Friday’s Mini-Report, 9.20.24

Today's edition of quick hits.

* In Beirut : "Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah official in a 'targeted strike' on the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Friday after Hezbollah unleashed an intense barrage of fire across the border following a wave of stunning attacks targeting the group's communication devices."

* A rare unanimous vote : "Five days after the second apparent assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, the House on Friday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation that would boost Secret Service protection for the two parties' presidential nominees, Trump and Kamala Harris, as well as their vice presidential running mates. The vote was 405-0."

* The latest Jan. 6 sentence : "A Donald Trump supporter who assaulted law enforcement at the Capitol on Jan. 6, including a Capitol Police officer who he helped knock unconscious when her head slammed against a metal railing, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison on Thursday."

* In related news : "Four men who were among the first rioters to assault police officers and the first to breach a security perimeter during the attack on the U.S. Capitol were sentenced on Thursday to prison terms ranging from one year of intermittent confinement over weekends to eight years behind bars."

* The USSS : "A Secret Service internal review of the failures that led to the attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pa., found that agents did not have the necessary discussions about how a complex of warehouses surrounding the site should be protected."

* An investigation worth watching : "The Justice Department announced a federal civil rights investigation Thursday into a Mississippi sheriff's office, months after five former sheriff's deputies and a local police officer who called themselves the 'Goon Squad' received lengthy prison sentences for a vicious assault on two Black men."

* With 10 days to go before the shutdown deadline : "Congressional leaders are closing in on a deal to avoid a potential government shutdown on Oct. 1, even as Speaker Mike Johnson holds off on publicly blessing the plan."

Have a safe weekend.