Feds Charge 2 Men With Terrorism Over NYC Bombs

Federal prosecutors charged two men Monday with attempting to provide material support to ISIS after homemade explosive devices were discovered outside a New York City official's residence during a weekend protest.

Ibrahim Kayumi and Emir Balat are being held without bail on charges including attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization and using a weapon of mass destruction. Police found the devices, which did not detonate, outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani's official residence Saturday during a counterprotest to an anti-Islamic demonstration organized by far-right activist Jake Lang.

The arrest comes amid a broader set of federal disruptions affecting airports nationwide, including Palm Beach International, where TSA staffing shortages tied to the partial government shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security have caused extended security lines. Around 50,000 airport screeners have been working without pay since the partial shutdown began nearly a month ago. Passengers at some airports have been advised to arrive up to four hours before flights.

New York City Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said one suspect made explicit statements about the intended scale of the attack. "He also told investigators that he had hoped to carry out an attack even bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing, which he noted resulted in only three deaths," Tisch said. "This was a planned attack motivated by extremist ideology and inspired by a violent, foreign terrorist organization." Tisch added there are no indications the plot was connected to the ongoing war with Iran.

In a separate development, the Justice Department said it reached a tentative agreement in its antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. Under the proposed deal, Live Nation would pay up to $280 million in fines, divest ownership of 13 amphitheaters, allow venues to use competing ticket vendors, and cap service fees — changes that could lower costs for concertgoers According to available information,. The agreement must still be approved by a federal judge, and several state attorneys general said they would continue pursuing the ongoing trial in New York, arguing the deal leaves an illegal monopoly intact.

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