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Opinion | The troubling takeaways from Kristi Noem's congressional testimony Duncan Levin: No judge. No jury. Just Kristi Noem. Her views on executive authority should worry you.

OPINION by criminal defense attorney and Harvard Law School Lecturer Duncan Levin:

"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s testimony before Congress over the past two days has revealed a troubling view of executive power."

READ MORE: www.ms.now/opinion/kris...

Trump’s blatant lawlessness will haunt America and the world — and civilization — for years to come. It is our sacred duty, to ourselves and future generations, to peacefully and legally put an end to it. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-moral-basis-of-civilization

Opinion | Trump Has Elite Law Firms on a Punishing Merry-Go-Round

“Giving in to bullies has its own costs, not least because bullies are never satisfied with just a single capitulation. Especially when, as with the law firms, the bully — that is, the Trump administration — was obviously playing a weak legal hand from the start.”

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/o...

We identified 12 shootings by federal agents that led to the deaths or injuries of citizens & immigrants since Sept.

Nearly every time, the Trump admin blamed the injured and dead. Experts say this apparent lack of accountability demands that local authorities step up to investigate federal agents.

Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today:

Active Voting Rights Cases: 168
Active Redistricting Cases: 50
Active Anti-Voting Cases: 92
Active Pro-Voting Cases: 72
Active DOJ Lawsuits: 32

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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Gov DeSantis from designating CAIR as a terrorist organization and punish those who associate with the group.

“Once again, Florida chooses political posturing over the First Amendment,” Judge Walker writes.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

A push to end child marriage globally is slowing, with political, social and economic instability threatening hard-won gains for young women over the past three decades. 🔗 on.wsj.com/4bnigyb

That’ll be $134 billion, with interest. Thank you for your payment! 🤡

Here we go again, America. We have to give a President another blank check and give him as much as he wants to shoot unlimited $20 million interceptors at $20,000 drones and if we don’t we are unpatriotic so pay up.

NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the United States has asked Ukraine for help intercepting Iranian-made Shahed drones, citing Ukraine’s battlefield expertise. Zelenskyy said any assistance will come only if it does not weaken Ukraine’s own defenses.

I don’t know about you, but I’m NOT breathing easy.

Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI CEO’s claims come amid increased scrutiny of US military’s use of the technology and ethics concerns from AI workers

"Sam Altman admits OpenAI can’t control Pentagon’s use of AI" www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Sen Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) badly breaking the arm of a Marine veteran protesting the war Iran.

I’m trying to imagine what would happen if a Democratic senator literally broke a military veteran’s forearm, which appears to be what happens here.

YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen BREAKING: PAM BONDI DEALT BAD EPSTEIN NEWS

Watch the full interview: youtu.be/zE2G7H5-4Ks

@robertgarcia.bsky.social on Trump's claims of exoneration: "That's a joke. Exonerated by who? No one's exonerated Donald Trump. He's in the Epstein files more than anyone. Mar-a-Lago is oftentimes where they trafficked girls."

The Trump Administration is trying to strip veterans of their reproductive freedoms by banning the VA from providing abortion counseling and care.

I'm pushing the administration to respect their service and reverse course on this draconian attack on our veterans' health and freedom.

> @thehill.com

thehill.com/homenews/adm...

WHOA. Camp East Montana in El Paso opened in August and quickly became the deadliest ICE facility, with infamously terrible conditions.

Now ICE is closing it, just as they plan to open up a detention camp nearly three times larger in a converted warehouse just outside El Paso.

Noem Can’t Explain Why She Hired 8-Day-Old Company for Ad Campaign Kristi Noem struggled to defend hiring a company linked to a political operative.

DHS tapped a little-known ad firm to produce Kristi Noem’s multimillion-dollar ad campaign during the government shutdown last year. But when asked to explain her rationale before a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, Noem was practically speechless. trib.al/QzgY9VU

The U.S. insists the Iran conflict won't be a 'forever war.' Experts beg to differ President Trump and his officials say the war won't be protracted. Experts say it could go on longer than the White House expects.

The U.S. insists the Iran conflict won't be a 'forever war.' Experts beg to differ

ALERT: With 5 Republicans joining Democrats, House Oversight Committee has just voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify as part of their ongoing Epstein investigation

BREAKING on MS NOW:

The House Oversight Committee just voted to subpoena Pam Bondi as part of the panel's Epstein investigation.

The vote was 24-19. 5 Republicans voted in favor.

Trump and his cronies are still hiding the Epstein files. They should be held in contempt.

Release the damn files!

www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

House committee subpoenas Pam Bondi to testify on her handling of the Epstein case Five Republicans joined with all Democrats to compel testimony from the attorney general.

(Politico) With five GOP along with the DEMs on the Committee, should be a neat Q&A regarding Bondi's support or lack thereof regarding the Epstein files...

www.politico.com/news/2026/03...

Good afternoon from Chicago. In about 15 minutes, I'll be listening in on a telephonic hearing in front of Magistrate Judge Laura McNally, regarding discovery issues in the federal class action alleging inhumane conditions at the Broadview, IL ICE facility.

Catch up with more context here:

Jasmine Crockett concedes to James Talarico and calls for Democrats to “rally around our nominee.” The GOP, meanwhile, has nearly three months to go before the ugly runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton is resolved.

Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security YouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciary

Korrupt Kristi Noem is covering for ICE's lawlessness and brutality while abusing taxpayer dollars.

Today, @democrats-judiciary.house.gov and I are demanding answers. Tune in.

I’ve been notified about another death in ICE custody.

This marks a stunning 40 deaths during the second Trump administration.

This cannot continue. There must be real accountability for ICE and DHS.