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April 24 Evening Brief
In U.S. justice and politics
The Justice Department is moving to formally permit firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as federal execution methods, part of a broader effort to restart executions after years of legal and logistical delays. It is a major shift in how the federal government plans to carry out death sentences, because apparently one grim option was not enough.
The department also says it is ending its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell over renovation work at the central bank, closing out a probe that had become another Trump-era pressure point around the Fed.
In Texas
Texas officials say Camp Mystic must revise its emergency safety plan after finding it does not yet meet updated youth camp rules. The camp, where 27 people died in last summer’s flash flood, now faces uncertainty over whether it can open for the summer while legal challenges and investigations continue.
In the Middle East
Iran says it does not plan a direct meeting with the United States in upcoming talks in Pakistan, despite earlier White House suggestions to the contrary. The discussions are still expected to continue indirectly, with the Strait of Hormuz and the broader effort to end the war still central to the talks.
In security and defense
A Special Forces soldier involved in planning the capture of Nicolás Maduro has been indicted for allegedly using classified information from the operation to place prediction market bets. It is a clean example of how operational secrets are not supposed to become a side hustle.
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