“I was going over a list of books that are banned in Tennessee [schools] and… the list was really staggering,” says novelist Ann Patchett. “Yet at the same time, we’re not doing anything to keep our children safe from guns… It’s ludicrous and an embarrassment… It’s a crime.”
I sat down with @RonanFarrow on his new reporting about how the U.S. government relies on Elon Musk, and what government officials had to say about that.
President Joe Biden will announce new environmental justice actions at the White House on Friday morning, surrounded by climate and environmental justice advocates, according to a White House official https://t.co/LjpRK5WD8a
"The old traffic tricks don’t work anymore—what does is great work, and serving an audience who loves you so much they’ll pay for you. That’s actually always been the case with journalism... The 2010s were a detour, not the new path forward." —@hilella https://t.co/brqiDCGaMH
Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin invites Chief Justice John Roberts — or another justice — to testify at May 2 hearing on ethics laws. “The time has come for a new public conversation on ways to restore confidence in the Court’s ethical standards,” he said
Rep. Nancy Mace, who has a more moderate view on abortion than most in her conference, told us: "We will not win the popular vote in '24 if we continue down this path of extremism." She also criticized Ron DeSantis for signing a six-week abortion ban.
North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill Wednesday banning gender-affirming care for most minors with the possibility of a felony for health care professionals who provide it. https://t.co/mhv5xIRWEw
A veterinarian stopped on a whim to examine a homeless man's dog outside a 7-Eleven. It kicked off a mission to offer free pet care to others in need. https://t.co/B9kv3TsGYW
The Florida House has approved a bill that would ban most abortions after six weeks, one of the nation's most restrictive. The bill now goes to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has indicated his support. https://t.co/uzlK3KheKP
Tennessee Rs in wake of Nashville shooting.
Hagerty: "Right now I'm not focused on the politics of the situation"
Ogles on banning AR-15s: "Why not talk about the real issue .. That's mental health."
Burchett: "We want to legislate evil -- it's just not going to happen."
A liberal win in Wisconsin's Supreme Court election next week could be the beginning of the end of the GOP’s near-dominance in the state.
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Here is what Sen. Rick Scott's "Rescue America" plan says about sunsetting "all" federal legislation every five years. Here's what Mitch McConnell said in rejecting the proposal - that it would sunset Medicare and Social Security, which is what Biden said tonight.