Erie mass shooting leaves eight dead. A gunman killed eight people, including a 1-year-old girl, a 5-year-old boy and a pregnant woman, on Perry Street in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Friday evening before dying of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police Chief Richard Lorah said the shooter was related to seven of the eight victims and that all of the deaths occurred before officers arrived; it is "too soon to talk about motive." Gov. Josh Shapiro expressed grief for the family and the community.
Judge orders taxpayer-funded Trump ads off the air. U.S. District Judge Jennifer L. Rochon in New York on Sunday night granted a two-week temporary restraining order requiring the administration to cancel promotional TV ads paid for with about $20 million in Homeland Security funds. The ads, airing since late September, promote the president and his midterm message. The challenge was brought by a coalition including Common Cause, represented by Democracy Forward; the DNC has filed a separate suit. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the ads "shouldn't be paid for with taxpayer dollars."
DOJ opens antitrust probe of TV networks over pool boycott. The Justice Department's Antitrust Division is investigating whether ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox and NBC violated the Sherman Act by jointly suspending pool coverage of President Trump in September, after the White House pulled credentials from CNN, MSNOW and Politico journalists. A DOJ spokesperson said "group boycotts among commercial competitors can violate the Sherman Act"; the networks said no administration should reject a news organization because it objects to its reporting.
Bipartisan senators demand Trump reverse Russian diesel deal. Six senators — Republicans Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Thom Tillis and John Curtis and Democrats Jeanne Shaheen and Richard Blumenthal — said Sunday that the president's newly announced deal to import Russian diesel runs counter to the 2022 law banning Russian energy imports and was made without consulting Congress. Trump said Russia would ship more than 300,000 tons immediately, rising to millions of tons later, as U.S. fuel prices remain high; energy experts doubt it will noticeably lower pump prices.
White House sets Nov. 5 hearing on Fed Governor Lisa Cook. A three-member White House committee — economic adviser Kevin Hassett, acting Office of Government Ethics Director Keith Sonderling and EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas — will hold a closed-door hearing on mortgage-fraud allegations against Cook and recommend whether there are grounds to remove her. The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June that she could not be fired without notice and a chance to respond. Cook denies wrongdoing, and her attorneys have questioned whether the process will be fair.
Early voting ramps up for the midterms. With Election Day on Nov. 3, a wave of states opens in-person early voting this week, including Iowa, Tennessee and Rhode Island on Wednesday and Nevada and Massachusetts by Saturday, as competitive Senate races in Texas, Iowa and elsewhere tighten in new polling.
펜실베이니아 이리 총기난사로 8명 사망. 금요일 저녁 펜실베이니아주 이리(Erie)의 페리 스트리트에서 총격범이 1세 여아, 5세 남아, 임신부를 포함해 8명을 살해한 뒤 스스로 목숨을 끊은 것으로 보입니다. 경찰은 범인이 희생자 8명 중 7명과 친인척 관계였으며, 동기는 아직 조사 중이라고 밝혔습니다.
법원, 세금으로 만든 트럼프 홍보 광고 중단 명령. 뉴욕 연방지법 제니퍼 로천 판사는 일요일 밤, 국토안보부 예산 약 2,000만 달러로 제작된 대통령 홍보 TV 광고를 취소하라는 2주간의 임시 금지명령을 내렸습니다. 공화당 존 튠 상원 원내대표도 "납세자 돈으로 지불해서는 안 된다"고 말했습니다.
법무부, 풀 취재 중단한 방송사들 반독점 조사. 법무부 반독점국은 ABC·CBS·CNN·폭스·NBC 5개 방송사가 9월 백악관의 일부 기자 출입증 취소에 항의해 대통령 풀 취재를 공동 중단한 것이 셔먼법 위반인지 조사하고 있습니다. 방송사들은 보도 내용을 이유로 언론을 거부해서는 안 된다고 반박했습니다.
초당파 상원의원들, 러시아산 디젤 수입 철회 요구. 공화당 콜린스·머카우스키·틸리스·커티스, 민주당 샤힌·블루멘솔 의원 등 6명은 트럼프 대통령의 러시아산 디젤 수입 합의가 2022년 러시아 에너지 수입 금지법에 어긋나며 의회와 협의도 없었다고 비판했습니다. 전문가들은 주유소 가격 인하 효과도 크지 않을 것으로 봅니다.
백악관, 리사 쿡 연준 이사 청문회 11월 5일 개최. 케빈 해싯 등 3인 위원회가 모기지 사기 의혹에 대한 비공개 청문회를 열어 해임 사유 여부를 권고할 예정입니다. 대법원은 6월 5대4로 통지와 소명 기회 없이는 해임할 수 없다고 판결했으며, 쿡 이사는 의혹을 부인하고 있습니다.
중간선거 사전투표 본격화. 11월 3일 선거를 앞두고 이번 주 아이오와·테네시·로드아일랜드(수요일), 네바다·매사추세츠(토요일) 등 여러 주에서 대면 사전투표가 시작됩니다.
Sources: CBS News Pittsburgh, ABC News, The Washington Post (Erie shooting); AP via WSMV, CNBC (TV ads ruling); CBS News, NPR, Deadline (DOJ network probe); KSL/ABC News, The Hill, Politico (Russian diesel deal); Wall Street Journal, Law Commentary (Lisa Cook hearing); Vote.org, Everything Briefing (early voting).
