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The Capitol Hill bar where Sen. Rand Paul's son unleashed a drunken antisemitic and homophobic tirade at a Republican congressman has issued a blunt statement making clear William Paul is no longer welcome — ever.

"That person had his last drink at the Tune that night," the Tune Inn declared in a morning-after statement, referring to the incident that erupted Tuesday when Paul confronted Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) at the popular DC watering hole.

A Georgia city has filed a lawsuit over plans to build a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.

Lawyers representing Social Circle, a town of about 5,000 people that is 45 miles east of Atlanta, filed suit Wednesday against ICE, the Department of Homeland Security, Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin and acting ICE Director Todd Lyons.

During a Louisiana state Senate redistricting hearing Monday, a resident identified as Marshawn delivered an emotional speech condemning Republican efforts to eliminate majority-Black districts.

Marshawn expressed certainty that Republicans would pass a map erasing Black representation, criticizing Trump administration officials including, RFK Jr. and Pete Hegseth. He cited RFK's comments about Black children and antidepressants, and Hegseth's association with pastor Doug Wilson, who he said praised slave owners' "spiritual ground."

A Republican congressman facing domestic violence allegations from his ex-wife has decided his best move is to sue her.

Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) filed a defamation lawsuit Wednesday in Cuyahoga County against Emily Moreno — the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) — along with her legal team, claiming they made "false, malicious, and defamatory statements wrongly accusing him of being a violent and abusive husband and father."

Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) has been absent from Congress for nearly four weeks, with no votes cast since April 17 and no public explanation for her disappearance.

The 83-year-old Democrat has not appeared in committee meeting footage for Transportation and Infrastructure or Education and Workforce since her last vote, according to The New Republic. However, her social media accounts remain active with posts using recycled photos from October events, according to Capital Hill correspondent Jamie Dupree's post on X, creating the appearance of ongoing constituent engagement.

Gulf states that poured hundreds of millions into Jared Kushner's private equity firm are openly griping that they got little for their money, Bloomberg reported Wednesday.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE funneled enormous sums into Affinity Partners, Kushner's Florida-based investment vehicle, in hopes of securing White House influence and healthy portfolio returns, the outlet reported. Instead, Trump launched a war on Iran that all three states had opposed, leaving them with little to show for the arrangement.