
Trump and his crazies aren't done with us
CNN
It's important to stay on guard because the bar has now been lowered: we know that a pronouncement from Trump -- like his assertion about being "reinstated" by August -- has the potential (whether intended or not) to elicit violence from his most rabid followers, writes Michael D'Antonio.
For example, Trump ally, Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks, is grabbing headlines by dodging the process servers who must notify him of a lawsuit related to the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol (Brooks has denied any responsibility for the riot and called the lawsuit a "meritless ploy"). While all this is happening, our apparently bored former President remains stuck like a scratched vinyl record on the dangerous notion that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











