Month: March 2025

NY Times: “Fernando Padron was stuck in a South Texas jail cell. Accused of stealing credit cards that he used to buy diapers, a bike and other goods for his family, he had not been brought into court or spoken to a lawyer. He did not hear anything about his case for nine months. Finally,…

WaPo: “Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) came under fire from Republicans on Tuesday for referring to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who uses a wheelchair, as “Governor Hot Wheels.” Crockett made the remark Saturday at a Human Rights Campaign dinner in Los Angeles as part of a broader dig at the Texas governor. “Y’all know we…

NY Times: “Bryan Bailey, the Mississippi sheriff whose department had been under federal investigation for torturing people, staffed his mother’s commercial chicken farm with inmates from the county jail and used taxpayer-purchased equipment to improve the grounds, according to four former inmates and a former deputy who said they had worked on the farm. They…

WaPo: “Solid-blue states are projected to lose substantial electoral power after the 2030 Census. California, New York, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon and Rhode Island could collectively lose double-digit electoral votes. And two of the blue wall states, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, are set to lose one vote each. By 2032, even if the Democratic nominee for president wins all…

MS Free Press: “Top national security officials for President Donald Trump texted war plans for upcoming military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in a secure messaging app that included Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief for The Atlantic, the magazine reported in a story published Monday. The National Security Council said the text chain “appears to be…

WaPo: “An advertising company in charge of displaying House Democrats’ billboards accusing Republicans in competitive districts of voting to cut Medicaid and give tax breaks to Elon Musk took them down after House Republicans’ campaign arm sent a cease-and-desist letter on Wednesday. House Majority Forward, the issue advocacy arm of the Democratic super PAC called House…

WaPo: “Two Mexican nationals charged in the deaths of 53 migrants — who perished in June 2022 in this country’s deadliest smuggling incident — were found guilty on all counts Tuesday in a federal courtroom in San Antonio. Neither Felipe Orduña-Torres nor Armando Gonzales-Ortega was accused of driving the vehicle that crossed the border and…

‘It’s very disappointing’: Veterans protest proposed VA job cuts at Florida capitol Friday Veterans from across the state gathered at the Florida capitol Friday to protest plans to cut 80,000 jobs from the Department of Veterans Affairs, leaving many worried about the workforce and VA healthcare benefits. A memo sent out the beginning of March instructs top-level VA…

WaPo: “Rep. Chuck Edwards kicked off a town hall meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, to applause for being one of the few Republican lawmakers still willing to meet with constituents amid warnings from GOP leadership to bypass in-person sessions. By the night’s end, he was pleading with the crowd for civility. “Would you give me a chance…

Punchbowl News: “Get ready for a blockbuster primary between Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in 2026. During a wide-ranging interview in Punchbowl News’ D.C. office on Monday, Paxton gave the clearest signs yet that he’s planning to challenge Cornyn in what could be one of the most expensive Senate primaries in history. Cornyn, a decades-long fixture in…