NY Times: “As Devon Henry and his construction team take down the last remnants of statues that long dotted this former capital of the Confederacy, they have developed a grim game. Random passers-by, some in vehicles, others on foot, often make known their disapproval of Mr. Henry’s work — so often, in fact, that Mr….

AP: “Reps. Lucy McBath and Carolyn Bourdeaux flipped two longtime Republican congressional districts in Atlanta’s northern suburbs by running against then-President Donald Trump and his divisive brand of politics. But as they fight to keep their House seats this year, they’re competing against each other. After new congressional maps approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature made McBath’s district…

Political Wire: “The Florida Department of Education announced it has rejected dozens of math textbooks submitted by publishers for schools, saying they “contained prohibited topics” including critical race theory,” Axios reports. Key statistic: 54 out of 132 math books (41%) recently submitted for review in the state were found to be “impermissible with either Florida’s new standards…

Politico: “In early April, a month after a trip to Poland and in between making dozens of calls to senators to push the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Vice President Kamala Harris took a day trip to, of all places, Greenville, Mississippi. A rural town of 30,000 along the Mississippi River is not your…

NY Times: “Since its founding in 1923, Disney has stood alone in Hollywood in one fundamental way: Its family-friendly movies, television shows and theme park rides, at least in theory, have always been aimed at everybody, with potential political and cultural pitfalls zealously avoided. The Disney brand is about wishing on stars and finding true love…

NY Times: “The text messages, which are in the possession of the House committee investigating the Capitol riot, were obtained by CNN and authenticated by The New York Times. They provide a window into the eagerness of Republicans — even some who ended up voting on Jan. 6 to confirm Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory — to believe Mr….

The Pulse: “There was new evidence yesterday that the sordid and hypocrisy-laced saga of former North Carolina Congressman and Trump Chief of Staff Mark Meadows could be heading toward at least one of the ignominious conclusions it so richly deserves. As you may have heard by now, election officials in Macon County have removed him from…

The North State Journal: “The North Carolina Court of Appeals granted lawmakers’ motion to stay an order handed down by a three-judge panel that would permit some 55,000 felons not currently incarcerated to be able to vote in any election.  “The ‘Final Judgment and Order’ entered by a divided three-judge panel of Wake County Superior…

WUNC: “As the anniversary of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death in Elizabeth City nears, many who called for justice say that until now, they have seen little in the way of transparency or reform. But two lawsuits moving through the courts and a federal investigation might yet offer them hope. Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies killed the 42-year-old…

MS Today: “But after all that work and waiting, he, along with all Mississippians with Blue Cross & Blue Shield insurance who are on the transplant list at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, is now ineligible to receive an organ as long as the hospital is out of network with the insurer.  UMMC, the…