MS NOW May 2023 Articles

Discussing the care economy with Ai-jen Poo: podcast and transcript

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the debt ceiling deal

New York Mayor Eric Adams is embracing his inner Trump

The true meaning of James Comer’s Fox News backpedaling

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.31.23

DeSantis’ assault on ‘leftism’ is totalitarianism in disguise

Cautious to commanding: How to turn a passive leadership style into a strength

How Rudy Giuliani and Antonin Scalia figure in Trump’s hush money case

DeSantis eyes repeal of Trump’s only bipartisan accomplishment

Right-wing Turning Point USA partners with registered sex offender for pastors event

Asian-American women are least likely to be promoted to management. Here’s how to change that.

GOP’s Chris Stewart to resign his seat in Congress

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.31.23

Why isn’t 72 hours enough for Republicans to read a short bill?

Scope of special counsel’s probe reportedly grows in unexpected ways

Is ‘follow your passion’ good career advice? This new study says no.

Marjorie Taylor Greene sees impeachment votes as her ‘dessert’

Why Trump’s call for banning birthright citizenship sounds familiar

Does this Connecticut lawmaker know that ‘witchcraft’ wasn’t real? Hard to say

Furious with McCarthy, far-right GOP members eye ‘a reckoning’

Leaked recording shows DeSantis supporters worried about abortion ban

Joe Biden just proved his critics wrong — again

Sarah Silverman and the secret to successful comedy

Ted Cruz cleared the lowest bar possible for LGBTQ rights

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.30.23

DeSantis out-dumbs Trump on ‘law and order’ with criminal justice reform claim

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‘Succession’ finale proves the show was a media parody from the start

Indiana doctor is fined and reprimanded over 10-year-old’s abortion

Harlan Crow has a new deadline — will he get a subpoena if he again demurs?

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.30.23

Why Ron DeSantis’ newest fundraising controversy matters

Tuberville’s comments on inner-city teachers adds to an ugly pattern

Biden (literally) laughs off question about possible Trump pardon

Texas’ GOP-led House impeaches Paxton, ignores Trump and Cruz

Striking a debt ceiling deal is one thing, passing it is another

The ‘Succession’ finale was a triumph — and a tragedy

Why Joe Biden’s struggle with Black voters still isn’t good news for Donald Trump

Trump’s legal team is an epic disaster

Where Justices Ketanji Brown Jackson and Neil Gorsuch keep finding common ground

Trump’s last-minute Merrick Garland letter is a desperate pre-emptive strike

No, sneakers in the Oval Office aren’t a cardinal sin

Conservatives are making Pride merch ‘toxic.’ Their real goal is much worse.

The Mar-a-Lago classified docs case keeps getting worse for Trump

What Biden’s rivals underestimate about his digital operation

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.26.23

White House announces national strategy to fight antisemitism

GOP rep laments lack of ‘white guys’ among Biden’s judicial nominees

Biden marks anniversary of George Floyd murder with ‘historic’ veto

Conservatives keep calling for an American dictator. Believe them.

In ‘The Little Mermaid,’ Black girls and women will see representation done right

Why would Team Trump slam DeSantis for agreeing with Trump?

A new report shows how social media use puts our kids and teens at risk

Why Stewart Rhodes’ sedition conviction matters

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.26.23

Voting rights foe John Roberts could be writing the next voting rights ruling

Rampant child sexual abuse is occurring in churches — not at drag shows

In debt ceiling fight, Dem equates GOP with ‘economic terrorists’

Transcript: Don’t Send the Police: Send Freedom House

South Carolina GOP helps complete a regional anti-abortion sweep

Kevin McCarthy’s Freedom Caucus headache is just getting started

Echoing Trump, DeSantis eyes possible Jan. 6 pardons if elected

Ron DeSantis’ openness to pardoning Jan. 6 defendants is a dark sign

Kavanaugh just went against his fellow conservative justices — for good reason

Republicans are testing Americans’ intelligence with debt talks

Three years. Six minutes. Reflecting on George Floyd and Jordan Neely.

