TV News LIES

Two police officers were killed in the line of duty on Sunday in Honolulu, Hawaii Gov. David Ige said on Twitter, following a string of events that allegedly began with an attempted eviction.

The officers were met with gunfire after responding to a call about a stabbing at a home at the far end of Waikiki Beach between the Honolulu Zoo and the Diamond Head State Monument. Hawaii News Now, citing police sources, reported the man first stabbed his landlord after she tried to evict him, then fired at responding police officers and set fire to the home.

“As we express our condolences to their families, friends and colleagues, let us also come together to help and support those who have been forever changed by this tragedy,” Ige said.

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The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday upheld a temporary ban on firearms at the state Capitol ahead of a pro-gun rally on Monday that authorities believed could lead to extremist violence.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam issued the weapons ban, which runs from 5 p.m. Friday until 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a release from the governor's office. Northam declared a state of emergency and banned all weapons, including firearms, in the area around the state Capitol in Richmond after he says law enforcement received multiple credible threats of violence by militias and extremists groups planning to attend.

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The justices said they will hear two cases brought by Electoral College voters in Washington state and Colorado who refused to vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 despite her wins in those states.

Like most states, Washington and Colorado require their electors to follow the will of their states voters. But those laws are now being challenged by Electoral College voters who argue that such laws are unconstitutional.

A coalition that includes attorneys general in 14 states, the District of Columbia and New York City are suing the Agriculture Department over a plan to impose stricter work requirements on millions of food stamp recipients.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday by mostly Democratic-led states, argues that USDA unlawfully limited states' discretion to exempt certain adults from work requirements for an extended period of time based on local employment conditions.

"Under well-settled law, the executive branch does not get to go forth with policies that Congress specifically rejected," District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine said in a call with reporters. He and New York State Attorney General Tish James are leading the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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The FBI arrested three members of a neo-Nazi group called “The Base” on Thursday morning, days ahead of a pro-gun rally in Richmond that is attracting fringe figures and has already prompted a state of emergency declaration.

The three suspects—Brian Mark Lemley, William Garfield Bilbrough, and Canadian fugitive Patrik Mathews—face a variety of gun charges. Lemley and Bilbrough are also accused of illegally harboring Mathews, a former Canadian military reservist who fled his home country after being accused of being a recruiter for The Base. The trio is expected to face a federal judge in Maryland on Thursday afternoon.

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