A federal grand jury declined to indict six Democratic members of Congress who drew President Trump's ire last year for a video urging the military to reject "illegal orders," according to multiple sources. The decision, reported Tuesday, follows a Justice Department investigation into the lawmakers' actions.
The lawmakers, whose video was posted in November, were accused by the former president of sedition, with Trump demanding their arrest and trial, according to a source within the Justice Department. The news of the declined indictment was first reported by The New York Times. CBS News reached out to the Justice Department for comment but did not receive a response.
In other news, the Pima County Sheriff's Department, with assistance from the FBI, detained an individual for questioning in connection with the abduction of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, a law enforcement official told ABC News. The individual was detained south of Tucson, and law enforcement was preparing to search a location associated with the individual, the source said. Guthrie, 84, has been missing since February 1, after she was believed to have been abducted from her home in Tucson. The FBI released images of a masked figure approaching Guthrie's door the night she went missing, according to CBS News. A deadline from an apparent ransom note that demanded payment in bitcoin had passed on Monday, and an FBI spokesperson told CBS News investigators weren't aware of any continued communication.
Also on Tuesday, at least nine people were killed and dozens more injured in shootings at a high school and residence in British Columbia, Canada, according to Canadian police. The suspected shooter is dead, officials said. The school shooting occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where authorities found six people dead inside, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a news release. A seventh person died while being transported to a hospital. Police also responded to a second crime scene at a residence linked to the school shooting, where two more people were found dead, the RCMP reported.
In Washington, a group of House Republicans defied leadership on Tuesday, blocking a bid to protect President Trump's tariff authority. Three Republicans joined all Democrats to defeat the effort, after GOP leaders delayed the vote by seven hours as they and the White House tried to sway holdouts, according to CBS News. The House Rules Committee had approved language that would prevent members from challenging Mr. Trump's tariffs through July 31.
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