Tina Turner’s honesty about her abuse was a revelation

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.25.23

Mar-a-Lago staff reportedly moved docs ahead of FBI’s arrival

Stewart Rhodes’ seditious conspiracy sentence could make Trump nervous

How Tina Turner set the stage for empowering women in music and life

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years

Ron DeSantis already has something to hide

House Dems’ discharge petition clears one hurdle, with more to go

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.25.23

Marjorie Taylor Greene slays irony, stresses House ‘decorum’

Why it matters that GOP voters still can’t shake Trump’s ‘big lie’

Donald Trump Jr. isn’t calling law enforcement liars just for the fun of it

How Black medics created Freedom House and made EMS history

Republican investigation: Texas AG Paxton likely broke laws

McCarthy pretends his own debt ceiling crisis isn’t his fault

Why Ron DeSantis’ Twitter debacle undermined his 2024 pitch

Why pronouncing my name right is more than common courtesy

We must emancipate U.S. kids from groups like Moms for Liberty

Demystifying “The Shadow Docket” with Steve Vladeck: podcast and transcript

President Ron DeSantis would be a nightmare. These Florida laws show why.

DeSantis hasn’t even scratched the surface of the harm he’s capable of

Republicans are redefining ‘wholesale’ politics in the silliest way possible

Tina Turner taught Black women like me to be fearless

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.24.23

Making students believe they’re about to die is not a lockdown drill. It’s abuse.

Why Elon Musk is partnering with Ron DeSantis for his 2024 launch

If McCarthy is worried about babies’ debt burden, he’s doing it wrong

John Roberts keeps missing the point on ethics and the Supreme Court

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.24.23

The Idaho killing suspect’s odd silence in court was merely a distraction

The key flaw in Ted Cruz’s partisan take on civil rights history

House Ethics Committee passes on taking action against Swalwell

A decade later, Republicans still don’t know what ‘concession’ means

In debt ceiling fight, GOP’s Gaetz embraces ‘hostage’ rhetoric

Why Team Trump is suddenly pleading for a meeting with AG Garland

Arizona lawmaker tries to ban voting machines via strongly worded letter

These are all the ways the debt ceiling crisis could end

Trump’s social media attacks on his legal foes keep coming

Hip-Hop artists are leading the AI discussion. Are you listening?

The untold story of how women in the U.S. earned the right to fly in combat

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.23.23

Harlan Crow stiffs Judiciary Committee, practically begs for a subpoena

The Pentagon explosion image hoax exposes our vulnerability

DeSantis dreams up a 7-2 conservative Supreme Court

Ukraine has an F-16 problem. Biden is (finally) going to help solve it.

The weak case for blaming Dems for the GOP’s debt ceiling crisis

Trump hush money hearing in Manhattan could set the stage for a contempt charge

Laura Ingraham backpedals after broadcasting anti-immigrant hoax

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.23.23

Special counsel reportedly interested in Trump’s foreign business deals

Why it matters that McCarthy wants military spending ‘off the table’

After losing election, Arizona’s Kari Lake loses court fights, too

Following CNN town hall, Carroll seeks new damages from Trump

GOP’s Comer says a bit too much about the point of anti-Biden probe

A new report suggests Jack Smith has some very key Mar-a-Lago notes

Featured document: Protecting pride events from armed extremist activity

Brittney Griner stood for the national anthem. Why aren’t her critics pleased?

NAACP’s Florida travel advisory highlights DeSantis’ statewide sabotage

Daniel Penny tries out the Trump-era version of ‘I have Black friends’ 

Monday’s Mini-Report, 5.22.23

There’s no hypocrisy in treating Dianne Feinstein and John Fetterman differently

Harlan Crow doesn’t get the Clarence Thomas problem — or doesn’t want to

Would a focus group believe the radicalism of the GOP’s default plan?

Ketanji Brown Jackson talks ‘Survivor’ ahead of court term finale

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.22.23

Tim Scott’s political career boils down to these three words

Putin uses sanctions to target Trump’s perceived U.S. foes

In Florida, reproductive care nightmares become tragically common

Trump’s former lawyers keep saying what he doesn’t want to hear

Jim Jordan doesn’t rule out yet another Hillary Clinton probe

As dangerous debt ceiling deadline nears, GOP is ‘moving backward’

Tim Scott may have to play by Trump’s rules if he wants a shot in 2024

Infighting has bedeviled Russia’s war on Ukraine since it started

Trump’s latest attack on DeSantis comes from the left

Why Rainn Wilson takes his shirt off (a lot) to find happiness

Rep. Clay Higgins’ manhandling of an activist revives his past dirty laundry

The tragic irony of Prince Harry and Meghan’s New York paparazzi debacle  

Democrats shouldn’t write off Florida yet

Having my book banned by Ron DeSantis was bad. So was what happened next.

