Today’s edition of quick hits.
* The latest on Seattle’s mass shooting: “A suspect arrested after a shootout that killed three people and left at least four others injured at a crowded food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend is 15 years old, the city’s mayor said Monday. The teen was being held in juvenile detention for investigation of firearms violations and first-degree assault and was due to appear in court Monday afternoon, Mayor Katie Wilson said at a news conference.”
* French and Spanish wildfires: “Forecasters warned of extreme heat this week that could worsen what officials in France and Spain are already calling the worst wildfire season in modern history, with thousands of firefighters, troops and volunteers racing to contain dozens of blazes.”
* A closely watched case: “An appeals court on Saturday upheld a lower-court ruling blocking key parts of an executive order from President Trump to restrict voting by mail, the latest setback to his efforts to wrest control over elections as Republicans try to protect slim congressional majorities in an unfriendly political environment.”
* There’s a growing body of testimony that suggests “Russian sexual violence against POWs and civilian prisoners has been systematic — and condoned, even encouraged, by senior Russian officials.”
* ICE vetting: “The Trump administration is reviewing its process for vetting U.S. immigration officers after reports that a man allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of an immigrant in Maine had a history of violent outbursts, a senior White House official said Sunday.”
* Brazil worries about U.S. election interference: “The Brazilian government has blocked a U.S. delegation from traveling to the country next week, concerned that the visitors would seek to cast unfounded doubts on the safety of the nation’s electoral systems ahead of a presidential contest this year, according to U.S. and Brazilian officials.”
* Corruption scandal in Hawaii: “Sylvia Luke, the Democratic lieutenant governor of Hawaii, was indicted Friday on bribery charges, the state’s Department of the Attorney General announced in a press conference.”
* Why Brandon Newsom, the director of business operations for the U.S. Navy, was suspended: “A senior Pentagon official has been suspended after he was secretly filmed calling President Donald Trump a ‘textbook narcissist’ and criticizing changes at the Department of Defense.”
* The latest from McConnell’s office: “Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is ‘not yet medically cleared’ to leave his rehabilitation facility and return to work, according to a new update from the office that provides medical care to members of Congress.”
* With her career nearing its end, Nancy Mace embraces a new and unfortunate goal: “Apparently not satisfied with her party’s endorsement of racist policing tactics, its documented assault on Black history and civil rights, and its suppression of Black voting rights through gerrymandering gambits over the past year, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., introduced a resolution on Thursday that would ban congressional groups that serve minority populations, including the Congressional Black Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.”
See you tomorrow.
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