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Trump Assassin Attempt Suspect, Bio Lab Property Manager Face Legal Action as Government Funding Secured
Washington, D.C. – A busy week in legal and political news saw a man convicted of attempting to assassinate former President Donald Trump awaiting sentencing, a suspect in a National Guard shooting heading to arraignment, and a property manager linked to a possible Las Vegas bio lab facing federal firearm charges. Meanwhile, in Washington, President Trump signed a massive funding bill to end a partial government shutdown.
Ryan Wesley Routh, 60, who was convicted last year on five counts related to plotting to kill President Trump in September 2024, is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday, according to ABC News. Routh faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. Prosecutors are arguing for a life sentence, stating that "Routh's crimes undeniably warrant a life sentence—he took steps over the course of months to assassinate a major Presidential candidate, demonstrated the will to kill anybody."
Also on Wednesday, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, will be arraigned for allegedly ambushing West Virginia National Guard members near the White House in November, ABC News reported. Lakanwal, an Afghan national who previously worked with the CIA in Afghanistan, faces nine charges, including first-degree murder, assault with intent to kill, and illegal possession of a firearm, and has pleaded not guilty. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, died from her injuries sustained in the November 26th attack, and Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe suffered a gunshot wound to the head and remains in recovery.
In Las Vegas, Ori Solomon, the property manager of a residence where a possible illicit biological lab operation was discovered, was arrested and faces a federal firearm charge, ABC News reported. According to a criminal complaint, "numerous firearms" were seized from Solomon's home, which he was allegedly not permitted to possess. Police sent 1,000 samples for testing after the possible biological lab was discovered.
On the political front, President Trump signed a massive funding bill on Tuesday to end the partial government shutdown, CBS News reported. The House voted 217 to 214 to approve the package, with 21 Republicans and 21 Democrats crossing the aisle. Speaker Mike Johnson faced challenges in securing enough GOP votes to pass the measure. The legislation includes five full-year spending bills and a two-week extension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are pushing for reforms to immigration enforcement agencies like ICE.
In other news, Shyam Sankar, the chief technology officer and executive vice president of Palantir Technologies, told Fox News Digital that the United States must utilize artificial intelligence to compete with China. Sankar stated that AI could be America's "slingshot" in the competition, enabling American workers to be more productive. "You see this, there's a wire manufacturer where you have a prior enlisted Navy man, no credentialed particular education, but he's the expert at running the factory," Sankar said. "And AI has given them the ability to lever up their pro."
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