Cuellar indicted by DOJ on bribery, money laundering charges - The Texas Tribune apple.news/ARSahpZ16RcuID…

Some Latinos have negative stereotypes about immigrants, blame them for the status devaluation of the Latino community, & cognitively distinguish
themselves from Latino immigrants; they are more likely to support Trump
academic.oup.com/poq/article-ab…

Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison apnews.com/article/jack-w…

U.S. forces thought they killed a terrorist. They got the wrong man. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Well-deserved recognition of John's incredible intellectual and professional contributions. He is a great scholar, an incredible mentor, and a wonderful person.

The remarks sparked fierce criticism for peddling anti-Muslim tropes, and for breaking election rules which bar candidates from engaging in any activity that aggravates religious tensions.
religionnews.com/2024/04/23/mod…

Inflation has cooled from a peak of 7.1%, according to the Fed’s preferred measure, to 2.7%, as supply chains have eased and the cost of some goods has actually declined. Average prices, though, remain well above their pre-pandemic levels. wcnc.com/article/news/n…

As U.S. suicide deaths continue to rise, the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline serves as a vital tool.

To see how 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is working, we spoke to Dr. Mariana Izraelson, a call center director, about staff training, call volume, and more. pew.org/421Y92c

Most Americans do not see occupying buildings or establishing encampments as acceptable protest tactics, with large differences by party
today.yougov.com/politics/artic…

Trump, fresh off a penalty hearing for violating his gag order nine times, just called Judge Merchan “crooked” at his rally in Wisconsin.

“I have a crooked judge, he’s a totally conflicted judge. And [the trial] is in about a 95 percent Democrat area.”

United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/acabe1…

NPR investigation finds federal judges failing to disclose free luxury travel - important work ⁦Tom Dreisbach⁩

npr.org/2024/05/01/124…

Harassment of election workers has continued. Our latest survey of local election officials found that 34% of respondents know at least one election worker who has quit at least in part due to increased intimidation and safety fears. Read more: bit.ly/4bhwH4a

NEW: Bird flu may have been circling in cattle as early as December.
1. USDA announced in March.
2. In April USDA shared only partial data, making it hard to track. The last thing we need is less data.
3. USDA says farmers aren’t letting them fully test
nature.com/articles/d4158…

While the U.S. tries to find a way to establish Palestinian governance without Hamas, China is trying to find a way to keep Hamas involved in Palestinian government, it seems.

Here's a big warning sign for the future of evangelicalism.

Since 1900, the share of people who were currently evangelical was larger than the share who were raised evangelical.

That means evangelicals were converting non-evangelicals.

That trend stopped ~15 years ago.

.Emerson College Polling/@TheHill Arizona 2024 Senate Election:

🔵 Ruben Gallego 45.3% [50.6%] (45.8%)
🔴 Kari Lake 43.1% [49.4%] (38.8%)

Apr 25-29 [Mar 12-15] (Feb 16-19)
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.Emerson College Polling/@TheHill Arizona:

🔴 Trump 52.3% [52.3%] (45.6%)
🔵 Biden 47.7% [47.7%] (42.5%)

🔴 Trump 43.6% [45.8%] (42.6%)
🔵 Biden 40.2% [37.9%] (37.1%)
⚪️ RFK Jr. 8.5% [6.5%] (7.5%)
⚪️ West 0.9% [0.9%] (1.1%)
🟢 Stein 0.7% [1.6%] (1.3%)

Apr 25-29 [Mar 12-15] (Feb 16-19)

#BREAKING The NC Department of Adult Corrections identifies two of its law enforcement officers who were killed today as part of the U.S. Marshals Task Force Queen City News