The attorney for Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death, asked the judge overseeing the case to delay the trial and reconsider a change-of-venue motion, saying he was “gravely concerned” the $27 million civil settlement announced last week between the city of Minneapolis and the Floyd family has tainted the jury pool.

Eric Nelson, Chauvin’s defense attorney, questioned the “suspicious timing” of the settlement and argued it was “highly prejudicial” against his client. He called on Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter A. Cahill to “at least” call back the seven jurors already seated in the case to question them to see if they had read the news of the settlement and if they could continue to be impartial in the case.

“The fact that this came in the exact middle of jury selection. It’s perplexing to me,” Nelson said. “Whose idea was it to release this information?

He criticized members of the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor Jacob Frey, suggesting they had intended to sway public opinion in the case. He was particularly critical of Frey, who is also a civil rights attorney, saying “he should have known better.” (Read more.)

Spanish musician Xavier Lozano playing a flute made from a street barricade.

Meanwhile, in Texas ... Starship SN7.2 is headed back to the production site at SpaceX Boca Chica. SN7.2 is now in front of tent 1 at the production site.

EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell's brother insists she should be treated as "presumed innocent."

Think there's no crisis at the border? Think again. The truth is that it's simply being hidden from you.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/report-biden-administration-appears-to-engage-in-almost-complete-media-blackout-of-true-border-crisis/

Two men have been charged with assaulting fallen U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on Jan. 6 after prosecutors say video evidence shows them dousing Sicknick and other law enforcement officers with a chemical spray outside the building, according to a report Monday.

But the suspects have not been charged with homicide, and prosecutors so far have not implicated anyone directly in causing Sicknick's demise, as an official cause of death remains pending.

Julian Elie Khater, 32, of Pennsylvania, and George Pierre Tanios, 39 of Morgantown, West Virginia, were arrested Sunday and are expected to make a court appearance Monday, the Washington Post first reported.

Each faces nine counts, including assault with a deadly weapon against Sicknick, a second Capitol police officer identified in court documents as "C. Edwards," and a D.C. Metropolitan Police officer identified as "B. Chapman."

Tipsters helped identify the two suspects using surveillance and body-camera images released by the FBI. According to charging documents, video shows Khater asking Tanios for a can of bear mace at 2:14 p.m. near the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol. About nine minutes later, Khater, who says he was struck with bear spray, is seen discharging a canister into the faces of Sicknick and the other officers.

CNN's Don Lemon reacts to the Vatican declaring that God cannot bless same-sex unions:

"God is not about hindering people or even judging people."

🤦‍♂️ #facepalm

Have any of the front-running mayoral candidates noticed New York City’s intense crime problem? It sure doesn’t seem so.

Shootings surged in February, despite the record snowfalls and continuing lockdowns. And that followed a 40 percent hike in murders in 2020 over the previous year — and a doubling of shooting incidents.

Do any of our mayoral candidates care?

Andrew Yang is in first place in the polls, and he should prove he’s a real New Yorker by actually speaking to our crime problem — instead of showing us around bodegas. In a piece for the New York Daily News, Yang laid out his vision for fighting crime in New York City and it involves getting tough on . . . police.

Noting a drop in solved crimes between 2019 and 2020, Yang warns, “In my administration, lieutenants and captains won’t get promoted if they can’t improve these rates.” Yang also wants to force “all new officers to live in the five boroughs.” Not only is that a tough ask, given how expensive the city is; it also limits the pool of possible cops, meaning some better ones may be shut out simply because of where they live. (Read more.)

Jacob soboroff reports that the Biden administration is considering Ssheltering unaccompanied migrant children at a NASA research facility in California to alleviate overcrowding at Border Patrol facilities.

That is some efficient thinking right there? Load them up in a rocket and blast em back where they came from? 🤔

President Donald Trump knew what he was doing! Gonna get worse -- more illegal immigrants are in their way to America!

Reporter: "Does the president believe that his administration has a handle on what's happening on the southern border right now?"

Pippi Longstocking: "We certainly do"

Nice!

GOOD NEWS! Get Ready California COVID19 Rent Relief is coming. CA COVID-19 Rent Relief can help with past due rent and utilities. To see if you qualify, visit http://HousingIskey.com now!

Guess how many media outlets covered the story of this potential would-be kidnapper who is an illegal immigrant?

That's right - zero. Let's fix that.

https://www.lawenforcementtoday.com/illegal-immigrant-driving-stolen-vehicle-arrested-after-allegedly-following-woman-this-guy-was-up-to-no-good/

LASD Century Station: Residents/business owners in Lynwood, unincorp Florence, Firestone, Walnut Park, Willowbrook & Athens Park are invited to join LA County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, LASD Century Stn., Capt. Figueroa & Linwood City Officials for a townhall regarding community concerns on Mon, 03/22/21 2-4pm. To register for this event, visit: https://bit.ly/39YpKa2. More info in flyer.

⚠️ Tornado Warning continues for Spring Hill KS, Stanley KS until 4:30 PM CDT

The U.S. government plans to use the downtown Dallas convention center to hold up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers as sharply higher numbers of border crossings have severely strained the current capacity to hold youths, according to a memo obtained by The Associated Press. The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center will be used for up to 90 days beginning as early as this week, according to written notification sent to members of the Dallas City Council on Monday. Federal agencies will use the facility to house boys ages 15 to 17, according to the memo, which describes the soon-to-open site as a "decompression center." U.S. Health and Human Services is rushing to open facilities across the country to house immigrant children who are otherwise being held by the U.S. Border Patrol, which is generally supposed to detain children for no more than three days. The Border Patrol is holding children longer because there is next to no space in the HHS system, similar to the last major increase in migration two years ago.