Epstein Secrets

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

jury investigating the 2020 election aftermath, adding that Trump "did absolutely nothing wrong." The story was also reported on by CBS News (07/21, Quinn, Legare), Politico (07/21, Gerstein, Cheney), a second Politico (07/21, Gerstein) article, BBC News (07/21, Halpert), Reuters (07/21, Heavey, Lynch,

spital shows that local officials need more decision-making power to adequately respond to the pandemic." The Chronicle adds Jackson Lee "said that Abbott's March executive order 'poses an imminent threat of disaster for all the counties in the state' because it limits the ability of local officials to

ot an expert on infectious diseases and repeatedly battled with Birx and other experts about the best way to contain the pandemic." CBS News (1/24, Quinn, 5.39M) reports on its website, "Birx stressed that for the new administration, having a team at the White House to respond to the ongoing pandemic

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

lmer), and Center for American Progress (08/05, Hall, Wilson, Eisenberg). House Oversight Chair Issues Subpoenas for Epstein Files CBS News (08/05, Quinn) reported that the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to several former high-ranking government officials, including former President Bi