actions were heroic. Undoubtedly, he saved lives today.”

• Hispanic teens rampage in Austin: Three Hispanic teens rampaged through the city of Austin, Texas, over the weekend, carrying out over a dozen separate shootings. The teens stole at least one gun on Saturday and swapped cars throughout their two-day rampage around the city before being apprehended on Sunday. No names and few details have been released. Two of the suspects were 15 and 17 years old, while a third was apprehended later on Sunday night at the local H-E-B, covered in mud and waiting for a ride. Austin Mayor Kirk Watson says the shootings appear to have been random despite two separate fire departments being targeted. One person was critically injured, with four people injured in total.

• Mangione trial update: In the murder trial of Luigi Mangione, who is accused of assassinating UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024, New York Judge Gregory Carro has ruled that some evidence (the magazine, cellphone, passport, wallet, and computer chip) obtained by the police may not be used by the prosecutors because they were collected before the police read Mangione his Miranda rights. The prosecutor argued that the police conducted the search in conjunction with the arrest and that they were ensuring there was no danger to the public. Judge Carro, however, decided that the backpack was not in Mangione’s “control or grabbable area.” But he is allowing other key evidence that the police legally found, such as the handgun, silencer, USB drive, and notebook. Meanwhile, three women who identify as “Mangionistas” attended the court hearing after receiving press passes from Zohran Mamdani. The Luigi fangirls spewed hateful and ghoulish comments — e.g., Thompson’s “children are better off without him.”

• Trump calls off Iran strikes: President Donald Trump is nearing the end of his patience with the Iranian regime. The weeks-long “ceasefire,” which has included strikes in both directions and the double blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, has been the status quo since the U.S. put a pause on Operation Epic Fury to allow peace negotiations to take place. Pakistani leadership has facilitated a back-and-forth between the U.S. and Iranian leadership, but Iran is seemingly either too fragmented to meaningfully negotiate or is stringing the U.S. along. Trump called off a possible attack on Tuesday at the request of Qatari, Saudi, and UAE leadership, who believe a peace agreement is close. However, he also instructed the U.S. military to be ready to carry out “a full, large-scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice.”

• Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit tossed: Elon Musk’s lawsuit against fellow billionaire Sam Altman’s OpenAI was dismissed on Monday over technical issues. Musk argued that he was duped into donating to a nonprofit meant to develop AI for all of humanity, only for OpenAI to become a for-profit enterprise. Altman argued that Musk knew the direction OpenAI was heading but filed a lawsuit only after the statute of limitations had run out to prevent OpenAI’s public offering and allow SpaceX, which had merged with Elon’s xAI, to reach its Initial Public Offering first. The jury unanimously sided with OpenAI, which Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers accepted. Musk’s lawyer, Steven Molo, mapped out the next step in court: “We want to get going on the appeal, with all due respect.”

• Maryland’s mail-in ballot snafu: President Trump is calling on his acting attorney general and Department of Justice to open an investigation of Maryland’s mail-in balloting scheme. The Maryland Board of Elections was reported last week to be reissuing mail-in ballots to all mail-in voters after some 500,000 ballots apparently went missing in the initial mailing. An explanation for how or why these ballots went missing has not yet been forthcoming, and Trump has pointed out that issuing 500,000 mail-in ballots to voters twice appears intended to ensure that no Republican in the state stands a chance. Dan Cox, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, further noted that the Board of Elections has no plan to invalidate the initial set of ballots that were sent out incorrectly, doubling the risk of fraud.

• Ebola emergency: An American who was working in Congo has been flown to Germany for treatment after having contracted Ebola. Six other Americans were also taken to Germany over concerns of high-risk contacts. The CDC released a statement explaining that the risk to the American public remains low, while any recent travelers to the region should “report symptoms immediately, and follow our travel guidance.” The Americans were sent to Germany because it’s closer to Congo and has experience treating Ebola. The American who tested positive has been in Congo since 2023 and was working for the missionary organization Serge. Meanwhile, the WHO has declared an Ebola outbreak and an international health emergency, noting 88 deaths and over 300 suspected cases.

• ICE officer charged in shooting: Yesterday, Hennepin County (MN) Attorney Mary Moriarty announced that ICE officer Christian Castro had been charged in the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant. Moriatry claimed that Castro, during an ICE action, fired at a front door “with the intent to cause fear of immediate bodily harm or death to the four adults who were just inside the door.” Castro’s shot went through the door and struck the Venezuelan migrant in the leg. Following the incident, DHS initially stated that Castro only fired after the migrant became violent while resisting arrest. Later, however, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons announced an investigation, noting that video footage indicated that “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements.” He added, “ICE remains fully committed to transparency, accountability, and the fair enforcement of our nation’s immigration laws.”

• Former NY prison guard tells House Epstein killed himself: Tova Noel, a former corrections officer at New York City’s Metropolitan Corrections Center who was fired following the death of Jeffrey Epstein at the facility, testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that she believed he killed himself. Noel was working at the prison that day, and said, “There was no one else in his cell.” Some have raised suspicion due to $5,000 in cash deposits Noel made 10 days prior to Epstein’s death, but she said they “had nothing to do with Epstein.” Furthermore, she argued that she would still have her job if it had been anyone other than Epstein who had committed suicide. New Mexico Democrat Rep. Melanie Stansbury observed, “The prison was poorly run, [and] the staff who were working there that night were working long shifts and overtime, and the protocols were not followed.”

Headlines

• Putin heads to Beijing days after Trump in test of China’s balancing act (CNBC)

• Multiple 2020 election fraud investigations in Georgia and Arizona are underway (PJ Media)

• Congress proposing $130/year EV highway fee (Hot Air)

• Pelosi endorses San Francisco’s Connie Chan to succeed her (The Hill)

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