BREAKING: In a historic shift, the U.S. moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/mariju…

BREAKING: NY Judge Holds Trump In Contempt For Attacking Witnesses, Threatens Jail talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ny-judge-… via Talking Points Memo

1. So what about that Ben Franklin quote that Trump's lawyer, John Sauer, read to the Supreme Court during the Supreme Court case on presidential immunity? Was it accurate? The words are fine, but Sauer's interpretation was deliberately misleading. Franklin would be horrified.

Absolutely wild story. A Baltimore County principal was seemingly caught on recorded audio making blatantly racist and anti-Semitic comments.

After investigation... the audio was fake. AI-generated, in a plot by the school's former athletic director. thebaltimorebanner.com/education/k-12…

Republicans for some reason

Pecker = National Inquirer guy with the safe full of Trump's dirty laundry

JUST IN: The DC Circuit has upheld the conviction of former Ron/Rand Paul aide Jesse BENTON for orchestrating an illegal payment from a Russian national to the Trump campaign and RNC. documentcloud.org/documents/2455…

This is what 46-47% of you are voting for.

NEW: Hyundai Motor America spokesperson emailed me today about its ad on X appearing on a verified “Premium” account that posts pro-Hitler, antisemitic content:

“We are immediately removing from the site. We are updating our parameters to avoid other instances similar to this.”

She's been saying this for a long time. You're delusional if you think banning birth control is off the table.

Chris D. Jackson He'll say that he was deep in prayer

Another W for Team Nothing Ever Happens

Minor scoop: Alabama is threatening to throw Biden off the ballot unless he reschedules the Democratic convention. I found that the state allowed Trump to miss that deadline in 2020: newrepublic.com/article/180674…

Wow: the Archdiocese of Baltimore is proposing to slash the number of parishes from 61 to 21, closing several dozen historic churches.
Incredible stat: in a city that was once home to 250,000 Catholics, total weekly church attendance is now about 2,000.
baltimoresun.com/2024/04/14/pro….

Don't even think about it

The Supreme Court votes to abolish the right to mass protest in three US states vox.com/scotus/2408008…

WY moves to Lean D - Cook Political Report.

Great thread deeply beyond the headlines

The impulse of beltway reporters to respond to criticism by saying that actually the job of being a beltway reporter doesn’t matter remains truly bizarre.