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TODAY'S HEADLINES:

On eve of legal recreational pot sales in Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker pardons more than 11,000 people with marijuana convictions.

Meanwhile, the EPA’s own scientific advisers warn that the agency’s regulatory rollbacks under Trump are at odds with established science.

And lastly, Bernie Sanders’ campaign hit its goal of 5 million individual donations - - the most contributions any campaign has ever received this early in a presidential election.

QUICKIES HEADLINES:

The Military Times reports that the Pentagon deployed 750 soldiers to the Middle East Tuesday and is preparing to send up to thousands more troops in the coming days amid ongoing protests at the American Embassy in Baghdad.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested immunity from prosecution in three corruption cases in which he faces indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust.

Uber and Postmates are suing California over its controversial new law that requires "gig workers" be considered employees rather than independent contractors.

And lastly, North Carolina voters in the 2020 primary election won’t have to show photo identification at the polls, after a federal judge ruled the voter ID law was written with discriminatory intent against black voters.