This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily News Brief for Wednesday, April 12th, 2023.
 
https://nypost.com/2023/04/11/truck-carrying-soil-from-east-palestine-overturns-on-highway/
 
Truck carrying toxic soil from East Palestine train derailment overturns on highway
 
A truck carrying about 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from East Palestine, Ohio, overturned on Monday, spilling roughly half its contents onto the highway before it even got out of the state.
 
The open-top tractor-trailer was traveling north on SR-165 in Columbiana County when the accident occurred, CBS News reported.
 
Driver Phillip Falck, 74, went off the right side of the road and hit a ditch and a utility pole before overturning, the outlet said.
 
Officers who responded found the truck “on its side,’” per the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
 
The local fire department and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency also responded.
 
It was decided that the 20,000 pounds of spilled soil was contained and did not threaten any waterways.
 
Falck sustained minor injuries and was cited for operating a vehicle without reasonable control, WFMJ reported.
 
The soil onboard was being transported away from East Palestine, where a Norfolk Southern train derailed on Feb. 3, releasing multiple hazardous substances into the surrounding area.
 
Residents were evacuated, and thousands of fish reportedly died from exposure to the toxins.
 
More than two months later, the process of removing contaminated soil and water from the site remains ongoing.
 
On Monday, state officials said approximately 11.4 million gallons of wastewater had been hauled out of the area, in addition to 19,900 tons of soil.
 
A new health clinic, the East Liverpool City Hospital East Palestine Clinic, also opened in the area on Monday.
 
It will replace the temporary assessment clinic that opened in the wake of the derailment.
 
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/manhattan-da-alvin-bragg-sues-rep-jim-jordan-trump-indictment-subpoena
 
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg sues Rep. Jim Jordan over Trump indictment subpoenas
 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Tuesday filed a federal lawsuit against Rep. Jim Jordan, alleging that the Republican lawmaker is trying to wage a campaign of intimidation over his prosecution of former President Donald Trump. 
 
In his lawsuit, the Democratic D.A. said he's taking legal action "in response to an unprecedently brazen and unconstitutional attack by members of Congress on an ongoing New York State criminal prosecution and investigation of former President Donald J. Trump."
 
Bragg is asking a judge to invalidate subpoenas that Jordan, the chair of the House Judiciary Committee, has or plans to issue as part of an investigation of Bragg's handling of the Trump case.
 
"The Manhattan D.A.'s Office focuses on the law and the evidence, not political gamesmanship or threats. We look forward to presenting our case in court to enjoin enforcement of the subpoena." 
 
The case is assigned to U.S. District Mary Kay Vyskocil, a Trump appointee who previously served as a federal bankruptcy court judge.
 
In recent weeks, the Judiciary Committee issued a subpoena seeking testimony from a former prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, who previously oversaw the Trump investigation. The committee has also sought documents and testimony about the case from Bragg and his office. Bragg has rejected those requests.
Trump was indicted late last month on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to hush-money payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury allegations that he had extramarital sexual encounters. The 2024 presidential contender has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty at an arraignment in Manhattan last week.
 
The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing in Manhattan on Monday on crime in New York City and what it alleges are Bragg's "pro-crime, anti-victim" policies. The D.A.'s office, however, points to statistics showing that violent cr