National

• NY judge puts pause on Trump trial after attorneys appeal re: presiding judge
• Kelly Ayotte sounds alarm for NH and Northeast illegal border crossings
• TX AG Ken Paxton is acquitted of impeachment charges by state senate
• United auto workers on strike over wages and jobs staying in US
• Mayor's race in CT town highlights more absentee ballot trafficking

Open.Ink

• Connecticut story on absentee ballots is a reminder of the need for local groups to be informed about election process, laws, and discrepancies in order to eliminate election corruption.