The Texas Supreme Court is now involved in a political showdown. Gov. Greg Abbott wants more than 50 Democratic lawmakers who fled the state hauled back and arrested. Now, one legislator has been singled out as the “ringleader.”

Plus, President DonaldTrump insists his deputy attorney general’s recent interview with Ghislaine Maxwell was “totally above board.” But why was she moved to a lower-security prison just days later, and where’s the transcript?

And a major vaccine shake-up. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pulls $500 million in government funding for mRNA vaccine research, stopping projects with Pfizer, Moderna and others in their tracks.

These stories and more highlight your Unbiased Updates for Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.