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April 27 Evening Brief
In Washington and the courts
The Supreme Court seemed split over whether police overreached when they used a geofence warrant to pull Google location data in a Virginia bank robbery case. The justices wrestled with how much privacy people really give up by using location services, and whether the ruling should set a narrower rule for digital searches. Meanwhile, the court is also weighing President Trump’s bid to end protections for Haitians, Syrians, and people from more than a dozen other countries, a decision that could ripple well beyond the named plaintiffs.
On Capitol Hill, Speaker Mike Johnson says he wants changes to the Senate-passed Homeland Security funding bill, which keeps the department open but leaves ICE and CBP unfunded. In Washington, the investigation into Saturday’s shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner is still unfolding, with a federal complaint saying suspect Cole Allen sent a manifesto to family and friends before the alleged breach attempt. Also, King Charles III is set to address Congress and call the U.S.-UK relationship one of reconciliation and renewal, because apparently history does occasionally agree to a press release.
In crime and security
Jay Bryant has pleaded guilty in the 2002 murder case of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, admitting he helped others get into the building before the ambush. Separately, investigators are still piecing together what happened in the shooting at the Washington Hilton, including new questions about the Secret Service vest worn by one agent during the attack.
In Britain and Asia
In England and Wales, police chiefs say they have now recorded the first teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse, and they warn that suicides tied to domestic violence have outnumbered homicides for the third straight year. The same reporting says violent pornography and “toxic” influencers are feeding abusive behavior among teens, a grim trend that needs more than slogans. A separate survey says half of England’s headteachers report parts of their schools are unusable or unsafe, with leaks, mold, asbestos, broken boilers, and fire doors all doing their best to fill in for basic infrastructure.
In Indonesia, police are investigating allegations that dozens of children were mistreated at a childcare center in Yogyakarta, a case that has drawn national attention.
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