Political Wire: “Washington, D.C. police said they sent an arrest warrant on Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) to the U.S. attorney’s office on Friday, NBC Washington reports. But it has not been signed and police said the case was sent back to police for further investigation.”
Month: February 2025
“DeSantis Trashes Trump’s Pick to Succeed Him”
Political Wire: “Ron DeSantis trashed Donald Trump’s endorsement to succeed him as Florida’s governor—a shocking rebuke of the president as rumors swirl that his wife, Casey, is teeing up a gubernatorial run of her own,” the Daily Beast reports.”
“Texas, Mississippi have the most detained immigrants”
Axios: “Facilities in Mississippi and Texas are holding the most detainees among the tens of thousands who’ve been rounded up across the nation during the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigration, according to newly released federal data.”
“Book signing for ‘101 Wrongful Convictions in Louisiana’ set for Cavalier House Books in Denham [LA] Saturday at 1:00 pm”
LA Voice: “At any given time, between 2 percent and 10 percent of convicted persons in U.S. prisons are innocent. With 2.3 million people incarcerated in federal, state and local prisons and jails, that means that anywhere from 46,000 and 230,000 who were wrongfully convicted. That is why I wrote 101 Wrongful Convictions in Louisiana, a…
“Amazon workers in NC vote against joining union”
North State Journal: “Workers at an Amazon warehouse in North Carolina rejected a proposal to unionize, becoming the latest group of the company’s employees to side against union representation. About three-quarters of employees at an Amazon fulfillment center in Garner in Wake County voted against joining a grassroots labor organization called Carolina Amazonians United for…
“An Attack on Pregnant Workers at the 5th Circuit Could Unleash Chaos Across the Country”
Slate: “On its surface, the state of Texas’ lawsuit challenging the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act might seem like a run-of-the-mill attack on reproductive rights. But the forthcoming ruling in Texas v. McHenry, a case that’s about to be heard by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, could end up unleashing a whole other set of unintended…
“Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to Tennessee law restricting drag shows”
The Hill: “The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law restricting some drag performances, allowing the first-in-the-nation law to remain largely intact. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices denied a Tennessee theater company’s request to intervene in its challenge to the state’s limits on drag, first enacted in 2023 by…
“North Carolina justices don’t fast-track challenge over election for seat on their court”
AP: ” A North Carolina Supreme Court decision refusing to further accelerate the appeals over an unsettled November election for a seat on the court means an official winner likely won’t be finalized sooner, and the trailing candidate could benefit. A majority of justices rejected a request by the State Board of Elections to fast-track the case by…
“What Democrats should learn from Mitch McConnell”
WaPo: “McConnell, who announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the Senate after his term concludes in January 2027, was never elected or even a candidate for president. But his influence and power at times eclipsed the men who were in the Oval Office. I disagree with McConnell on most policy issues and don’t respect many…
“McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Re-election”
NY Times: “Senator Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican and longest-serving Senate leader who played a pivotal role in obstructing major Democratic agenda items and stacking the federal courts with conservatives, said on Thursday that he would not seek another term in 2026. In a speech on the Senate floor that fell on his 83rd birthday,…