NY Times: “The agonizing footage of Memphis police officers kicking and punching Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man, during a Jan. 7, 2023, traffic stop horrified the city and the nation. Fallout was swift: Five officers were fired and charged in connection with Mr. Nichols’s beating and death. The Police Department disbanded the street crime unit…
“Start of mail-in voting delayed in NC, as RFK Jr.’s lawsuit leads to court-ordered pause”
WRAL: “Mail-in voting in North Carolina will be delayed by at least a few days — and possibly weeks — due to a court ruling Friday in the lawsuit over whether Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s name should appear on the ballot for the presidential race. But the fast-moving legal fight isn’t over yet. The State…
“As Jimmy Carter nears 100, he is buoyed by Harris’s run for president”
WaPo: “Former president Jimmy Carter, 99, turned to his son several weeks ago as he watched President Joe Biden, 81, announce that he was passing the torch to a younger generation. “That’s sad,” Carter said softly. … Carter has been in hospice for 18 months, and his health slipped further after his wife, Rosalynn, died in November,…
“State Fair of TX Upholds Gun Ban Despite Lawsuit from Attorney General Ken Paxton”
CBS News: “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit against the City of Dallas, the city manager and the State Fair of Texas over the fair’s new gun policy. The policy “prohibits fairgoers from carrying all firearms, knives with blades over 5.5 inches long, clubs, explosive devices, ammunition, chemical dispensing devices, replicas or hoaxes, or…
“Winsome Earle-Sears to Run for Virginia Governor”
Political Wire: “Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) has filed paperwork to run for Virginia governor in 2025, WRIC reports.”
“New Paxton lawsuit targets mail-in voter registrations in Texas’s Bexar County”
WaPo: “Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit Wednesday against one of the state’s largest urban counties to stop lawmakers there from using taxpayer dollars to mail thousands of voter registration applications to its unregistered residents. Despite a warning from the attorney general, commissioners from Bexar County — home to San Antonio — approved a plan…
“Tennessee Police Department Raided by State Agents”
Political Wire: “Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Millersville Police Department on Wednesday, executing a search warrant as the criminal investigation into the troubled agency enters a dramatic new phase,” WTVF reports. The raid is likely part of a probe into “the possible use of sensitive law enforcement data to dig up dirt on potential political…
TN Company Used to Publish Russian Propaganda, Justice Dept. Issues Indictments
WaPo: “The Justice Department on Wednesday charged two Russian media executives in an alleged scheme that authorities say illegally funneled millions of dollars to a Tennessee-based company to create and publish propaganda videos that racked up millions of views on U.S. social media. The 32-page federal indictment accuses Kostiantyn Kalashnikov and Elena Afanasyeva, employees of…
“Two Florida Moms, One Congressional Seat and the Future of MAGA”
NY Times: “On a steamy weekend in June, I went to St. Petersburg to report on the race for Congress in Florida’s 13th Congressional District. In a heavily gerrymandered and polarized country, it’s one of the few congressional races that the nonpartisan Cook Political Report highlighted as even vaguely competitive. They described the race as “likely…
“Clean energy is powering a stronger future for Alabama”
AL Political Reporter: “Clean energy is a critical and growing part of Alabama’s energy and economic future. Governor Kay Ivey’s recent proclamation designating September 23–27 as National Clean Energy Week recognizes the immense potential clean energy has to not only power Alabama homes and businesses more sustainably, but also to create jobs, spur economic growth, and improve…