NYTIMES (Mitch Smith) - Democrat Wins Mayoral Race in Republican-Leaning Waukesha, Wis.
Alicia Halvensleben, the president of the city’s Common Council, defeated a Republican legislator, continuing a string of Trump-era mayoral wins for Democrats.
YOUTUBE (Portland Andy) - Iran Countdown Trump Deadline
DAILYCALLER (Mariane Angela) - Mark Penn Explains Why Next Two Weeks With Iran Pose Risk
'the president had to do it'
AMERICANGREATNESS (Debra Heine) - Report: Eric Swalwell About to Be Hit With ‘Shocking’ Number of Sexual Harassment Allegations
A “shocking” number of former female employees and interns are preparing to come forward to accuse Rep. Eric Swalwell (|D-Calif.) of sexual misconduct, according to […] Source
AXIOS (Ben Geman) - Large-scale oil shipping won't start again quickly after Iran ceasefire
Untangling the largest disruption in oil market history won't happen quickly or easily — and that means continued high prices and scarcity in major importing countries. Why it matters: A big thing to watch following the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal is whether it gives tanker owners enough certainty to begin resumption of large-scale traffic of oil, petroleum products and other commodities through the Strait of Hormuz. The big picture: "Confidence-building measures in coming days are going to be key to restoring shipments," Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at the financial services and consulting firm RSM US, said in an interview. - He notes that insurance for the tankers will need to be reestablished, and that means figuring out the specific…
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Immigration statistics database swapped tracking detainees’ criminal record for convictions
Defining down what it means to be a criminal alien: The new method, which was also adopted by the other standard immigration tracking database, provides figures that may suggest the Trump administration is detaining large numbers of illegal immigrants not suspected of breaking additional laws. That may lower the bar on accuracy.
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Sen Johnson says staff untangling Biden 'coverup' of COVID vax injuries across millions of files
"We're just scratching the surface in terms of what they covered up," Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations chair says.
JUSTTHENEWS (Jerry Dunleavy) - Xi Jinping carries out record-breaking punishments inside CCP amid purge of generals: Taiwan intel
More evidence comes in pointing to Xi Jinping having purged the ranks of the PLA and CCP. Reports say the Chinese Communist Party disciplined 983,000 party and government officials last year .
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Campaign underway to recall Washington Gov Ferguson for failure to appoint commissioners
Olympia attorney Corner Edwards is attempting a long-shot bid to recall Washington Governor Bob Ferguson as a “pressure tactic” to have the state’s top executive make appointments to the two vacant seats on the state’s Public Disclosure Commission.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - California bill aims to eliminate medical debt for certain patients
To qualify for the debt relief program, Californians would have to have a federal gross adjusted income of 400% of the federal poverty line or less, or have medical debt that is more than 5% of their adjusted gross income based on their most recent tax return.