US Domestic News Round-Up: From Charges to Senate Reelections
US news highlights include charges against an Iranian for a plot against Trump, control over California wildfires, alarming racist texts, bomb threats to election offices, a pause in Trump's 2020 case, a Seattle stabbing spree, Rosen's Senate reelection, RFK Jr.'s role in health jobs, and Trump's expected impact on debt.
The United States has brought charges against an Iranian individual amid allegations of a plot from Iran's Revolutionary Guards to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump. Farhad Shakeri reportedly informed authorities that he was ordered to devise a plan but did not act within the timeline set by the IRGC, according to the Department of Justice.
Firefighters are gradually gaining dominance over a wildfire near Los Angeles, which has demolished 132 buildings. More than 10,000 evacuees were allowed to return as 2,400 firefighters received assistance from oceanic winds following relentless desert winds that fueled the Mountain Fire.
In other news, bigoted text messages that alarmed Black Americans across multiple states are under federal and state investigation. Authorities in Maryland and California are also investigating bomb threats targeting election offices, which led to temporary evacuations. Meanwhile, a judge paused Trump's 2020 election case, and a suspect was arrested following a Seattle stabbing spree involving at least ten victims.
(With inputs from agencies.)