Justice Department’s Protester Cases Reach The Jury Portion
An AP review found that fewer than half of defendants charged with assault were convicted and that all 12 completed felony trials ended without a conviction.
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Local News Cuts Continue Producing Less Local News
McClatchy eliminated more than 90 unionized positions across 17 publications, including substantial reductions at the Miami Herald.
Court Finds Michigan Coal Emergency Lacked An Emergency
A unanimous panel ruled that the Energy Department’s last-resort authority did not cover a long-planned power-plant retirement.
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Senate Republicans Bring $32 Million To The Texas Race They Left Alone
A leadership-aligned super PAC entered the Paxton campaign after sitting out the summer, joining Trump- and Musk-backed groups already spending in Texas.
Justice Department Preserves The 2024 Election For Further Inspection
Letters to 29 states and the District of Columbia ordered litigation holds on records that election officials say federal law already requires them to retain.
The FCC Moves A Texas Senate Interview To YouTube
Jimmy Kimmel withheld his James Talarico interview from television after saying federal equal-time guidance put ABC affiliates at risk.
Appeals Court Leaves Mail Ballots In The Mail
A three-judge panel kept a block on federal rules that required states to preclear envelopes and upload voter lists to a portal not yet operating.
Texas Protects Medicaid Accuracy While 211,000 Applications Wait To Be Checked
Only 65 percent of applications were processed on time in July as new federal rules added work to an eligibility system the state says is not struggling.
Every Adult Gets $5,000 After Republicans Win, Congress Approves It And The Money Appears
The president attached a trillion-dollar dividend to the midterm result without legislation, a funding plan or authority to issue it himself.
Texas Finds $298 Million Of Progress Inside A $1.5 Billion Prison Heat Problem
The prison agency asked lawmakers to cool 15,700 beds while a federal judge considers what the Constitution requires for the rest.
West Point’s Faculty Speech Rules Meet A Subject They Cannot Silence
A federal judge permanently blocked the academy’s approval system for professors’ public writing and its restriction on classroom opinions.