U.S. News Brief: FBI Makes Jan. 6 Arrest, Supreme Court Rules on Texas Maps, Pentagon Faces Scrutiny

The FBI has arrested a man accused of placing pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on January 5, 2021. Officials stated the devices were real and posed a serious threat ahead of the next day's riot. Separately, the Supreme Court has allowed Texas to use its current congressional district map for the 2024 elections. Lower courts had ruled the map was an illegal racial gerrymander, a practice of drawing districts to dilute a specific group's voting power. The high court's order is temporary while it considers a full appeal. At the Pentagon, spokesperson Sabrina Singh faced questions on two issues. Reporters pressed her on new reports about "Signalgate," an alleged secret plan to influence public opinion on Ukraine. She also addressed a briefing on a failed U.S.-built aid pier in Gaza that was damaged.