Federal prosecutors filed two gun charges against the man suspected of plotting to assassinate former President Donald Trump at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, faces the felony charges of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number, according to unsealed court documents. The first charge carries a maximum penalty of $250,000 in fines, 15 years in prison, and three years of supervised release. The second charge carries a possible five-year sentence, $250,000 in fines, and three years of supervised release.

According to the complaint, a U.S. Secret Service agent walking the perimeter of Trump International spotted the barrel of an SKS-style rifle poking out along the tree line. After the agent fired in the direction of the rifle, a witness spotted a male fleeing the area on foot and then in a Nissan SUV bearing the license plate of a stolen Ford truck, according to the complaint. Read the full story here›

Vice President Kamala Harris met with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in Washington on Monday as her campaign seeks the union’s endorsement.

The Teamsters union—with roughly 1.3 million members—is one of the few remaining organized labor groups that has yet to endorse a candidate in this presidential election. Harris, who has been endorsed by unions such as the United Auto Workers, AFL-CIO, and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, is looking to secure Teamsters’ support with just 49 days left before the Nov. 5 election.

While the Teamsters have traditionally endorsed Democratic candidates, their president, Sean O'Brien, said the union would wait to endorse whichever candidate holds the best vision for working families. O'Brien spoke at the Republican National Convention in July but did not make an endorsement. President Joe Biden met with the Teamsters in March to seek their endorsement after former President Donald Trump did the same in January. Read the full story here›

A three-judge panel on Monday questioned TikTok’s claim that Congress violated the First Amendment with a law that would require its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest itself of its U.S. subsidiary.

In oral arguments, judges emphasized that the law targeted a foreign adversary rather than others who might challenge it based on free speech. The Department of Justice (DOJ) has argued that because ByteDance relies on a proprietary algorithm based in China, its structure raised the prospect of interference by a foreign adversary.

During one exchange, attorney Andrew Pincus, representing TikTok, said multiple “speakers” or media outlets were owned by foreign entities. “But not foreign adversaries,” Judge Neomi Rao interjected. Rao pointed to a District of Columbia U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that upheld the State Department’s decision to close the Palestine Liberation Office of the Palestinian Liberation Organization in Washington. Read the full story here›

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