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Less than three weeks into the 2025 WNBA season, a clear pecking order has emerged in the MVP race.

It’s Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark, reigning MVP A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces and then everybody else, according to oddsmakers. Those three have a tremendous jump start on the rest of the contenders for the league’s top individual award, and Collier remains atop the field.

Her odds got even better as the Lynx extended their undefeated start to the regular season after last year’s run to the WNBA Finals. Collier is leading the league in scoring through six games and she’s put together three-consecutive double-doubles in her most recent appearances.

Clark’s MVP hopes remain stagnant after missing her first WNBA games due to injury and she’s expected to be out for at least another week. Wilson, meanwhile, continues to put up big numbers and could be due for a rise now that the Ace have strung together wins in four of their past five games. Breanna Stewart of the New York Liberty and new Los Angeles Sparks star Kelsey Plum round out the top five MVP candidates at the moment, per BetMGM.

Here’s a breakdown of the WNBA MVP odds after more than two weeks of the 2025 season schedule:

WNBA power rankings: 2025 MVP odds

BetMGM odds as of Monday, June 2

Favorites

Napheesa Collier, Minnesota Lynx (-250)
Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever (+450)
A’ja Wilson, Las Vegas Aces (+700)

Collier continues to stake claim to being the early favorite to win her first MVP award during the Lynx’s undefeated start to the 2025 season. She’s currently averaging a career-best 26.3 points while shooting 45% from 3-point range. Clark’s candidacy has been put on pause by her ongoing quad injury. She will be out for at least one more week, according to the Fever’s initial injury update. Wilson became the first player in league history to put up multiple games with at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and five assists last week when she scored 36 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out six assists in the Aces’ win over the Los Angeles Sparks on May 30.

Contenders

Breanna Stewart, New York Liberty (+5000)
Kelsey Plum, Los Angeles Sparks (+6600)
Sabrina Ionescu, New York Liberty (+8000)
Satou Sabally, Phoenix Mercury (+8000)
Gabby Williams, Seattle Storm (+8000)
Alyssa Thomas, Phoenix Mercury (+10,000)
Nneka Ogwumike, Seattle Storm: (+12,500)
Kayla McBride, Minnesota Lynx (+12,500)
Rhyne Howard, Atlanta Dream (+15,000)
Aliyah Boston, Indiana Fever (+15,000)
Paige Bueckers, Dallas Wings (+15,000)
Angel Reese, Chicago Sky (+17,500)

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Lionel Messi will wear his Argentina shirt again for two matches with his beloved national team in the next 10 days, before leading Inter Miami in the FIFA Club World Cup.

Messi arrived in Argentina on Monday morning to rejoin the defending World Cup champions for qualifying matches for the 2026 tournament.

‘¡Buenos días, capitán!’ or ‘good morning, captain’ was the caption on a photo of Messi arriving to Argentina’s headquarters.

Argentina will visit Chile on June 5 at 9 p.m. ET at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago, Chile. Then, Argentina will host Colombia – a battle between the 2024 Copa America finalists – on June 10 at 8 p.m. ET inside Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires.

Both matches fall during a FIFA international break between the MLS season and before the Club World Cup. 

Messi is coming off one of his best stretches during the 2025 MLS season, scoring five goals in his last three matches, helping Inter Miami improve from sixth to third place in the MLS Eastern Conference.

Messi has traditionally played with the national team when healthy as a member of Inter Miami – including two matches before the MLS Cup playoffs last season. These two matches could be no different despite the timing.

Messi and Inter Miami will star in the Club World Cup opening match on June 14 against Egyptian club Al Alhy at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. They will also play against FC Porto (Portugal) in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on June 19, and return to Miami for their final group stage match against SE Palmeiras (Brazil) on June 23.

Playing with Argentina before the MLS Cup playoffs last year, Messi was scoreless in a 1-1 draw against Venezuela on Oct. 11, 2024, then exploded with a hat trick and two assists in a 6-0 victory over Bolivia on Oct. 15, 2024.

