I've seen Marc Caputo's internally inconsistent story — though he leads with the "It's dead for now" quote, he later says nothing's final until announced and quotes someone as saying "nothing is final until it's final" — so I'll read it more as, "Some WH folks realize this is a no-go in Congress."

Ossoff: This is what small men like Donald Trump and JD Vance and Stephen Miller will never understand—that our national greatness flows not through our blood or our genes, but through our ideas.

So if you or I cheat on our taxes, we could spend time behind bars. But if Trump... or his kids... or his businesses cheat on their taxes, the law doesn't apply. This is insane & beyond corrupt. DOJ works for the American people, NOT Donald Trump.

The Tennessee Speaker of the House will remove all Democratic Caucus members from standing committees and subcommittees as punishment for their redistricting protests. Democracy dies in Nashville.

Microcosm of the horror of this post-Callais moment: the Mississippi House plans to hold its redistricting session in the Old Capitol where they seceded & instituted Jim Crow. They'll meet there aiming to erase Bennie Thompson's district — the one majority-Black district in a state that's ~40% Black

The Supreme Court is trying to *fast track* the elimination of Black Congresspeople in the upcoming midterms. Its destruction of the Voting Rights Act has devolved into a pure political power play for Republicans BY the Republicans on the Court. I explain in @thenation.com

Yes Congressional Rs are really trying to give Trump $1b for his ballroom!

'Persistently high' number of NYC kids rely on food pantries as aid cuts loom gothamist.com/news/persist...

Its actually bad that people with lower incomes are losing benefits at a time of rising prices. Clearly, its not because the economy is booming. Its because the administration has deliberately made these benefits harder to access.

“.. Colleen Heflin, a professor at Syracuse University who studies food insecurity, said larger state drops like Arizona’s were ‘beyond anything we’ve ever seen.’” @wsj.com #SNAP www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

We must understand that the Voting Rights Act was not merely about ensuring Black Americans rights, it was about democratizing America. This ruling is not just a decimation of Black rights and Black Americans’ ability to have representation, it is a fatal blow to multiracial democracy.

English writer Mary Wollstonecraft was born #OTD in 1759. Best known for her book, 𝘈 𝘝𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯 (1792). It is a foundational text for feminism that argued for equal education and rights for women--challenging the notion of female inferiority. #literature #litsky #booksky

About 8 in 10 Americans who re-enrolled in Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage say their health care costs are higher this year, including about half who say their costs are "a lot" higher, according to a survey from the health care research nonprofit KFF. https://to.pbs.org/47HpDOI

Scoop: immigrants can now be denied a green card for expressing political opinions, such as participating in pro-Palestinian campus protests, posting criticism of Israel on social media and desecrating the American flag, according to internal documents. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/u...

Virginia becomes the first state in the South to pass paid family and medical leave. www.whsv.com/2026/04/22/v...

The Photo of the Year is Separated by ICE by Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness, for Miami Herald

So much false equivalence in media on gerrymandering in Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps approved by the voters. That's a huge difference not enough people pointing out

"Pancreatic cancer mRNA vaccine shows lasting results in an early trial: Scientists caution that more research is needed, but nearly all of the patients who responded to the personalized vaccine are still alive six years later."

Between things like this, the FL/TX requirements that hospitals collect patients’ immigration status, and new Treasury rule requiring banks to reporter customer citizenship, it is striking how much the state is coopting civil society & private sector into enforcing immigration policy for them.

As someone who grew up canoeing in the Boundary Waters, this is an absolute tragedy.

In response to an inquiry by Congressman Dan Goldman, DHS said that fewer than 24 percent of those detained at the Brooklyn MDC have criminal convictions.

Despite Trump's claim that he "saved historically Black colleges," when ContrabandCamp interviewed administrators and analyzed the data, we found a different story. As one HBCU president said: "It's the greatest defunding of HBCUs in American history."

It’s been a fantastic spring for Tulips, so I made a short video capturing all the photos I’ve taken. Please check it out. youtu.be/2ZivJQ-XF_o 🌱 #Gardening #UKGardening #FlowerFeed #BloomScrolling #TulipTuesday

Trump Budget Seeks to Slash WIC Benefits for Millions www.cbpp.org/blog/for-sec...

Great news for Maine students.

Good. The Pride flag belongs at Stonewall. Queer people will never be erased, no matter how hard the Trump admin tries.

Trump wanted to kill off PBS & NPR by defunding them. It hasn't worked as intended—viewers came to their aid & now a fed'l judge has held Trump's executive order unconstitutional. We also look at why Trump might dislike public media & a Muppet named Donald Grump. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...

Families are one of the fastest-growing segments of the homeless population, but they are rarely acknowledged in the larger policy conversation about homelessness in the U.S. buff.ly/gVr0AZP

As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble. n.pr/41xZy1d

This is catastrophic.

A group of devoted volunteers is methodically researching, cataloging and digitizing more than 10,000 concerts that one music fan recorded over four decades.

Spring in NYC is unmatched. www.thecity.nyc/2026/04/08/s...

Slaughtering our golden goose: massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump's 2027 budget proposal fully eliminates the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. LIHEAP helps struggling families with energy bills and energy crises.

I think the main thing I'm having a hard time with, getting excited about the Artemis II mission, is that the American government of 2026 is vigorously hostile to the kind of competent expertise and humble, methodical problem solving that NASA is driven by.

Hegseth just fired the Army Chief Gen Randy George. Immediately. Gen George the most competent and experienced combat leaders I have ever encountered. Courage. Integrity. Takes care of soldiers. A government of gangsters.

NEW: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has taken steps to block or delay promotions for more than a dozen Black and female senior officers across all four branches of the military, according to nine U.S. officials familiar with the process.

EXTENDED DEADLINE: More students are counting on Pell than ever. Now it’s on Congress to fully fund it. Help us make the case by sharing your story. Submit your testimonial by April 10. bit.ly/4bJZAZH

The SAVE Act would require voters to show a passport or birth certificate to register to vote, but 21 million American citizens don’t have those documents readily available. bit.ly/4rA2p4R

Supporting our economy means we support our families. Childcare needs to be funded and supported like other industries are.

The hypocrisy is staggering. Trump, Who Calls Mail-in Voting ‘Cheating,’ Just Voted by Mail www.nytimes.com/2026/03/24/u...

The new MTA App is here! We’ve made major updates to the user experience, and added or improved new features. 📲 The MTA app is available in the Apple Store or Google Play—download or update your app now to get live subway and bus info, straight from the source.

A letter to Albany officials on the SUNY/CUNY budget from the leaders of the faculty senates of SUNY, CUNY, and the SUNY community college, and the president of the SUNY-wide student assembly.

Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $1.9 billion, to $6.2 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!

Squeezed by data centers' relentless demand for electricity, a Nevada energy company just said it's going to stop supplying energy to Tahoe. The city has a year to figure out how to meet 75% of its energy needs without it.

The Iran War has already cost tens of billions of dollars, and the price tag is only going to rise. Now the Pentagon says they want $200 billion more to spend. But caring what something costs is just for social programs. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-war-...

"The Iranian regime is intact. They are still able to launch attacks in the region. They are likely planning attacks against the United States," says Sen. Chris Murphy. "We are frankly more at risk of harm from Iran today than we were before the war began." https://to.pbs.org/4uwR2N7

What ICE detention does to a child. www.thecut.com/article/immi...

NEW: Dylan Lopez Contreras, the first New York City public school student detained by federal immigration officials during President Donald Trump’s second term, was released Tuesday night after spending 10 months in federal custody, according to his mother and his legal team. W/ @Chalkbeat.org