Calvert County, Maryland

A protest against a planned U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in San Antonio began and ended at Davis Middle School, part of the San Antonio Independent School District. The "March for Freedom and Justice" was organized by the Bexar County Democratic Party and drew more than 100 participants, including U.S. Representative Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Bexar County Commissioner Tommy Calvert, and local clergy. Groups such as LULAC, the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and the Brown Berets also took part. Demonstrators carried signs criticizing ICE and the Department of Homeland Security, some with vulgar language, and a voter registration drive was held alongside the rally. San Antonio police escorted the group to the site of the proposed ICE facility and back to the school.

The event has drawn scrutiny partly because Davis Middle School recently received an F rating from the Texas Education Agency. The protest reflects ongoing local opposition to the Trump administration's plan to open an immigrant detention facility on San Antonio's East Side.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said Thursday he would "absolutely sign" a statewide moratorium on new data center development if it reached his desk, though he stressed local jurisdictions should retain say over such decisions. Thirteen of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions, including Baltimore and Montgomery and Prince George's counties, have already imposed temporary bans amid resident concerns over housing and utility costs.

Moore's comments add to a growing wave of pushback against data center expansion tied to the AI boom. New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Deb Haaland also backed a moratorium, citing environmental concerns and calling for centers to build their own renewable power. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed regulators to penalize data centers violating water-use rules. At the federal level, Sen. Martin Heinrich blocked a GOP bill on data center electricity costs, calling it insufficient. President Trump has urged data centers to cover their own power and water costs but criticized New York's moratorium, warning it risks losing AI investment to China.

Rep. Young Kim (R-CA) has not reported any income for her husband, Charles Kim, on congressional financial disclosures since first running in 2018, despite Orange County records showing he earned up to $100,000 in 2017 as a U.S. coordinator for Dam Jae, a South Korean nonprofit honoring Korean War veterans. The nonprofit's chairman says the payments were volunteer expense reimbursements, not wages, and Kim's campaign says her husband has been retired since 2017 with only exempt Social Security income.

The disclosure comes amid other financial-transparency disputes involving Kim, including a 2025 ethics complaint alleging she failed to report nearly $50,000 in privately funded travel with her husband to Israel and South Korea, and a failed 2018 lawsuit challenging her "small business owner" ballot label. The renewed scrutiny arrives as Kim faces a bruising general-election matchup against fellow Republican Rep. Ken Calvert in California's redrawn 40th District, a race where both incumbents' financial disclosure histories have become a campaign flashpoint.