Thomas blasts SCOTUS for decision on Florida lawsuit over illegal immigrant truckers with blue-state licenses

Justice Clarence Thomas accused California and Washington of undermining federal immigration and trucking safety standards after a deadly Florida highway crash, blasting the Supreme Court on Tuesday for refusing to hear a case Florida had “nowhere else to bring.” Florida alleged the two blue states improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants in violation … Read more

Trial of US priest charged with sexual assault begins with jury selection

Anthony Odiong accused of sexually abusing three female congregants in Waco faces a maximum of life imprisonment The criminal trial of a Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Texas and south-east Louisiana and was charged with illicitly abusing his status as a clergyman to pursue sex with spiritually vulnerable female congregants began on Tuesday with … Read more

Federal court blocks Alabama from using GOP-drawn congressional map

A three-judge panel on Tuesday blocked a Republican-drawn congressional map in Alabama from going into effect, writing that the district lines “intentionally discriminated based on race in violation of the Constitution.”“We cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based … Read more

‘Put us down for Ken Paxton’: Trump endorsement energizes Texas voters ahead of runoff

DALLAS — Across the Dallas metroplex and its fast-growing suburbs, Republican voters repeatedly invoked President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Ken Paxton when explaining their support for the Texas attorney general in the GOP Senate runoff against Sen. John Cornyn. The race is unfolding as Texas continues to experience rapid population growth, particularly in the suburbs … Read more