Messi last played with the national team in November: He was scoreless as Argentina lost 2-1 to Paraguay on Nov. 14, 2024, and had the assist to Lautaro Martinez in a 1-0 win over Peru on Nov. 19, 2024.

Argentina has two more World Cup qualifiers later this year: They will host Venezuela on Sept. 9, and visit Ecuador on Sept. 14.

Messi has yet to declare whether he will play for Argentina for World Cup 2026, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.

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The Trump administration is fighting to pause a second court ruling that blocked President Donald Trump’s sweeping and so-called reciprocal tariffs, the signature economic policy of his second term. 

The administration’s new appeal, filed Monday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, comes less than a week after a very similar court challenge played out in the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) in New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington.

At issue in both cases is Trump’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to enact his sweeping ‘Liberation Day’ tariff plan. The plan, which Trump announced on April 2, invokes IEEPA for both his 10% baseline tariff on most U.S. trading partners and a so-called ‘reciprocal tariff’ against other countries. 

Trump’s use of the emergency law to invoke widespread tariffs was struck down unanimously last week by the three-judge CIT panel, which said the statute does not give Trump ‘unbounded’ power to implement tariffs. However, the decision was almost immediately stayed by the U.S.Court of Appeals, allowing Trump’s tariffs to continue. 

But in a lesser-discussed ruling on the very same day, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee, determined that Trump’s tariffs were unlawful under IEEPA. 

Since the case before him had more limited reach than the case heard by the CIT – plaintiffs in the suit focused on harm to two small businesses, versus harm from the broader tariff plan – it went almost unnoticed in news headlines.

But that changed on Monday. 

Lawyers for the Justice Department asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit – a Washington-based but still separate court than the Federal Court of Appeals – to immediately stay the judge’s ruling.

They argued in their appeal that the judge’s ruling against Trump’s use of IEEPA undercuts his ability to use tariffs as a ‘credible threat’ in trade talks, at a time when such negotiations ‘currently stand at a delicate juncture.’

‘By holding the tariffs invalid, the district court’s ruling usurps the President’s authority and threatens to disrupt sensitive, ongoing negotiations with virtually every trading partner by undercutting the premise of those negotiations – that the tariffs are a credible threat,’ Trump lawyers said in the filing. 

Economists also seemed to share this view that the steep tariffs were more a negotiating tactic than an espousal of actual policy, which they noted in a series of interviews last week with Fox News Digital.

The bottom line for the Trump administration ‘is that they need to get back to a place [where] they are using these huge reciprocal tariffs and all of that as a negotiating tactic,’ William Cline, an economist and senior fellow emeritus at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, said in an interview.

Cline noted that this was the framework previously laid out by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who had embraced the tariffs as more of an opening salvo for future trade talks, including between the U.S. and China.

‘I think the thing to keep in mind there is that Trump and Vance have this view that tariffs are beautiful because they will restore America’s Rust Belt jobs and that they’ll collect money while they’re doing it, which will contribute to fiscal growth,’ said Cline, the former deputy managing director and chief economist of the Institute of International Finance.

‘Those are both fantasies.’

What comes next in the case remains to be seen. The White House said it will take its tariff fight to the Supreme Court if necessary. Counsel for the plaintiffs echoed that view in an interview with Fox News.

But it’s unclear if the Supreme Court would choose to take up the case, which comes at a time when Trump’s relationship with the judiciary has come under increasing strain. 

In the 20 weeks since the start of his second White House term, lawyers for the Trump administration have filed 18 emergency appeals to the high court, indicating both the pace and breadth of the tense court battles. 

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The House Freedom Caucus is demanding the House of Representatives vote on the White House’s impending $9.4 billion federal spending cut proposal the same week it lands on Capitol Hill.

The conservative group, led by Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., is drawing its line in the sand on Monday with an official position on the coming package, which is expected to call for clawing back government funding for NPR, PBS and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

‘When the White House submits its first rescissions package to enact [Department of Government Efficiency] spending cuts to Congress, the House of Representatives should immediately move this to the floor for swift passage,’ the Freedom Caucus position said.

