Jennifer Fortenberry

I'm a CPHS Government/AP Gov't & Politics teacher. This account is for my students + anyone else who aspires to understand our political system!

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Immigration judges are seeing their dockets multiply as part of the Trump administration’s push to speed up deportations.

Attorneys for the immigrants worry due process rights will be violated as a result. https://t.co/QBzBRTn3uK

[USA TODAY @USATODAY]

As Maine and other states consider bans and moratoriums on large data centers, Texas is moving in the opposite direction. https://t.co/vRWPls5J9e

[USA TODAY Politics @usatodayDC]

Texas Republicans once impeached Paxton. Now his Senate run splits them https://t.co/4DsKfVsq7U

[The Hill @thehill]

Trump’s Jan. 6 story becomes GOP’s status quo
https://t.co/qHKcSWhBwf

[Josh Putnam @FHQ]

The Democrats and ranked choice voting in the 2028 presidential nomination process

Coming off a Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting primarily devoted to the primary calendar, the headline maybe instead should be about RCV.
https://t.co/TDncTBq99j

[ProPublica @propublica]

Lending $620M to a firm tied to Donald Trump Jr. is one of many actions by the Trump administration that have helped companies in which the Trump family holds stakes.

But it’s the first contract to be directly linked to White House intervention.
https://t.co/wkluPx5vqw

[The Hill @thehill]

Rights groups allege abuses at largest US immigration detention center
https://t.co/ZCn3TKYuEn

[USA TODAY @USATODAY]

An appeals court ruled that the Trump administration violated the Constitution by kicking out transgender people serving in the military. https://t.co/AQLxmejRkr

[Roll Call @rollcall]

The Trump administration prepared to abandon its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” Monday after intense pushback from GOP lawmakers.
https://t.co/UZuZwsTOAT

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Seven months after President Trump announced his peace plan for Gaza and more than four months since he convened his Board of Peace to implement and pay for it, the plan is stalled and expected donations to the fund it created are nonexistent. https://t.co/EmDWkerG5P

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The world is getting more uptight about lending money to President Donald Trump's government — causing interest rates to climb in ways that are worsening affordability pressures, hampering economic growth and creating a new risk for Republicans in the midterm elections. https://t.co/cuU3r8y5Ej

[The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor]

Some Southern states moved to eliminate majority-minority districts in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling last month. But others are holding off for now – underscoring the complexities and political risks. #gerrymandering #scotus #redistricting https://t.co/gwHqcJHNjs

[Vox @voxdotcom]

The DOJ is reportedly opening a criminal investigation into E. Jean Carroll, the woman who won $88 million in damages after a jury found Trump sexually abused her.

[POLITICO @politico]

‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is ‘deeply offensive,’ Pence says https://t.co/QvjMGYVQj5

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

A federal judge ordered that President Trump’s name be removed from the Kennedy Center within two weeks and that officials halt its plan to close the venue for two years.

Read more on the decision here: https://t.co/WEfeODiAWE

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Louisiana erased a majority-Black congressional district, becoming the second state to do so after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act​ last month.
https://t.co/17eC8trJ9o

[WSJ Politics @WSJPolitics]

An emboldened Justice Department with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche at the helm is ramping up efforts to investigate and prosecute President Trump’s perceived enemies https://t.co/7BzOxHIX6T

[The Christian Science Monitor @csmonitor]

In the aftermath of the 2025 LA wildfires, decisions to fast-track rebuilding efforts have left residents vulnerable to future problems. CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti's new book “Torched” analyzes what went wrong #wildfire #cbsnews #books https://t.co/s2JSqodTkH

[The Hill @thehill]

Ex-CDC director warns Ebola outbreak could rank second largest in history
https://t.co/68sVFW5ej2

[Texas Tribune @TexasTribune]

Texas school police pepper-sprayed, tackled and tasered students.

School officers across the state turned to heavy-handed tactics on children, often in response to minor misbehavior, investigation shows. Via @nytimes https://t.co/jsRhFWO2Ke