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1 Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche Defends Epstein Files Release After Survivors Slam Redaction Failures
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the Justice Department's release of more than 3 million pages of files on Jeffrey Epstein during an interview on ABC News' "This Week" yesterday. Survivors and lawmakers have criticized the release, saying it was filled with mistakes that exposed victims' names while keeping abusers hidden. Blanche said the errors affected only a tiny fraction of the documents and that his team is working to fix them. In another television appearance yesterday, Blanche said the release of new Jeffrey Epstein files, which include photographs and messages with powerful people, does not mean anyone else will be charged. The files have drawn criticism from survivors who say the release exposed some victims' names while keeping abusers hidden.
2 Democrat Taylor Rehmet Wins Republican Texas State Senate Seat By A Wide Margin
Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election for a Texas state Senate seat on Saturday, flipping a district that has been held by Republicans for decades. Rehmet, a labor union leader and Air Force veteran, defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss by more than 14 points in the Fort Worth-area district. For comparison, Donald Trump won the same district by 17 points in 2024. Democrats said the win shows voters are rejecting GOP candidates and policies under the second Trump administration. Rehmet will serve until early January and must win again in November to keep the seat for a full term. The Texas Legislature is not set to meet again until 2027.
3 ICE Halts "All Movement" At Texas Detention Facility Over Measles Infections
ICE has stopped all movement at a family detention center in Texas after two people there tested positive for measles. The cases were found Friday at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, which holds parents and children. The Department of Homeland Security says medical staff quarantined anyone who may have come in contact with those infected and is working to stop the spread in the facility, about an hour from San Antonio. This comes as ICE's detention population has grown to more than 70-thousand people under the Trump administration, up from around 40-thousand a year ago. The U.S. saw more than 2,200 measles cases in 2025, the most in decades.