Arizona’s Varied Reactions to Biden’s Border Executive Action

TL/DR - President Joe Biden has announced an executive action to restrict access to asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, allowing the U.S. Border Patrol to shut down all asylum processing when the number of migrant crossings between ports of entry exceeds 2,500 per day over a seven-day period. The action has been met with mixed responses, with legal…

Trump Allies Charged in Wisconsin Fake Electors Plot

TL/DR - Three men have been charged in Wisconsin for their roles in the fake electors scheme, an attempt to keep former President Trump in office after his 2020 election loss. Mike Roman, the head of Trump’s Election Day operations, Kenneth Chesebro, an attorney, and James Troupis, a former judge and Trump campaign attorney, are all charged with…

Shell CEO Supports Biden’s Climate Law: ‘All Good’

TL/DR - Shell's CEO, Wael Sawan, has endorsed President Joe Biden's climate agenda, praising the bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act for attracting capital and creating jobs across different states. Sawan called for greater stability in terms of incentives for climate technology and the permitting of liquefied natural gas…

Cal Fire Battles Alameda County Grass Fire

TL/DR - The Patterson Fire in Alameda County, west of the Tracy area, burned nearly 100 acres, with 75% containment reported at 9 p.m. The fire, which began near Patterson Pass Road and North Midway Road, burned a path near Pacific Gas and Electric Co's Altamont Pass Wind Farm Substation. A second grass fire was also reported down the road in…