NY Times: “Ambulances rush them daily to hospitals in El Paso, San Diego and Tucson, Ariz., writhing in pain — bones poking out of arms and legs; skulls cracked; spines shattered. The men and women arrive on stretchers flanked by an agent in the telltale green uniform of the U.S. Border Patrol. “One look, and…

WaPo: “South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, the only Black Republican in the Senate, announced on Sunday that he was ending his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination after months of struggling to gain ground in polling. Scott, who focused his campaign on an uplifting message about his success in vaulting from poverty to political power and…

WaPo: “Don L. Scott Jr. has been in the Navy, in law school and in prison, and that unusual path has brought him to the doorstep of someplace completely new: Scott, 58, of Portsmouth, became the first Black person chosen to become Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates since the body’s origins in 1619,…

Political Wire: “The New Georgia Project, a voting rights organization founded by the state’s Democratic star Stacey Abrams and overseen for more than two years by Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, is beset by allegations of financial misuse and irregularities,” Politico reports. “The organization, which played a key role in registering the new voters necessary to turn Georgia…

WaPo: “Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) will not seek reelection in Virginia’s 7th District next year so she can run for Virginia governor in 2025, according to two people familiar with the Democrat’s plans. Spanberger, who won a third term last year in one of the state’s most competitive swing districts, will announce her gubernatorial bid…

courier journal: “Former Louisville Metro Police Detective Brett Hankison testified Thursday in his federal civil rights trial, saying he feared for fellow officers’ lives and was trying to survive when he fired 10 rounds into Breonna Taylor’s apartment. “It’s hard for me to explain the feeling of helplessness I had,” Hankison said, narrating how he stood…

Political Wire: “According to Kentucky property records, Comer and his own brother have engaged in land swaps related to their family farming business. In one deal—also involving $200,000, as well as a shell company—the more powerful and influential Comer channeled extra money to his brother, seemingly from nothing. Other recent land swaps were quickly followed…

The Daily Beast: “What happened in Mississippi on election day simply cannot be considered OK in the United States of America in 2023. Mississippi Votes, a non-partisan voting rights organization, filed an emergency complaint that showed how dire the state of affairs was on Tuesday. The incidents reported are deeply troubling, particularly in areas with large Black communities, and raise serious concerns about the…

MSNBC: “Six years ago, the elections for the Virginia state Legislature were so close that control of the House of Delegates had to be determined by drawing a name out of a bowl when the deciding race ended in a tie. This year, the result was much clearer: Democrats won most of the battleground districts, held their majority…

NBC News: “Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Wednesday that he’s “not going anywhere” and that he remains focused on the state, indicating that he will not be a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. Youngkin has long left wiggle room in his answers to questions about the 2024 election, even as filing deadlines and other…