‘The House Freedom Caucus strongly supports these critical rescissions, and we will support as many more rescissions packages as the White House can send us in the coming weeks and months. These first DOGE cuts target taxpayer-funded public broadcasters notorious for their liberal bias like NPR and PBS, as well as billions in wasteful foreign aid dollars.’

It comes as Elon Musk’s time leading President Donald Trump’s DOGE effort comes to an end, with the tech billionaire shifting his focus back to Tesla and his other private ventures after his billions of dollars in proposed spending cuts drove a partisan wedge through Congress. 

‘Passing this rescissions package will be an important demonstration of Congress’ willingness to deliver on DOGE and the Trump agenda,’ the statement continued.

‘While the Swamp will inevitably attempt to slow and kill these cuts, there is no excuse for a Republican House not to advance the first DOGE rescissions package the same week it is presented to Congress then quickly send it for passage in the Republican Senate, so President Trump can sign it into law.’

The White House is expected to send its $9.4 billion spending cuts package to Congress on Tuesday.

The proposal is called a ‘rescissions package,’ a vehicle for the president to block funds that were already allocated by Congress in its yearly appropriations process. Once transmitted to Capitol Hill, lawmakers have 45 days to take it up before it’s voided.

And GOP officials have made clear that it’s the first of several such proposals that could come from the White House.

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett told Fox News Channel last week that there will ‘100%’ be further rescissions packages coming from the White House.

Bringing the first package to a House-wide vote within a week would require quick political maneuvering.

Under House GOP conference rules, lawmakers must get 72 hours to read a bill before the chamber weighs in – a provision that conservatives also fought for – putting a possible vote on Friday at the earliest and possible into the weekend.

But the House Freedom Caucus is not the only GOP group pushing for a swift vote. Republican Study Committee Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, said on Friday, ‘This brings fairness and accountability back to taxpayers who are sick of funding government waste while making progress towards our crushing $36 trillion national debt. Congress must promptly cement these cuts in law through rescissions and the FY26 appropriations bills.’

It comes just over a week after House Republicans pushed through Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and immigration bill via the budget reconciliation process.

That bill is now being considered by the Senate, and will have to go back to the House if the upper chamber makes any changes.

Republican leaders are hoping to have that bill on Trump’s desk by Fourth of July.

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., noted both deadlines in an appearance on NBC News’ ‘Meet The Press’ on Sunday.

‘We’re going to have a second budget reconciliation bill that follows after this, and we’re beginning next week the appropriations process, which is the spending bills for government. And you’re going to see a lot of the DOGE cuts and a lot of this new fiscal restraint reflected in what Congress does next. So stay tuned, this is not the end-all, be-all,’ he said of the reconciliation bill.

Johnson said on X Friday that ‘Congress is working with the White House to codify DOGE savings to stop government misuse and misspending of our tax dollars.’

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Two foreign nationals have been charged for their role in a scheme to smuggle U.S. military equipment and technology — including missiles — into China, according to the U.S. Justice Department. 

The charges come as President Donald Trump and his administration have launched multiple efforts to beef up the vetting process for foreigners seeking visas in the U.S., particularly those from China. 

Cui Guanghai, 43, of China, and John Miller, 63, of the United Kingdom, were charged with interstate stalking and conspiracy to commit interstate stalking, conspiracy, smuggling and violating the Arms Export Control Act, the Justice Department announced Friday. 

Prosecutors believe that Cui was working on behalf of the Chinese government, according to court documents. 

Court documents allegethat Cui, who is based in China, and Miller, who is a permanent resident in the U.S., sought to procure military equipment including missiles, an air defense radar, drones and cryptographic devices starting in November 2023. The two allegedlycoordinated with two other individuals, who, unbeknownst to Cui and Miller, were working on behalf of the FBI, on ways to export the cryptographic device to China.

Cui and Miller allegedly discussed how to hide the cryptographic device in a blender, other small electronics or a motor starter — or ship the device to Hong Kong first — to avoid detection. They paid $10,000 as part of a deposit for the cryptographic device, court documents say. 

Additionally, Cui and Miller allegedlyrecruited two people to help them conduct a scheme that sought to silence an unnamed U.S. citizen from speaking out against Chinese President Xi Jinping’s appearance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in November 2023, court documents say. 

Specifically, both Cui and Miller allegedly orchestrated a plot to surveil the U.S. citizen, install a tracking device on his or her car, slash the car’s tires, and purchase and destroy a pair of statues the U.S. citizen created of Xi and Xi’s wife. 

However, the individuals that Cui and Miller allegedly recruited were actually working in coordination with the FBI,according to court documents.

‘The defendants targeted a U.S. resident for exercising his constitutional right to free speech and conspired to traffic sensitive American military technology to the Chinese regime,’ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement Friday. ‘This is a blatant assault on both our national security and our democratic values. This Justice Department will not tolerate foreign repression on U.S. soil, nor will we allow hostile nations to infiltrate or exploit our defense systems.’

Cui and Miller were arrested by Serbian law enforcement officials in April at the request of the U.S. government and are currently detained in Serbia. The Justice Department said it is working with the Serbian government regarding their pending extraditions. 

If convicted, Cui and Miller face up to five years in a U.S. prison for conspiracy, up to five years for interstate stalking, up to 10 years for smuggling, and up to 20 years for violating the Arms Export Control Act. 

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the U.S. did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital. 

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told Fox News Digital that it is providing consular assistance to Miller following his arrest and ‘are in touch with the local authorities and his family.’ 

Separately, the State Department has unveiled a series of initiatives aimed at bolstering the screening process for various visa applicants seeking to come to the U.S. For example, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced in May that the agency was planning to ‘revise visa criteria to enhance scrutiny of all future visa applications’ for those originating from China and Hong Kong. 

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The Indiana Pacers have never won an NBA title. They’ve won three ABA titles (1970, 1972, 1973), but the team has no Larry O’Brien Trophies and only one Finals appearance (2000). They are a franchise starved for significance, dying to etch its name in history, and in 2025, they finally have a shot.

After taking down the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals, the Pacers are just four wins away from achieving their first NBA championship. With young stars such as Pascal Siakam and Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers certainly have the talent to put up a fight, but they may be going into the Finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder shorthanded.

In their conference-clinching Game 6 victory, second-year forward Jarace Walker suffered what looked like a serious ankle injury in the fourth quarter. Walker was unable to leave the court on his own and needed to be helped off by trainers.

Walker has played a sizable role in the Pacers’ trek through the East, contributing decent minutes in Games 5 and 6 of the Eastern Conference finals. Here’s the latest news on Walker’s availability for the start of the NBA Finals.

Jarace Walker injury update

Carlisle noted that Walker’s ankle was still swollen. He claimed the forward is still using crutches today as part of his recovery. Carlisle ended his statement by emphasizing that Walker’s return date will rely heavily on his progress in rehab.

How does Jarace Walker’s injury impact Pacers?

Although Walker has not been a central figure in the Pacers’ gameplan, he has provided clutch minutes and solid defense off the bench. His absence certainly throws the Pacers’ rotation for a loop just days before the Pacers’ most important games in a quarter century.

Walker was one of the best defensive options the Pacers had on their bench. Given Oklahoma City’s offensive versatility, the Pacers could be in serious trouble if another bench player does not step up and fill Walker’s shoes.

NBA Finals schedule

*-if necessaryAll times Eastern.

Game 1, June 5: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, 8:30 p.m.
Game 2, June 8: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, 8 p.m.
Game 3, June 11: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, 8:30 p.m.
Game 4, June 13: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, 8:30 p.m.
Game 5, June 16: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, 8:30 p.m.*
Game 6, June 19: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, 8:30 p.m.*
Game 7, June 22: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, 8 p.m.*

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Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov was honored by the NHL on Monday for his stinginess and his generosity.

