Written by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal), and Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey)
Today in 5 Lines
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Democratic Senator Cory Booker said he was willing to risk expulsion from the Senate by releasing documents related to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh that had been marked confidential. Lawyers for George W. Bush, however, said they approved the release of the documents Wednesday night.
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Twitter announced that it has permanently banned conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his website, Infowars.
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The Trump administration said it plans to withdraw from a federal court agreement that limits how long children can be held in immigration detention.
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The New York attorney general’s office has subpoenaed every Catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into how the Church reviewed and possibly covered up allegations of sexual abuse.
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Three people were killed and two were wounded after a gunman opened fire in downtown Cincinnati, authorities said. The suspect is also dead.
The Race We’re Watching
Voters in Delaware are headed to the polls for the state’s primary, where first-time candidate Kerri Evelyn Harris, a young, African American Air Force veteran, is challenging longtime Senator Tom Carper for the Democratic nomination. It’s a longshot, but her supporters have hope that she’ll be the latest insurgent candidate to topple an establishment lawmaker. The winner will likely prevail against the Republican nominee in November.
