In a new 14-page letter to the Justice Department, signed by prominent Washington attorney Abbe Lowell, Hunter's lawyers have asked for an investigation into close allies of former President Donald Trump, former Trump strategist Steve Bannon, Trump's longtime lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and others who had access to the laptop's data.
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ warned investment companies that they would lose access to state funds in two months if they fail to prove they are not involved in the environmental, social, and corporate governance movement, also known as ESG.
Resistance to environmental, social, and corporate governance investing is taking center stage in a number of Republican-leaning state legislative sessions this year.
The referral came from Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, an attorney representing clients in narco-terrorism and firearms scandals, who stated that the tweets in question violate Section 16-504 of Arizona's Revised Statutes.
"The Court should declare it unlawful and unconstitutional, vacate it in its entirety, and permanently enjoin its implementation (with a prudent transition for existing DACA recipients)," the court filing reads.
The move would re-organize the federal handling of the virus, so it is treated as a common threat to public health that can be handled through the usual powers of agencies.
Governor Greg Abbott announced the new position of Texas Border Czar to oversee security as the state faces a record number of illegal immigrants at the border.
The Catholic bishop of Tyler, Texas, denounced President Joe Biden's "fake Catholicism" and called on the Vatican to weigh in after the president said Pope Francis and some bishops did not oppose taxpayer funding for abortion.
