We’ll be off Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and will see you again on Tuesday. More than two dozen times over the past year, ICE agents have drawn or pointed their guns at people, almost all of them US citizens. / Jacobin See also: A sourced
As America throws its weight around, it’s only a matter of time before other nations form new coalitions to rebalance power in ways the US won’t like. / Foreign Policy See also: Trump’s imperialist moves prove how authoritarianism is a response to climate change—it’s a race
The Minnesota US attorney’s office is in turmoil over the White House’s attempts to blame Renee Good for being murdered, with at least six federal prosecutors resigning. / NBC News See also: “You think you’re watching an ICE agent murder an innocent woman,” but what you’re watching
In its airstrikes on boats in the Caribbean, the US reportedly disguised its planes to resemble civilian aircraft—which constitutes a war crime. / The Guardian Trump’s invasion of Venezuela comes with the promise of cheaper oil, which is bad news to the residents of the petroleum capital of Midland,
Russian forces had been deeply embedded in Venezuela; but when the US showed up, they either showed no resistance or vanished entirely. / Euromaidan The Dept. of Justice has subpoenaed the Fed over building renovations, in what Jerome Powell says is actually an attempt to end the central bank’s independence.
The European Union agrees to a trade pact with South American countries that would create one of the world’s largest free-trade zones (no matter any French tractors.) / eNCA, DW The White House is considering paying Greenlanders $10,000 to $100,000 per person to secede from Denmark. / The Hill
Multiple videos show very clearly that DHS is lying to you about ICE shooting and killing a woman in Minneapolis. / 404 Media See also: The murder victim is Renee Nicole Good, who won the Academy of American Poets Prize in 2020 for her poem “On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pgs.
France, Germany, and Poland meet to plan their response if President Trump decides to attack Greenland. / The Guardian Secretary of State Rubio says Trump’s goal is to buy Greenland, not invade it. / The Wall Street Journal [$] US National Parks start to void any passes that obscure the photo of
“MAGA is me. MAGA loves everything I do, and I love everything I do, too” is something the president of the United States said in an interview where he declared the US is not at war with Venezuela. / NBC News Journalists must call Trump's power grab in Venezuela
Following his invasion of Venezuela, Trump suggests Colombia, Cuba, and Mexico could be next, and renews his intention to annex Greenland. / Axios, NPR For context, Venezuela has the world’s largest oil reserves, produces comparatively little, and “has a type the US needs.” / By the Numbers See also: “The world
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In case you missed it, the United States recently carried out “a massive strike” against the Islamic State in Syria. / BBC News Reporters use hard-to-find social media accounts to get a glimpse into the Assads’ life of luxury in Russia. / The New York Times [$] President Trump announces plans for a
Japan plans to restart the world’s biggest nuclear power plant, which has sat dormant ever since the Fukushima disaster. / CNN Emmanuel Macron says France intends to build a new aircraft carrier, its first in decades. / The Associated Press, Semafor A brief look at some of the bills signed into
Why have coups become so frequent in Africa lately? “The challenge in West Africa and the Sahel is that you’ve got very rapid population growth.” / DW In Benin and Guinea-Bissau, coup leaders are said to be responding to democratic disappointments. / Good Authority India’s parliament votes to open its
Iranian President Pezeshkian says Tehran must be moved due to its ongoing ecological disasters. / Iran Insight Related: Pezeshkian says Iran is facing insurmountable problems “and that he is out of ideas to fix them.” / The New York Times [$] A good overview of water’s influence on politics in the Middle
The White House orders a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers going into and leaving Venezuela. / Bloomberg [$] A summary of things said by White House chief of staff Susie Wiles over the last year to a reporter, now published in Vanity Fair. / Wake up to Politics, Vanity Fair President Trump says
The United States and Europe offer security guarantees to Ukraine modeled on NATO’s mutual defense pledge. / Reuters What was the center of US military activity in 2025? Somalia. / Forever Wars Some 117 billion people are estimated to have lived on our planet, and seven percent of them are alive
Australian leaders vow to further strengthen their gun control laws after a mass shooting targets a Hanukkah celebration. / The Associated Press How journalists covered a weekend of mass shootings on two continents. / Poynter In 1965, the CIA lost a nuclear device in the Himalayas that people now worry may leak
