Written by Madeleine Carlisle (@maddiecarlisle2), Olivia Paschal (@oliviacpaschal), and Elaine Godfrey (@elainejgodfrey)
Today in 5 Lines
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A gunman killed 12 people at a bar in Thousand Oaks, California, Wednesday night. Authorities identified the shooter, who was also found dead at the scene, possibly from a self-inflicted wound, as 28-year-old Ian David Long.
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The Florida Senate and governor’s races are headed to recounts after returns from Broward County tightened Republican leads in both contests.
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The Trump administration introduced new measures that would prohibit immigrants entering the country illegally from claiming asylum. Experts are expecting legal challenges to the restrictions.
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President Donald Trump is reportedly considering former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, both longtime supporters of his, to replace Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Sessions resigned on Wednesday at Trump’s request.
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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized after falling in her office and breaking three ribs.
Today on The Atlantic
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‘Put Down the Mic’: These were the 10 most dumbfounding moments from Trump’s post-election press conference on Wednesday. (Maddie Carlisle and Olivia Paschal)
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The Shame Game: Celebrities like Oprah often invoke “the specter of ancestral trauma” to get black Americans to the polls, writes Hannah Giorgis. But that ignores the continuing reality of voter suppression.
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The South Moves Left: Even though many progressive darlings, including Beto O’Rourke and Andrew Gillum, lost their races, progressive policy issues won the Deep South in a big way. (Vann R. Newkirk II)
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The Times, They Are a-Changin’: Democrats and Republicans were both losers in the Texas Senate race. Here’s why. (Elaina Plott)
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‘Their Best Choice Is Nancy’: Nancy Pelosi knows how to whip votes in Congress, but more importantly, she knows how to fundraise, argues Steve Israel.
