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April 28 Overnight Brief
In U.S. politics and security
Cole Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump, along with using a firearm during a violent crime and assaulting a federal officer. In Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson says the Senate-passed DHS funding bill will need changes before the House will take it up, pointing to a dispute over ICE funding. Washington, as ever, has found a way to make one budget bill do several arguments at once.
In Indonesia
At least 14 people were killed when a long-distance train struck the rear of a stopped commuter train outside Jakarta. Rescuers are still working to free survivors trapped in the wreckage, and officials say the death toll could rise.
In Mexico border security
The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has told government employees to avoid Reynosa, a border city near Texas, after reports of violent criminal activity. The warning followed reports of roadblocks and other unrest in the area.
In the UK courts
A former Labour councillor in Dudley has been jailed for 32 months after sending explicit messages to police decoy accounts he believed were girls aged 12 and 13. He pleaded guilty to child sex offences, and the court heard he had tried to delete some of the chats from his phone.
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