The victim of a shooting in Bend, Oregon, fought the gunman and helped prevent deaths this weekend, local authorities said at a news conference Monday.
Driving the news: Safeway employee Donald Ray Surrett Jr., 66, confronted the gunman in the produce section of the grocery market, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.
Yeshiva University in New York filed an emergency request Monday asking the Supreme Court to block a judge's order requiring it to recognize an LGBTQ student club.
Driving the news: The Modern Orthodox Jewish school said a "government-enforced establishment" of the Pride Alliance club would cause "irreparable harm" to students and the community.
Fencing that has surrounded the U.S. Supreme Court since May was removed this weekend, though the building remains closed to the public, SCOTUSblog reported.
The big picture: The fence was installed this spring amid protests after a leaked draft opinion indicated the Supreme Court's readiness to overturn Roe v. Wade, which it ultimately did in June.
Alex Jones' company, Free Speech Systems, agreed Monday to face a second defamation trial in connection to its false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax, Reuters reports.
Driving the news: The Connecticut trial next month will determine how much Jones and the right-wing parent company of Infowars must pay in a defamation case brought on by nine victims' families.
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate John Fetterman is calling on President Biden to deschedule marijuana before his scheduled visit to Pennsylvania next week.
Why it matters: Biden is slated to visit Pittsburgh on Labor Day, and the Fetterman campaign says the Democratic nominee will speak with Biden about decriminalizing cannabis even though he won't appear at another event in northeastern Pennsylvania with Biden on Tuesday.
Why it matters: Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines told lawmakers in a letter sent last week that intelligence officials plan to investigate "the potential risk to national security that would result from the disclosure of the relevant documents."
A Washington, D.C., man was sentenced to 55 months in federal prison on Monday for his actions throughout the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, the Department of Justice announced.
Why it matters: Joshua Pruitt, 40, pleaded guilty in June to a charge of obstruction of an official proceeding by entering the Capitol with other rioters before he was arrested the night of Jan. 6 for violating a curfew.
Only a "limited set" of the documents seized by the FBI from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home may be protected by attorney-client privilege, the Department of Justice said in a court filing Monday.
Driving the news: The filing comes in response to a lawsuit filed by Trump last week seeking the appointment of a special master to review the materials seized and prevent the FBI from examining the seized documents until the special master is in place.
A judge has ruled that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify in the Fulton County probe into the 2020 election — but has agreed to Kemp's request to delay the testimony until after his November re-election bid.
Driving the news: In a Monday order, Judge Robert McBurney said delaying Kemp's testimony was the "sound and prudent course" so that the investigation "not be used by the District Attorney, the Governor's opponent, or the Governor himself to influence the outcome of that election."
A Dutch soldier who was one of three commandos wounded in a shooting outside a hotel in Indianapolis over the weekend has died of his injuries, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said Monday.
Driving the news: The three Dutch soldiers were part of the Commando Corps and were in Indiana for training, the ministry said.
The super PAC aligned with House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has reserved another $37 million in TV time for the last two months before midterms — with $9 of every $10 targeting seats carried by President Biden in 2020 — Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The aggressive buy from the Congressional Leadership Fund is a rejoinder to growing talk about Democrats finding a shot to retain the House.
Truth Social, the app launched by Donald Trump as a free speech platform for conservatives, is facing serious financial and legal stress as it tries to survive.
Why it matters: The app is the former president's biggest business venture since leaving office — and his best effort to create an alternative populist megaphone to amplify his political brand after being banned from Twitter.
A nationwide shortage of bus drivers means routes are being eliminated, walking boundaries are being expanded and students are facing longer travel and wait times.
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has deployed a team to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant in southeastern Ukraine, the agency's chief said Monday.
Driving the news: International Atomic Energy Agency director-general Rafael Grossi's announcement that the IAEA team is "now on its way" and will arrive at the nuclear power station "later this week" comes as reports of shelling near the plant in recent days raise concerns of a potential disaster.
A gunman shot "at random" in Detroit, killing three people and injuring another over a period of about 2.5 hours on Sunday, police said.
Driving the news: The Detroit Police Department said in a statement "vital tips" led police to arrest a suspect on Sunday evening following a search involving the FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Department of Homeland Security, per AP.
Beto O'Rourke, the Democratic nominee for Texas governor, announced Sunday he's postponing events after being treated in a San Antonio hospital for a bacterial infection.
Driving the news: "While my symptoms have improved, I will be resting at home in El Paso in accordance with the doctors' recommendations," O'Rourke tweeted.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) criticized President Biden for likening Trump's MAGA ideology to "semi-fascism," but said during an appearance on CBS News on Sunday there are "signs" of authoritarianism in the Republican Party.
Driving the news: CBS' Major Garrett asked Hogan on "Face the Nation" whether he saw "any strains of authoritarianism" in the GOP. "There's no question we see some signs of that. And I'm one of the ones speaking out," Hogan replied.
