The shocking scenes out of Texas tonight of law enforcement physically assaulting journalists are un-American and unconstitutional.

The First Amendment protects our free press.

Journalists play an invaluable and constitutionally protected role in documenting events, giving

The chilling show of force at the University of Texas at Austin is a disproportionate response to an apparently peaceful protest. Sending in a phalanx of law enforcement threatens protected speech where it should be at its most free: a public university like UT Austin.

Spotted at Cindy Adams’s 94th birthday party at her Park Avenue apartment: Kathy Hochul, Andrew Cuomo, Eric Adams, Woody and Soon Yi, Al Sharpton, Kellyanne Conway, Bill O’Reilly, Don Lemon, Robert Thomson, Keith Poole, Al Sharpton.

It was like the New York Post come alive.

He leaves a much richer legacy than this but gotta say: in a sea of boring suits on Capitol Hill Rep. Payne had styleee

Not pictured here but *horizontal* seersucker was among his summer wardrobe

LAPD marching towards USC

Sen. Blumenthal: 'The question is whether these federal agencies have sufficient authority now,” Blumenthal said. “It may just be that they’re failing to enforce the law . . . but if there are gaps in authority, we’ll move forward to fill them.”

Carlos is a photographer at Fox 7 in Austin and was here covering the protest for his station.

Update: At least 17 people have been arrested so far. Officers have threaten to use tear gas on the protesters gathered.

Follow along for updates throughout the day ⬇️

UPDATE: Former Derby alderman and mayoral candidate Gino DiGiovanni Jr sentenced to 10 days in prison for participating in the Jan 6 US Capitol riot

Our previous coverage: connecticut.news12.com/former-derby-m…

Minnesota now has at least six sitting lawmakers who have been arrested for crimes committed *while in office.* Burglary, drunk & disorderly, trespassing, a whole bunch of DWIs. Can any state beat us? minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/24/at-…

This has gotten exponentially more violent and out of control since DPS began dispersing protestors. At least 5 arrested now. Watch:

A look back at the years of debate in banning menthol cigarettes: rollcall.com/2024/04/24/dec…

Things are a tense at the University of Texas at Austin.

Multiple students participating in a pro-Palestine action are getting arrested. Students keep moving around campus, and police arrests one or two and then back off.

So well-deserved!

The House gallery breaking out in song about 45 minutes before lawmakers head to the floor to possibly vote on repealing the Civil War era abortion ban. #AZFamily

'More than 180 trees, thousands of bushes and other plant life were illegally cut down on the shared land behind Gov. Ned Lamont’s Greenwich home, according to town records and officials.' via Andy Blye greenwichtime.com/news/article/c…

Our national, expensive domestic PPE gambit: Two years after a showy groundbreaking, a $350 million medical gloves plant in Baltimore sits empty.

Great accountability journalism from the ⁦⁦The Baltimore Banner⁩. thebaltimorebanner.com/article/baltim…

Columbia University’s president hasn’t talked to the editors of Columbia’s student newspaper in over six months.

Whoever is advising Shafik to do that is making a huge mistake.

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idk how we got to a place where Ticketmaster fees are as much as the actual concert tickets themselves 🫠

Protest votes update in PA:

Haley's vote share is shrinking as more same-day votes are counted, but Trump will end up facing a more significant protest vote than Biden.

Doesn't look like 'uncommitted' anti-Biden write-in votes will reach the 40K total organizers hoped for