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Double endorsement drama: Trump backs second candidate in red state’s GOP gubernatorial runoff

June 19, 2026 5:35pm EDT / Fox News

The president already endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette before giving 11th-hour support to Attorney General Alan Wilson

By Paul Steinhauser Fox News

Published June 19, 2026 5:35pm EDT

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South Carolina gubernatorial candidate Alan Wilson discusses the Democratic Party’s far-left shift, arguing it benefits Republicans. He also addresses his tight primary runoff race and President Trump’s potential co-endorsement.

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President Donald Trump is making an 11th-hour endorsement in the final stretch ahead of Tuesday’s high-profile Republican gubernatorial runoff in solidly red South Carolina, saying he “can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other.”

Trump on Friday took to Truth Social to say that he was supporting longtime South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the battle for the GOP nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Henry McMaster.

“I can’t hurt one of them by only Endorsing the other, so, therefore, I am going to Endorse, for Governor of South Carolina, both Pam Evette and Alan Wilson!” Trump wrote, adding: “With either one you can’t go wrong.”

The endorsement of Wilson appears to be a move by Trump to hedge his bets, because Trump is already backing Evette, who is also supported by McMaster, a longtime top ally of the president.

The South Carolina runoff had been viewed as the latest test of Trump’s immense grip over the GOP and the power of his endorsements in Republican nominating contests.

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced his candidacy for governor on Monday, June 23, 2025, accompanied by his family.(Tracy Glantz/The State/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

And his decision to back both Evette and Wilson isn’t the first time he’s made dual endorsements in the same Republican race. He was backing both Gina Swoboda and Jay Feely in next month’s Republican primary in Arizona’s 1st Congressional District before Swoboda dropped out of the congressional race to run for secretary of state.

Most famously, Trump endorsed “ERIC” in the 2022 GOP Senate primary in Missouri, where the two major candidates were Eric Schmitt and Eric Greitens. Both candidates claimed the endorsement, with Schmitt ultimately winning the nomination.

In South Carolina, Trump endorsed Evette late last month, a week and a half before the gubernatorial primary.

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Evette finished on top of a crowded field of contenders in the primary election, with Wilson second. The field also included Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, and multimillionaire businessman Rom Reddy. Since no candidate won a majority of the vote, as the top two finishers, Evette and Wilson advanced to the June 23 runoff.

Mace and Norman endorsed Wilson after failing to advance to the runoff. And Wilson was also backed a week ago by Sen. Ted Cruz, the conservative firebrand from Texas.

The runoff between Evette and Wilson has become combustible, and in Tuesday’s final debate both candidates launched personal attacks and accused each other of lying and misrepresenting their records.

Wilson has worked to contrast his tenure as attorney general with what he’s argued is Evette’s largely ceremonial role as lieutenant governor. And he has spotlighted his experience as a combat veteran, prosecutor, and the state’s top law enforcement official.

Evette has showcased herself as an outsider and a Trump-endorsed businesswoman, while casting Wilson as a career politician.

Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who is supporting Wilson and has helped with fundraising, made calls on behalf of Wilson and encouraged the president’s endorsement of the state attorney general, a source familiar told Fox News Digital.

It’s been 28 years since a Democrat won a gubernatorial election in South Carolina, and the winner of the GOP runoff will be considered the clear favorite in the general election against Democratic nominee Jermaine Johnson, a state representative.

South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette announces her bid for the Republican nomination for governor at The Smokestack at Judson Mill in South Carolina on July 14, 2025.(Joshua Boucher/The State/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)

The brute force of the president’s endorsement power has been on display in GOP primaries over the past two months, with his candidates ousting incumbents he targeted in showdowns in Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky and Texas that grabbed plenty of national attention.

But Trump’s endorsement streak in statewide and congressional Republican primaries was snapped three weeks ago when his last minute endorsement of Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra of Iowa in the race to succeed retiring GOP Gov. Kim Reynolds wasn’t enough to propel the three-term congressman to victory.

Feenstra was narrowly edged by Zach Lahn, a businessman, farmer and former political strategist who was backed by the political wings of MAHA — the acronym for the Make America Healthy Again movement aligned with Trump Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and Turning Point USA, the powerful conservative organization co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk.

Zach Lahn raises his fist in celebration after defeating his primary opponent in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial race on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.(Zach Lahn for Governor via Facebook)

Trump rebounded a week later, as Evette finished first in the GOP gubernatorial primary and longtime Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina won a majority of the vote in the Republican Senate primary, and avoided a runoff.

Graham, who was endorsed by Trump, was facing primary challenges from five candidates, including conservative businessman Mark Lynch, who took aim at the senator over his support for the war in Iran. Lynch was backed by some MAGA leaders who have been critical of the president.

And a couple of days ago, Trump-backed candidates won two of the three top races in Georgia and Alabama, with the one setback coming against a billionaire businessman who shelled out over $100 million of his own money to boost his campaign.

Rep. Barry Moore, a House Freedom Caucus member and longtime Trump supporter who was endorsed by the president, comfortably defeated rival Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL sniper who was supported by some top names on the right, in solidly red Alabama’s GOP Senate runoff.

In battleground Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, an 11th hour endorsement by Trump this past weekend helped boost Rep. Mike Collins, a MAGA champion, to victory over former college football coach Derek Dooley, who was backed by popular conservative Gov. Brian Kemp.

Collins will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the general election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in the midterms.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson speaks to supporters at a campaign stop in Alpharetta, Ga., on June 14, 2026.(Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)

Jones regularly showcased his Trump endorsement, but Jackson, who launched his bid in February long after the president had endorsed Jones, repeatedly said that Trump had inspired him to run.

But in Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial runoff, the candidate Trump backed, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who was also endorsed by Kemp this past weekend, was defeated by Rick Jackson, who ran as an outsider.

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A Trump political operative, pointing to Tuesday’s loss by Trump-backed Jones, noted that “Rick Jackson set a record for spending in a statewide Republican primary. He spent Tom Steyer level money in a state a fraction of the size of California. That’s going to have an impact.”

And the operative, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, also emphasized that “Rick bearhugged Trump. All of his ads and material was about how he’s going to be Trump’s favorite governor. So the race was not really a referendum on Trump.”

Fox News’ Luke Trevisan contributed to this report

Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast.

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加拿大受伤球员科内手术成功 但确定告别世界杯

2026年6月20日 07:23 / 联合早报

加拿大中场科内在世界杯对垒卡塔尔比赛中遭遇严重左小腿骨折，但仍能在担架上坐起来，一边用氧气罩吸氧，一边向大家挥手致意。 （路透社）

加拿大中场科内在世界杯对垒卡塔尔比赛中遭遇严重左小腿骨折，但仍能在担架上坐起来，一边用氧气罩吸氧，一边向大家挥手致意。 （路透社）

加拿大足总星期四（6月18日）确认，在世界杯对垒卡塔尔的比赛中遭遇严重左小腿骨折的中场科内（Kone）已成功接受手术，将无缘世界杯的剩余比赛。

加拿大足总在声明中写道：“昨晚，伊斯梅尔·科内成功接受了下肢骨折修复手术。”

“预计他将完全康复，但将缺席2026年世界杯剩余所有比赛。”

加拿大在该场比赛中以6比0狂扫卡塔尔，但科内在第51分钟倒地送院却令人揪心。

当时卡塔尔中场马迪博（Madibo）上前抢断，但他的右脚将科内绊倒在地。科内立即露出痛苦表情，队医迅速冲入场内进行治疗，随后他被担架抬离球场。

不过，在被抬出场时，科内仍能坐起身来，向现场球迷竖起大拇指，并吸着氧气向大家示意自己情况尚可。据悉，马迪博事后亲自到更衣室向科内道歉。

手术进行了一个半小时 三名外科医生参与

但加拿大主帅马什（Marsch）却透露，他当时听到了骨头断裂的声音。

他在星期五（19日）的记者会上，进一步讲述了医院里的情况。

“当我们见到他时，医生已经给他使用了一些镇静药物。

“他正在准备进入手术室，但精神状态很好，而且非常坚定地表示自己会没事的。”

马什还透露，手术进行了大约一个半小时，共有三名外科医生参与。

“我想这些医生是在电视上看到了受伤过程，他们立刻意识到伤势的严重性，因此医院马上派出了最优秀的三名外科医生来负责治疗。”

他补充道：“等科内到达医院时，医生团队已经全部就位。我们随后与医疗团队沟通，确认手术是最佳选择。

“从与医生交流的情况来看，我知道他得到了最好的照顾。医生们也告诉我们，手术进行得非常顺利。”

暴雨来袭 湖南广东等多地龙舟赛取消或延期

2026年6月20日 07:43 / 联合早报

受暴雨天气影响，中国湖南、广西、江苏多地龙舟赛取消或延期。

综合红星新闻和央视网报道，中国端午假期期间（6月19日至21日），长江中下游一带将持续多雨，多地雨势强劲，或现大暴雨到特大暴雨。

中央气象台星期五（6月19日）傍晚6时继续发布暴雨黄色预警，预计星期五晚上8时至星期六（20日）晚上8时，广东西部、广西北部、贵州南部、湖南西部和北部、湖北东南部、江西北部、安徽南部、浙江北部以及云南中南部、辽宁西部和东南部、内蒙古东部、河北东北部、新疆南部等地有大到暴雨。

据湖南省龙舟超级联赛总决赛汨罗市执行委员会办公室星期四（18日）晚间的消息，根据当前天气形势和雨水情预测，6月18日至25日将出现连续性强降雨天气。6月18日下午4时至晚上10时，汨罗市普降中等雷阵雨。鉴此，湖南省、岳阳市、汨罗市均已启动防汛IV级响应。为确保总决赛赛事安全，决定原定于星期五上午举行的200米直道赛和龙王争霸赛取消。

红星新闻也在星期五从岳阳汨罗市教体局获悉，因天气原因，并考虑到选手和观看人员安全，比赛取消，何时再举行一切以官方通报为准。

有游客告诉红星新闻，他们星期五凌晨4时从长沙开车到汨罗，专程去看龙舟比赛。到了会场听说比赛取消了，随后了解到端午期间汨罗屈子文化园举办了背诵《离骚》领取“骚客证”免门票入园活动，他们便改道去游玩。

广东阳江（江城）逆水龙舟大赛组织委员会则在星期四发布公告，受持续强降雨及上游来水影响，漠阳江西濑河段水位快速上涨，流速显著加快，水情已超出赛事安全运行阈值。经赛事组委会综合研判决定，原定于星期五举行的“阳江农商银行杯”阳江（江城）逆水龙舟大赛决赛及闭幕式，延期举办。

在广西，南宁市宾阳县、北海市合浦县、梧州市苍梧县、岑溪市水汶镇四地也相继发布通告，宣布当地龙舟赛延期举办或者取消。

Transgender former New Hampshire state representative sentenced to 33 years for child sex abuse: report

June 19, 2026 5:09pm EDT / Fox News

Stacie Marie Laughton pleaded guilty to receiving explicit images of children taken at a Massachusetts daycare

By Alexandra Koch Fox News

A transgender former New Hampshire state representative will spend more than three decades in federal prison after admitting to receiving nude photos of children at a Massachusetts daycare.

Stacie Marie Laughton, 41, of Nashua was sentenced to more than 33 years behind bars after pleading guilty to sexual exploitation of children, according to a report from local outlet WCVB.

Laughton received the explicit images from his former intimate partner, Lindsay Groves, 40, of Hudson, New Hampshire, who was sentenced earlier this month to 22 years in prison, according to the report.

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Former transgender Democrat New Hampshire Rep. Stacie Marie Laughton pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of children, according to the Nashua Police Department.(Nashua Police Department)

Groves, who previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distribution of child pornography, was employed at the Creative Minds daycare in neighboring Tyngsborough, Massachusetts, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

Authorities said that between May 2022 and June 2023, Groves took multiple photos of prepubescent children in a private bathroom during routine diaper and pull-up changes prior to nap time.

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Stacie Marie Laughton was sentenced to 33 years in prison.(Citizens Count)

Groves then sent the photos to Laughton via text message, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

A forensic review of Laughton and Groves’ cellphones uncovered more than 10,000 text messages sent between the two over a one-month period in 2023.

Court documents revealed the messages included discussions about and transfers of explicit images of children, including victims as young as 3 to 5 years old.

Lindsay Groves used her position at a daycare to take illegal photos that were later shared with Laughton, authorities said.(Nashua Police Department)

The U.S. Attorney’s Office confirmed all the children in the case were identified, and their families were contacted by law enforcement.

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Hillsborough County jail officials confirmed to NH Journal that Laughton has been housed in the male population.

Creative Minds Early Learning Center and the U.S. Attorney’s Office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s requests for comment.

Alexandra Koch is a Fox News Digital journalist who covers breaking news, with a focus on high-impact events that shape national conversation.

She has covered major national crises, including the L.A. wildfires, Potomac and Hudson River aviation disasters, Boulder terror attack, and Texas Hill Country floods.

U.S. clinches spot in World Cup knockout round with dominant 2-0 win over Australia

June 19, 2026 / 5:04 PM EDT / CBS/AP

In front of a roaring Seattle crowd, the U.S. men’s soccer team on Friday defeated Australia 2-0 in its second World Cup match, clinching a spot in the Round of 32 in the process.

Despite missing star attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic to a calf injury, the U.S. put on a spectacular performance against a gritty Australian team.

The U.S. showed that its 4-1 win over Paraguay in its opener was no fluke. From the first whistle, the U.S. took control of the game, dominating possession and putting the Socceroos on their heels.

Alex Freeman of U.S. celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team’s second goal during the World Cup against Australia at Seattle Stadium on June 19, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. MB Media / Getty Images

The U.S. opened the scoring in the 11th minute with an own goal from Australia’s Cameron Burgess, who mishandled a brilliant run and pass from U.S. forward Folarin Balogun into his own net.

“I want to be dangerous, I want to create opportunities,” Balogun said after the match. “It might not always be myself that scores, but if I can force an error that gives us the lead, then for me it’s like a goal as well. It was a special start to the game to give us the momentum.”

U.S. right back Alex Freeman — the youngest player on the team at 21 and son of Super Bowl champion Antonio Freeman — doubled the score in the 43rd minute when he put in a header off a deflected shot that rebounded off Australia’s defensive line for his first career World Cup.

The win puts the U.S. at the top of Group G with 6 points. It faces Turkey in its final match on June 25 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.

“C.P. is a fantastic player — the quality and the leadership that he gives us,” said Balogun, who scored two goals in the victory over Paraguay on June 12. “We didn’t have him today, but I think you saw we’re still capable to go out there and get a result and put up a performance.”

Australia was never able to recreate the magic of its World Cup opener last week, when it shocked Turkey 2-0. Sitting on 3 points, it will likely need at least a tie in its final group match against Paraguay to ensure it goes through to the next round.

Prior to the match, U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said he wanted his team to match Australia’s intensity.

“I think we need to play on the edge of the line,” Pochettino said, “with not crossing the lines of the rules.”

The last time the Americans served as World Cup hosts in 1994, they advanced by being one of the best third-place teams. They then lost to eventual champion Brazil in their next match, which was in the round of 16.

Freeman, meanwhile, spent much of the last two years vying for a spot on the U.S. roster. He was a starter for Orlando City of Major League Soccer, but had to battle with more experienced defenders to get selected. A few months before the World Cup, he gambled on himself.

In January, Freeman accepted a move to Villarreal of La Liga, accepting a smaller role than what he enjoyed with Orlando.

Two months earlier, Freeman impressed Pochettino in his 13th international appearance, scoring two goals against Uruguay in a 5-1 victory on Nov. 18.

He made an immediate impact in the World Cup, playing all 90 minutes in the U.S. opener against Paraguay. Freeman assisted on Gio Reyna’s extra-time goal in the 4-1 victory.

6月18日，从阿曼的穆桑达姆（Musandam）看到的霍尔木兹海峡船只。 （路透社）

伊朗正在运出大量此前因美国封锁而滞留的石油，此前伊朗与华盛顿签署的一项临时和平协议，无疑是一大利好因素。

彭博社汇编的航运数据显示，本周共有11艘油轮从伊朗阿曼湾的恰巴哈尔港（Chabahar）驶出，总载油量达2000万桶。此前，美国军方阻止这些油轮驶入印度洋，以限制德黑兰获取石油收入。伊朗的大部分石油都出口至中国。

另有载着近8000万桶原油的超级油轮停泊在波斯湾，一旦交易商和船东发出指令，这些油轮便可立即启程穿越霍尔木兹海峡。

彭博社根据Vortexa数据汇编的统计显示，这些原油来自波斯湾产油国（不包括伊朗），目前装载在40艘超大型原油运输船（VLCC）上。若将较小型油轮计算在内，波斯湾储存的原油总量可能更高。去年，这一地区每天约有1500万桶原油运往亚洲市场。

美国与伊朗签署旨在恢复霍尔木兹海峡通航的临时协议后，石油业和航运业正密切关注海峡通行是否会进一步恢复。原油油轮可能成为首批尝试恢复通行的船舶。

在这40艘超级油轮中，21艘显示目的地为亚洲，其中五艘明确将中国列为目的地；另有五艘正驶向马来西亚和新加坡附近的转运枢纽。截至星期五（6月19日）上午，至少三艘油轮正以正常航速向东航行，朝霍尔木兹海峡方向前进。

大量原油重新运往亚洲，对高度依赖中东原油的亚洲买家而言是积极信号。此前战争导致供应突然中断，亚洲炼油厂被迫降低开工率，各国也动用战略储备弥补供应缺口。

George W. Bush gifts Michelle Obama a tin of Altoids at Obama Center opening in an ode to their friendship

June 19, 2026 / 4:44 PM EDT / CBS News

The friendship between former first lady Michelle Obama and former President George W. Bush was on display again Thursday at the Obama Presidential Center’s opening ceremony in Chicago.

Ahead of the ceremony, Bush gifted Obama a tin of Altoids in a callback to one of their viral moments at the funeral for Sen. John McCain in 2018. The former president was caught sneaking Obama what was later said to be a cough drop during the funeral.

“President Bush and I, we are forever seatmates because of protocol, that’s how we sit at all the official functions, so he is my partner in crime at every major thing where all the ‘formers’ gather,” Obama said on “Today” after the moment caught the public’s attention. “It was a simple gesture. He was getting a cough drop from Laura, and I looked over and I said, ‘Hand me a cough drop.’”

Obama called Bush “a wonderful man” and “a funny man.”

“I love him to death,” she said.

Months later, Bush recreated the moment at the funeral for his father, appearing to slip Obama a piece of candy or a mint when they shook hands.

In a recent interview with his daughter, Jenna Bush Hager, Bush referred to what he handed Obama at McCain’s funeral as an Altoid.

But whether it was a cough drop or a mint, the sentiment remains.

“It turns out the country is starved to see a White center-right Republican and an African American center-left Democrat having fun and being able to converse, not as political figures, but as citizens,” Bush said.

And the gift on Thursday appeared to be well received, with Obama smiling and holding up the tin in a photo with Bush.

Former President George W. Bush gives former first lady Michelle Obama mints ahead of the dedication ceremony for the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center on June 18, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Pablo Martinez Monsivais-Pool / Getty Images

Bush and his wife, former first lady Laura Bush, along with the other “formers” — Bill and Hillary Clinton and Joe and Jill Biden — sat with the Obamas on the stage at the presidential center ceremony Thursday.

‘Political stunt’ prosecution of ICE agent for ‘road rage’ provokes heated DHS response

June 19, 2026 4:09pm EDT / Fox News

Gregory Morgan Jr. faces two counts of second-degree assault after allegedly drawing a weapon during a traffic confrontation

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The Department of Homeland Security is accusing Minnesota officials of staging a “political stunt” as federal and state authorities square off over whether an ICE agent accused of pointing a gun at motorists should be prosecuted in state or federal court.

The dispute centers on Gregory Morgan Jr., an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent charged with two counts of second-degree assault after prosecutors said he pointed a handgun at motorists during a traffic confrontation while returning from a federal immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities.

Morgan’s attorneys, backed by federal officials, argue he is protected under legal doctrines stemming from the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution, which establishes that federal law supersedes conflicting state laws. Courts have recognized that federal officers may, in certain circumstances, be shielded from state prosecution for actions taken in the course of their official duties. But Minnesota prosecutors say those protections do not apply here, arguing Morgan’s alleged conduct fell outside any legitimate federal law-enforcement function.

The case has grown into a broader fight over the legal protections afforded to federal officers. Hennepin County prosecutors are seeking to keep the matter in state court, while the federal government has joined Morgan’s effort to move it to federal court. Earlier this week, the Department of Justice filed a notice seeking to have Senior Trial Attorney Paul Quast appear on behalf of the United States in the case.

“These actions by Minnesota sanctuary politicians are nothing more than a political stunt,” a DHS spokesperson said in a statement. “States do not have the authority to charge a federal law enforcement officer while performing his official duties.”

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Protesters hold a large anti-ICE sign outside the Henry Bishop Whipple Federal building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 18, 2026, during demonstrations against immigration enforcement called “Operation Metro Surge.”(Jim Vondruska/Getty Images)

The statement came as Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty’s office urged a federal judge to reject Morgan’s request to transfer the case out of Minnesota state court.

In filings submitted this week, prosecutors argued Morgan is attempting to “transform his moment of road rage — committed on a state highway against Minnesota victims — into a federal enforcement action.”

The filing, submitted by the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office along with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and the Washington Litigation Group, contends there is no meaningful connection between the alleged assault and Morgan’s responsibilities as an ICE agent.

According to prosecutors, Morgan’s authority to arrest and detain individuals suspected of violating immigration laws did not extend to confronting motorists on a Minnesota highway.

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Federal immigration agents toss tear gas during a house raid in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 13, 2026, amid a crackdown on undocumented immigrants under Operation Metro Surge.(Scott Olson/Getty Images)

“There is no evidence of any job-related circumstance requiring the defendant to rush to his destination or to drive on the highway shoulder to get there,” the filing states. “It was the defendant’s decision to drive illegally on the shoulder to avoid the inconvenience of rush-hour traffic, and to draw and point his firearm at motorists who got in his way.”

Morgan’s attorney, Ryan Pacyga, filed the removal petition last week, arguing the alleged conduct occurred while Morgan was performing federal law enforcement duties and that both he and his partner feared “imminent bodily harm” during the encounter.

According to court records, Morgan was returning to the Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling on Feb. 5 after participating in Operation Metro Surge when the incident occurred on Highway 62 near the Interstate 35W interchange.

Prosecutors say Morgan and another ICE agent were driving on the highway shoulder during rush hour when a Cadillac moved over and blocked their path. Authorities allege Morgan then pulled alongside the vehicle, drew a handgun and pointed it at the occupants.

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The Department of Homeland Security arrested seven more criminal illegal immigrants, including “pedophiles, gang members and drug traffickers,” during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, the agency said on Friday.(Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

One of the motorists called 911 and reported that a man had aimed a Glock at his face, while both occupants later told investigators they feared for their safety. Morgan was charged with two counts of second-degree assault and was released after posting $100,000 bail.

Morgan’s case is not the only prosecution stemming from Operation Metro Surge.

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Moriarty’s office later charged another ICE agent, Christian Castro, with multiple assault counts in connection with the alleged shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis, an incident that sparked protests in north Minneapolis.

Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Moriarty’s office and Pacyga for comment.

Elaine Mallon is a writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business covering national politics.

美国情报：以色列不会停止打击黎巴嫩真主党

2026年6月20日 07:17 / 联合早报

以色列驻美大使莱特6月19日说，以色列承诺立即停火，但以军将继续驻扎在黎巴嫩南部，并表示以色列绝不会在安全问题上做出任何妥协。 （路透社）

美国官员透露，根据美国最新的情报报告，尽管美国与伊朗达成的停火谅解备忘录明确要求停止在黎巴嫩的战斗，以色列总理内坦亚胡仍可能继续对黎巴嫩真主党采取军事行动。

《纽约时报》报道，内坦亚胡在国内面临巨大压力，要求他继续采取行动，以应对真主党对以色列北部持续不断的袭击。美国官员称，即使这些军事行动会阻碍美伊之间的谈判，以色列也极有可能继续进行。美伊谈判旨在解决伊朗核问题，并争取达成一项永久的和平协议。

获伊朗资助的真主党，是黎巴嫩一支强大的民兵组织和政治团体。以色列视真主党为重大威胁，以色列官员认为，绝对不能对这些袭击置之不理。

美伊停火谅解备忘录在以色列非常不受欢迎。这项谅解备忘录要求包括黎巴嫩在内全线立即停火，以色列不是谅解备忘录的签约方。

以色列国内评论人士批评谅解备忘录未能解决伊朗导弹问题，还要求美军撤离，更重要的是限制了以色列在黎巴嫩的军事行动。

美伊签署谅解备忘录后，原定星期五（6月19日）在瑞士启动的后续谈判临时取消，以色列方面随后表示同意立即停火。

以色列驻美国大使莱特当天说，以色列承诺立即停火，并“停止在黎巴嫩的一切进攻行动。但他坚称，以色列军队将继续驻扎在黎巴嫩南部，并称以色列绝不会在安全问题上做出任何妥协。

莱特的这番话是对停火的首次公开确认，但他同时暗示，如果以方认为出现了违反停火的行为或面临威胁，仍将会采取行动。

Judge blocks DOJ from releasing Biden’s conversations with biographer for 3 weeks

2026-06-19T16:47:00-0400 / CBS News

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Updated on: June 19, 2026 / 6:15 PM EDT / CBS News

Washington — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked the Justice Department from giving a conservative think tank a redacted transcript and recordings of former President Joe Biden’s decade-old conversations with his biographer, Mark Zwonitzer.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich granted Biden’s request for an injunction to give a federal appeals court a chance to decide whether to take action on the case, effectively delaying her own order from earlier in the day. She said her order will remain in place for three weeks.

Earlier Friday, Friedrich had denied Biden’s bid to stop the Justice Department from disclosing the material to the Heritage Foundation. The judge said Biden’s privacy interests in the case are mitigated by “extensive redactions” by the Justice Department.

The government had agreed to delay the release of the material to the Heritage Foundation until 5 p.m. Friday.

“Biden has not identified any public harm that would arise absent an injunction in this case,” Friedrich wrote in a 26-page decision. “And, as with the Department’s FOIA balancing discussed above, the harm to Biden’s diminished privacy interest is outweighed by the public’s interest in the Zwonitzer materials and FOIA’s ‘policy of broad disclosure of Government documents in order to ensure an informed citizenry, vital to the functioning of a democratic society.’”

On the heels of Friedrich’s decision, Biden’s lawyers filed an emergency motion asking the judge to block the disclosure of the transcript and tapes to the Heritage Foundation while it appeals her decision — a motion Friedrich later granted.

“This Court should grant an injunction pending appeal to prevent an irreversible change in the status quo,” they wrote. “President Biden’s motion for a preliminary injunction raises serious legal questions, and the disclosure of his private conversations cannot be undone. The resulting damage to his privacy and to weighty law enforcement interests will be permanent.”

The dispute over Biden’s discussions stems from a Freedom of Information Act request that the Heritage Foundation filed in March 2024. The group sought records that former special counsel Robert Hur relied on to write specific portions of his report on Biden’s handling of sensitive government records, which included passages referring to the former president’s recorded conversations with Zwonitzer in 2016 and 2017.

The interviews were used for Biden’s 2017 memoir, “Promise Me, Dad.”

Hur’s report referenced the former president’s “diminished faculties and faulty memory” shown in Zwonitzer’s recordings, and called Biden’s recorded conversations with his ghostwriter “painfully slow, with Mr. Biden struggling to remember events and straining at times to read and relay his own notebook entries.”

While the Justice Department initially withheld the audio tapes and most of the written transcripts, citing certain FOIA exemptions, the department under President Trump said it intended to disclose the material to Congress and the Heritage Foundation.

Biden moved to intervene and asked the court to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the disclosure. He also filed a separate lawsuit last month that seeks to block the release of the audio files to the House Judiciary Committee. The judge overseeing that case has yet to rule on Biden’s effort to prevent the disclosure to lawmakers.

In her decision in the Heritage Foundation case, Friedrich wrote that the department “made substantial redactions to the audio and transcripts since its earlier stance in opposition to release.”

The material, she said, does not mention sensitive topics like illness or death, nor any private people, including members of Biden’s family. Friedrich said the case involves an “unusually strong public interest” in the release of the conversations.

“In short, this case presents a confluence of significant public disclosures of prosecutorial decision-making, explicit reliance on particular records, and the statements of a high-profile public figure to support the Department’s decision,” she wrote.

The former president had argued that his conversations with Zwonitzer were never intended to be shared broadly. He said the Justice Department has the recordings only because of Hur’s investigation, which resulted in no charges.

Hur said in his report that while the investigation uncovered evidence that Biden “willfully retained and disclosed classified material” after his vice presidency, the evidence didn’t establish his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

“It is not ordinary for the Department to abandon its duty to protect law enforcement records containing sensitive personal information, instead offering them up to political operatives,” Biden’s lawyers wrote in a May filing.