US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest of Jack Douglas Teixeira as a suspect in the leak of classified defense documents during a press conference in Washington on Thursday, April 13. “Today, the Justice Department arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira in connection with an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention, and transmission of classified national defense information,” Garland said. Credit: US Department of Justice via Storyful | Ozarks First

Two of the 4 Americans who were kidnapped in Mexico last week have been found dead in a ‘wooden shackhouse,’ according to Mexican officials today. The 2 survivors are back in the U.S. and are receiving medical treatment, with one of them suffering from severe injuries, a U.S. official told CNN. In a press conference this morning, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said he had been briefed on the situation by the FBI, and offered his ‘deepest sympathies’ to the families affected. White House p