Bulgaria’s government collapses following a wave of youth-driven protests. / The Wall Street Journal [$] The White House wants Ukraine to withdraw from the eastern Donetsk region and create a "special economic zone." / The Guardian One of Zelenskyy’s advisors says the zone would require both Ukrainian and Russian
As mentioned here previously, European officials say Russia is escalating “deniable, disruptive” attacks on the continent, using local proxies recruited through Telegram. / Semafor Conservatives are gradually cooling toward the Tate brothers despite their Trump connections. / The New York Times [$] The EPA’s website about the causes of climate change now
President Zelensky says he’s ready to hold elections in Ukraine if the United States guarantees their integrity. / NBC News Europe prepares to use frozen Russian assets to bankroll Kyiv for the next two years. / Reuters The White House wants visitors to the US to provide five years of social
The new US National Security Strategy contorts the Monroe Doctrine into the “Trump Corollary,” invoking imperialism in the Western Hemisphere. / Reuters, Foreign Policy Related: The security strategy checks off most everything on Russia’s wishlist, and overall it’s less a “strategy” and more a “statement of values.” / Bloomberg [$], Foreign
Even as a science journal retracts a study claiming Roundup is safe, the White House is trying to shield Bayer from lawsuits, illustrating the MAGA-MAHA schism. / Mother Jones Related: Monsanto employees coauthored the study that became a cornerstone of the company’s claims of glyphosate’s safety. / Retraction Watch In
Had Zelenskyy’s flight to Dublin not been ahead of schedule, it would have run into four unidentified military drones. / The Journal School budgets are feeling the pain of Amazon’s dynamic pricing, where the cost of supplies can swing from one extreme to another. / The Verge “Bell was in
Why did Trump pardon the former Honduran president? Very likely in order to preserve Thiel and Andreessen’s tech-right “freedom city” in the country. / Mother Jones Jamelle Bouie: “As venal and scandalous as the president’s pardons have been, they aren’t yet as bad as they could be.” / The
Responding to numerous public complaints, Illinois officials tell rental car companies it’s illegal for ICE agents to switch out license plates on vehicles. / NBC News Unrelated: “I’m in charge at this Hertz location, and buddy, you’re not getting a car today.” / McSweeney’s White paper: Congress members’
On Black Friday 2025, Americans spent more, got less, and opted to buy now, pay later 45% more often than last year. / The New Republic When buying items from abroad, US consumers are suddenly finding themselves stuck with paying hundreds extra in tariffs. / The New York Times [$] See also: Costco
In Gaza, where Israeli strikes have destroyed most banks and there are no working ATMs, some residents are now repairing damaged banknotes. / BBC News Sally Rooney’s support for Palestine Action, a nonviolent protest group proscribed under anti-terror laws, means she may not publish in the UK for publishers’ fear
We’re taking off the rest of the week for the Thanksgiving holiday. See you on Monday. Hundreds of firefighters struggle to contain a blaze that’s engulfed multiple high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. / BBC News Jonathan A. Czin: Whereas most countries targeted by President Trump’s tariffs rushed to
Russia’s oil and gas revenues this month are expected to fall 35% year-on-year. / Semafor Calls with the White House have done little to defuse the spat occurring between Beijing and Tokyo. / CNBC As Chinese cities have grown safer, security guards are mostly protecting property prices “and the class status
Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the world appears to be retreating from its goal to keep global warming “well below” 2 degrees Celsius. / Grist From David Runciman, a good round-up on recent books on whether humanity is doomed. / The London Review of Books Unrelated: A volcano in Ethiopia erupts
A White House plan to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, recently leaked, seems to heavily favor Putin’s interests. / BBC News, The Atlantic [$] Ukraine prepares a first-ever claim for wartime damages linked to carbon emissions. / Reuters Elmira Bayrasli: The urgency to end the wars in Gaza and Ukraine is
In a California housing dispute, the plaintiff submitted an AI deepfake as real evidence—it’s unclear how often this has already happened, which is actually the bigger problem. / NBC News Reenactments are one thing in documentaries, but AI is an entirely different line to cross, and it threatens the
Syrians continue to discover large-scale burial sites, sometimes by chance. / The Wall Street Journal [$] President Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia’s MBS, saying about the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, “things happen.” / Semafor Karen Attiah: Jamal’s plight and murder was a warning sign for America, “of the censorship that would
