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…
“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…