ABCNEWS - Former judge avoids prison after being convicted of obstructing immigration agents
U.S. District Judge Lynn Adelman imposed a $5,000 fine.
AXIOS (Stephen Neukam) - Mullin testimony doesn't "close the gap" on DHS shutdown
Plenty of heat and personal vitriol came out in Sen. Markwayne Mullin's (R-Okla.) hearing to lead the Department of Homeland Security. - But little light came through on how to end the DHS shutdown . Why it matters: After weeks of negotiations — and the firing of a Cabinet official — Democrats remain dug in on demands for statutory changes to ICE and Border Patrol. - Mullin's testimony didn't alter that dynamic. - "I don't think his nomination increases the likelihood of a compromise, because he stood pretty firm against the kinds of reforms that Americans are demanding," Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), told Axios. - That's despite Mullin drifting toward the Democrats' direction, signaling openness to requiring judicial…