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A Fort Worth activist who cursed out the Republican-majority Tarrant County Commissioners Court over a plan to gut polling sites was arrested in the middle of the night.

Efrin "EJ" Carrion, a Fort Worth activist and host of the 817 Podcast, was booked into Tarrant County Jail early Wednesday on a charge of disrupting a meeting. It is a Class B misdemeanor, meaning a low-level criminal offense.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seems to have cooked up a scheme to keep a "cash spigot" flowing, one that may wreak havoc on the international economy if it backfires, according to a new column.

The Guardian's editorial board argued on Wednesday that Bessent's plan to buy up a large volume of Japanese Yen may help stabilize markets in the short term. However, they warned that it is likely to lead to a massive issue if the plan goes sideways.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is promising the federal government's first official definition of ultra-processed foods.

There's just one problem, reported Nicholas Florko for The Atlantic: nobody, including scientists who study the category, actually agrees on what counts.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement may soon be equipped with electroshock gloves to subdue detainees — but the proposal has already drawn legal threats.

In a press conference on Wednesday, leaders in New York State vowed any use of this weapon in their jurisdiction will be met with swift legal retribution.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton held a tele-town hall for his U.S. Senate campaign.

During the Monday event, a caller confronted Paxton.

Gas prices in the United States hit a dubious milestone this week, as for the first time in at least a quarter-century, the national average has stayed above $4 a gallon this deep into the year.

The average price of a gallon of regular sat at $4.03 on Wednesday, according to AAA. While on its own, the figure is unremarkable, dropping from $4.08 a week ago and only modestly above the $3.87 recorded a month earlier. But experts noted that it stands out because of the calendar.

A Trump-aligned candidate for governor in Ohio has long touted his biotech experience, but much of his success may have been due to his mom doctoring data, according to a new report.

Oligarchy Watch reported on Wednesday that Vivek Ramaswamy's mom, Geetha, who worked with her son at biotech firm Axovant despite having no experience running clinical trials, may have manipulated data about the effectiveness of the drug intepirdine, which Axovant purchased in its efforts to develop a treatment for Alzheimers.

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has convened an unusual special grand jury in Washington, D.C.

Overseen by Pirro ally Steven Vandervelden, the special grand jury sparked speculation about potential targets, according to the Washington Post.

The Republican Party's attempt to manipulate Democratic primaries by boosting beatable candidates is falling flat on its face.

According to MS NOW's Steve Benen, the loss by progressive Francesca Hong on Tuesday night in Wisconsin's Democratic gubernatorial primary, despite Republican PACs spending millions on ads supporting her, showed voters have caught on to the "meddling."

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's newly reported "very unusual" move suggests a sinister development in play, MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin said Wednesday.

Rubin took to the airwaves to discuss the convening of a special grand jury in Washington, D.C., with Pirro's top lieutenant Steven Vandervelden tasked with leading the helm.