“While the trauma and terror that Bovino’s unit instills is certainly real and damaging, it’s remarkable to note how ineffective the force has turned out to be.” On ICE’s retreat from Chicago. / Doomsday Scenario Bovino is who E.B. White meant when he wrote, “I am deeply
China tells its citizens not to travel to Japan with Tokyo and Beijing locked in a fight over Taiwan. / BBC News China’s $49 billion luxury market is changing quickly, with domestic interest turning to homegrown labels. / Bloomberg [$] See also: L’Oréal takes a stake in mass-market Chinese skincare brand
Six French museums have been burgled since the beginning of September—one of them twice. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Brussels (mostly) bans bicycles in its 124-acre car-free zone. / Bloomberg CityLab Italy investigates citizens alleged to have taken sniper “safaris” to Sarajevo three decades ago. / BBC News A photojournalist from Texas
Last week’s US elections showed voters may welcome an anti-AI message, as winning candidates pledged to curtail the boom in data centers. / The New Republic See also: Data centers are cropping up in the wrong places in the US, with some areas having far too many, and sometimes in
The world’s use of fossil fuels remains on track to peak before 2030, despite a recent surge in political support for coal, oil, and gas. / CarbonBrief “You don’t necessarily have to mention climate change to start adapting to it”—as seen across the United States. / Grist Thanks to
“I want you to understand that every issue you care about—any hope of participatory democracy—is downstream of this.” I want you to understand Chicago. / Aphyr One of DHS’s least-reported surveillance networks in the country is the one that operates every Saturday at college football games. / FOIAball Jeet
Dissecting the ways DHS’s propaganda paints agents as heroes—for example, by editing out the screams of children and families. / Chicago Sun-Times Elon Musk and DOGE’s destruction of USAID has, as of right now, caused the deaths of 400,000 children worldwide. / The New Yorker In the US
A round-up of news links to help understand the siege of El Fasher in Sudan. / This Week in Africa Britain rejected atrocity prevention plans for Sudan despite intelligence warnings that El Fasher would fall. / The Guardian See also: A critique of typical writing about Sudan. / good chat Airlines in the
Mamdani’s win just turned politics upside down, and certainly within the Democratic Party itself, which now has a chance to reinvent itself. / Garbage Day See also: Following Pelosi’s announcement that she won’t seek reelection, some guesses as to who might fill her San Francisco-based House seat. / The
Democrats win all the United States’ key races yesterday. At the same time, nothing from the night was too surprising. / Politico, Wake Up to Politics If Democrats want to continue winning, they need to run moderates and liberals both, say both Charlotte Alter and Ezra Klein. / X, The New York
Political strategists from across Europe are studying Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for lessons to apply back home. / Politico If Zohran Mamdani wins, could New York City become a welfare state model? / Monocle Matt Glassman: Voting is the universal symbol of political participation, but too many people see it as the
More than 5,000 flights in the United States were delayed or canceled over the weekend while air traffic controllers missed a paycheck. / BBC News A major philanthropic donor based in the United Kingdom pulls the plug on US giving, saying the political landscape is too risky. / Alliance Europeans worry
Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for economic globalization at a regional forum skipped by President Trump. / Al Jazeera Who would benefit from Trump’s desire to resume nuclear testing? China. / Center for Strategic & International Studies Mira Rapp-Hooper: China is highly unlikely to adjust its global aims, “and there are
ICE and CBP agents are using facial recognition to “verify” people’s immigration status, in what is certainly a severe violation of the Constitution. / 404 Media, Ars Technica “What happens to the White House’s trash is secret,” and that also seems to be the case with the debris from
President Trump says “nothing” will jeopardize his Middle East truce despite Israel bombarding Gaza after Hamas is accused of killing a soldier. / BBC News A temporary deescalation of Trump’s trade war may give China exactly what it seeks: “a crucial pause… to accelerate its domestic efforts to bolster its
“None of this comports with either 18th century English practice, the 1787 Founders’ vision, or typical past practice.” A round-up of good things to read about the shutdown, ICE, and the construction of a presidential police force. / Matt’s Five Points See also: “How Trump is building a violent, shadowy
Doing its part to try and pin the government shutdown on Democrats, the USDA says it may withhold billions in SNAP benefits already approved by Congress. / The Hill How the threat of a colossal Buc-ee’s gas station—derided as “an invasive species from Texas”—tore at the fabric of
