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| Hello, OnPolitics readers. |
| The day began with an arrest early this morning near Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's home. An armed suspect who made threats against the associate justice was arrested about 1:50 a.m., and taken to a local police district in Montgomery County, Maryland, a court spokesman and a local police official told USA TODAY. |
| Montgomery County police arrived at the scene after the suspect, identified in court records as Nicholas John Roske, called 911 around 1:42 a.m., allegedly claiming to be armed, suicidal and that he came to "kill" a Supreme Court justice. |
| Roske had traveled to the Washington area from California. Authorities later recovered a Glock pistol, a tactical knife, pepper spray, zip ties, hammer and crow bar from a pack he was carrying. |
| Initial evidence suggested the suspect was angry about the leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that implied Roe v. Wade, which established the constitutional right to an abortion, might be overturned, according to two people familiar with the investigation. |
| Roske is expected to make an initial court appearance later Wednesday in a Maryland federal court where he faces charges of attempting to kidnap, murder or threaten a federal judge. |
| In remarks to the Justice Department Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the suspect's alleged actions strike "at the heart of democracy." |
| It's Amy and Chelsey with today's top stories out of Washington. |
'I don't want it to happen again': Passionate pleas during House gun violence hearing |
| A roster of individuals who have witnessed or survived gun violence testified on Capitol Hill Wednesday during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on gun violence in the wake of mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas. |
| Perhaps the most compelling testimony came from 11-year-old Miah Cerrillo, a student at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde who survived by smearing her friend's blood on her body and playing dead. |
| "I don't feel safe at school," Cerrillo said in a pre-recorded video. "I don't want it to happen again." |
| "I wish something will change not only for kids, but every single kid in the world because schools are not safe anymore," Miah's father, Miguel Cerrillo, told the committee. "Something needs to change." |
| Lawmakers, such as Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., also spoke of their own experiences. Connolly was the chairman of Fairfax County when 32 students were gunned down at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg over a decade ago. |
| "I buried six young children, students that week. Six. I'm still in touch with many of the families years later," he said. |
| In a statement, oversight committee Chair Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., said "This hearing is ultimately about saving lives." |
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Real quick: stories you'll want to read |
| • | SCOTUS upholds CBP actions: The Supreme Court ruled against a man who had sued a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent for excessive force, wading into the divisive issue of liability and accountability for federal police officers. | | • | Pence at center of Jan. 6 investigation: Vice President Mike Pence refused to single-handedly reject state electors, which made him a target of the mob that ransacked the Capitol. The House committee investigating the attack will focus during its June hearings on Pence's key role presiding over the Electoral College vote count. | | • | Buying a home may get easier: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are implementing big reforms aimed at helping disadvantaged communities become homeowners and making sure homebuyers of color remain owners. | | • | Kushner keeps his distance: Once perhaps former President Donald Trump's "most influential" adviser, Jared Kushner chose not to engage with the president at pivotal moments between the 2020 election and Jan. 6, according to a forthcoming book by the New York Times' Peter Baker and the New Yorker's Susan Glasser. | |
The biggest takeaways from Tuesday's primaries |
| From New Jersey to California, primaries in seven states Tuesday took voters one step further in shaping the landscape in November's midterm elections and beyond. |
| In particular, political observers took interest in the expensive race for Los Angeles mayor. For months Rep. Karen Bass, a physician assistant turned community organizer, was considered the frontrunner. |
| That was, until the 68-year-old congresswoman was challenged by Rick Caruso, a 63-year-old hotel tycoon and former city commissioner who had been a Republican for most of his life until he changed parties a month before entering the race. |
| Noem's win keeps her in 2024 mix: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem easily defeated her GOP primary opponent. That means the first-term governor will continue to be an early name for a possible 2024 presidential bid or a potential VP candidate. |
| Noem became a star among grassroots conservatives for her hands-off approach to COVID-19 restrictions. She spoke at a pair of Conservative Political Action Conference meetings last year, and she has been on the frontlines of many cultural war issues in 2022. |
| San Francisco recalls progressive DA: San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin ran on a platform in 2019 to end cash bail, reduce mass incarceration and crack down on police misconduct. |
| But those criminal justice reform efforts weren't enough to overcome a severe backlash against Boudin, who was removed from office on Tuesday by voters in arguably the country's most progressive city. |
| Opponents, including many Democrats, spent roughly $7.8 million to recall the district attorney, citing anxieties over rising property crime, homelessness, drug abuse and a lack of mental health services. |
| Today is National Best Friends Day! From Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart to Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton, some celebrity friendships have stood the test of time. -- Amy and Chelsey |
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