Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Today, DeSantis ally and Palm Beach County clerk Mike Caruso has been arrested on child sex abuse charges, the Justice Department is asking the court to reinstate the charges against Abrego Garcia, a San Diego Padres coach has been arrested by ICE in Texas, Trump votes by mail again in Florida, Election denier Tina Peters has been hired in northern California, Paramount is asking states to bear the costs of their delayed buyout of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Minnesota Attorney General is suing to extradite an ICE officer from Texas, border construction in Big Bend is suspended after bipartisan pushback, Disney and ABC have sued the FCC to stop the early license renewal process, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein has vetoed a republican voter suppression bill, and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals says age restrictions on mail voting in South Carolina are unconstitutional.
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/business/paramount-warner-bros-antitrust-trial.html
Trump votes by mail again in his home state of Florida - POLITICO
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/17/us/big-bend-border-wall-texas-construction.html
Stein vetoes Republican-backed ‘anti-voter’ North Carolina elections bill • NC Newsline
San Diego Padres staffer in ICE custody after arrest at Texas airport | CNN
The litany of breaking news is like an explosion of chaos- metaphorically speaking folks - spewing shrapnel in every direction. Your analysis feels like a safe bunker from which to assess the daily damage. 😠😭💔
Thank you, Allison for the update. Major League Baseball will most definitely bring a lawsuit, against ice. At, least I hope so.