NY Times: “Six mornings a week, a call for quiet stills a day center for homeless people in Northern Virginia, and those so inclined gather to thank God, read scripture and ponder its message for their tribulations. They come from shelters and tents under bridges. They come hungry and sick. They seek meals, showers, clothes,…

NY Times: “For the second time, a federal appeals court has limited the Biden administration’s authority to cut barbed wire that Texas authorities have erected along the country’s southern border to deter migrants from crossing into the United States. But the ruling, issued Wednesday, required something of Texas authorities as well. The court order would protect…

The Daily Texan: “Over 200 students gathered outside the LBJ School of Public Affairs [November 19th] for a “noise demonstration” to protest an event featuring former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. Students and community members met at the LBJ Lawn at 6:30 p.m. for the protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee. An estimated 20…

NY Post: “President-elect Trump’s attorney general nominee, Pam Bondi, was once caught up in a legal dogfight with a Louisiana couple over a pooch named Tank fighting to keep the beloved animal she felt had been seriously “neglected.” The dispute goes back to 2005, when Tank’s owners, Steve and Dorreen Couture, put the St. Bernard in an…

Axios: “The North Carolina state Supreme Court race between Democrat Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin is heading to a recount after Riggs appeared to win the race by just 625 votes. Why it matters: If Riggs, who was appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to the court in 2023, continues to hold the narrow lead after the recount,…

WFAE: “When compared to some of president-elect Trump’s other cabinet picks, Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State is a pretty conventional choice. He’s a veteran politician who served on the foreign relations and intelligence committees for over a decade, and he’s been a loyal Trump backer throughout this year’s campaign. But when you look…

Queen City Nerve: “Republicans in the NC General Assembly on Tuesday fast-tracked a bill to strip authority from statewide offices that will be held by Democrats in the coming year, stuffing a number of such provisions into a 137-page bill that was ostensibly meant to provide relief for victims of Hurricane Helene. The NC House…

NY Times: “The slashing of core classes across the state, which has often been based on course titles and descriptions, is meant to comply with a state law passed last year that curbed “identity politics” in the curriculum. The law also bars classes from the core that “distort significant historical events” or that include theories that “systemic…

Political Wire: “Louisiana lawmakers have passed a bill that will change the state’s election process for certain primary races, including Congress and the state Supreme Court,” the AP reports. “Candidates will now participate in a party primary with the winner of the Democratic primary and the Republican primary going on to face each other in the general…

AL.com: “A Black man found dead at an abandoned house in Colbert County last month had earlier this year filed a federal lawsuit against Sheffield police officers alleging police brutality. Dennoriss Richardson, 39, of Sheffield, was found hanging by a rope on Sept. 28, said civil rights attorney Roderick Van Daniel, who represented Richardson in…