The NFL responded to Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier's assertion that the Rooney Rule violates Florida law with a four-page letter, dated May 1.
Amazing quote from a Trump admin official in this piece on Pete Hegseth: “The president is always going to be the president. He’s always going to say and do things that cause chaos or controversy. That doesn’t mean it’s okay for everybody else to act that way.”
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has completed its decades-long project to destroy the Voting Rights Act. It has blessed racial discrimination and further encouraged partisan gerrymandering in the Callais ruling. 1/2
NEW: Emails show that Peter Thiel & Jeffrey Epstein's friendship was much closer than was known - and that Epstein encouraged Thiel's growing interest in & involvement in right-wing politics, introducing him to US & foreign officials to that end, some with intel ties:🧵
Florida has the second highest # of uninsured children in the U.S. yet the Governor has refused to expand CHIP and continues to violate federal law and make more kids uninsured.
The Trump Administration is not enforcing federal law.
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We lost a legend over the weekend… Monte Coleman was an all-time great Redskins and one of the best men I’ve had the pleasure of calling friend. I love you Monte! Rest with Jesus.
"So then, after I vaulted over the table and tackled the shooter, he looked up at me,... and with tears in his eyes he said,... 'Sir, you really need to build that big, beautiful new ballroom!'"
Scoop: immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions, such as participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests, posting criticism of Israel on social media and desecrating the American flag, according to internal documents.
w/ @NickNehamas
🚨President Trump told me: "I see no point of sending them on an 18 hour flight in the current situation [of the negotiations]. It's too long. We can do it just as well by telephone. The Iranians can call us if they want. We are not gonna travel just to sit there"
🚨When asked whether it means he is going to resume the war Trump told me: "No. It doesn't mean that. We haven't thought about it yet"
There is something mentally wrong with the President of the United States.
There is also something physically wrong with the President of the United States.
trump can’t stay awake at public events with the cameras rolling. Imagine what he’s like when there are no cameras.
New for @POLITICOMag: @BeauBayh — son of Evan, grandson of Birch — appears well on his way toward doing something remarkable this November: Turning deep-red Indiana purple, raising $2.4m so far and out-raising the scandal-ridden GOP incumbent.
My profile:
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Reminder Virginia has 3 more referendums on the November ballot
Adding language to Virginia constitution:
- Protect right to abortion
- Remove ban on Same Sex marriage
- Restore voting rights to those convicted of felonies once they serve their sentence
Expect all 3 to pass
While the US is infuriating much of the world by being reckless, erratic and lawless, China is playing the long game.
My latest column:
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