Republican Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the freedom to use his office to conduct conservative culture wars as he builds a culture warrior résumé to run in the Republican primary for governor or senator in 2022. He has already done a good job of culture wars by filing lawsuits — approved by the governor’s office … Read more
As Adam Serwer wrote, The Cruelty Is the Point: Trump’s only true skill is the con; his only fundamental belief is that the United States is the birthright of straight, white, Christian men, and his only real, authentic pleasure is in cruelty. It is that cruelty, and the delight it brings them, that binds his … Read more
The 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court term is slowly shaping up to be a momentous one, dropping a bombshell or two into the 2020 presidential campaign. The Census case is not over, and could return as early as this summer, or in early October. As Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern note at Slate: If there … Read more
House Democrats continue to advance the “People’s Agenda.” Today the House will vote on H.R. 6, The Dream and Promise Act of 2019. House Democrats poised to approve bill to give DREAMers pathway to citizenship: The US House of Representatives is poised to pass a bill that would give permanent citizenship to 2.5 million undocumented immigrants. … Read more
The House Judiciary Committee will vote Wednesday on legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for more than 1 million undocumented immigrants in the United States. And yes, Democrats can investigate Trump and do public policy at the same time. CNN reports House Judiciary set to review bills to protect Dreamers and TPS recipients: … Read more