U.S. intelligence agencies warned Trump more than a dozen times in the President’s Daily Brief during January and February, the period during which Trump dismissed the danger, Greg Miller & Ellen Nakashima report washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

This is stunning: Nearly half of the Q1 decline in GDP can be attributed to healthcare, which is presumably delaying of elective procedures. It's a strange reality that in the midst of a pandemic, we have a healthcare-led recession.

Throwback to when Cornyn expressed more concern for two cases of flu in Travis County than he has for the 1,000+ Texans who have died from COVID-19.

McConnell on his comment that Obama didn’t leave a pandemic playbook for Trump. “I was wrong. They did leave behind a plan. I clearly made a mistake in that regard,” he said on Fox

Remember back when some people said they wouldn’t comply with new seatbelt laws because they wanted to be safely thrown clear of the wreckage? I think about them a lot nowadays.

I know Joe Scarborough. Joe is a friend of mine. I don't know T.J. Klausutis. Joe can weather vile, baseless accusations but T.J.? His heart is breaking. Enough already.

My grandpa was part of the Antifa forces in WWII sad Donald Trump has labeled him and his fellow vets as terrorists.

Just spoke with Rev. Gerbasi. She told me that law enforcement with shields forced priests, others *off the church patio,* meaning they stepped on church property to expel people from it. As she put it: "They turned holy ground into a battle ground." Story coming.

Also, the Austin-Round Rock area saw the highest number of new hospitalizations in a 24-hour period yesterday with 18 new hospitalizations. We will only get through this with honest information & "eyes wide open." But we will get through this & we will find a better way.

.Carla Astudillo Mandi Cai 💁🏻‍♀️ Jolie McCullough: The 14-day trend line shows new #coronavirus infections in Texas have risen more than 70% in the past two weeks texastribune.org/2020/06/08/tex… #txlege

I am deeply saddened and angered by the death of Javier Ambler, an unarmed black man killed in the custody of the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. I am also outraged and disgusted at the policies and laws that have allowed this to happen again. (1/5) #txlege #JavierAmbler

In justifying statements that he can't back up with facts, the Attorney General told Fox that "we have some investigations underway." npr.org/2020/06/09/873…

Gov. Abbott on if he will vote for President Trump this fall: 'Of course.' cbsaustin.com/news/local/gov…

"I came here to tell you the truth -- the good, the bad, and the ugly." 33 years ago today: Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North begins his first day of testimony before the joint House/Senate committee investigating the Iran-Contra affair:

Hi “Patriots” does this make you proud? I would love to meet the guy attempting to pull this officers mask off... wouldn’t end well for him. apple.news/AfU_S8uAdRHess…

RT The Lincoln Project: #TedCoup #TX31 x.com/RepSwalwell/st…

Trump lied about the election results. He pressured officials to illegally change the results. He incited a deadly insurrection. He incited terrorists to seek the murder of the VP & Congress members. GOP Senators: It’s grotesque to reduce his trial to a political calculation.

The publisher of the National Enquirer has agreed to pay $187,500 as part of a settlement with the Federal Election Commission over the 2016 scheme to buy and suppress the story of ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal, who alleged an affair with Donald Trump. on.wsj.com/3uIm3xm

Re-Elect Natasha Harper-Madison donateway.com/donate/urmz8nj… via @donateway