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The alleged suspect – John T. Earnest – walked into Congregation Chabad in Poway and began opening fire, killing one person and wounding three others, said law enforcement. A girl and two men were hurt as worshippers celebrated Passover, a holiday commemorating the Jewish people’s liberation by God from slavery in ancient Egypt. The three were in stable condition, authorities said, according to the Associated Press. An off-duty U.S. Border Patrol agent inside the building shot at Earnest as he fled the scene.

The cartoon appeared in the April 25 international edition and coincided with the end of the Passover holiday and Shabbat, two days many observant Jews were not online. The cartoon was quickly criticized by several social media users. Donald Trump Jr. shared the photo in a tweet and said, “Disgusting. I have no words for flagrant anti-Semitism on display here.

The Los Angeles Times reports that the gunman, entered the Chabad of Poway around 11:20 am. He opened fire shortly thereafter. Three individuals were injured and a fourth was killed. NBC San Diego reports that “an off-duty U.S.

Senator Elizabeth Warren isn’t backing down when it comes to her fight against what she sees as unfair business practices on the part of big technology companies. On Tuesday, an Amazon corporate Twitter account responded to breaking up big tech companies by using Amazon as an example. In its tweet, Amazon said, “We don’t use individual sellers’ data to launch private label products (which account for only about 1% of sales).

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court ‘‘if the partisan Dems’’ ever try to impeach him. But Trump’s strategy could run into a roadblock: the high court itself, which said in 1993 that the framers of the U.S. Constitution didn’t intend for the courts to have the power to review impeachment proceedings. The Supreme Court ruled that impeachment and removal from office is Congress’ duty alone. ‘‘I DID NOTHING WRONG,’’ Trump tweeted.

GOP presidential candidate Bill Weld is calling on President Trump to resign from office in the wake of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference and obstruction of justice, calling him “a one-man crime wave.” Writing in the conservative website The Bulwark, Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, argues that the Mueller report exposed a serious credibility problem for Trump. “How can a president function if he instinctively lies to not only the public but to his own staff?

Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee who lost her bid to Donald Trump, responded to the Mueller report’s findings, saying that Congress should be “fearless” in pursuing more answers on Russian interference in the election — but stopped short of calling for impeachment. “Mueller’s report leaves many unanswered questions. . . But it is a road map.

The White House has agreed to allow former personnel security director Carl Kline speak to the House Oversight and Reform Committee next week, the White House counsel said in a letter Friday obtained by The Hill. White House Counsel Pat Cipollone wrote to Rep. urged the administration to make Kline available for a voluntary transcribed interview on April 30 or May 1. Cipollone wrote Friday that "we have consulted with Mr. Kline's attorney regarding the interview dates proposed in your letter. Mr.

MORE on Friday announced he is withdrawing U.S. support for an international arms-trade treaty, the administration’s latest move to distance the country from global agreements and institutions. Speaking at a National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Indianapolis, Trump said he would “never” ratify the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty that was signed by former President Obama in 2013. “Under my administration, we will never surrender American sovereignty to anyone,” Trump told the group, which erupted in applause.