- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: The problem(s) with Trump’s radical new executive order on flag burning
In this country, a presidential executive order cannot override a Supreme Court ruling. On flag burning, Trump doesn't appear to care.
- David Gilmour @ Mediaite: Trump Rages That ‘Biased’ ABC, NBC Should Have Licenses ‘Revoked’: ‘Threat to Democracy’
President Donald Trump doubled down on his late Sunday attacks on ABC News in fresh demands that ABC and NBC should both lose their broadcast licenses because of what he called “biased and untruthful” coverage of his presidency.
- Emell Derra Adolphus @ The Daily Beast: MAGA Mainstay Nancy Mace Cancels Speech After Just Eight People Show Up
The South Carolina gubernatorial candidate is known for her theatrics but reportedly struggled to find an audience—any audience.
- Ryan Bort @ Rolling Stone: Supreme Court Architect Is Pumping Money Into the Midterms
Leonard Leo, the longtime Federalist Society honcho, is lending a hand to Republican candidates in key races.
- Alan Feuer @ The New York Times: In Trump’s Second Term, Far-Right Agenda Enters the Mainstream
President Trump has embraced an array of far-right views and talking points in ways that have delighted many right-wing activists who have long supported those ideas.
- Cathy Young @ The Bulwark: How Chris Rufo Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Cancel Culture
The anti-woke warrior’s authoritarian roots are showing.
