Geoff Bennett:
In the day’s other headlines: The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s decision to let Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook stay on the job as she challenges her dismissal.
Judge Jia Cobb found that President Trump’s attempt to fire cook over mortgage fraud allegations did not meet the threshold for sufficient cause. Cook denies any wrongdoing.
Meantime, a Senate committee advance the nomination of White House economic adviser Stephen Miran to join the Fed board. If approved by the full Senate, he’d be the third Trump appointee to join the seven-member board as the president continues to pressure the Fed to cut interest rates.
Three former FBI officials are suing the bureau over their terminations, saying they were part of a campaign of retribution. Brian Driscoll, Steve Jensen, and Spencer Evans allege the FBI director, Kash Patel, indicated directly to one of them that he knew firing them was — quote — “likely illegal,” but he did so anyway to fulfill President Trump’s desire to remove all agents who helped investigate him.
The lawsuit also names Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Justice Department, and the office of the president itself. Both the FBI and the DOJ have so far declined to comment.
In Colorado, a shooting at a high school outside Denver has left three teenagers in critical condition, including the suspected shooter. Authorities say more than 100 police officers rushed to Evergreen High School as students were evacuated from the school grounds. The alleged shooter is believed to be a student at the school. No deaths have been reported so far.
A South Korean plane touched down in Georgia today to bring home more than 300 workers who were arrested in a massive immigration raid last week. It’s unclear when the plane will leave and whether the workers will qualify for voluntary departures or be deported. Earlier today, Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted South Korea’s foreign minister, saying that President Trump has ordered that the matter be resolved swiftly.
Last week, ICE agents rounded up the workers at a Hyundai plant in Savannah. It was the largest workplace raid of the Trump administration so far.
Meantime, an immigration enforcement effort in Upstate New York boiled over into a dramatic confrontation with protesters.
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