JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - SCOTUS declines to block California's redistricting push ahead of midterms
The Supreme Court, in a brief order, declined to grant a writ of injunction pending appeal.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Zach Schonfeld) - Supreme Court refuses to block California's Democratic-friendly map
The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for California to use its new congressional map that adds up to five Democratic-leaning seats for the midterms, rejecting Republicans’ emergency bid to block it. Supported by the Trump administration, the California GOP has challenged the map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. They point to the mapmaker’s comments boasting about strengthened Latino voting power under the new design. In a one-sentence order without any noted dissents, the [...]
NEWSNATIONNOW (Joe Khalil) - Senate subcommittee to probe Minnesota fraud allegations
Two defendants have already been sentenced, with one facing 28 years in prison and another owing $48 million in restitution.
DAILYCALLER (Melissa O'Rourke) - ‘OK Then Nothing’: US-Iran Nuke Talks In Jeopardy Over Last-Minute Demands
'Ok, then nothing'
DAILYCALLER (Katelynn Richardson) - Would-Be Trump Assassin Sentenced To Life In Prison
'Undeniably warrant a life sentence'
WASHINGTONPOST (Michael H. Brown) - Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94
President Barack Obama called the Indiana Democrat “one of the most influential voices on international relations and American national security.”
NYTIMES (Isabella Kwai) - Melinda French Gates Addresses New References to Bill Gates in Epstein Files
Messages in the latest Epstein files suggesting that Bill Gates had engaged in extramarital sex brought up “painful” memories, his former wife said in an interview. Mr. Gates has denied the claims.
NYTIMES (Vimal Patel) - Epstein Helped Woody Allen’s Daughter Get Into College, Emails Show
Bard College’s president, Leon Botstein, agreed to help Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn’s daughter after Jeffrey Epstein connected them, emails released by the Justice Department show.
NYTIMES (Sarah Mervosh) - Educators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops
The lawsuit is challenging a Trump administration policy allowing federal agents near locations such as schools, churches and hospitals.
NYTIMES (Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz) - Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload
The prosecutor, Julie T. Le, told a judge that she and her colleagues in the U.S. attorney’s office were overwhelmed by the White House’s immigration operation in Minnesota.