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Today’s edition of quick hits.
* The latest from Apalachee High School: “At least four people were killed and nine others wounded Wednesday in a school shooting an hour outside of Atlanta, authorities said. One suspect was alive and taken into custody following the gunfire at Apalachee High School, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.”
* In related news: “President Joe Biden said he was mourning those who were killed, as he pushed Congress to pass gun safety legislation. ... ‘Students across the country are learning how to duck and cover instead of how to read and write,’ he added. ‘We cannot continue to accept this as normal.’”
* I’ll have more on this in the morning: “The Departments of Justice, State and Treasury announced Wednesday a joint effort to target with sanctions and criminal charges what the Biden administration says are Russian government-sponsored attempts to manipulate U.S. public opinion ahead of the November election.”
* In Ukraine: “Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba led a spate of high-level resignations in Ukraine on Wednesday, as Kyiv looked to match its reinvigorated battlefield efforts with renewed leadership. The biggest reshuffle of the country’s government since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion comes as Ukraine presses on with its offensive inside Russia but reels from a barrage of deadly missile strikes.”
* The obvious call: “A federal judge on Tuesday denied former President Donald Trump’s second and last ditch bid to transfer his New York hush money case to federal court. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein of the Southern District of New York found that there was no good cause to grant Trump’s lawyers permission to even file a motion. Trump’s attorneys filed a notice of appeal late Tuesday evening.”
* A stunning story out of the Volunteer State: “Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Millersville Police Department on Tuesday, executing a search warrant as the criminal investigation into the troubled agency enters a dramatic new phase. A team of agents was also seen executing a separate search warrant at the White House residence of the department’s conspiracy-minded assistant police chief, Shawn Taylor.”
* DeSantis’ public-parks controversy is getting more interesting: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tried to distance himself from a controversial proposal to build golf courses and hotels in state parks, saying he didn’t approve the proposals before they were ‘leaked.’ ... The proposal for some state parks sparked outrage among residents. DeSantis made it sound as if the ‘half-baked’ plan was leaked before it was ready. But the department’s attempted public rollout shows this was a proposal in its final stages.”
* An unexpected announcement in the Hawkeye State: “Iowa Lieutenant Gov. Adam Gregg resigned his position effective immediately Tuesday to take a job leading the Iowa Bankers Association, he said in a surprise announcement.”
See you tomorrow.