Why is this a private reprimand?

Big NYT look at the CFTC. It "has been mowed down by the powerful business interests it is supposed to oversee... The commission has shrunk its work force, purged career officials, sharply curtailed crypto enforcement and helped out prediction markets at virtually every turn, The Times found."

Colbert guest hosted a public access TV show in Monroe, Michigan a day after the Late Show ended. Guest star: Jeff Daniels Special appearance by: Eminem Musical director: Jack White Genius. youtu.be/jJTXB5uT_C4?...

District court dismisses indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia for vindictive and selective prosecution. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

“I’m sick to my stomach as a former prosecuor. I’m sick to my stomach as a U.S. citizen who has to live in this country with this Department of Justice that is acting this recklessly.” Grand jury improprieties tank 'Broadview Six' case UPDATE: www.chicagotribune.com/2026/05/21/p...

BREAKING: Federal courts have dismissed the DOJ's attempts to force Maine and Wisconsin to turn over their voters' sensitive data. The Trump administration is now 0-for-8 in their attempts to force states to hand over voter data and subvert our elections.

New: A Sullivan & Cromwell lawyer nominated by Trump to serve as a federal appeals court judge after serving as his personal attorney vowed to recuse himself ​from cases in which he represented Trump but could not say how much the firm was still owed for its work. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Ok so let's see if I've got this straight: The author is starting his "own investigation" into the veracity and attribution of quotes in his own book, that he nominally wrote, entitled "The Future of Truth." Apparently, the future of truth does not look promising. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/b...

I hate flying. But sunset over OKC is pretty amazing. Also, yay Shai! #okc #sga #mvp

A happy surprise this morning in the NYT: an ad celebrating the ethical journalists who won Collier Awards! My group, the Ethics and Journalism Initiative, runs the awards. Congrats to the winners!

I’ll add that working at the polls in general elections is a way to get out of your own bubble and spend time with people from the other side who also believe in election integrity. I never feel more patriotic than when I’m serving as a poll worker

Do you want to help improve elections? There are productive things you can do besides partly-informed fear mongering. Sign up to be a pollworker would be my first suggestion. You'll learn a ton about election operations and they need help from dedicated people like you.

NEW: Under Biden, the DOJ indicted Indian billionaire Gautam Adani for “corruption & fraud at the expense of US investors.” Adani hired Trump’s lawyer Bob Giuffra. He told Trump’s DOJ that if they dropped the charges, Adani would invest $10b in the US. DOJ is now planning to drop the charges.

NEW: The Supreme Court has frequently admonished lower courts for intervening too close to elections but is now facing accusations that it is doing exactly that in a way that helps Republicans draw new districts at breakneck speed: www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...

So craven. Maybe Cornyn should call it "Guy who wouldn't endorse me Interstate."

This would actually be an improvement on his public image, according to which he spends the spring pulling amendments off of the Constitution

FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez blasts the agency for its probe of ABC “What Disney & ABC are facing is not a series of coincidental regulatory actions but a sustained, coordinated campaign of censorship & control, carried out thru the weaponization of the FCC's authority" docs.fcc.gov/public/attac...

This is how the masses can vanquish a tyrant

@rcfp.org is urging a federal appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that The Des Moines Register committed “fraud” by publishing a presidential poll showing Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump days before the 2024 election.

this is the closest I've ever come to actually suggesting a "one neat trick" suggestion for anything, but I'm so serious here. the Virginia Constitution gives the legislature the power to set retirement ages for judges "REGARDLESS OF THE TERM TO WHICH ELECTED OR APPOINTED." make it 54 right now.

US judge will not rubber-stamp Elon Musk settlement with SEC reut.rs/4nlMF4z

No classified information. Pure authoritarian stuff. www.ms.now/news/fbi-inv...

Extraordinary

This story was broken by The Cornell Sun, which @nytimes.com nowhere cites. As a former editor-in-chief of The Sun — and in the name of brave, amazing college newspapers everywhere — do not treat student journalists as truffle pigs, taking what they've sniffed out without credit or compensation.

"Right now, our industry is afraid of the wrong things. We’re afraid of offending power. We’re afraid of losing access. We’re afraid of another baseless lawsuit... "There is a fine line between being a team player and being an accomplice...” www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

The Fifth Circuit just told millions of women that three judges know better than the FDA, their doctors, and 25 years of evidence. They don't. This restriction on medication abortion is a nationwide abortion restriction, full stop. I have no intention of letting this stand.

BREAKING: One of the main methods of obtaining abortion pills, through telemedicine, was just blocked by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. I'm working on a story. This has huge implications for people in states with abortion bans.

The DOJ has filed a petition to enforce a subpoena against Rhode Island Hospital as part of its investigations into providers of gender affirming care. The case was filed in (checks notes) the Northern District of Texas and has been assigned to Judge Reed O'Connor. www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

Don't think I've ever seen @rickhasen.bsky.social this angry. "The Supreme Court itself has shown itself to be the enemy of democracy. [Democrats] have to consider reform of the Supreme Court itself, a conclusion I had been resisting until the court made this unavoidable." slate.com/news-and-pol...

“No reasonable person could believe that Comey intended to threaten the president via seashells," a DOJ official told me. "Everyone at this DOJ should be ashamed. I know I am.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Another horribly dispiriting day here in Trump’s America but at least I don’t have to renew my passport.

A federal judge dismisses DOJ's lawsuit to force Arizona to disclose its voter rolls, siding with (Dem) SoS Fontes. Her ruling ends with, "The Court will dismiss the Attorney General’s claim with prejudice because amendment would be legally futile." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Statements from some of the juror questionnaires: “Elon Musk is a world-class jerk.” “I very much dislike Tesla. As a woman of color, I am very aware of the damaging statements and actions Elon Musk has enacted and been a part of.” “Elon Musk is a greedy, racist, homophobic piece of garbage.”

As @kyledcheney.bsky.social has reported in the other place, the USCA2 has rejected Trump's mandatory detention policy as "not plausible," 3-0. (Panel includes Clinton, Bush, Obama appttees.) Creates clear conflict with USCA5 & USCA8. www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

NEW: Group won’t end its lawsuit to halt Trump’s ballroom. The National Trust for Historic Preservation said case rests on questions of executive authority, not national security. “The President must follow the law,” the group’s lawyer wrote in letter shared w me + @jonathanreports.bsky.social

Hi New York friends, I'm headed your way in the morning for two awesome events about The Pain Brokers. I hope you can join us for one or both! Tomorrow kicks off with an awesome panel of scholars @howarderichson.bsky.social, @gilatjbachar.bsky.social, Myriam Gilles, & Tony Sebok at Cardozo Law.

NEW: The Trump administration has cut more than 4,000 employees from some of the nation’s top law-enforcement agencies, even as it vowed to crack down on crime, according to ​records obtained by Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/trumps...

The acting head of the CDC has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits last winter www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

This is insane, tinpot authoritarian shit. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...

On gerrymandering, Republicans appear shocked that Democrats brought a gun to a gunfight

Cf. the Bezos Post, "Republicans gerrymandering in Texas is fine, actually" b/w "Democrats gerrymandering in Virginia is a threat to democracy"

Moving, beautifully written, hard to bear: Danielle Crittenden on losing a child.

Elon Musk's Tesla reported an estimated federal tax bill of $0 for 2025. A Reuters analysis found that Tesla units in the Netherlands and Singapore posted $18 billion in profits that likely saved the company more than $400 million in US taxes reut.rs/48wd21x

Jamie Raskin has filed briefs supporting his motions for the court to appoint an amici to contest vacating the convictions of Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. Here's the Proud Boys version ... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

SCOOP with Elizabeth Williamson: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...

Pennsylvania’s ban on public funding for abortion is unconstitutional, a divided Commonwealth Court ruled Monday. 🔗 www.inquirer.com/news/penns...

Michigan officials on Sunday pushed back on a U.S. Department of Justice demand for Detroit-area ballots and other materials related to the 2024 election, accusing the Trump administration of trying to cast doubt on the integrity of U.S. elections.

Whatever you do,

The Mississippi Free Press got inundated with a raft of AI-generated opinion pieces—which we pay writers for—from people who don't exist pretending to be Mississippians. One of those columns made it to publication before we caught the scam. Kevin Edwards, editor for our Voices section, explains: