- Ian Millhiser @ Vox: Trump defied a court order. The Supreme Court just handed him a partial loss.
Even Trump’s lawyers concede that deporting Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia was illegal.
- David Kurtz and Josh Kovensky @ Talking Points Memo: Trump Admin Defies Court Order To Provide Basic Info On Man It Wrongly Deported
The Trump administration defied a court order on Friday, telling a judge in writing and verbally that it could not provide information about a man that it admitted it wrongly deported to an El Salvador prison.
- Amanda Marcotte @ Salon: MAGA's war on empathy exposes misogynist fears
Elon Musk and the Christian right call empathy "toxic" and "suicidal" — blame their shared misogyny.
- Travis Gettys @ Raw Story: 'Conservative ideals': Trump reveals terms of new deals with targeted major law firms.
President Donald Trump announced agreements with four top law firms he had targeted for punishment.
- Robbie Gramer and Nahal Toosi @ Politico: State tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’
The Trump administration has ordered State Department employees to report on any instances of coworkers displaying “anti-Christian bias” as part of its effort to implement a sweeping new executive order on supporting employees of Christian faith working in the federal government.
- Steve Benen @ The Maddow Blog: If Trump can sic the Justice Department on his critics and perceived enemies, who’s next?
The president has an enemies list, and this week, he began using the power of the presidency to target two of its members. That can't be a one-day story.