Today's Top Headlines:
- Rep. Wesley Hunt is running for US Senate in Texas, defying GOP leaders to take on Cornyn and Paxton (AP News): https://tinyurl.com/23w7oabw
- Treasury Department Announces Frank Bisignano as Chief Executive Officer of the IRS (U.S. Department of the Treasury (.gov)): https://tinyurl.com/2cbdrk9r
- Judge Blocks Trump From Deploying Any National Guard Under His Command to Oregon (The Wall Street Journal): https://tinyurl.com/23yrawkq
- Capitol agenda: Senate talks sputter , White House aides prep ACA plans (Politico): https://tinyurl.com/2yn2n9tw
- Texas mom charged after allegedly shooting her 4 children, killing 2 of them, authorities say (NBC News): https://tinyurl.com/257crwjh
- Skydiving instructor dies falling without parachute after becoming separated during tandem jump (The Independent): https://tinyurl.com/24y8y3hl
- Judge blocks deployment of National Guard to Oregon. And, the Supreme Court's new term (NPR): https://tinyurl.com/25j87lqy
- South Carolina authorities are investigating a fire that engulfed the home of state circuit court judge (CNN): https://tinyurl.com/2bnj9yox
- Trump Hit by Damning Poll Over His Shutdown Plot (The Daily Beast): https://tinyurl.com/275vw4eq
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Work on Immune Systems (The New York Times): https://tinyurl.com/29m96ftt