Crooked Bough News Round-up

— A renewed threat to JPL as the Trump administration tries again to cut NASA

 

at 4/19/26 4:00am

The cuts, proposed in the Trump administration's 2027 budget request to Congress, would pose further challenges to the venerable La Cañada Flintridge facility and its space missions.

— Ordered free, still locked up: Judges fume as Trump administration holds ICE detainees

 

at 4/19/26 4:00am

A legal maneuver once reserved for death row inmates and suspected terrorists has become the only recourse for immigrant detainees, who have flooded federal courts in California with thousands of petitions for freedom.

— Supreme Court weighs phone searches to find criminals amid complaints of 'digital dragnets'

 

at 4/19/26 4:00am

Does the 4th Amendment's ban on unreasonable searches extend to your smartphone and its tracking data?

— Swalwell scandal sparks fears of deeper rot on Capitol Hill

 

at 4/14/26 4:47pm

Former lawmakers across the political spectrum have warned for years of a hushed congressional bacchanal marked by inappropriate revelry and sexual misconduct.

— Sheinbaum orders increased scrutiny of ICE detention centers after deaths of Mexicans in custody

 

at 4/14/26 3:57pm

At least 15 Mexican nationals have died in ICE custody or during U.S. immigration enforcement actions.

— Commentary: Chaos is the leader in California's hot mess of a governor's race

 

at 4/14/26 2:06pm

Eric Swalwell's exit gives the also-rans a chance to surge into contention alongside Katie Porter and Tom Steyer. Will uninspired voters finally take interest?

— Arellano: Pope Leo isn't afraid of President Trump. We shouldn't be, either

 

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Hearing Leo's simple smackdown of the president, at a time when too many people insist we must sink to Trump's lows to beat him, is like receiving a sacrament I never knew I needed.

— Mexico's new top diplomat: A gay millennial with deep knowledge of the U.S.

 

at 4/14/26 4:00am

Mexico's new foreign secretary brings to the post a deep understanding of the U.S., a key skill in the age of Trump.

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