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Andy Borowitz | Trump Taps George Santos to Head Department Of Labor Statistics
Andy Borowitz, The Borowitz Report
Borowitz writes: "In one of the most stunning political comebacks in American history, on Monday Donald J. Trump picked the disgraced former congressman George Santos to lead the Department of Labor Statistics."

Greg Abbott Threatens to Expel, and Possibly Arrest, Dems Who Fled State
Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill
Fortinsky writes: "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to remove Texas House Democrats from the Legislature after they left the state Sunday in a bid to stop Republicans from proceeding with a redistricting effort that would give the GOP five more opportunities to gain seats in the 2026 midterms."

Naomi LaChance | Trump’s Admin Is Investigating Jack Smith, Who Prosecuted Him Over January 6
Naomi LaChance, Rolling Stone
LaChance writes: "The president long pledged 'retribution' against his enemies for prosecuting him. Now it’s happening."

More Than 3,000 Boeing Workers Begin Strike After Rejecting a Contract Offer
Joe Hernandez, NPR
Hernandez writes: "Thousands of unionized workers at Boeing facilities in Missouri and Illinois went on strike early Monday after failing to reach an agreement on a labor contract."

Hunger Mounts, Cemeteries Grow in Sudan's Besieged al-Fashir
Reuters
Excerpt: "Hundreds of thousands of people under siege in the Sudanese army's last holdout in the western Darfur region are running out of food and coming under constant artillery and drone barrages, while those who flee risk cholera and violent attacks."

Plastics 'Crisis' Is Costing $1.5 Trillion in Global Deaths and Injuries, Report Says
Alexander Smith, NBC News
Smith writes: "A global 'plastics crisis' is costing governments and taxpayers $1.5 trillion annually as they try to cope with the escalating injury, disability and death caused by the substance polluting our land, sea and bodies, according to a new report by a leading medical journal."