Barkov was revealed as the winners of the Selke Trophy as the league’s top defensive forward and the King Clancy Trophy for noteworthy humanitarian contribution.

He won the Selke Trophy for the second consecutive season and third time in his career. He also won in 2020-21.

Barkov was surprised with both trophies at a team meeting as boys and girls from the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital visited the Panthers’ facility. Since 2019, he has been donating $1,600 for every goal scored and $800 for every assist during the regular season and playoffs. To date, he has donated more than $420,000 to the hospital.

Barkov is heading to the Stanley Cup Final for the third year in a row, starting Wednesday in Edmonton. His shutdown abilities will be important as he faces Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers for the second consecutive season.

Barkov received 96 first-place votes from the Professional Hockey Writers Association and 1,363 total points. Florida’s Sam Reinhart (837 points) was second, marking the first time that teammates had finished 1-2 in Selke voting.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli (828) was the other finalist.

The NHL has announced its award finalists but has yet to announce the schedule for when winners will be revealed.

Lightning re-sign Yanni Gourde

The Lightning signed forward Yanni Gourde to a six-year, $14 million contract on Monday. He had won Stanley Cup titles with the Lightning in 2020 and 2021 before being taken in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft.

Tampa Bay reacquired Gourde, 33, from the Kraken at the trade deadline in March.

Jesper Fast announces retirement

‘I never took for granted the privilege of playing in the best league in the world,’ Fast said in a statement. ‘I am grateful for all of the teammates, coaches, staff and fans from the Rangers and Hurricanes who made my time in the NHL so special, and for my family for everything they did to help me achieve and live my dream. I’d also like to thank Nässjö HC and HV71, organizations that played a vital role in my development into an NHL player.’

Fast, 33, played 703 career regular-season games for the New York Rangers and Hurricanes over 11 seasons, totaling 91 goals and 157 assists for 248 points. He scored the series-clinching goal in the second round of the 2023 playoffs.

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The man who brought his unique explanations of science to sports fans has died at the age of 54.

John Brenkus, who won six Emmy Awards as the founder and host of ‘Sport Science,’ died May 31 after a battle with depression, his family announced Sunday on social media.

‘Sport Science’ first aired on Fox Sports Net in 2007 and later moved to ESPN, with Brenkus hosting nearly 1,800 segments explaining how and why things in the sports world were possible. He covered topics ranging from how much force NFL players create in a tackle, to what makes NBA star Steph Curry so good to how competitive eater Joey Chestnut is physically able to consume so many hot dogs.

In a statement, Brenkus’ family made a point to ‘encourage anyone who is struggling with depression to seek help.’

Brenkus had been open about his ongoing battle with depression, revealing to former ESPN colleague Marcellus Wiley on a 2023 podcast that he once tried to take his own life, but his dog saved him.

Wiley, along with other media personalities such as Adam Schefter, Robert Griffin III and Matthew Berry, also expressed their condolences on social media.

If you or someone you know may be struggling with depression or suicidal thoughts, call the U.S. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) any time day or night, or chat online.

Crisis Text Line also provides free, 24/7, confidential support via text message to people in crisis when they dial 741741.

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The 2025 NBA Finals are set. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers begin their best-of-seven championship series with Game 1 on Thursday.

The Thunder have been the best team in the NBA all season. They backed it up with dominating series wins over the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs and the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals, with an encouraging Game 7 performance to beat the Denver Nuggets in the conference semifinals. NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren lead what many consider the deepest roster in the league and its best defense.

The Pacers weren’t among the favorites to make the NBA Finals entering the 2024-25 season, or even the 2025 playoffs, despite a run to the Eastern Conference Finals last year and a late-season surge up to the No. 4 slot in the Eastern Conference standings this year. But Indiana might be the only team with depth to perhaps match Oklahoma City.

