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JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Texas Governor Abbott reaches agreement with Houston officials on working with ICE

The Houston Police Department will comply with an amended order passed by the Houston City Council related to immigration enforcement.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Texas' Ten Commandments law possibly headed to US Supreme Court

A federal appeals court ruling upholding a Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms is setting up a potential challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court over the role of religion in public education.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Michigan Sec of State Benson faces scrutiny over SPLC ties after group's indictment

Michigan Sec. of State and Democrat gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is facing scrutiny over her past role with the SPLC following the group's federal indictment. Benson served on the SPLC’s board of directors from 2014 through early 2019.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Elizabeth Vargas) - 'He's a bad cop': Official on sheriff in Nancy Guthrie case

Officials are investigating whether Chris Nanos misrepresented his work history when he applied for a position in Pima County.

AXIOS (Peter Sullivan) - Trump cuts drug price deal with Regeneron

President Trump on Thursday announced a drug pricing deal with Regeneron — the last of 17 manufacturers the administration pressured last year to commit to his "most favored nation" policy. Why it matters: The deals with the other companies to lower certain drug prices are being touted as one of the administration's signature health accomplishments, though Democrats question whether the confidential arrangements are really helping consumers. Driving the news: Like other deals, the agreement calls for lower prices for certain drugs offered to Medicaid, as well as to patients paying cash through the TrumpRx website. - Trump claimed the deal amounts to "the biggest cut in drug prices in the history of our country, by many percentage…

AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle. - Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting. Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million. Zoom in: More than 1.4 billion votes were cast against the compensation proposal, versus the 307.7 million in favor. Each share of WBD common stock is entitled to one vote. - The compensation proposal was an advisory, non-binding vote and not a condition for completion of the deal. - The executives could still earn the payments outlined in the package if the deal closes,…

NYTIMES (Erik Wemple) - Pentagon Fires Stars and Stripes Newspaper’s Ombudsman

The newspaper’s ombudsman, Jacqueline Smith, said she had been given no reason for her dismissal.

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AXIOS (Madison Mills) - OpenAI releases "Spud" GPT-5.5 model

OpenAI on Thursday released its most capable model, GPT-5.5, codenamed "Spud," just one week after competitor Anthropic launched its latest model . Why it matters: AI releases are getting faster, more efficient and more powerful. What they're saying: "This is a new class of intelligence. It's a big step towards more agentic and intuitive computing," OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman told reporters in a briefing. - GPT-5.5 is a "faster, sharper thinker for fewer tokens" compared to 5.4, he added, and can handle multi-step workflows more autonomously with less user input. - Despite the jump in capability, OpenAI says GPT-5.5 matches GPT-5.4's response speed in real-world use. - It's available starting Thursday in ChatGPT and Codex, with…