Israeli Embassy staffers killed and House to vote on Trump agenda bill: Morning Rundown

Two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
Two Israeli Embassy staffers were killed in a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The massive bill for Donald Trump’s agenda faces a vote in the full House. And a gay rights activist is honored on what would have been his 100th birthday.
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Two staff members of Israel’s Embassy in Washington, D.C. were fatally shot last night outside the district’s Capital Jewish Museum, officials said.
Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith said at a press conference that the suspect, identified as Elias Rodriguez, of Chicago, shouted “Free, free Palestine” while in police custody and “implied” that he committed the shooting. He also told authorities where he discarded the weapon, Smith said.
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