🔍 Axios PM: Suspect stalked scene

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Open in app View in browser   Presented By FICO   Axios PM By Mike Allen · Sep 16, 2024 Good Monday afternoon. Today's newsletter, edited by Sam Baker, is 371 words, a 1.5-min. read. Thanks to Sheryl Miller for copy editing.     1 big thing: Suspect on the scene for 12 hours   Bodycam footage shows Ryan Routh being arrested in Florida yesterday. Photo: Martin County Sheriff's Office/AP The man suspected of trying to assassinate former President Trump may have spent almost 12 hours lying in wait, according to new court documents. The serial number on his rifle had been at least partially shaved off. 🚨 The latest: Prosecutors charged Ryan Routh today with two gun charges — possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Additional charges are still possible. ⏱️ How it happened: According to charging documents released today, a Secret Service agent walking the perimeter of Trump's golf course spotted a rifle poking out of the trees. The agent fired and Routh fled. At the spot he ran from, agents found a loaded rifle and scope, two digital cameras, and a bag containing food. Cellphone data showed Routh's phone had been at the same location since about 2 a.m. — nearly 12 hours before he was spotted. Read the criminal complaint.     2. 🔥 Fire towers over Houston suburbs   Pipeline fire in La Porte, Texas today. Photo: KTRK/AP An explosion and enormous fire involving a liquified natural gas pipeline sent a towering pillar of flames into the air today over the Houston suburbs. Smoke could be seen 10 miles away, AP reports. 🚧 The flow of natural gas has been shut off, but the fire will have to burn itself out, the company that owns the pipeline said.     A message from FICO Myth or fact: Only mortgage lenders use the FICO® Score     Myth! FICO® Scores are relied on by lenders — but these same scores are essential to mortgage insurers, ratings agencies, regulators, investors and others — all to provide millions of Americans with homeownership. Learn more.     3. Catch me up   Tiffany Cianci, host of "TikTok Townhall" livestreams outside the TikTok trial in Washington today. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images 📱TikTok argued before a federal appeals court today that Congress violated the First Amendment by forcing the app's parent company to sell it. Go deeper. 📦 Amazon employees will have to go back to the office five days per week starting next year. Go deeper. 🤿 The Titan submersible that imploded last summer had experienced a litany of issues on previous expeditions, including failing thrusters and dead batteries that left passengers trapped inside for more than a day, the BBC reports.     4. 🏈 Texas back on top   Chart: Axios Visuals 🤘 Texas is No. 1 in AP's college football rankings for the first time in 16 years. The last time the Longhorns were No. 1 was in the 2008 season. They're likely to keep the top spot for at least another week. Go deeper.     A message from FICO Myth or fact: FICO® Scores cost less than a slice of pizza     Fact! What you need to know: Mortgage closing costs can be thousands of dollars, but FICO's price is less than a slice of pizza — and it's the foundation of a safe housing ecosystem. Test your knowledge and get the facts about FICO® Scores.   📬 Please invite your friends to join PM. Are you a fan of this email format? Your essential communications — to staff, clients and other stakeholders — can have the same style. Axios HQ, a powerful platform, will help you do it.   Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters. Sponsorship has no influence on editorial content. Advertise with us. Axios, PO Box 101060, Arlington VA 22201   You received this email because you signed up for newsletters from Axios. To stop receiving this newsletter, unsubscribe or manage your email preferences.   Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get Axios in your inbox.   Follow Axios on social media: