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Trump DOJ sues California over ‘interference’ with immigration enforcement (Fox News)
The Trump Justice Department filed a lawsuit Tuesday night against California, saying three recently-passed state laws were deliberately interfering with federal immigration policies.
It marked the latest legal and political confrontation with the nation’s most populous state, which the federal government says has repeatedly stood in the way of its plans to step up enforcement actions in the workplace and against criminal aliens. [Read More]
Dem leaders, Women’s March founders under fire over Farrakhan connections (Fox News)
More than a week after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered a blistering speech in Chicago in which he said “powerful Jews are my enemy” and “white folks are going down,” calls are growing louder for Democratic leaders and Women’s March founders with ties to denounce him or step down.
Among those in the line of fire are several members of Congress and Women’s March co-chairwoman Tamika Mallory, who attended the Nation of Islam’s national convention late last month, There, Farrakhan delivered the controversial address and Mallory, who has expressed admiration for him in the past, posted Instagram photos from the Chicago event. [Read More]
Police: Teen attempted to detonate explosive device at Pine View, researched ISIS (KUTV)
Police said a homemade explosive device was the item discovered in a backpack at Pine View High School Monday that forced the evacuation of the school. Police said if the device had detonated, it would have caused significant injury or death. Police have a suspect in custody.
A warrant served at the home of a male juvenile found materials consistent with the materials used to build the device. [Read More]
Report: Mayor Bowser will not testify at council hearing on Antwan Wilson’s resignation (Fox 5 DC)
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she will not testify at an emergency council hearing regarding the resignation of former D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Antwan Wilson, according to a report by the Washington Post. This news comes one day after FOX 5 reporter Marina Marraco spoke to Bowser, pressing for answers on the same issue.
While Bowser would not go on record with FOX 5, she told The Post she would not testify. According to the report, Bowser said she believes the hearing will be a political circus and that her office is cooperating with the inspector general, who is also investigating the matter. [Read More]
Why It’s Hard for Conservatives to Date in DC Right Now (Washingtonian)
Most Americans think today’s strongest tensions lie between Democrats and Republicans, according to a Pew Research study. And in DC, where there’s already a lot of social sorting along party membership, the growing hyper-partisanship extends to even the most sacred of spaces: millennial dating.
Washington has the most singles actively dating and using dating apps, according to a recent Time Out ranking, so it’s not surprising that political standoffs would take place in packed bars and Bumble conversations. The League, a selective dating app, says its DC users are 15 times more likely to mention politics in their bios since the 2016 presidential election, and one-third say they wouldn’t date someone with contrasting political beliefs. [Read More]
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