Representative Anna Paulina Luna has threatened to ask Apple and the App Store to remove Roblox if the gaming platform does not immediately take down a game referencing the assassination of Charlie Kirk, according to a statement posted to X at 6:33 PM UTC. Luna also stated she is contacting the FCC to take down Roblox's website. This development comes as other nominees for ambassador positions faced scrutiny. Secretary of State Marco Rubio introduced Sergio Gor, a Presidential Personnel head, at his Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. Ambassador to India, calling it one of the U.S.'s top relationships. Separately, Herschel Walker, former GA GOP Senate candidate and NFL player, testified this morning at his Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to be U.S. Ambassador to the Bahamas. Additionally, Michael Waltz's nomination for U.S. Ambassador to the UN was sent back to committee, with a committee vote scheduled for next week, potentially delaying his confirmation before the UNGA. Earlier reports from this reporting window detailed that the U.S. Capitol Police determined a bomb threat made to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters in Washington D.C. this afternoon was not credible. Capitol Police conducted an interior sweep of the building out of an abundance of caution. TikTok announced it would remove videos depicting the "final moments" of Charlie Kirk, following a request from Representative Luna. A shelter-in-place order was also issued for Stockton University's Galloway Campus in New Jersey. Investigations into Charlie Kirk's assassination are ongoing, and the State Department plans to ban foreigners who celebrated his assassination online. Nadine Menendez, wife of former Senator Bob Menendez, was sentenced to 4.5 years in prison today for her role in her husband's corruption schemes.
