Today’s edition of quick hits.
* The latest on the deadly mass shooting in North Codorus, Pennsylvania: “The man who gunned down three detectives in central Pennsylvania had been wanted for allegedly stalking a former girlfriend and had broken into her house before ambushing the lawmen, authorities said Thursday.”
* In the Middle East: “Satellite imagery shows the mass displacement of Palestinians as the Israeli military launched its intense effort to take total control of Gaza City.”
* In related news: “The United States once again vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Thursday that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages after saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning Hamas. All 14 other members of the United Nations’ most powerful body voted in favor of the resolution, which described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as ‘catastrophic’ and called on Israel to lift all restrictions on the delivery of aid to the 2.1 million Palestinians in the territory.”
* A closely watched case: “A federal judge temporarily prevented the Trump administration on Thursday from hastily deporting hundreds of Guatemalan children, faulting the government for relying on false pretexts that “crumbled like a house of cards” when presented in court.”
* The inevitable appeal: “President Donald Trump’s bid to fire Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve is now at the Supreme Court. … In an application Thursday, the administration asked the high court to lift a district judge’s order that’s keeping Cook on the central bank board as her lawsuit proceeds against Trump’s attempt to fire her.”
* The shutdown deadline is 12 days away: “House and Senate Democratic leaders released a competing bill Wednesday that reflects their vision for how to fund the government on a short-term basis, drawing a marked contrast with the Republican proposal as a potential shutdown nears.” * These efforts are worth watching closely: “The Department of Justice is escalating its demands for sensitive elections data from voting officials, announcing lawsuits against two Democratic-controlled states who have thus far rebuffed the department’s requests. The DOJ is suing Oregon and Maine and those states’ secretaries of state in an effort to gain access to each state’s voter registration list, including personal information such as partial Social Security numbers.” * ICE is suddenly overflowing with cash, and it’s just starting to spend it: “Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking new office spaces in hundreds of locations across the United States to support plans to hire thousands of new lawyers and immigration enforcement officers, according to six federal officials familiar with the matter and records obtained by The Washington Post.” See you tomorrow.
Steve Benen is a producer for "The Rachel Maddow Show," the editor of MaddowBlog and an MS NOW political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of "Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans' War on the Recent Past."
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