The New Republic: “North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson thinks it’s not bad to quote Hitler because history textbooks do it. Robinson spoke Sunday during the second annual summit for Moms for Liberty, a far-right “parental rights” organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center recently categorized as an extremist group. Other speakers at the weekend-long Philadelphia event included 2024 presidential…

NY Times: “In Harrison’s office at D.N.C. headquarters, which looks out on the dome of the Capitol, there hangs a portrait of Biden with Jim Clyburn, the 82-year-old South Carolina congressman whose endorsement and championing of Biden in 2020 is credited with rescuing his candidacy. Displayed over Harrison’s desk is a vintage sign for Ron…

AP: “North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Mike Morgan, who announced last month he won’t seek reelection to the court next year, says he’s weighing a 2024 bid for governor. Morgan, one of two registered Democrats on the state’s highest court, said this week that many within the party are asking him to look at…

NY Times: ” Two weeks ago, while the rest of America was absorbed by the hunt for a doomed submersible, people in Tennessee discovered that their attorney general was conducting a witch hunt. As part of a “run-of-the-mill” inquiry into possible billing fraud — as officials described their investigation — the attorney general’s office demanded that Vanderbilt University…

AP: “Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson raised about $860,000 through some 31,700 campaign donations after Tennessee Republican lawmakers abruptly moved to expel him and two other Democrats for a gun control protest on the House floor, his campaign said. The short-lived expulsion propelled the Memphis environmental activist, a fresh face just months into his first term,…

Pitchfork: “Boygenius have added their voices to the masses speaking out against Tennessee’s recent anti-drag legislation. At the Nashville stop of the traveling Re:Set mini-festival, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker donned drag makeup and costumes in protest against the legislation, which Tennessee’s governor, Bill Lee, signed at the beginning of March. See photos from the concert below. “Today, I’m so…

Rolling Stones: “HOURS BEFORE A ban on gender-affirming care was set to take effect in Kentucky, a federal judge stepped in and placed a temporary injunction on the bill.  On Wednesday, Judge David J. Hale sided with seven trangender minors, and their families, who sued the state in response to SB 150, arguing that the bill’s ban on access…

NY Times: “The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected affirmative action at colleges and universities around the nation, declaring that the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and the University of North Carolina were unlawful and sharply curtailing a policy that had long been a pillar of higher education. The vote was 6 to 3, with the court’s liberal members…

MS Free Press: “Bass arrived for the meeting with Alford and another teacher later that afternoon. The principal said she would not move Jack back to Bass’ class, but that he had returned the pride flag, which Alford handed back to Bass.  Soon, though, the art teacher learned that the topic of their meeting was…

Democracy Now!: “In news from Atlanta, opponents of a proposed massive police training center known as Cop City are hoping to begin collecting signatures soon to force a citywide referendum on the project in November. On Wednesday, the Atlanta city clerk approved the language of the referendum petition to stop the $90 million project. Meanwhile,…