⭘ 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.
⬤ As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats.
⭘ The new congressional map proposed by Texas Republicans makes clear the party's intent to pick up five new seats from the state in next year's midterms.
⭘ The PGA Tour mulls new rules after reigning Masters champion Rory McIlroy takes advantage of legal loophole to skip St. Jude Championship and manage his schedule.
⭘ The committee asked the DOJ for files related to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. It is also looking to question Bill and Hillary Clinton, among several other former government officials.
⭘ HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the federal government is calling off around $500 million worth of vaccine development projects that use mRNA technology.
⭘ The Trump administration is planning to pilot covering weight loss drugs. A longtime healthcare exec moves to a strategic advisory role at General Catalyst.
⬤ 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.
⭘ The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.
⭘ Rwanda becomes third country to take illegal immigrants deported by Trump administration, joining South Sudan and Eswatini in accepting US deportees.
⭘ DNI Tulsi Gabbard tells 'The Ingraham Angle' that the DOJ's grand jury investigation into the Trump-Russia collusion narrative represents a step toward 'accountability.'
⬤ Such an investigation would have to overcome a number of legal and practical hurdles, but an order by Attorney General Pam Bondi asking for a grand jury inquiry in Florida accomplishes political objectives.
⭘ The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a "productive" call with President Trump.
⬤ Acute water shortages in occupied areas of eastern Ukraine, and angry residents' appeals for help, contradict propaganda suggesting life is pleasant under Russian control.
