In the day's other headlines, a federal judge says he'll approve Purdue Pharma's latest deal to settle thousands of opioid-related lawsuits.

The agreement would require the Sackler family to contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years to state and local governments,

plus those directly harmed in the opioid crisis. They'd also have to give up control of the company.

This would replace a prior agreement that was rejected by the Supreme Court last year because it

protected the Sacklers from future lawsuits. The deal is one of the largest of its kind and comes

more than two decades after the first legal actions were filed against Purdue.

The judge says he'll explain his decision at a hearing on Tuesday.

Republican lawmakers in Indiana are canceling plans to meet next month to redraw their

state's congressional maps.

The president of the state senate said today there isn't enough support among members

to carry out such a redistricting.

This comes after months of pressure from the White House, which included two visits by Vice

President J.D. Vance. And it's seen as a major blow to the Trump administration's broader

efforts to create new maps that would favor Republicans in next year's midterm elections.

The city of Charlotte, North Carolina is bracing for an expected surge of federal agents as

President Trump looks to expand his immigration crackdown on the nation's cities.

A county sheriff said this week that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents could be

deployed to the state's largest city as soon as tomorrow.

Few details about the operation are known and local authorities have not been asked to assist.

Today, city leaders urged residents to be ready and to stay calm.

Whatever occurs in the coming days, we must meet the moment peacefully,

reduce panic, and remember that due process will be back.

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