President Trump cancels trade negotiations with Canada over an ad. Meanwhile, Washington and Beijing prepare for a week of intense talks. / Politico, Semafor The practice of various American officials flying to Israel to keep pressure on Prime Minister Netanyahu is being referred to as “Bibisitting.” / The Wall Street Journal [$] Some
Attorneys, advocates, and abortion providers are organizing to protect legal abortion by increasing access to medication and providing legal services for clinicians. / The Washington Post [$] Trump killed a federal database tracking billion-dollar climate disasters; now, its lead scientist has collaborated with a nonprofit to relaunch the tool. / The Verge, Climate
Bird flu is back, and immigration raids along with the government shutdown are making it impossible to get a complete picture of outbreaks. / The New York Times [$] In the bankruptcy hearings for Claire’s, the judge and lawyers share their memories of ear piercings. / The Wall Street Journal [$] Cory Doctorow
A new eye implant proves remarkably effective in restoring sight for people with age-related macular degeneration. / The Guardian Researchers say there’s been an “alarming” rise in the number of pickleball-related eye injuries, and cite a need to standardize eye protection. / NPR A decade ago, new guidance in the US
“No Kings” protests this weekend drew nearly seven million people across the United States. / BBC News See also: “This is why we’re here, we're here to protect America.” / NPR “No Kings” was the largest single-day political protest in US history—and now “3.7% of the population
Millions are preparing for tomorrow’s round of “No Kings” protests in the United States, which some Republican leaders call “anti-American.” / The Guardian, CNN Los Angeles County declares a state of emergency in response to the Trump administration’s immigration raids. / CityLab Whooping cough surges in Florida, thanks to a
The White House plans to install allies at the IRS to make it easier to investigate a list of left-leaning groups. / The Wall Street Journal [$] President Trump plays coy whether his intentions in Venezuela are to topple the government. / BBC News Regarding the rape/Nazi texts exposed yesterday from young
A federal judge in San Francisco weighs whether to halt the latest wave of layoffs by the Trump administration. / NPR The Department of Housing and Urban Development lays off its entire team of building inspectors. / Bloomberg A round-up of ways the White House is seizing power during the government shutdown.
Trump summons world leaders to Egypt at the last minute for “a brutal lesson in realpolitik.” / The New York Times [$], The Guardian How did the ceasefire come about? “The mediators delivered a warning to Hamas: Put your faith in Trump’s plan or face endless war.” / The Wall Street Journal
Please note: We were unable to send yesterday’s newsletter due to an emergency in the TMN family. We’ll see you next week! The US government’s fiscal year has now ended, and it turns out DOGE didn’t make any real difference, since federal spending increased by 6%
Recent polls found many Americans support political violence—except they don’t, because they weren’t asked if they agree that “there’s no other alternative at this point.” / Strength in Numbers The Constitution is failing because those in power now ignore the will of the people. Repairing all this
The shutdown probably won’t trigger a nationwide recession, but “it could certainly worsen some smaller ones already gathering force.” / The Atlantic [$] “California, and the country, cannot await the outcome of the midterms to repel Trump’s siege on democracy.” An argument for California flexing its economic might at the
Analysts believe the AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com bubble, and four times the size of the subprime bubble. / Morningstar See also: “We believe we’re closer to the seventh inning than the first, and several developments indicate we may be entering the later phases of
Apple removes ICEBlock from the App Store, along with other apps that allow users to report ICE sightings, at the behest of Pam Bondi. / TechCrunch Neighbors react to the aftermath of an ICE raid: “I’m pissed off… I feel defeated because the authorities aren’t doing anything.” / Chicago Sun-Times
This week a district judge ruled Rubio and Noem violated the First Amendment and federal law in their deportation efforts—and that it’s up to the American people to decide what happens next. / Lawdork See also: “Earlier this month, the Supreme Court rendered obsolete the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition
A troubling sign for the American economy: Hiring is falling, indicating the job market is essentially “frozen.” / The New Republic See also: The government shutdown means the economic data that fuels the jobs reports—and that businesses rely on—is now on hold. / Quartz Ahead of last night’s funding
As US lawmakers scramble to pin the looming government shutdown on the other party, the White House could use the opportunity to cut workers and do “what DOGE couldn’t do.” / CNBC, The Atlantic [$] James Comey was arguably the first major figure to comply in advance to Trump, and all
