Good morning. Jurors remain deadlocked in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk has been ordered to stand trial with the death penalty still on the table, and the father of a little girl permanently disabled by an illegal immigrant truck driver delivered a blistering rebuke to Democrats in Congress.

Lindsay Clancy Jury Deadlocks After Four Days

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial failed to reach a verdict Tuesday after four days of deliberations, leaving one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched criminal cases at a temporary standstill.

Clancy is charged with murdering her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — by strangling them with exercise bands in the basement of the family’s Duxbury home.

The prosecution is seeking first-degree murder convictions. Her defense argues she should be found not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, Massachusetts’ equivalent of an insanity defense.

The judge instructed the nine women and three men on the jury to continue deliberating.

Clancy’s attorneys maintain that she was experiencing postpartum psychosis and heard a male voice commanding her to kill the children and herself.

That alleged psychotic episode lasted only during the roughly 18-minute period in which the children were killed, Clancy cut her wrists and neck, and then jumped from a second-story window. She has not reported experiencing comparable hallucinations before or since.

A psychiatrist called during the trial testified that the brief, isolated nature of the episode was inconsistent with postpartum psychosis.

Prosecutors have instead emphasized evidence they say points toward planning.

Before the killings, Clancy searched the distance and travel time to a restaurant and pharmacy and asked her husband, Patrick, to leave the house to pick up food and medication. She attacked the children only after he had departed.

The jury has not been sequestered and has been allowed to return home each night throughout deliberations.

Accused Charlie Kirk Assassin Ordered to Stand Trial

Tyler Robinson will stand trial on all seven charges in the assassination of Charlie Kirk after a Utah judge ruled prosecutors presented enough evidence to move the case forward.

Robinson pleaded not guilty immediately after Judge Tony Graf Jr. issued the ruling Tuesday.

Graf also rejected the defense’s attempt to remove the death penalty from consideration, allowing prosecutors to continue pursuing capital punishment if Robinson is convicted of aggravated murder.

“Viewed in the light most favorable to the prosecution, this evidence is sufficient at this stage to support a reasonable belief that the defendant is the individual who shot and killed Charlie Kirk,” Graf said.

Kirk was fatally shot Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking before thousands of people at a Turning Point USA event at Utah Valley University.

Prosecutors allege Robinson fired from an elevated position overlooking the outdoor crowd.

He now faces aggravated murder; felony discharge of a firearm causing serious bodily injury; two counts of obstruction of justice; two counts of witness tampering; and committing a violent offense in the presence of a child.

The judge also found sufficient probable cause for prosecutors’ allegation that Robinson targeted Kirk because of his political expression, an aggravating factor supporting the death penalty.

Robinson’s attorneys had argued that the fatal shot did not create a serious risk to others in the crowd and previously sought to have cameras removed from the courtroom. Graf rejected that request as well.

An attorney representing Kirk’s family urged the court to move the case forward without unnecessary delays.

“The defendant is entitled to a fair trial, and he must be given one,” attorney Jeff Neiman said. “But nothing more is owed.”

Robinson is scheduled to return to court Oct. 23, when a trial date could be set.

Father of Disabled Girl Tells Democrats: ‘I Reject Your Sympathy’

The father of a seven-year-old girl permanently disabled after being struck by an illegal immigrant truck driver unloaded on congressional Democrats Tuesday, accusing them of expressing sympathy only when cameras were rolling.

Marcus Coleman appeared before the House Judiciary Committee to discuss the crash that devastated his daughter Dalilah’s life.

Dalilah was five years old in June 2024 when an Indian national driving an 18-wheeler struck her. The driver had obtained a commercial driver’s license in California.

“I reject your guys’ sympathy, to be honest with you,” Coleman told Democratic lawmakers.

“There’s no way you guys are sorry. Not one of you guys have ever called me. Not one of you guys have ever reached out to me.”

Coleman accused lawmakers of showing concern only during public hearings.

“You guys do it right here while you guys are grandstanding on top of your soapbox,” he said. “This is when you guys care. Right here inside this room is the only time you guys care.”

President Donald Trump highlighted Dalilah’s case during his State of the Union address while promoting Dalilah’s Law, legislation intended to restrict illegal immigrants’ ability to obtain commercial driver’s licenses.

The administration has since intensified its broader crackdown on CDL schools, state licensing systems and commercial drivers who fail federal English-language requirements.

Coleman told lawmakers his daughter never had a choice in what happened to her.

“My daughter doesn’t deserve this,” he said. “She didn’t ask for any of this.”

He placed the blame squarely on government policies that allowed illegal immigrants to remain in the country and obtain licenses to operate commercial vehicles.

“Every day something’s happening to somebody,” Coleman said, “and it is your guys’s fault.”