Evening Roundup, May 20
A phish-y expedition against SPLC, women's health & midterm elections, DOJ's heist, post-truth America, The Pod, and The Movement
Spotlight Story
A Farcical Hearing
This morning, the Republican-led House Judiciary Committee (HJC) is holding a hearing titled, “The Southern Poverty Law Center: Manufacturing Hate.” Its premise is a farce — an opportunity for HJC Republicans to amplify the Trump regime’s outrageous smear
Hot Mic
Democracy Demands Women’s Health Stay Front and Center
It is critically important to keep reproductive health and the chaos at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) front and center in the headlines. Why? Two words: midterm elections.
Injustice
DOJ Facilitates a Heist
“People are grasping for words” to describe the nearly $1.8 billion dollar slush fund Donald Trump’s Department of Justice is creating purportedly in exchange for his withdrawal of a claim against his own Internal Revenue Service. It has been compared to a George Clooney movie
Media Center
Andrew Weissmann Has a Plan to Save America
Andrew Weissman served as the lead prosecutor in Robert Mueller’s Special Counsel’s Office and was General Counsel for the FBI. His latest book, Liar’s Kingdom: How to Stop Trump’s Deceit and Save America, lays out the blueprint to save our democracy.
