- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Kristi Noem flunks an important test on the basic meaning of habeas corpus
The homeland security secretary was asked to define habeas corpus. Her outrageously wrong answer was humiliating — but it was also important.
- Alex Marquardt, Kristen Holmes and Natasha Bertrand @ CNN: Sources contradict Trump narrative about Qatar offering plane as ‘gift’
The Trump administration first approached Qatar to inquire about acquiring a Boeing 747 that could be used as Air Force One by President Donald Trump, four sources familiar with the discussions told CNN. That’s contrary to the narrative from the president that Qatar reached out and offered the jet as a “gift” to him.
- Angry White Men: Andrew Isker Blames Signalgate Scandal On Israel
In March, news broke that then-National Security Adviser Mike Waltz mistakenly added a journalist to a clandestine Signal chat where attack plans were being discussed. Although Waltz eventually resigned, white Christian nationalist Andrew Isker claimed that something more sinister was afoot, and that Israel was likely involved.
- Charisma Madarang @ Rolling Stone: Trump Admin Charges House Democrat After ICE Scrum
Rep. LaMonica McIver called the charges against her “purely political” and said the administration will not stop her from “standing up for what is right”
- John Fea @ Christianity Today: From the Manhattan Elite to MAGA Populism
Today’s overtly political and unapologetically pro-Trump Eric Metaxas was once a winsome voice in New York City’s evangelical intellectual renaissance.
- David J. Bier @ Cato At Liberty: 50+ Venezuelans Imprisoned in El Salvador Came to US Legally, Never Violated Immigration Law
Shortly after the US government illegally and unconstitutionally transported about 240 Venezuelans to be imprisoned in El Salvador’s horrific “terrorism” prison on March 15, CBS News published their names. A subsequent CBS News investigation found that 75 percent of the men on that list had no criminal record in the United States or abroad. Less attention has been paid to the fact that dozens of these men never violated immigration laws either.
