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Jan. 6 riot defendant from Northern California wants out of DC jail, citing mental decline

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A week after rejecting a plea agreement from federal prosecutors, accused Jan. 6 rioter Sean Michael McHugh is asking a judge to release him from custody pending trial because his mental health is deteriorating and he is facing abuse inside a Washington, D.C., jail.

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Minus the politics, migrants often use buses, planes to reach shelter

Despite some Republican governors using migrant buses to try to embarrass Democrats, transportation for migrants from border areas to places where they can find shelter may be an important part of handling an unprecedented crush of asylum-seekers.

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D.C. Zoning Officials Prepare a 'Racial Equity Tool' To Guide Zoning Decisions

Local YIMBY advocates express concern that the tool, as written, is overly vague and could be exploited to stop development.

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34 Capitol riot defendants sign letter asking to be moved to Guantanamo

Defendants claim ‘Gitmo’ would be better than ‘remaining trapped within the wretched confines of cruel and unusual punishment of the DC jail’

The Independent UK

Can people with felony convictions vote?

Maine, Vermont, and Washington, DC allow those in prison to vote.

USAFacts

Ranking Heisman Trophy contenders after Week 5 of college football

Ranking the top 25 Heisman contenders after Week 5 – We had to drop Stetson a little after Saturday's game.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

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Longtime CBS White House correspondent Bill Plante dies at 84

The esteemed correspondent covered the White House for decades and is considered to be one of the longest-serving White House broadcast journalists in history

The Independent UK

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat - Roll Call

Has Rep. Mary Peltola started a new staffing trend? Her decision to hire Don Young’s chief of staff has raised eyebrows in Washington.

Roll Call

Former Mexican President Wants Marijuana Legalized, Bad Lab Results In Vegas, Weed 'Gifting' In DC

Vicente Fox, Former Mexican President Wants Cannabis Legalized Former president of Mexico Vicente Fox is once again calling for the legalization and regulation of recreational cannabis, reported Mexico News Daily.

Benzinga

Is this what history sounds like? Lizzo plays James Madison's 1813 flute at DC show

Lizzo is basking in her historical glory after playing a two-century-old crystal flute previously owned by the fourth president of the United States.

Los Angeles Times

Lizzo played James Madison's crystal flute onstage in D.C., proving history rocks

The Library of Congress had invited Lizzo to check out its flute collection during her tour stop. On Tuesday, she played a few notes on the historic instrument, twerked and declared history cool.

WEKU

Donald Trump’s immunity in rape accuser’s defamation case in the hands of DC appeals court

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump may get immunity after all in a defamation case brought against him by writer E. Jean Carroll, who has accused him of rape.

Tribune News Service

D.C.'s Preschool Teacher Education Requirement Won't Help Working Families

Even if credentialed teachers help kids learn more, it’s not worth making D.C. day cares prohibitively expensive and pushing experienced teachers out of jobs.

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Evening Standard

Alyn Williams joins DC Comics-themed Park Row restaurant as executive chef

The former Michelin-starred man returns to the capital (or rather, Gotham City) for his latest venture

WEKU

In a big Jan. 6 case, Oath Keepers go on trial for seditious conspiracy

The founder of the Oath Keepers and four others individuals linked to the far-right, anti-government group go on trial Tuesday on seditious conspiracy and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 riot.

Axios

Where GOP governors are transporting migrants

A look at when GOP governors have transported migrants since the spring — and how those U.S. cities are responding.

Al Jazeera

Why Republican governors are relocating migrants across US

GOP defends push that rights groups denounce as political stunt ahead of midterm elections. What exactly is going on?

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‘The community has stepped in when no one else does’: volunteers rush to aid bussed-in migrants

Volunteers help asylum-seekers sent north by Texas, Arizona and Florida governors, amid deepening political and ethical scandal

Al Jazeera

‘Preyed upon’: Texas sheriff opens probe into US migrant flights

County sheriff says 48 migrants were ‘lured under false pretenses’ to travel from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard last week.

Tribune News Service

New ‘Serial’ episode on Adnan Syed case drops; victim’s family, advocates respond to his release from prison

BALTIMORE — A day after a Baltimore City judge overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, a new episode of the hit podcast “Serial” that first made his decades-old case famous details the decision to free him.

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz says half a million migrants should be sent to DC

Texas Senator says Barack Obama should host migrants at his $12m Martha’s Vineyard home

Salon

Abbott sent migrants to Harris' home

"These are human beings," advocates plead

Salon

DeSantis tries to out-Trump Trump

There's an ugly history behind this week's Martha's Vineyard atrocity — even if Trump thinks it was all his idea

The Independent UK

DeSantis could be charged with kidnap after moving migrants to Martha’s Vineyard

California Governor Gavin Newsom asks DoJ to ‘investigate whether the alleged fraudulent inducement would support charges of kidnapping under relevant state laws’

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