Thousands of federal workers have been fired by the Trump Administration. Americans of all stripes are grappling with anxiety as the stock market plummets, workers in various areas of government see their incomes snatched away; families endure  disruption in their livelihoods and uncertainty hovers over the nation as Americans await the drop of another shoe. […]

Details about just what happened on Wednesday remain unclear. And hours after the incident, the family's attorney, William H. Murphy, Jr. tweeted a statement requesting privacy.