A press release from the White House issued today features sentences like “Too many innocent Americans have fallen victim to the unthinkable violence of MS-13’s animals” and “in Maryland, MS-13’s animals are accused of stabbing a man more than 100 times and then decapitating him” and “President Trump’s entire Administration is working tirelessly to bring these violent animals to justice.” Certainly, if “justice” means using a racially coded term over and over and over again, that is what Trump’s administration is doing.
The Supreme Court’s battle on behalf of corporate America continues apace, with the latest ruling allowing corporations to prevent workers from participating in class action lawsuits. [New York Times]
Don Blankenship is back, baby! This coal daddy is not going to back down! [New York Times]
A U.S. official says that Rudy Giuliani “entirely made up” his claim that Robert Mueller plans to wrap up his investigation by September 1. Imagine that. [Reuters]
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is allowing a sanctuary cities bill to become law that would mandate local compliance with ICE. He did not sign the bill, but also did not veto it, setting a truly courageous example for public servants everywhere. [Tennessean]
Here are some tweets the president was allowed to publish: