What We’re Reading: An Assassin Caught?, Penny Acquitted, Immigration Changes . . . And More

Headlines, news and issues that caught our eye.

Seeking Justice For Murdered CEO Brian Thompson . . .

Luigi Mangione, suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson’s killing, charged with murder in NYC — CBS News

Mangione’s family breaks silence after Brian Thompson murder charge — as it’s revealed he spiraled after ‘traumatic’ surgery — New York Post

Mangione has violent meltdown then makes shocking outburst as he arrives back at court — UK Daily Mail

The Left’s response to the Daniel Penny and Brian Thompson cases exposes their sick hypocrisy — NY Post

. . . And Finding Justice For Daniel Penny And New York

Daniel Penny’s Acquittal Won’t Undo The Damage His Show Trial Caused — The Federalist

Daniel Penny & America’s Verdict: BLM Era Is Finished — Christopher Rufo, IM-1776, via Real Clear Politics

Jonathan Turley Calls Prosecutor Alvin Bragg ‘Most Surprised Person In That Room’ After Penny Acquittal In Jordan Neely Death — Daily Caller

Jordan Neely’s father blames racism and ‘system’ for son’s death — but where was he? — NY Post

BLM Leader Calls For ‘Black Vigilantes’ Following Daniel Penny Verdict — Daily Wire

New York’s Government Is the Real Villain in the Daniel Penny Trial — Heather Mac Donald, City Journal

Alvin Bragg Reacts to Daniel Penny’s Acquittal — Townhall

Is Immigration Policy Changing Already, Despite Biden?

What I discovered inside teeming Mexican migrant camps that proves Trump’s hardline policy is already working — UK Daily Mail

Federal Judge Stops Biden Agencies from Opening Obamacare to Illegal Aliens — Breitbart

Canadian Intelligence Admits Illegal Immigration Into U.S. Surged Since 2022 — The Daily Wire

Tren De Aragua Gun Runner Released by Biden Admin Charged in Texas Capital Murder — Breitbart

Trump Targets Birthright Citizenship, Tripping Immigration’s Third Rail — TIPP Insights

ICYMI: U.S. Should Deport Criminals Who Are Here Illegally, More Than 2/3 Of Voters Say — Issues & Insights

Jan. 6 Defendants See Ray Of Hope In Trump

Jan. 6 investigators say Trump trying to ‘send a message’ with calls for their imprisonment — The Hill

Liz Cheney Threatens Donald Trump’s DOJ With ‘Sanctions’ If They Investigate Her — Red State

Mark Levin: Why Obama/Biden Administration are Talking About “Preemptive Pardons” — The Conservative Treehouse

Syria’s Fall Brings Chaos To Mideast

NYT: Hamas Records Taken By Israel Show UN Top School Administrators Also Were Hamas Terrorists — Daily Wire

UN Says 1.5 MILLION People Could Now Flee Syria — The National Pulse

Syria’s Biggest Losers: Khamenei, Putin, Obama — PJ Media

Ted Cruz: The ‘Rebels’ Who Overtook Syria Are From ISIS, Al-Qaeda — Daily Wire

Syrians are free from Assad in spite of the Biden administration, not because of it — Eli Lake, The Free Press

Iran in a ‘position of unprecedented weakness’ after the fall of Assad in Syria — France 24, via Real Clear Politics

Israeli Defense Force demolishes Syrian navy in Latakia — YNet News

IDF destroys over 350 Syrian Military targets — Jerusalem Post

Education’s Slow, Painful Demise Continues

New Test Scores Show 4th and 8th Graders Falling Further Behind in Math — PJ Media

Woke Agenda In Education Betrays America As Students Struggle With Basic Math Proficiency —TIPP Insights

‘Death to Jews’: Inside the Home of 2 SJP Leaders at George Mason University, Police Find Guns, Ammo, and Terrorist Flags — Washington Free Beacon

Final Report On Trump Assassination Attempt

Trump shooting task force unveils bombshell final report on ‘preventable’ assassination attempt — UK Daily Mail

Former Secret Service Agent Issues Dire Warning of Possible Attack — Red State

Americans for Assassination — Stuart’s Substack

‘DOGE’ Ball

Rand Paul Warns Musk & Ramaswamy About The Swamp’s Upcoming DOGE Dodge — Zero Hedge

Can DOGE Take A Bite Out Of The Administrative State? — Battleswarm Blog

Controversial proposal for Elon Musk’s DOGE that would save billions for Americans picks up steam — Daily Mail

FBI: Soon To Be Under New Leadership

Report: FBI Director Wray Prepares to Resign, Does Not Want to Be Fired — Breitbart

Wray mulls whether to resign as FBI director as GOP pressure mounts, senators warm up to Trump pick Patel — NY Post, via AOL

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