Epstein Secrets

mittee on the weaponization of government. As Inquiries Compound, Justice System Pours Resources Into Scrutinizing Trump The New York Times (07/23, Thrush, Protess, Feuer, Goldman) reported that Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing criminal investigations into former President Donald J. Trump, em

r poses a risk to navigation, as well as public safety, in the Rio Grande River, and it presents humanitarian concerns." The article indicated that Abbott's office did not respond to a request for comment Friday, but on Twitter, the governor wrote that Texas was acting within its rights, tweeting "Texa

m Mexico into Texas, according to news outlets, including the Houston Chronicle (07/21, Wallace). The Justice Department, the article detailed, sent Abbott a letter on Thursday regarding the barrier, saying, "The State of Texas's actions violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious

ily Beast (11/20, Esposito), The Guardian (11/20, Levine, Lowell), MSNBC (11/20, Leonnig, Dilanian), NBC News (11/20, Lynch), New York Times (11/20, Thrush, Feuer), Raw Story (11/20, Boggioni), Reuters (11/20, Lynch), The Hill (11/20, Beitsch), Wall Street Journal (11/20, Gurman, Schwartz), and Washing

erican-Islamic Relations (CAIR) after designating both groups as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organizations. Prosecutors noted that Abbott said the goal of the investigation is to "identify, disrupt, and eradicate terrorist organizations" and to target threats involving violence, intimi

get threats involving violence, intimidation, harassment, or attempts to impose Sharia law in violation of Texas statutes. According to the article, Abbott stated that "DPS Special Agents assigned to FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces around the state will gather intelligence and initiate investigations in

sive relief bills to combat the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic." Biden Revokes Six Trump Executive Orders. The New York Times (5/14, Thrush, 20.6M) reports President Biden on Friday "revoked a Trump-era restriction on migrants who enter the country without health coverage and rolled bac

jurisdictions will work toward vaccine mandates. That is going to be locally driven and not federally driven." The Wall Street Journal (5/16, Rubin, Abbott, Subscription Publication, 8.41M) also reports Walensky argued companies should give their employees time to "make those appointments and get thems

on is grotesque." Additional reporting on the story was provided by The Guardian (08/05, Gedeon), USA Today (08/05, Bagchi), New York Times (08/05, Thrush, Feuer, et al.), and The Hill (08/05, Beitsch, Samuels). Opinion pieces on the story were published by The Hill (08/05, Mastrangelo), The Atlantic (

ral Ken Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott are also taking action, with Paxton seeking judicial orders to declare the absent Democrats' offices vacated and Abbott filing a petition to remove one of the lawmakers from office. The Hill (08/05, Gangitano) reported that President Trump on Tuesday said the FBI may