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Saturday, May 23, 2026

“Abortion Pill Lawsuit Leaves Trump Silent, and in a Political Bind; Louisiana wants the Food and Drug Administration to curtail access to the medication; Doing so could cost Republicans at the polls”: Pam Belluck and Sheryl Gay Stolberg of The New York Times have this report.

Posted at 8:42 PM by Howard Bashman



“Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ Is Built on a Contradiction; The president has fought to make sure alleged victims of government misconduct cannot get compensation; What changed?” Billy Binion has this post online at Reason.

Posted at 8:33 PM by Howard Bashman



“GOP Twists Itself In Knots To Shield Trump’s Court Picks From Saying He Lost In 2020; Their latest tactic is blaming Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson; ‘This has been ridiculous,’ Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) told HuffPost”: Jennifer Bendery of HuffPost has this report.

Posted at 8:26 PM by Howard Bashman



“Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism — and Progressives; In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American”: Ruth Marcus has this essay online at The New Yorker.

Posted at 8:15 PM by Howard Bashman