With a storm brewing that may threaten the Eastern US, the National Weather Service says staffing cuts have left it without the people it needs to do its job. / The Washington Post [$] Economic growth is slowing to a crawl in the US. “The trade war is in fact wreaking economic
As ocean acidification crosses into the danger zone, “7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been breached.” / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research According to a report from Senate Democrats, DOGE staffers moved a live copy of every American’s Social Security info to an unsecured cloud
Even as Meta rolls out teen accounts on Facebook and Messenger, researchers say Instagram teen accounts continue to show suicide content. / Engadget, BBC How the White House’s takedown of Tylenol is laying the groundwork for its next likely target: the MMR vaccine. / Rasmussen Retorts Roxane Gay: “Calling for civility…
The Dept. of Homeland Security has added DNA from thousands of US citizens, despite them not being charged with a crime, and added it to the FBI’s genetic database. / The Guardian ABC’s reinstatement of Kimmel may have had a lot to do with building goodwill ahead of a
Even after ABC/Disney reversed course on Kimmel, Sinclair says it will pre-empt the show’s return on its 38 ABC stations. / The Hollywood Reporter For Disney and other power players to survive the next three years, they’re going to have to understand just how unpopular Trump is. / Strength
Economists say rising food prices in the US are due to climate disasters, Trump’s tariffs, and a shortage of undocumented workers. / CNN Unable to tame grocery prices or sell Americans on tariffs, Trump is losing support among voters—and running out of time to consolidate his authoritarian powers. / The
Before he ran Trump’s FCC, Brendan Carr railed against perceived censorship—now he’s taking a victory lap: “PBS has been defunded. Colbert is retiring. Joy Reid is out at MSNBC.” / The Washington Post [$] See also: If Carr is to be believed, the FCC’s next target could be
Continuing its Gaza City invasion, Israel destroys at least 17 residential buildings, as well as a mosque built in the late 13th century. / Al Jazeera, Wikipedia New figures show Trump has now deployed roughly 35,000 federal troops on American soil—and yes, it’s illegal. Or at least used
Russia and Belarus conduct joint military exercises to intimidate European leaders, seemingly. / BBC News Sen. Murphy of Connecticut says efforts to target or silence left-leaning voices after the killing of Charlie Kirk are "straight out of the totalitarian playbook." / NPR An update on bipartisan legislation working its way
Israeli officials say Netanyahu told Trump about the Qatar attack, contradicting the president’s claims he knew only once missiles were in the air. / Axios Investors are alarmed as the SEC, at Trump’s behest, looks at mandating public companies to report biannually rather than quarterly. / NPR An appeals court
South Korean workers are reluctant to come back to the US after ICE detainment: “It felt like our basic human rights weren’t being guaranteed.” / Time Before Trump’s return, diversity efforts were already in decline in many newsrooms, and at this point have practically collapsed. / Neiman Lab “For a
We are now at “the logical endpoint of 21st-century America: An influencer shot to death at a school in front of a crowd of smartphones.” / Garbage Day A giant interactive wall of the names of the 50,000 people killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza is the winner of
On March 19, 2000, artists built a secret balcony on the 91st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center, spawning conspiracy theories years later that their stunt caused the attacks. / Rolling Stone According to American officials, the boat destroyed by the US military off the coast of
Nepal’s prime minister resigns after “Gen Z protests” erupt in Kathmandu over the government’s ban on 26 social media platforms. / The Guardian Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace, the first time a NATO member is known to have fired shots during Russia's invasion of
Israel has issued an evacuation order for all Gaza City residents—around one million people—as it prepares to invade the city. / The Guardian “On Monday the president said that domestic violence doesn't count as an actual crime.” / Welcome to Hell World US immigration is returning Russian dissidents
France’s PM François Bayrou is expected to submit his resignation today over the country’s fiscal crisis. / Euronews Bayrou: "There are worse disasters in life than the fall of a government." / Le Monde See also: How to watch a French government collapse like a pro. Also, “the
The US lost 13,000 jobs in June, the first monthly job loss since December 2020. / The Guardian Democratic candidates in their twenties and thirties are planning to run for Congress while “young conservatives appear to be staying on the sidelines, at least for now.” / NPR Headline of the week?
