Politics

Fourth Circuit: It's not okay to handcuff school children, but go ahead and do it anyway

Two girls got into a fight on the school bus on their way to East Salisbury Elementary School in Salisbury, Maryland. The bus driver suspended them both from the bus for three days, but the school decided more was needed. …

Rick Gates prepares to plead guilty … but what does Mueller get?

Former Trump aide Rick Gates is charged with 12 counts that include lying to the FBI, failing to register as a foreign agent, money laundering, and …

PAUL J. MANAFORT, JR., and RICHARD W. GATES III, together with others, knowingly …

Donald Trump Jr. is making a 'foreign policy' speech in India—in between selling condos

If you missed it when Donald Trump Jr. was made an official ambassador of the United States … you didn’t miss it. Because it didn’t happen. But that’s not stopping Son-of-Trump from delivering what is being billed as “a foreign …

Update: Henry Montgomery won his Supreme Court case—but not his freedom

The Associated Press has reported that 71-year-old Henry Montgomery, whose appeal led the Supreme Court to ban mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles, has been denied parole. Montgomery has been incarcerated since age 17, when he shot sheriff’s …

Open thread for night owls. Ghosh and Scott: Russia's election interference is Digital Marketing 101

Dipayan Ghosh and Ben Scott at The Atlantic write—Russia’s Election Interference Is Digital Marketing 101:

[…] Consider two things. First: While the Russians created fake accounts to pose as Americans on social media and buy ads, the technologies …

Lawrence O’Donnell Crushes The Fox News Obama/Trump Hypocrisy

Lawrence O’Donnell asked a question that exposed Fox as not a news organization when he asked what would Fox News do if Obama used the same language as Trump? Video: @Lawrence asks how would Fox News react if Obama acted …

Trump Endorses Mitt Romney’s Run for Utah Senate Seat

Mr. Romney, who has publicly clashed with Mr. Trump in the past, has signaled he plans to serve as a check on the president if he is elected.…

New data shows Republicans on verge of falling to third-party status in California

On Friday, the office of California Secretary of State Alex Padilla posted updated voter registration statistics in advance of the state’s June 5 primary, and the data shows a continuation of the same bleak trend line for Golden State Republicans …

NY Daily News Trashes Trump For Golfing ‘Miles Away’ While Parkland Families Hold Funerals

With a photo of tomorrow’s cover, the NY Daily News tweeted out: “Remember that time [Donald Trump] tweeted about how it isn’t presidential to visit a golf course after a tragedy?”

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Virginia House backs Medicaid expansion, with a bad twist

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The Virginia House has included a Medicaid expansion in its budget for the next year, though the Senate budget does not include it. That’s problem No. 1—they’re going to have to fight that one out. But there’s a …