Charles and Camilla receive warm welcome in Washington
Britain’s King Charles III and his wife, Queen Camilla, have received a warm welcome in Washington as Charles began his first state visit to the United States. The royal trip comes as the monarch looks to steady U.S.-U.K. relations strained by the war in Iran. In a speech to a joint meeting of Congress, Charles emphasizes the long history and democratic values his country shares with the U. S. He says he brings “the highest regard and friendship of the British people to the people of the United States” as the nation marks its 250th anniversary of independence. British officials say Charles will not meet with victims of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein while he is in the U.S.
Kimmel pushes back on Trump’s new effort to get him fired
Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel is pushing back on calls from the White House for his firing after he jokingly referred to first lady Melania Trump as an “expectant widow” during a skit on his ABC show last week. “You know sometimes you wake up in the morning and the first lady puts out a statement demanding you be fired from your job? We’ve all been there, right?” Kimmel said during his monologue on Monday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The controversy is the first major test for Disney’s new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, as he navigates political pressure and questions over how the company handles its high-profile talent. Last September, amid an earlier Trump administration pressure campaign against Kimmel, ABC suspended the show “indefinitely,” only to bring it back just a few days week later following a public outcry.
Shooting suspect compared Trump with Hitler
The suspect charged in the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting shared posts comparing Donald Trump with Adolf Hitler and encouraged others critical of his presidency to purchase guns, according to a CNN review of two social media accounts that appear to belong to him. The accounts linked to 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen, who appeared in court Monday on charges of attempting to assassinate Trump, shifted in recent years from posts about video games to angrier political messages. The postings also echo arguments in a message Allen allegedly sent family members before the attack that laid out a plan to target Trump administration officials and expressed anger at their actions. Investigators believe that the posts, as well as information taken from multiple electronic devices seized over the past few days, show Allen’s animosity towards Trump and his administration, sources familiar with the investigation told CNN.
Storm threat continues
Parts of the South are facing the threat of damaging winds, destructive hail and possible tornadoes on Tuesday, as a multi-day severe thunderstorm outbreak enters its sixth day. At least one person was killed on Monday and hundreds of thousands were left without power. The latest rash of severe storms Monday into early Tuesday did not produce as many tornadoes as feared. The storms produced more than 200 reports of wind damage and large hail from Missouri and northern Arkansas to Indiana, and there were a few reports of tornadoes — including a damaging one in Arkansas. But the ingredients to fuel the higher-end threat of twisters that were expected in the region didn’t come together. A Level 3 of 5 risk of severe thunderstorms is in place Tuesday afternoon and evening for much of Arkansas and parts of southern Missouri, southeastern Oklahoma, northeast Texas, northern Louisiana and central and northern Mississippi.
Iran submits new peace plan to end war
A new peace plan has been submitted by Iran to the U.S. to end the war, but sources tell CNN that Donald Trump appears unlikely to accept the proposal. Tehran’s plan would reopen the Strait of Hormuz but leave questions about its nuclear program for later negotiations. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the proposal is better than expected but reiterated that the strait must be fully and freely open. A Japanese-flagged oil tanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz early today, according to marine tracking data, one of only a handful of ships that have traversed the waterway in recent days.
Pentagon temporarily allowed to restrict journalists
A federal appeals court on Monday ruled the Pentagon can require escorts for journalists inside the building while litigation over the Defense Department’s restrictive press policy continues. In a 2-1 ruling, the panel paused a lower court order that restricted the Pentagon from implementing the policy. The decision comes weeks after senior U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman voided parts of the Pentagon’s latest effort to control the press. The New York Times filed the suit challenging the Pentagon’s press policies late last year, arguing it violates its First Amendment and due process rights. A spokesperson for the New York Times said the newspaper “will continue to seek resolution in this case and argue for the right of journalists to freely cover the American military.”
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