Why former Trump Org executive Allen Weisselberg could face perjury charges

TikTokers sue Montana over state’s new ban on the app

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.19.23

Marjorie Taylor Greene shows her white nationalist cards — again

Recently laid-off? How to negotiate a surprisingly competitive severance

The WGA Strike and fight for Black TV writers

As budget talks ‘pause,’ Trump pushes dangerous default scheme

Neither Jim Jordan nor his so-called whistleblowers should be taken seriously

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.19.23

To defend Clarence Thomas, GOP senators slander the wrong target

Ted Cruz says he’s opening an investigation into Bud Light

Why the House Freedom Caucus’ debt ceiling demands matter

Jim Jordan is inadvertently discrediting his own case against the FBI

The right-wing movement surrounding Daniel Penny is barbaric

With law requiring AAPI studies, DeSantis leans into divide and conquer

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.18.23

Fertility app Premom gave users’ health data to third parties, FTC says

How a bad relationship led this woman to launch a global mental health platform

NAACP warns lawmakers not to sabotage themselves with debt limit deal

McCarthy made the right call in punting the Santos expulsion vote

DeSantis’ costly crusade: Disney scraps $1 billion Florida project

As G-7 summit begins, debt ceiling questions hang overhead

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.18.23

Deficit reduction still isn’t the principal goal for GOP leaders

Supreme Court tosses terrorism claim against Twitter, doesn’t mess with Section 230

FBI revokes security clearances from Jim Jordan’s latest witnesses

Trump judge’s ‘Mother’s Day’ quip shows absurdity of abortion pill hearing

The WGA Strike and fight for Black TV writers

It’s not just Dems touting a 14th Amendment debt ceiling solution

As another Santos aide quits, House GOP dodges expulsion question

In classified docs case, a Trump lawyer quits at a terrible time

What to make of Giuliani’s alleged cash-for-pardons pitch

Kari Lake has made filing frivolous election fraud claims a full-time job

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.17.23

The Senate hearing on AI shows lawmakers still don’t get it

In DeSantis’ fight against woke, Florida may instead go broke

Manhattan prosecutors get a little more specific on Trump hush money charges

A freshman Democrat brought receipts to the GOP’s hearing on D.C. crime

Here’s why the end of Title 42 wasn’t the nightmare Republicans said it would be

GOP uses Durham report to pretend the Russia scandal wasn’t real

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.17.23

McCarthy, back from overseas trips, slams Biden’s foreign travel

Judge who ruled for Trump on 2020 election loses Pennsylvania primary

GOP ‘living in its own universe’ with reactions to Durham report

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene wants to impeach a federal prosecutor

George Santos’ newest problem: House to vote on expulsion measure

McCarthy names his ‘red line’ as GOP debt ceiling crises advances

‘Fox News in Spanish’ bombards viewers with right-wing propaganda

The biggest problem with the GOP’s debt ceiling spending cuts

Daniel Cameron’s win in Kentucky is music to these people’s ears

Trump wants us to forget Robert Mueller’s findings — and it’s working

The simple power of Martha Stewart’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.16.23

Democrats vow to oppose work requirements in debt limit talks

Fani Willis trashes Trump’s attempt to quash special grand jury report

Lawsuit alleges Giuliani offered to sell pardons and split money with Trump

Trump is driving white nationalism. Biden needs to say so.

Why GOP leaders reportedly rejected a fair compromise on taxes

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.16.23

Why it matters when the media normalizes debt ceiling crises

DeSantis’ line on the ‘culture of losing’ omits the key detail

Fashion disruptor Aurora James: It took 38 years to ‘learn to love myself exactly as I am’

Some Republicans push to ‘defund the FBI’ at an unfortunate time

GOP has unrealistically high hopes about ‘informant’ they can’t find

Despite reality, Trump pretends the Durham report wasn’t a dud

John Durham has to know his final report is a mess

Tears, impossible choices and hope at the El Paso border

Watch this GOP lawmaker fail the ‘Ivanka question’

Zelenskyy has a bigger and more alarming appetite for risk than we thought

Avoiding a mammogram? High heels and waxing are more painful.

Roberts Court tees up next voting disaster in South Carolina

Monday’s Mini-Report, 5.15.23

Trump and DeSantis ‘mark’ anniversary of Buffalo massacre in the worst ways possible

Planned Parenthood wants to pack the court

GOP eyes new measures to make debt ceiling hostage note even worse

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.15.23

Ron Johnson recommends impeachment votes, but not for Biden

Why too much of the GOP is abandoning a voting integrity initiative

Even now, Republicans keep forgetting who was president in 2020

Trump vows role for Michael Flynn in a second White House term

GOP’s Comer ‘can’t track down’ his own anti-Biden ‘informant’

The dangerous Trump-blindness of Marjorie Taylor Greene

Biden must act to prevent a humanitarian and political migrant crisis

George Santos can’t Trump his way out of his legal woes

My mom taught me to know my value – by showing me that she knows her own

Stop the weaponization of motherhood

Netflix’s ‘Queen Charlotte’ hasn’t learned from ‘Bridgerton’s’ blatant colorism

Title 42 ended with Democrats’ whimper

Tucker Carlson’s great Twitter gamble

What Eric Trump doesn’t understand about Israel — and antisemitism

James Harden’s friendship with a mass shooting survivor isn’t a feel-good story

What ‘Varsity Blues’ and Supreme Court fraud reversals tell us about the system

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.12.23

California reparations plan poses new challenge for Gov. Newsom

Repeat these 5 words to instantly become more confident at work

To see debt ceiling crises as normal is to miss modern history

Florida schools weaponize DeSantis’ baseless ‘pornography’ claim to restrict book access

The GOP has to keep pretending its Biden investigations are legit

Judge who ruled for Trump in 2020 election could become a Pennsylvania justice

The problem(s) with the GOP’s bill on Covid unemployment fraud

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.12.23

It’s not just DeSantis: Congressional GOP targets Disney, too

Transcript: Healing in Buffalo

GOP rep: Party will ‘blow crap up’ if Biden takes 14th Amendment route

The inescapable intolerance of teenage girls — and the eminent patience of mothers

In classified docs case, did Trump publicly admit a bit too much?

Santos’ case in Brazil adds new pressure to Republican leaders

Following Trump’s town hall event, Carroll eyes possible new case

The two faces of Nancy Mace were on display at House GOP’s Biden news conference

Tommy Tuberville’s remark about enlisted white nationalists is an abdication of duty

GOP lawmakers are now attacking Disney at the federal level

George Santos is accused of breaking laws that help us have faith in our democracy

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.11.23

Justice Jackson writes ruling for trans woman who fled violence in Guatemala

Nina Jankowicz’s defamation suit adds to Fox News’ legal problems

Polling suggests public still struggles with debt ceiling basics

CNN’s Trump town hall was literally classic GOP propaganda

Trump pushes Republicans to stick to dangerous default plan

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.11.23

These two new laws gives moms a long-awaited victory to celebrate Mother’s Day

Facing ‘make-or-break moment,’ GOP’s Comer fails spectacularly

Tucker Carlson’s bid to start a Twitter show, explained

Why GOP leaders, even now, aren’t trying to force Santos’ ouster

A year after a racist shooting, East Buffalo seeks healing

Tuberville appears to defend white nationalists in the military

Trump does his defense attorneys no favors with town hall event

Donald Trump regrets nothing

Why CNN’s Trump town hall was always doomed to fail

E. Jean Carroll’s trial victory is a legitimate ‘not all men’ moment

Trump just (essentially) won the 2024 GOP primary. Here’s why.

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.10.23

Texas Rep. Bryan Slaton expelled over ironic groomer allegations

Inside the explosion of online sports betting with Eric Lipton: podcast and transcript

Anti-immigrant hysteria ignores gun suppliers’ role in migration

McConnell, DOD reject GOP senator’s blockade on military promotions

Republicans want to distract from the Dallas shooter’s extremism. Don’t let them.

Violent airline passengers shouldn’t be allowed to fly

Kagan worried about bagels while Clarence Thomas lived large with Harlan Crow

As Trump faces legal accountability, he clearly doesn’t like it

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.10.23

In debt ceiling fight, GOP targets how a bill becomes a law, too

Read the full George Santos indictment, including wire fraud and money laundering charges

As George Santos gets arrested, will the GOP finally act?

