- Jane C. Timm @ NBC News: Indiana Senate rejects GOP-drawn congressional map in a major rebuke of Trump
Trump and national Republicans pushed Indiana lawmakers for new district lines that could have allowed the party to gain two seats in next year’s midterms.
- Michael Luciano @ Mediaite: Indiana Lt. Gov. Confirms Trump Threatened Entire State if It Didn’t Redraw Congressional Map
Indiana Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith (R) said the Trump administration threatened the state if the Republican-controlled legislature failed to gerrymander its congressional map.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: Trump’s pardon for Colorado’s Tina Peters suffers from one fatal flaw
Presidents can’t pardon individuals convicted of state crimes. Whether Trump understands that isn’t entirely clear.
- Leigh Kimmins @ The Daily Beast: Marjorie Taylor Greene Plots Major Move to Make Fresh MAGA Chaos
The Trump-bashing congresswoman is said to be quietly trying to stage a revolt against House Speaker Mike Johnson.
- Tracy Simmons @ Religion News Service: Christ Church at 50: How Doug Wilson pushed Christian nationalism to the center
The pastor, celebrating 50 years in his pulpit, has never had more influence than he does under the current presidential administration.
- David Badash @ The New Civil Rights Movement: ‘Positively Authoritarian’: White House Tweets and Deletes ‘Naughty List’ of Journalists
The White House appears to have tweeted then deleted a “Naughty List” of journalists, including top news reporters and outlets, in an act that is being described as “positively authoritarian” by one legal expert.
