New Texas Law Criminalizes Illegal Border Crossings, Senate Sex Tape Scandal, Pope Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples, Apple Halts Sale of Watches, and More.

Episode Format:

1. DEEP DIVE: Texas Governor Signs SB4 Creating New Criminal Offenses for Crossing Border Illegally and Allowing for Deportation (1:23)

2. DEEP DIVE: Senate Sex Scandal: Staffer Fired After Leaked Sex Tape (11:06)

3. QUICK HITTERS: US Warship Responds to Distress Call, Driver Crashes Into Biden's Motorcade, Southwest Airlines Hit with Record $140M Penalty, Vatican Approves Blessings for Same-Sex Couples, Apple Watch to Stop Selling Some Watches (16:50)

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Texas Governor Signs SB4 Creating New Criminal Offenses for Crossing Border Illegally and Allowing for Deportation

https://hro.house.texas.gov/pdf/ba884/sb0004.pdf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-immigration-law-sb4-signed-greg-abbott/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/politics/texas-border-bill-abbott/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/texas-gov-abbott-signs-bill-making-illegal-immigration-state-crime

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/18/texas-governor-signs-bill-that-lets-police-arrest-migrants-who-enter-the-us-illegally-00132355

Senate Sex Scandal: Staffer Fired After Leaked Sex Tape

https://dailycaller.com/2023/12/15/staffer-caught-filming-sex-tape-senate-hearing-room/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/politics/senate-aide-sex-tape-hearing-room/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/media/nbc-news-frames-senate-sex-tape-video-conservative-news-outlets-pushing-story

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-staffer-alleged-conservative-outlets-sex-hearing-room-rcna130095

https://twitter.com/MrSantosNY/status/1736073437427249544

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-cardin-breaks-silence-staffer-fired-sex-tape-filmed-hearing-room-breach-trust

QUICK HITTERS

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/politics/uss-carney-red-sea/index.html

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/car-plows-vehicle-biden-motorcade-delaware-campaign-headquarters

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/car-collides-with-vehicle-president-bidens-motorcade-delaware-witness-2023-12-18/

https://twitter.com/rawsalerts/status/1736582885543485878

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/southwest-airlines-reaches-140m-settlement-dot-2022-holiday-debacle

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/dot-penalizes-southwest-airlines-140-million-2022-holiday-meltdown

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-lgbtq-pope-bfa5b71fa79055626e362936e739d1d8

https://www.reuters.com/world/vatican-approves-blessings-same-sex-couples-under-certain-conditions-2023-12-18/

https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/18/tech/apple-halt-sales-apple-watches/index.html

https://www.npr.org/2023/12/18/1220125508/apple-watch-series-9-ultra-2-masimo-patent