NC Newsline: “A North Carolina Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill removing Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s ability to challenge federal executive orders. The bill, Senate Bill 58, would forbid North Carolina’s attorney general from acting to “file an action” or “advance any argument” challenging the validity of an executive order by the President of…
Measles Outbreak in TX Worsens
First measles death reported in Texas as Kennedy downplays the outbreak Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday appeared to downplay the seriousness of the West Texas measles outbreak that has killed a school-age child. The child’s death, the first from the disease in a decade in the United States, was confirmed by…
“Youngkin commutes sentence of ex-officer who fatally shot unarmed man”
WaPo: “Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) has granted clemency to a former Fairfax County police sergeant who fatally shot an unarmed man thought to have stolen sunglasses. Wesley Shifflett was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, but spent just two nights in jail before walking free just before 8 p.m. Sunday, his attorney Caleb Kershner…
“John Rose to Run for Tennessee Governor”
Political Wire: “Rep. John Rose (R-TN) will throw his hat in the ring for governor in 2026, becoming one of the first candidates to enter the race, WKRN reports.”
“GOP Lawmaker Proposes New $250 Bill”
Political Wire: “Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is drafting legislation to create a new $250 bill with President Donald Trump’s face on it”
“Who will run for Byron Donalds’ seat in Congress?”
FL Politics: “With U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds running for Governor in 2026, who will represent Southwest Florida in Congress? A year and a half out from the 2026 Primary, nobody has formally filed. But political consultants in the region say a host of politicians and potential self-funders have already taken steps to jump into the race in Florida’s 19th…
“Arrest Warrant Not Returned for GOP Lawmaker”
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.”
“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…