Takeaways from Kennedy’s senate hearing, where he brushed off accusations he’s “effectively” denying vaccines through misinformation, even as he sowed confusion over mRNA vaccine safety. / The Washington Post [$], Rolling Stone To combat Kennedy’s dismantling of the CDC, California, Oregon, and Washington are joining together to pursue evidence-based
Xi Jinping presides over a massive military parade in Beijing attended by Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un. / CNN An explainer for why China’s hosting the parade and what it hopes to gain. / Observing China The night before, an activist projects slogans calling for the end of Communist Party
As many as 1,000 people may have died in a landslide at a village in the Darfur region, according to local reports. / Reuters Addressing the needs of one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations, Vietnam’s architects respond with structures that accept—rather than resist—rising waters. / CNN
Please note, we’ll be off tomorrow and Monday for Labor Day, and we’ll see you on Tuesday! The CDC is plunged into chaos (again) after the White House ousted its director for refusing to support Kennedy’s vaccine policy changes. / The Guardian See also: “Eugenics plays prominently in
The White House’s new tariffs on Indian goods take effect, to punish the country for buying Russian oil. / Hindustan Times Drawing connections between Trump’s abandonment of free-market principles (when it suits him) and the beliefs of Bernie Sanders. / Wake Up to Politics The European Commission says it won’
Continuing its attacks on heavily populated areas, Israel hits a Gaza hospital twice, killing at least 21 people, including five journalists. / Al Jazeera Related: Here are some of the final photos taken by the five Gaza journalists who were killed in the strikes. / Haaretz In China, emissions in the first
The Pentagon confirms planning is underway to send National Guard troops to Chicago. / The Guardian As many as 1,700 troops are expected to be mobilized in 19 states in coming weeks. / BBC News In Washington, DC, the National Guard is now carrying weapons. / CNN See also: What it’s
Once “at risk of extinction” from HIV at the turn of the century, when one in eight infants were born with infections, Botswana has now reduced HIV-positive births to fewer than 100 a year. / The Guardian See also: “The Trump administration is ignoring a directive from Congress and refusing to
Israel bombs neighborhoods as part of its offensive to take over Gaza City. / The Guardian Separately, the country announces plans to split the West Bank in two—in order to kill off any prospect of a Palestinian state. / BBC News Haaretz’s Gideon Levy: That’s the beginning of an
If you enjoy these headlines, please join us as a Sustaining Member to support what we do and unlock access to paywalled links. Subscribe At least 18,885 children are among the more than 62,000 Palestinians killed by Israel since the genocide started. / Al Jazeera Trump on Netanyahu: “He’
Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting and threats to end it are setting the stage for claims of fraud should the GOP lose out in next year’s midterms. / Politico See also: Despite what Trump says, other countries have mail-in voting, and “The Constitution does not give the President any
Planning documents show ICE intends to open or expand to 125 facilities this year, for a capacity of 107,000 beds. / The Washington Post [$] “As the interrogation proceeded, it became apparent that it had never occurred to Rogers that he might be wrong about anything.” White, legally armed, and primed
The DoJ wants Texas to provide access to data on voters—and refuses to answer whether it’s breaking privacy laws in doing so. / Votebeat Texas See also: The White House keeps a scorecard tracking companies’ and trade associations’ public support of Trump’s tax bill. / Axios Unemployment numbers in
An Illinois judge rejects Texas’s demand to arrest Democratic lawmakers who fled the state to break quorum on Republicans’ redistricting scheme. / Democracy Docket See also: A love letter to the King of the Hill reboot, a hopeful reminder that Texas is about more than its politics. / The Barbed Wire