The Pacers’ ability to wear down the Knicks with its entire rotation proved almost as crucial as Tyrese Haliburton and Eastern Conference Finals MVP Pascal Siakam delivering when it mattered most to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals and then the New York Knicks to reach the NBA Finals. Indiana will nonetheless be an underdog in the first NBA Finals since 2003 involving two teams that didn’t spend over the luxury tax in player salary.

Here’s a look at the NBA championship odds entering the 2025 NBA Finals:

NBA Finals odds 2025

BetMGM odds for NBA Finals winner as of Monday, June 2:

1. Oklahoma City Thunder (-400)
2. Indiana Pacers (+310)

2025 NBA Finals odds: Series result

1. Thunder in 5 games (+200)
2. Thunder in 4 games (+325)
3. Thunder in 6 games (+425)
4. Thunder in 7 games (+500)
T5. Pacers in 6 games (+1200)
T5. Pacers in 7 games (+1200)
7. Pacers in 5 games (+3000)
8. Pacers in 4 games (+5000)

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NBA Finals schedule 2025

All times Eastern.

Game 1, June 5: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.
Game 2, June 8: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m.
Game 3, June 11: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.
Game 4, June 13: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.
Game 5, June 16: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.*
Game 6, June 19: Thunder at Pacers | ABC, Fubo | 8:30 p.m.*
Game 7, June 22: Pacers at Thunder | ABC, Fubo | 8 p.m.*

*if necessary

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Ohio GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno has sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation calling for the bureau to get to the bottom of questions surrounding possible terror ties of the man accused of committing a terrorist attack against a pro-Israel group in Colorado. 

‘Jewish Americans are under attack,’ Moreno wrote to FBI Director Kash Patel in a letter obtained by Fox News Digital. ‘We are now seeing the horrifying reality of that phrase played out on American streets. If Jews aren’t being murdered in cold blood in our nation’s capital, they are quite literally being burned alive by an illegal alien.’

Moreno’s letter comes in the wake of an attack on a pro-Israel group in Boulder, Colorado.

Mohamed Sabry Soliman, a 45-year-old Egyptian national in the country illegally, was arrested at the scene after he allegedly set his victims on fire as they peacefully rallied on behalf of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza. Soliman was heard yelling ‘Free Palestine’ and other anti-Israel slogans during the attack on victims ranging in age from 52 to 88.

Moreno thanked the FBI, which quickly labeled the violence as a ‘targeted terror attack,’ for its ‘swift action.’

‘As a member of the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs and the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, it is my responsibility to investigate and tell the American people the truth about how this illegal alien entered the country under the Biden-Harris Administration and was permitted to not only stay in the country but also commit acts of terror on Jewish Americans,’ Moreno wrote. 

Moreno’s letter asks the FBI to respond with answers to questions within 60 days about the potential terror ties of the suspect, including who was harboring him in the United States, who paid for his travel overseas, and what, if any, links does the suspect have to ISIS or Hamas. 

Moreno also asked about the vetting process for the suspect when he entered the country during the Biden administration, including how he was allowed to obtain a work authorization and what the basis was for any asylum claim that might have been filed. 

Fox News Digital reached out to the FBI for comment. 

‘The FBI is investigating the attack as a targeted act of terrorism and is working with the Boulder Police Department to process the crime scene, interview witnesses and gather evidence,’ the FBI said in a statement on Sunday.

‘Our strength as a society comes from our shared values, and our commitment to protecting one another. Any attempt to divide us through fear or harm has no place in Boulder – Colorado or anywhere in our nation,’ said FBI Denver Special Agent in Charge Mark Michalek. 

Federal court filings, according to Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin in a post on X, show that Soliman, who has been charged with a federal hate crime, ‘admitted in an interview that he wants to kill all ‘Zionist’ people and had been planning the attack for a year, and that he would conduct the attack again if he could.’

‘This man was admitted into the country via a tourist visa during the Biden administration. He overstayed, filed an asylum request, and was granted work authorization by the Biden admin, which expired at the end of March of this year.’

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