After verdict in Carroll case, too many Republicans flunk easy test

After debt ceiling meeting, Biden open to working around Congress

Trump town hall could be prime-time viewing for prosecutors across the country

10 questions CNN should ask Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy’s surprising surge is tied to his extremism

How Trump’s E. Jean Carroll deposition doomed his defense

Mexico’s president slams DeSantis over cruel anti-immigration bill

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.9.23

Senate Dems seek more info from Harlan Crow after Clarence Thomas reports

E. Jean Carroll’s win against Trump provides a road map for other victims

Jury finds Trump liable in Carroll case, awards $5 million

Liz Cheney rolls out anti-Trump ad ahead of CNN town hall

Racial healing in New Orleans

Republicans don’t believe the debt ceiling ‘x-date,’ either

Read the verdict form in the civil rape case against Donald Trump

The media’s focus on Jordan Neely’s mental health reeks of racism

After bloodshed, Texas Democrats decry GOP’s anti-migrant climate

Trump lies about Carroll rape trial in claiming he couldn’t ‘defend’ himself

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.9.23

E. Jean Carroll lawyers reject Team Trump’s ‘perfect’ rape victim trope

What’s missing from the defense from Clarence Thomas’ GOP allies

Trump’s gambit to take his hush money case from state to federal is a long shot

The most important flaw in Kyrsten Sinema’s ‘both sides’ pitch

As experts warn of ‘financial Armageddon,’ some in GOP shrug

The ‘box breathing’ technique Arianna Huffington swears by

Even now, McConnell is willing to back Trump’s 2024 candidacy

Why a judge limited what Trump can say in the hush money case

In the new Republican worldview, almost all news is fake

How Biden can unmask Kevin McCarthy with one simple question

Georgia governor signs bill that could stall local prosecutors’ investigations

GOP judges hearing abortion pill arguments are a nightmare for protecting rights

Monday’s Mini-Report, 5.8.23

Applaud the Proud Boys verdicts. Just don’t breathe a sigh of relief.

The nefarious practice of judge shopping has to end

With Feinstein’s absence, is everything ‘on the table’ for Supreme Court oversight?

With latest win, nearly half of U.S. has automatic voter registration

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.8.23

Florida Republicans ignore controversies, give Ladapo second term

Biden opens the door to a debt ceiling solution the GOP won’t like

As jobs market remains hot, Republicans pretend not to notice

Senate Republicans join House counterparts with default threats

Why Trump’s decision not to testify in defamation trial matters

The solution to the debt ceiling crisis is staring us right in the face

‘Succession’ is a show about paperwork. Why are folks so obsessed?

The redemption arc of Queen Camilla

Jack Smith’s tactical misstep may allow Trump to run out the clock in 2024

What’s up with RFK Jr.’s poll numbers?

King Charles should have to foot the bill for his coronation

Brits grew fonder of Charles after Elizabeth died. Then they remembered.

Russia’s nonsense about an assassination attempt is a sign of its desperation

Why I’m not falling for the latest ploy from Meghan Markle’s estranged family

Friday’s Mini-Report, 5.5.23

Trump electors accepted immunity deal in Georgia probe

Transcript: Delroy Lindo and Tracy McMillan on parenthood, forgiveness, and art

Meet the Latina who turned a side gig into a $50 million shoe empire

AGs in California and New York open investigation into the NFL

Enough is enough. Clarence Thomas must resign — or be impeached.

U.S. signals that it could work with China on Ukraine are a good thing

Are prosecutors working with a confidential Mar-a-Lago witness?

Friday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.5.23

Former Pentagon chiefs: GOP senator’s tactics undermine U.S. security

Transcript: Policing Jackson

In E. Jean Carroll case, Trump’s rhetoric isn’t doing him any favors

Transcript: The Right to Life

Dems slam Comer for using Biden probe to push bigoted theories

Court sanctions Kari Lake’s lawyers over bogus election claims

Job market stays hot, unemployment rate matches 54-year low

New revelations add to Clarence Thomas’ intensifying ethics scandal

The E. Jean Carroll witness decision that could haunt Donald Trump

This tweet perfectly sums up why TV writers are on strike

Trump unleashes unhinged tirade attacking his rape accuser

Gov. Gavin Newsom on America’s ‘very consequential moment’

Thursday’s Mini-Report, 5.4.23

New polling: Dominion case took a toll on Fox News’ standing

Would Trump pardon the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy?

