⭘ Texas GOP is threatening to arrest Democratic lawmakers unless they return to vote on redrawing the congressional map. And, two NASA satellite missions that scientists and farmers rely on could end.
⭘ The lawsuit filed with the Texas Supreme Court argues that Rep. Gene Wu violated the state Constitution and that his absence amounted to an abandonment of office.
⭘ Sen. Elissa Slotkin says Democrats should "go nuclear" to counter Republicans' redistricting push in Texas and other red states and go on offense against Trump in general.
⭘ The Department of Health and Human Services will cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines that are being developed to fight respiratory viruses like Covid-19 and the flu.
⭘ The Trump administration is terminating 22 contracts focused on developing mRNA vaccines and winding down additional federal investments in mRNA technology, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
⬤ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to discuss the move with top defense officials today, and Defense Minister Israel Katz is promising to "professionally implement" whatever the government decides.
⬤ Acute water shortages in occupied areas of eastern Ukraine, and angry residents' appeals for help, contradict propaganda suggesting life is pleasant under Russian control.
⭘ Secretly filmed images of women are spreading online, yet the authorities seem more focused on censorship than punishing the perpetrators, critics say
⭘ Indiana Fever's Sophie Cunningham was hit by a projectile sex toy during Tuesday's game against the Los Angeles Sparks, the same day she warned about such incidents.
⬤ Award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn didn't return as planned from a four-day solo hike in a Norwegian national park known for its glaciers. A search is underway.
