Why Texas Is the Wildest Story in U.S. Politics Right Now
First came a remarkable State Senate upset. Next up: two high-octane U.S. Senate primaries. Source: Original News
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DOJ Failed to Address Press Law in Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows. Source: Original News
H.H.S. to Expand Faith-Based Addiction Programs for Homeless
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said addiction is a “spiritual disease” that calls out for the involvement of religious organizations. Source: Original News
Trump Says He’s Only Renovating the Kennedy Center
Even though President Trump held a movie premiere for his wife’s new film there last week, he said the state of the building was “actually sort of dangerous.” Source: Original News
U.S. Military Tells Alaska and N.C. Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment
More than 1,500 active-duty troops had been on standby to deploy to Minnesota, but were quietly taken off heightened alert over the weekend. Source: Original News
Justice Dept. Sidelines Ed Martin as Chief of Weaponization Group
The move represents a consolidation of the authority of the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche, in bringing Mr. Martin’s operation inside his office. Source: Original News
Deal to Reopen Government Is Imperiled in the House
Some hard-line House Republicans have balked at the agreement Senate Democrats struck with President Trump to fund the government, complicating its path to enactment. Source: Original News
Maryland Moves to Give Democrats Extra House Seat, but Big Hurdles Remain
The state’s House of Delegates passed a new map that would be likely to eliminate Maryland’s lone remaining Republican seat in the U.S. House, but the State Senate may well block the measure. Source: Original News
Immigration Officers in Minneapolis Will Wear Body Cameras, Noem Says
The change comes as the federal government has provided accounts of fatal shootings that have sometimes conflicted with local officials and witness videos. Source: Original News
Measles Hits ICE Family Detention Center in Texas
The Department of Homeland Security has imposed a quarantine on a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, after two detainees contracted the disease. Source: Original News