In Jan. 6 trial, Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy

Thursday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.4.23

The Proud Boys’ convictions worsen Donald Trump’s legal woes

DeSantis makes a weak case for lowering the age for gun purchases

What the GOP doesn’t understand about Biden’s debt ceiling position

Clarence Thomas (still) needs to testify after (latest) undisclosed gift report

For Delroy Lindo and Tracy McMillan, Art Imitates Life

Breonna Taylor shooting becomes fodder in Kentucky governor’s race

Pointing to seized fentanyl, GOP’s Stefanik picks the wrong fight

Clarence Thomas’ ethics mess gets even worse (yes, again)

Defeat in dubious civil suit adds to Trump’s legal losing streak

Congress has power to reform Supreme Court ethics, conservative judge says

Tucker Carlson is wrong — this is exactly ‘how white men fight’

The GOP megadonors with buyer’s remorse

Discussing TikTok’s uncertain future with Jacob Ward: podcast and transcript

The New York subway death is a symptom of a bigger problem

How the late Justice Antonin Scalia is like fired Fox News host Tucker Carlson

Wednesday’s Mini-Report, 5.3.23

Pro-Trump super PAC loses its complaint over DeSantis funding

Newly revealed text underscores Tucker Carlson’s racism and bloodlust

With late-night talk shows suspended, political news takes a hit

How #MeToo reverberates in the E. Jean Carroll case

Why Sudan’s power struggle is so ripe for foreign interference

Even now, too many Republicans struggle with debt ceiling basics

DeSantis steps closer to trashing Supreme Court precedent on death penalty

Wednesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.3.23

Why Colin Allred should have Ted Cruz’s attention in Texas

What if Team Biden decides the debt ceiling is unconstitutional?

GOP senator underestimates Dems’ opposition to debt ceiling bill

What’s good (and what’s not) about the Dems’ debt ceiling Plan B

Clarence Thomas’ GOP allies still can’t think of a cogent defense

The liberal justices shouldn’t let Clarence Thomas off the hook

Kevin McCarthy’s debt ceiling ‘win’ is a loss for Americans

Oklahoma governor blames Clifford the Big Red Dog, LGBT folks for PBS funding cuts

Tuesday’s Mini-Report, 5.2.23

John Roberts should have been at the Supreme Court ethics hearing

What Tim Scott could get out of a doomed 2024 run

The bipartisan bill banning social media for kids seems doomed to fail

Senate Republicans flub an easy test on Supreme Court ethics

We shouldn’t buy Bishop T.D. Jakes’ claim that Wells Fargo has changed its ways

Missouri GOP’s dark vision for the future puts democracy on the back-burner

If Alito thinks he’s helping the Supreme Court, he’s mistaken

Tuesday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.2.23

Republicans aren’t yet done trying to make child labor great again

The biggest problem with the Republicans’ line on veterans’ care

Supreme Court precedent eyed by Clarence Thomas could soon vanish

This woman left the corporate world to inspire kids to get off their screens

RNC’s 2022 ‘autopsy’ to reportedly ignore the elephant in the room

Florida state attorney says DeSantis is on a witch hunt to fire her

Consequences of DeSantis’ election crimes office come into focus

State abortion bans could affect where Americans choose to go to college: poll

Threat of GOP-imposed default reaches new level as deadline nears

Why Kevin McCarthy just threatened to invite Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington

How the Supreme Court can finally get its house in order

America’s self-righteous contrarian trap

Did Trump solicit a crime of violence against his own vice president?

Trump’s threats to skip debates are a problem of the GOP’s making

Trump loses bid for Carroll mistrial after lawyer’s literary fumble

Zooey Zephyr and the ACLU were right to sue over her silencing

Monday’s Mini-Report, 5.1.23

The North Carolina Supreme Court just took a hatchet to democracy

It’s time for women to ditch their 5-year plans. Here’s why.

Greg Abbott’s deranged tweets panned after Texas mass shooting

Alito doesn’t understand the Supreme Court is already destroyed

New ad slams Democrats for opposing right-wing debt ceiling plan

Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 5.1.23

In an odd twist, GOP reps (sort of) vote to raise (certain) taxes

For Biden, Republican book bans become a defining political fight

On gun policy, Republicans ignore Americans’ consensus views

Ted Cruz picks the wrong fight with bonkers ‘terrorist’ rhetoric

Why prosecutors’ reported interest in Trump’s fundraising matters