Good morning.You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day.A teenager opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Ore., killing three children — ages 5, 8, and 11 — and a teacher, officials confirmed.
A 7-year-old and a 54-year-old were hospitalized.A bystander killed the 16-year-old suspected shooter after following him into Silver Rail Elementary School, according to local officials.
The suspected shooter has not been identified.Officials say he was a resident of Bend.
He used a "long gun," which is similar to a rifle or shotgun, during the attack.His connection to the school — if any — remains unclear.The Justice Department is suing California to stop the state from counting ballots that the government claims are from noncitizens.
Three weeks before Election Day, the DOJ provided a flash drive containing the names of 20,000 people it suspected of being noncitizens on California's voter rolls to Los Angeles County's top voting official.The DOJ gave him 48 hours to investigate the names or face a lawsuit, which was filed yesterday.Trump administration lawyers will argue today at a federal appeals court that White House papers belong to Trump rather than the American people.
The case could end up in front of the conservative-leaning Supreme Court.The White House's claim comes after a series of actions during Trump's second term that challenged the limits put on the president after the Watergate scandal.
For some 200 years, presidents could personally decide what to do with the papers they created in office.Then, Congress established the Presidential Records Act following disputes with Richard Nixon.
Until this year, every president has followed this records law.Six months ago, the Trump administration moved to invalidate it.
The move came after Trump was indicted on obstruction-of-justice charges for allegedly possessing cla...