Overview

• ICE, the FBI and Homeland Security were seen surrounding a pickup truck in Malden, with officials offering no immediate explanation for the operation.
• Police confirmed the identity of a Hartford man killed in a Waterbury shooting, marking a separate regional public-safety development.
• The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter-point and signaled two additional reductions this year, citing concerns about the labor market.
• FBI Director Kash Patel faced a second day of questioning before the House Judiciary Committee following testimony to senators the day prior.
• Former CDC head Susan Monarez told senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. demanded she preapprove vaccine recommendations or be fired.