Republican Sen. Dean Heller was recorded predicting that “Kennedy is going to retire around sometime early summer,” a scenario Heller thinks would help motivate GOP voters to keep him in the Senate. Justice Kennedy, 82, was previously reported to be considering retirement last summer and didn’t, so it’s nowhere near definite that Heller is correct. However, a crucial swing vote, Kennedy’s replacement by a likely ideologue would put Roe v. Wade at risk, along with voting rights, civil rights… yeah, this is bad. [Politico]
Trump is reportedly “frustrated by all these people telling him what to do” and is no longer super interested in having advisors advise him. Here’s a terrifying quote: “Trump is in command. He’s been in the job more than a year now. He knows how the levers of power work. He doesn’t give a fuck.” [Vanity Fair]
