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We’re Now on the Fast Track to a Historic Constitutional Clash

David Kurtz Talking Points Memo
It looks like potential contempt proceedings in the Alien Enemies Act case and the Abrego Garcia case will be running in parallel, leapfrogging each other for the right to be the Supreme Court’s biggest test so far of the Trump II presidency.

Trump-Three Days of Wannabe Presidency or Dictatorship

Heather Cox Richardson Letters from an American
Trump’s decision to pardon or commute the sentences of all the January 6 rioters convicted of crimes was a spur of the moment decision designed to get the issue behind him quickly. “Trump just said: ‘F*ck it: Release ‘em all,’” an advisor recalled.

Trump Asked What Minority Americans Have to Lose by Voting for Him. We Now Have a Clear Answer.

German Lopez; Andrew Prokop Vox
During the election Donald Trump made his pitch to black and Latino voters: “What do you have to lose?” Six months into his presidency, Trump is giving a very clear answer: quite a lot, actually. During the campaign Trump was clear about his commitments to rolling back racial justice and civil rights gains, fashioning his campaign on a “tough on crime” and “law and order” platform that many racial minorities recognized as a dog whistle for racist policies.
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