7. Alabama Republican officials condemned the murder of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a North Carolina train, criticizing Democratic policies for allowing the repeat offender’s release and calling for stricter crime measures. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said, “This murderer had a rap sheet a mile long. He was arrested 14 times. He should have never been on that train to begin with. Democrat-run cities are overrun with crime, and their leaders refuse to do anything about it.”
6. President Donald Trump expressed anger at Russia’s drone incursion into Polish airspace, reaffirming U.S. support for NATO ally Poland and discussing new sanctions on Russia with European officials.
5. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker criticized President Donald Trump’s newest threats to deploy National