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1 Trump Staff in Altercation with Arlington Cemetery Official
Members of former President Donald Trump's campaign staff had an altercation with a public affairs official at Arlington National Cemetery Monday during a wreath-laying ceremony. Arlington National Cemetery − the country's biggest and most revered military burial ground − said in a statement that "an incident took place, and a report was filed." Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said a cemetery official "decided to physically block members of President Trump's team." No charges have been filed. The cemetery's statement noted that federal law prohibits political campaign-related activities within Army National Cemeteries. Prohibited activities include “photographers, content creators or any other persons attending for purposes, or in direct support of a partisan political candidate’s campaign."
2 Supreme Court Refuses Biden Administration's Attempt To Restore SAVE Plan
The Biden administration was dealt a blow by the Supreme Court yesterday, but not as big of a blow as the one dealt to student loan borrowers. The administration had asked the court to put most of the SAVE plan back into effect, which would have lowered payments for millions of borrowers, but justices rejected the request. That rejection keeps the SAVE plan blocked from going into effect. That doesn’t mean the plan is dead; instead, it keeps the stay issued by the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals in place, which was put into effect to allow lower courts to complete their process. The unsigned order from the Supreme Court said that it expects the appeals court to issue a fuller ruling “with appropriate dispatch.” The Supreme Court had previously rejected an earlier student loan forgiveness plan that would have eliminated over $400-billion in student debt, and eight million people were already enrolled in the SAVE program when it was paused.
3 Nevada State Official Found Guilty Of Killing Journalist
Former Clark County, Nevada public administrator Robert Telles was found guilty yesterday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of journalist Jeff German in 2022. Telles was arrested just a few days after German was found dead outside his home, and DNA evidence found in Telles’ home tied him to the crime scene and was also found on German’s hands and fingernails. German was the only journalist killed in the US in 2022, and his murder came after he had reported on scandals in Telles’ office about internal corruption and an inappropriate relationship with an employee. Telles was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 20-years.