3 Things To Know Today

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1 The Thursday Political Roundup

The day after Super Tuesday proved to be another busy day in political news, starting with Nikki Haley’s announcement yesterday morning that she was suspending her campaign. In a radio interview later yesterday, Rep. Dean Phillips called an end to his challenge to President Joe Biden for the Democratic nomination for president. After Haley dropped out, Trump posted on Truth Social calling for debates between him and Biden before the election. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell drew criticism from some when he endorsed Trump yesterday after Haley suspended her campaign. The Supreme Court announced yesterday that it’ll hear arguments on Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case on April 25th.. President Biden will address a joint session of Congress for tonight’s State of the Union address at 8 pm.

2 New York City Sending National Guard To Subways In Response To Violent Crimes

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday that she’s sending in the National Guard to the New York City subway system after a series of high-profile crimes on city trains. The plan calls for 750 members of the National Guard to assist the New York Police Department with bag checks at the entrances to busy train stations. Hochul said she’ll also send 250 state troopers and police officers from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to help with the bag searches to screen for weapons being carried by those entering the system. The NYPD is currently dealing with a 15.5-percent rise in felony assaults at city subway stops and on trains, including a slashing attack on MTA conductor Alton Scott last week.

3 "Rust" Armorer Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter

Less than three hours after the jury entered deliberations, a verdict of guilty was returned against Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer on the film “Rust,” on the charge of involuntary manslaughter, but was acquitted of a separate charge of tampering with evidence. The trial has featured two weeks of testimony about the safety lapses on set that led to the death of the film’s cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer ordered Gutierrez Reed remanded into custody, with her sentencing expected sometime next month with a maximum possible sentence of 18 months. Alec Baldwin, who was holding the gun when Hutchins was killed, is set to face his own manslaughter trial in July. The first assistant director, Dave Halls, took a plea deal last year to a misdemeanor count of negligent handling of a gun and served six months’ probation.


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